Fully controlled dry store for sensitive electronics

Munters had the solution

General Manager Michael Ravn explained that HP Elektronikmontage ApS needed additional drying capacity. However, adding yet another electrical drying cabinet didn’t offer them the flexibility they needed.

Michael Ravn contacted Munters since he had worked with them in the past and was familiar with Munters’ dehumidification solutions for electronics industry applications.

Based on HP Elektronikmontage ApS’s requirements, Munters recommended a ML180 desiccant dehumidifier with a specially-designed rotor system to deliver constant 5% relative humidity in a dedicated 12m³ dry storage room.

The dehumidifier operates with a 180 m³/h rated air flow, and is now placed in an adjacent room, with the dry air delivered via a duct system to the dry store, where the sensitive electronics are stored on shelves.

The wet exhaust air from the dehumidifier is led outside, and the reactivation process air is taken from the room where the ML180 is located. The dehumidifier is controlled using a built-in, electronic high-precision humidistat, which measures both relative humidity (% RH) and temperature.

Great satisfaction and better overview
The new dry store is operating to Michael Ravn’s satisfaction:
“This new dry store has provided us with a much better overview of our stored products, and component handling has become so much easier when compared to using the dry cabinet. Additionally, component vacuum sealing has been made redundant. The investment has been roughly identical to purchasing a dry cabinet, but in return we have achieved ten times more capacity. Humidity conditions in the dry store are completely stable and fully controlled. Our own data loggers prove that even after a period of service and cleaning with an open door, the relative humidity is reduced from 30% RH to 5% RH in just 20 minutes. We are very impressed with the Munters solution! “

Prepared for future extensions
The new installation has been designed to provide sufficient capacity to handle a possible future extension of the dry store by up to 3-4 times its current size, meaning greater flexibility for the customer.

- The space has been designed as a room within a room, with plaster walls and wet room paint. This design is much more simple and cost less when compared to traditional solutions that use doors and profiles made for cold stores.
- The dehumidification solution combined with the high density of the room means that the dehumidifier is only in operation for very short periods of the day, keeping running costs at a very low.