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Standard Growth Rooms

Fitotron® Standard Growth Rooms
Fitotron® Standard Growth Room (SGR) offer unsurpassed accuracy and reliability in the control of temperature, humidity and lighting. State-of-the-art programmer technology and energy efficient lighting systems are used which provide unequalled reliability and durability. This sustainable design offers the end-user a cost-effectivesolution. Fitotron® Walk-in’ Standard Growth Rooms enable the researcher to maintain controlled growing conditions of temperature and humidity in a 24hr period with independent selection of photoperiods. A full range of ‘day/night’ cycles with ‘dawn/dusk’ effects can be programmed. Fitotron® Standard Growth Rooms allow the researcher access to most world climatic conditions whilst eliminating thevariability found in nature. Weiss Technik UK is a world leader in the design, build, installation and servicing of controlled environments, environmental test chambers and test rooms. Building on over 40 years experience, our Fitotron® Plant Growth equipment incorporates the latest developments in technology, many having been originated by the company’s own design team. Our proven innovation and designincorporates the very latest advances in state-of-the-art programmer technology and energy efficient lighting systems, culminating in Standard Growth Rooms with a wider performance range, greater control of conditions and with unequalled reliability and durability.

Our combination of high quality components, design, and manufacturing expertise enables us to offer outstanding controlperformance and reassurance of the integrity of the results of temperature, humidity, light and atmospheric testing. Our policy of continual liaison with leading researchers ensures we maintain our premier position as suppliers of high quality plant growth and associated facilities. Weiss Technik UK provide a range of Fitotron® Standard Growth Rooms. Alternatively, we can design custom-fit solutions forbespoke requirements. Fitotron® Standard Growth Rooms are available with growth area sizes from 1.4m2 to 24.5m2 and are available with lighting up to 500 mol m-²s-¹ plus full humidity control. We are equipped with Computer-aided Design (CAD) and manufacturing technology to provide a high level of design and development facilities. We offer a comprehensive project management service, ensuring smoothand efficient installation. Our wealth of experience enables us to offer services for customer’s projects including: • Turn-key projects • On-site project management • Cost control management

• Installation, commissioning and validation

• Integration into local BMS and other facilities • Full user, client co-ordination

• Training of customer’s own operating and service personnel

Atinitial enquiry stage, Weiss Technik UK offer an on-site service to establish exactly what is needed to meet the customer requirement. It includes the application, the most suitable facility and site suitability to meet the customer’s needs. Early consultancy on product specification and design has proven to be beneficial to customers in terms of avoiding unnecessary cost, maximising total projectvalue for money and enabling easy maintenance with whole life service support. • Consultancy and planning • Development of systems to meet specified needs • Design and build • Range of standard and customised rooms

• Fully customised facilities using established principles and technologies • Modular ‘Walk-in’ rooms to meet site restrictions • Feasibility studies • Cost-effective solutionsFitotron® Standard Growth Rooms are available in a number of different formats, dependent upon user requirements. They are available as single or double sided (one or two bays), one, two or three light banks deep (cells) and one, two or three tiers high. The example below shows a two bay, three cell, single tier room:
Cell 1 (1 deep) Cell 2 (2 deep) Cell 3 (3 deep) Bay 1 (1 wide) Cell 1 (1 deep)...