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Laboratory & Sampling Containers

Climate-controlled on-site laboratory and sampling containers for water-quality testing, QA and compliance at remote hot-climate plants where the nearest accredited lab is hundreds of kilometres away.

Laboratory & Sampling Containers

Container type — in the hot-climate programme

At a remote desert plant the nearest accredited laboratory may be a day's drive away, yet discharge consent, potable compliance and process control all depend on timely, reliable analysis. An on-site laboratory container brings that capability to the fence line — provided it is engineered so sensitive instruments and reagents survive the climate.

We build laboratory and sampling containers as insulated, air-conditioned, dust-sealed modules with stable bench temperature for gravimetric and spectrophotometric work, fume extraction, reagent and sample cold storage, and potable-grade plumbed water. Bench layout, power conditioning and lighting are set up for genuine analytical work, not improvised testing on a desk.

The lab complements the plant's online analysers: it provides the periodic reference checks that keep the I&C container's pH, turbidity and chlorine instruments honest, plus the wet-chemistry, microbiological and compliance testing that online sensors cannot cover — all logged for an auditable QA record.

Configurations & Variants

Built to the duty, to one hot-climate standard

How We Build It for 50 °C

What our engineers specify on every unit of this type

  • Insulated, air-conditioned envelope holding a stable analytical bench temperature
  • Fume extraction and safe reagent handling/storage
  • Cooled reagent and sample storage to protect against heat degradation
  • Potable-grade plumbed water to AS/NZS 4020 / WRAS / NSF 61
  • Conditioned, clean power for sensitive instruments
  • Dust-sealed, positively-pressurised interior
  • Bench, lighting and layout designed for real analytical work
  • Auditable QA records cross-checking the plant's online analysers
StandardScopeWhy it matters
ISO 668 / ISO 1496Container dimensions & specificationISO series-1 freight-container form factor and strength
ISO 1161Corner castingsStandard lifting/securing points for crane and twist-lock
CSC 1972Container Safety ConventionSafety-approval plate for stacking and handling
IEC 60529IP ingress protectionDust/water rating of the enclosure and entries
AS/NZS 4020 / WRAS / NSF 61Potable-water materialsSafe water supply to the lab bench
ISO/IEC 17025 (aligned)Laboratory competenceQA practice for defensible results
Reagent / COSHH handlingChemical safetySafe storage and use of lab reagents

Frequently Asked Questions

Why put a laboratory on a remote site?

Because consent, potable and process-control decisions can't wait for samples to travel hundreds of kilometres to an accredited lab. An on-site laboratory container delivers timely, reliable analysis at the plant, with an auditable QA record.

How are instruments and reagents protected from the heat?

The container is insulated, air-conditioned and dust-sealed to hold a stable bench temperature, with cooled storage for reagents and samples so neither degrades in the desert heat — the same climate discipline as the control container.

Does the lab replace online analysers?

No — it complements them. The lab provides the periodic reference checks that keep the online pH, turbidity and chlorine analysers calibrated, plus wet-chemistry, microbiological and compliance testing the online sensors cannot perform.

Is the water supply to the lab safe?

Yes — lab plumbing uses potable-grade materials to AS/NZS 4020, WRAS or NSF/ANSI 61, the same drinking-water material standards applied across the welfare and process fit-out.

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Need on-site analysis at a remote plant?

Tell us your testing and compliance requirements and we will specify a climate-controlled laboratory and sampling container that delivers defensible results on site.

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