Bahnson Environmental Specialties is now Environmental Specialties, LLC.

Warm Rooms

The ideal solution for applications like incubation or ramping, our warm rooms provide stable, reliable performance year after year. We offer warm rooms ranging in size from small step-in units to large stability storage areas.

The Environmental Specialties team is made up of skilled engineers with extensive warm room experience. They’re ready to meet the demands of clients seeking even the most complex, high-quality testing environments.

Our warm rooms are suitable for a wide range of industries and applications including:

  • Insect rearing 
  • Sample preparation
  • Production, lab, and packaging
  • Hazardous material
  • Ramping 
  • Media and chemical
  • Chromatography and analytical separations
  • Incubation 

Versatile Warm Room Design

Our warm rooms are fully customizable to meet your exact specifications, including size, temperature, and electrical control system modifications. They combine maximum flexibility and the latest in advanced features with precise temperature and humidity control.

Sizes

  • Ranging in sizes from lab to incubator  

Capabilities

  • Temperature set-points between +10°C to +70°C 
  • Volumetric temperature uniformity (horizontal and vertical) of +/- 3°C
  • Single point or variable set-point temperature control accuracy of +/-0.1°C
  • N+N (2N) 100-percent mechanical redundancy systems with automatic switchover 
  • Rooms built with insulated metal structure
  • Material choices available for corrosive or aggressive cleaning agents 
  • Design classifications available, including incubation and insect rearing
  • Controls compliance with Food and Drug Administration Code of Federal Regulations Title 21 Section 11
  • Standard controls can be integrated to building management and building automation systems 

Architectural Features

  • Modular metal skinned panels with urethane insulation featuring “cam-locking” tongue-and-groove construction, as well as vinyl gasketed seams to provide moisture- and vapor-tight seal
  • Self-supporting or building supported roof panel suspension
  • Insulated panel finishes of stainless steel or embossed white galvanized steel
  • Standard panel thickness of four inches
  • Floor panel (if applicable):
    • Stainless steel, galvanized steel, or diamond plate finishes
    • Standard floor load rating of 600 pounds per square foot, with higher rating if necessary
  • Factory Mutual (FM) 4880 fire rating available

Electrical Features

  • Lighting:
    • Vapor-proof LED fixtures
    • Standard, motion detected, or zoned lighting controls
  • Controls:
    • Proportional–integral–derivative (PID) or programmable logic controller (PLC)
    • Optional redundancy

Warranty

  • Minimum one-year labor and materials with variable extended warranty available

Site-Specific Safety Plan

Start-Up Field Performance Testing

  • 24-hour duration
  • Monitoring points ranging from 16 to 24 unloaded
  • Validation available as an additional service, including installation qualification (IQ), operational qualification (OQ), and performance qualification (PQ)

Turnover Documentation

  • Master manual (engineering/design submittal)
  • Recommended spare parts
  • Major equipment datasheets
  • As-built drawings and schematics
  • Owner’s instructions
    • Controls manual
    • Equipment manual
  • Warranty statements
  • Field testing data

We can design our warm rooms to meet a variety of highly specialized requirements, including:

  • ISO 5, Grade A or B
  • ISO 6
  • ISO 7, Grade B or C
  • ISO 8, Grade C or D
  • Explosion-safe Class 1 Division 2
  • Outdoor construction
  • Customer/project specific customizations
  • “Thanks again for the support in getting us to this stage eventually – finding an incubator that meets our temperature spec has been a challenge for us for the last few years and this is a significant milestone for the business. Hopefully we will have more good news to report in the new year.”

    Project Engineer, Major Biotechnology Manufacturer

  • “During a recent external audit, an inspector requested the PM/Cal documents for the stability chambers. It was my pleasure to give him the nicely presented binders. I could tell he was impressed.

    Thanks for the great service you have provided for us over the years.”

    Teresa P, Taste Texture and Health, DSM-Firmenich

  • “Environmental Specialties has always provided me with great service. All the individuals I worked with were knowledgeable about ES products and services.  They were highly skilled. I relied on ES for pm, calibration, qualification, repair, chamber sourcing and consultations. I interacted with a lot of your employees.  The feedback was always spot on. They were always smiling and supportive even in the most difficult situations. ES is a great company with good people.”

    Judy S., Senior Laboratory Technical Support Specialist, Merck Wilson

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