Our Dry Room Features & Advantages
SCS has earned a reputation for designing and constructing advanced-technology dry rooms that meet and exceed our customers' demands. A low humidity dry room is a sealed, controlled environment engineered to hold moisture at an ultra-low level — often less than 0.5% relative humidity — to protect sensitive materials, processes, and finished product from moisture damage. With over 50 years of dry room construction experience, SCS delivers the low humidity dry room features below, backed by single-source accountability from design through startup. These rooms serve demanding fields across our full range of industries and applications.
Modular Construction Built to Move & Grow
A modular dry room is engineered for flexibility from day one. Modular construction allows easy disassembly and relocation, so your investment moves with your operation, and it expands in all three directions — length, width, and height — as production scales. This adaptability begins with thoughtful dry room design and construction and is one of the core dry room advantages that protects your capital over the long term.
Built for Demanding Environments
- 4" thick walls let dry room chambers operate in high-temperature or high-moisture environments without changing interior conditions, using foamed-in-place urethane insulation (R-value: 30).
- Fire-retardant construction with up to 4-hour fire-rated panels available.
- All components are accessible through vapor-tight access panels.
Precision Low-Humidity Performance
Air is supplied to the dry room at a dependable -60°C dew point, with the room maintained at any control level down to -55°C — flexibility to handle any unforeseen change. The SCS skid-mounted mechanical package provides a one-path, linear-flow design with a clear beginning-to-end process. Because it is located outside the room, valuable interior production space stays untouched. This precision is what makes our low-humidity dry room design suited to critical work such as lithium-ion battery production, where ultra-low dew points are non-negotiable.
Engineered Mechanical System
The entire dehumidifier and mechanical system is constructed of vapor-tight, continuously welded 1/8" thick aluminum, enclosing all filtration, refrigeration, dehumidification, and control components. Its remote location simplifies access for service and maintenance, and ongoing dry-room performance analysis keeps the room operating to spec throughout its lifetime.
A Focus on Safety
Explosion-proof motors, paired with fire-retardant and fire-rated room construction, keep critical and sensitive applications protected. The same engineering standards apply to specialized programs, such as battery dry rooms for electric and hybrid vehicles.
Single-Source Accountability & Warranty
As a single-source manufacturer, SCS controls the complete dry room installation scope of work — design, fabrication, installation, and startup. Every room is backed by a one-year warranty covering parts, labor, and expenses, beginning on the date of startup and acceptance. For critical applications, expedited delivery can be accommodated, and the same high standards apply across our environmental test chambers.
For critical applications, expedited delivery can be accommodated. These same high standards are also applied with our environmental test chambers.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can SCS dry rooms be expanded or relocated in the future?
Yes. SCS dry rooms utilize a modular construction design. This allows for easy disassembly and relocation if your facilities change, as well as multidirectional expandability (in length, width, and height) to accommodate growing production needs.
What kind of low-humidity and dew point levels can these dry rooms achieve?
SCS dry rooms are designed for precise moisture control. Air can be supplied to the dry room at a dependable -60°C dew point, and the system can maintain room control levels anywhere down to a -55°C dew point, providing the flexibility needed to handle unexpected ambient changes.
Where is the mechanical and dehumidification equipment located?
To maximize valuable interior production space, the SCS skid-mounted mechanical package is located remotely outside of the dry room. This remote configuration also allows for much easier access during routine service and maintenance without disrupting the sealed dry room environment.
How do SCS dry rooms ensure safety and insulation performance?
SCS dry rooms are built with a strong focus on safety and thermal efficiency. They feature:
- High Insulation: 4-inch thick walls with foamed-in-place urethane insulation (R-value of 30) that allow the chambers to operate seamlessly even when placed in high-temperature or high-moisture environments.
- Fire & Hazard Protection: Fire-retardant construction with up to 4-hour fire-rated panels available, alongside explosion-proof motors.
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Controlling Conditions in Dry Room Lab University of Michigan Energy Institute
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As a leader in designing and engineering archival storage vaults, we were privileged to do archival vault work with the Library of Congress.
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