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BMS CAT Restoration Technologies
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Primary damage to electronic equipment is caused by smoke, which contains corrosive chloride and other acidic combustion by-products.
Smoke exposure during the fire for a relatively short period of time does little apparent immediate damage. However, the residue left after the smoke has dissipated, contains the active by products that will corrode metal contact surfaces in the presence of moisture and oxygen. The smoke consists of a greasy matrix of carbon, oxidised organics, and contaminants.
The objective in restoration is the removal of all fire by-products from the equipment returning it to the specified cleanliness, which the original equipment manufacturer required. Since all the equipment cannot be cleaned simultaneously, it is important that immediate steps be taken to arrest the corrosion process. Calling BMS CAT when disaster strikes can make the difference between total loss and total recovery.
Electronic Equipment
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Electronic equipment exposed to water and moisture is not necessarily permanently damaged. Trained technicians can remove water, which has been sprayed, splashed or dripped onto electronic equipment. Even equipment that has been totally submerged can be restored. However, in every case of water damage, immediate counter-measures are imperative. Units energised on at the time of inundation are most likely to be damaged.
When paper-based documents become water damaged, you can always put a wet book out in the sun and let Mother Nature run its course! Or you can place the same book in a room, dehumidify the area, and watch the water levels reduce daily. Both methods ignore the fact that damage occurs in the liquid phase of water. Once paper fibres become wet, they are pliable and the paper fibres fuse together. Separation of papers will be difficult, if not impossible, without information loss. It is only in the liquid phase that damage occurs to media.
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The key is using the best technology. BMS CAT uses the latest fifth generation vacuum freeze-drying process, enabling frozen paper media to dry without the water entering the liquid phase again. Solid-state water (ice) within the articles is subjected to a heat source and the solid water attempts to thaw, and the moisture becomes vapour. Once in this gaseous state we are able to extract it from the chamber. The result: the articles release all their water content but the articles never get wet during the process.
There is also the additional concern using other methods: possible mould formation, paper based products will expand making future storage of this information costly and awkward, unstable dyes continue to run and/or fade are some of the considerations when applying the correct recovery technology.
Books, medical records, photographs and other vital documents are not usually a total loss following fire or water damage. Steamatic provides true freeze-drying, deodorisation and reproduction services to maximise the preservation of original documents, and where documents are beyond preservation, retention of information.
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Hard disks, microfilm, optical media, magnetic tapes, and floppy diskettes may contain the most valuable assets of your organisation, its records and information. If immediate action is taken following a loss, the information may be recovered. BMS CAT’s data retrieval service can preserve data before it becomes unreliable because of exposure to soot, water or very high humidity.
BMS CAT can handle all of the major computer operating systems and data formats either in-house, or through an affiliation with data recovery experts. Equipped with the latest diagnostic and data retrieval programs, our team of professionals can recover data and transfer it to new media. We also understand the necessity for maintaining both the security and the integrity of a corporation's information.
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BMS Cat’s restoration technologies were developed to apply the latest developments in the corrosion control sciences to the restoration of advanced electronic and manufacturing equipment. Corrosion is probably the most serious threat to any industrial facility following fire, water or chemical damage. It attacks equipment, finished products and often the facility itself.
Too many companies have continued manufacturing following what appeared to be minor business disruption, only to find after a short period of time that undetected corrosion was literally destroying their manufacturing capacity. Fast response and application of the best technology can stop the problem before it starts.
Disasters have an uncanny habit of occurring at the most inconvenient times, damaging equipment and materials that you can least afford to lose. Knowing what needs to be done before, during, and after a disaster strikes can prevent panic, reduce the extent of the damage, and help you to carry out an organised recovery effort.
The best way to minimise disruption and delay, is to Pre-Register your business with BMS CAT. Your details are held in our secure system, so that when disaster strikes, we can apply a prepared response plan immediately, minimising loss, maximising the ability to get business back on track as soon as possible.
