Nick Davis founded Technickon after working for nearly 10 years as a project design and installation manager for a leading established cleanroom specialist contractor. His experience focused on the design and build of all aspects of cleanrooms, contained areas and more specialized projects including precision controlled stability rooms and environmental test chambers. He was particularly innovative in developing and refining the control systems and processes that are used in these facilities where his hands-on approach proved very successful. Founded thus, on a firm understanding of all the engineering disciplines involved, including design and build of structures and finishes, HVAC and M&E services, hatches, airlocks, controls and instrumentation now ensures Technickon know what works, what doesn’t and why – acknowledging that to achieve repeated success in the controlled environment field demands getting a lot of things right first time, every time. We always work closely in accordance with the following where appropriate:
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Technickon design and manufacture state-of-the-art door interlock/access systems for cleanrooms, containment suites, laboratories - in fact any critical area that requires door access control. Our designs are lower cost when compared to building a large, conventional control panel and will provide safe, functional, user-friendly, reliable control to any facility. The Technickon system adopts a modular basis with each function module added depending on system operating requirements. The master controller contains the 24vdc regulated power supply unit and distribution and control board. Each door in the interlock system has a master module connected back to the master controller using one six core signal cable and all magnets, proximity switches and additional modules are interconnected locally to the master module, reducing the requirement for cable installation. There are two fundamentally different ways to interlock doors depending on the application: ‘Normally Open Doors’ – All dormant doors are normally unlocked - but then lock immediately when another door is opened. ‘Normally Closed Doors’ – All dormant doors are normally locked - and are then unlocked using a ‘Door Release’ device (local pushbutton) however when an interlocked door has been opened the device is disabled. FEATURES:
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Technickon also offer a complete installation and commissioning service if required.
Room pressure, positive or negative to atmosphere, is one of the most important parameters that must be constantly monitored to assure facility cleanliness or containment, by correct sequencing of pressure cascades. Display panels and interconnection systems have been fully developed by Technickon to reliably support all of the stringent monitoring requirements for modern critical facilities. Additionally, filter pressure drops must be monitored to assure correct lifetime system operation to and to draw maximum efficient service life from pre and HEPA filters – filter replacement and retest costs plus filter-change facility downtime, costs money. Technickon can supply pressure monitoring panels with unlimited options and features which can be designed to meet any specification requirement with many useful options to choose from and can design, manufacture, install and commission systems that offer high precision pressure indication and are fully function tested – after manufacture and again after installation. Technickon can supply a complete package from design to commissioning – providing you with total peace of mind and product satisfaction. Options include:
Technickon design, manufacture, install and commission control panels ranging from the control of a fan motor up to complex full-function HVAC applications. Effectively controlling a cleanroom or other close-controlled environment demands attention to detail, not only at the design and construction stage, but during commissioning and proving, to ensure that the system specified and installed is actually performing the required control philosophy. Energy optimisation makes moral and financial sense and systems can incorporate fully automatic fan speed control, set-point relaxation and other measures to reduce facility energy consumption during idle periods. Smaller control panels are manufactured in house and Technickon also design and manage installations for larger, complex BMS systems – we ensure design-compliance and reliability in all of our work. With many years experience in cleanroom design, control system selection and installation, we work closely with our clients to ensure that the control system is properly designed, installed and commissioned, through to systematic and documented operational proving and final sign-off. Technickon can offer numerous controls features including:
Many other control/monitoring/alarm functions are available – we will be pleased to make appropriate recommendations.
Technickon are experienced in the design and setting-up of specialised HVAC and ductwork systems and provide a complete design, installation and commissioning / balancing package. Alternatively we can provide any of the individual services shown. These include precision air conditioning systems providing control of cleanliness, temperature, humidity, pressure, sound and specialised ventilation or air extraction from production equipment, fume cupboards and safety cabinets. Systems can feature full unidirectional flow or turbulent flow or appropriate combinations. Systems are designed and installed to deliver low-energy operation, compliance with all relevant standards, codes and good practice - including HVCA codes of Good Practice.
Technickon design and build customised solutions for applications which demand stable and precise environmental control. These facilities are typically designed to operate between temperatures of 25o C to 50o C and we can easily achieve temperature single point control of better than +/-1oC. Where required, a special room air mixing system can be installed that can typically achieve temperature single point control of +/- 0.5o C. The control systems we utilise for these applications are fully developed and field-proven with precise temperature and humidity controllers and logging equipment. Almost any combination of visual and audible devices can be integrated into the control system for display / monitoring / recording of any system parameter, while text message alarm systems can be integrated into the control strategy, for immediately informing staff direct to their mobile phones if critical parameter excursions or plant faults occur. Structures typically use pre-manufactured plastic coated steel faced rigid polyurethane foam cored panels with thermal breaks for the walls, ceilings and doors and sometimes floors. We can also install sealed easy-clean coving if required. Double or triple glazed observation ports with or without blinds can be installed. These structures are hermetically sealed using a variety of modern polymer sealants, depending on product sensitivity. Finishes and seals are hygienic, easy clean and resistant to most common sterilants and fumigants. We can supply internal racking in a wide variety of sizes, configurations and materials depending on client requirements. Lighting and power requirements can be provided to suit the desired arrangement. Features Include:
Typical applications for Stability rooms and Environmental test chambers:
Stability testing and incubation for Pharmaceutical and Biotech products
Packaging research and trials
Large scale incubation
Industrial environmental testing
Optional equipment can include:
Technickon can develop a system to suit your precise requirements.
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Units K1/K2 Temple Court Knight Road Strood Kent ME2 2LT
Email: info@technickon.co.uk Web: www.technickon.co.uk Tel: +44 (0) 1634 717648 Fax: +44 (0) 1634 717272