If you’re running a manufacturing plant, and temperatures are swinging up and then down as the seasons change, it can be a problem for many materials. Products can get damaged or spoiled, equipment may not be as accurate, and certain processes can get thrown off entirely. Most can’t leave these kinds of inconsistencies to chance, as their product quality and compliance often depend on the right temperatures. Luckily, there’s a convenient and low-cost solution to the problem. In this article, we’ll discuss what temperature-controlled rooms are, some of their main features, benefits, and more.
What Is a Temperature-Controlled Room?
A temperature-controlled room is exactly what it sounds like, a controlled environment where temperature is regulated, often within narrow ranges. These are not your typical spaces with HVAC systems; instead, they are sealed, insulated, and often have various environmental control systems.
Some are used to keep things cool, and others warm, but their purpose in either case is more or less the same, and that is to avoid fluctuations in temperature that could damage products, storage, or whatever processes happen to be occurring inside.
It’s rare that these spaces control temperature alone. In many cases, they control other conditions, such as humidity, particle levels, and airflow, among others. They have a variety of uses, including certain types of cleanrooms, warm-up booths, cool-down booths, dry rooms, and more.
What Are Typical Features of Temperature-Controlled Rooms?
Though we’ve touched on some features briefly, it’s worth digging deeper into. At Allied Cleanrooms, all our temperature-controlled rooms are built to meet the requirements of our customers, and as you might expect, those can vary widely. We do see some common features, however, and these are listed as follows.
Temperature Control
Our rooms are carefully designed to keep temperature within narrow ranges, even within a degree or two. For some of our customers, small fluctuations can cause issues with equipment, products, or process, so keeping a tight hold over temperatures is a necessity in these spaces.
Modular Walls and Ceilings
To make sure temperatures stay within tight ranges, we use insulated modular panels. These panels have low heat transfer and are tightly sealed, but they can also be expanded or reconfigured at a later date. If you need to disassemble your space and rebuild it somewhere else, that’s easy to do with modular tech.
Custom Sizes and Layouts
Rooms can be built in almost any size or configuration, from small 3’ x 4’ enclosures to large production areas. We can include internal partitions, viewing windows, pass-throughs, or gowning zones, depending on your needs.
Optional Cleanroom Features
If you need particle levels to stay low, we can also add in cleanroom features. This would include choices like HEPA/ULPA filtration, positive/negative pressure systems, special air flow, and more.
Environmental Monitoring
We can also place digital control panels and smart monitoring systems in the rooms. With these, you can set and adjust temperature ranges, see live data/metrics on all sorts of environmental factors, and get alerts if the conditions, for whatever reason, stray outside the set ranges. They can also help log data automatically, and this can be helpful for businesses that operate under strict regulations/standards.
Made in the USA
Finally, with Allied Cleanrooms, you get buildings that are designed, sourced, and built in America. We have three manufacturing facilities across the country, in California, Texas, and Tennessee. This allows for better quality products and shorter lead times, all while supporting US jobs.
The Bottom Line
If you’d prefer not to leave everything to chance, then it’s probably necessary to have some form of temperature control over certain elements of your business. These rooms give you a stable space to maintain temperatures for your processes, your products, your workers, or whatever else you need. Allied Cleanrooms can build them to your specifications: fast, modular, and all-American made.
