THE CHALLENGE: Properly
protect greenhouse controls from corrosion.
Micro Grow Greenhouse Systems, Inc., has been providing
environmental computer controls for professional commercial growers and
research greenhouses worldwide for more than 40 years. Through its network of
global distributors, the company outfits both large and small businesses
with off-the-shelf and custom systems to meet specific needs.
The Micro Grow team is focused on building systems that
last. At times, this can be difficult task, because the greenhouse environment
is notorious for corrosion. Corrosion in the greenhouse is most often caused by
water, increased high humidity, and the use of reverse osmosis systems.
The use of reverse osmosis systems in greenhouse fog systems
has dramatically increased in the past 10 years because of its reputation for increasing
overall plant production. Yet, at the same time, reverse osmosis systems have a
downside. The water produced from the system eventually attacks everything made
of metal in the greenhouse, such as stainless steel enclosures. Why? Because
this water is attracted to the minerals in the metal. So, greenhouse managers
must have a corrosion prevention plan in place. Non-metallic materials are
often used to prevent corrosion in this environment. This is why Micro Grow
uses non-metallic enclosures to protect the company’s controls.
When Mirco Grow first began building products 40 years ago, metal
housings were used. However, the company found that metal housings needed to be
replaced much sooner due to corrosion created in any greenhouse environment.
Micro Grow‘s engineering team was eventually convinced by Glenn Adams, the local
Rexel electrical distributor, to switch to non-metallic enclosures to help
reduce the long-term cost of the system due. Micro Grow has used Stahlin
Non-Metallic Enclosures ever since. “I
always use a picture of one of our Stahlin Enclosure’s next to a rusted out
painted metal enclosure in my Power Point presentations. Nothing speaks more volumes than a pic.”
“With the newly found medical Cannabis industry requiring
controlled environment systems, the need for our type of product has sky
rocketed lately”.
THE
ANSWER TO THE CHALLENGE: Stahlin
Non-Metallic Enclosures DiamondShield®.
Micro Grow currently uses the DiamondShield® product line
from Stahlin Non-Metallic Enclosures because it features a high-quality,
cost-effective fiberglass material with a unique design concept. Every cubic
inch of the DiamondShield® interior volume is available and completely
protected. Furthermore, the "No Limits" Panel Management System™ of
the product line allows any panel of any size to be mounted at any height or
depth and hinged in any direction, even on the door. DiamondShield® meets or
exceeds all applicable IEC, NEMA, UL and CSA rating to UL/NEMA 4X, IEC IP 66.
In
addition, another value-added quality for Micro Grow is that all Stahlin
enclosures include the most unique compounding formula available—SolarGuard®, a
patented non-halogenated fiberglass system. SolarGuard® outperforms all other
available SMC formulations by as much as 60 percent, in its ability to resist Ultra Violet (UV) damage and retain
gloss and color. SolarGuard® meets a NFPA No. 101 Class A flame spread index.
Fire retardancy meets UL 94 5V standards.
A
KEY VALUE-ADD: Stahlin
Non-Metallic Enclosures and a local Rexel distributor have provided Micro Grow
with superior customer support for over 30 years.
“Personal attention does make a difference in my book. The
team from Stahlin Non-Metallic Enclosures willingly makes regular visits to my
company to keep up-to-date on our enclosure needs,” stated Tom Piini, President,
Micro Grow Greenhouse Systems, Inc. “We have also benefited from our local
Rexel Distributor maintaining stock of Stahlin enclosures for our company. This
stocking option makes it very easy for us to quickly meet our customers'
demands. Quick turnaround is essential for many of our clients---- as is keeping
the greenhouse running 24/7 is very critical for their bottom line.
“From the very first enclosure ever shipped to us, the
associates at Stahlin and Rexel have always gone out of their way to solve problems
and meet my needs, especially as we added new product lines, such as Weather
Master and Weatherstat. Both systems protect
greenhouses from high winds and rain damage, along with our brand new power
back up system,” Tom Piini continued: “Micro Grow could not have existed for
over 40 years without value add partners like Stahlin and Rexel.”
Micro Grow Greenhouse Systems Inc.
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