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Why Does Mold Grow on Your Documents?

Document Recovery, Mold Damage

The presence of mold indicates that the relative humidity levels in an environment are high enough to support the fungus and their growth. When an organization experiences water damage, it has as little as 48 hours to take action before spores accumulate to noticeable or damaging levels. By taking quick action to dry wet papers and calling a professional that performs mold remediation for documents, you’ll reduce the damage that the items experience and halt the spread of spores.

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Monitoring Humidity in Pharmaceutical Storage

Temporary Climate Solutions, Remote Monitoring and Control, Food and Pharma

The environment inside a pharmacy and pharmaceutical storage areas must be optimal and constant to ensure the effectiveness of the medications within them. The implications of humidity for pharmaceutical are numerous as moisture causes de-sterilization, irreversible destabilization and oxidative degradation because the proteins found in many drugs are sensitive. In extreme cases, temperature fluctuations and humidity may result in harmful toxic degradation that isn’t easily detectable. Temporary climate control solutions are the best way to ensure the ideal environment for stored pharmaceuticals and maintain their safety and effectiveness for patients.

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3 Security Questions Your Document Restoration Company Will Ask

Document Recovery, Document Scanning

A good disaster preparedness and recovery plan includes considerations from an organization’s security program. A security program is what keeps a company at desired security levels by assessing risks and hazards, and implementing ways to reduce or eliminate those risks. This program should include ways to protect physical documents before a disaster, as well as secure document restoration steps to implement after a disaster.

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The Carbon Footprint of Document Scanning and Imaging

Document Scanning

Thomas Counsell from the Institute for Manufacturing has stated that up to 2 percent of overall greenhouse gases are caused by paper consumption. The biggest fraction of energy used in paper consumption may be traced to the creation and disposal of printer paper. And although the move to iPads, smartphones, and other mobile gadgets may seem to imply that paper consumption has fallen as digitalization has increased, the truth is exactly the opposite. Over the last ten years, paper consumption has risen steadily. If you worry about deforestation and rising carbon dioxide levels, you may be interested to learn about how document scanning and document imaging can help offset the environmental costs of printing documents.

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Liquid Desiccant vs Desiccant Wheel Dehumidification – What’s the Difference?

Temporary Climate Solutions, Food and Pharma

Desiccants are hygroscopic substances used as drying agents. They attract water-vapor molecules from the air using an absorptive or absorptive process. They’re often open dehumidification systems used for the cold storage of food products to ensure appropriate relative humidity levels. Desiccant wheel and liquid desiccant dehumidification systems are among the most commonly used for cold food storage because they’re more efficient, produce less heat, and prevent the formation of frost. The best system for cold storage depends on the type of food stored, the location of the storage unit, and its size.

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