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Scientific refrigeration · BMCA Group with Combine Scientific Service

When the freezer fails, the science fails with it.

Service, repair, preventive maintenance and inspection-ready documentation for laboratory refrigerators, ultra-low −80 °C freezers, vaccine and blood-bank refrigerators, cryogenic storage, CO₂ incubators and environmental chambers — delivered by BMCA Group together with Combine Scientific Service.

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BMCA Group+Combine Scientific ServiceA service partnership for laboratory cold chain

Two specialists, one accountable team.

BMCA Group manages the compliance side of your cold chain — scheduling, service calls, preventive-maintenance programs, temperature verification and the documentation your surveyors ask for.

Combine Scientific Service brings seventeen years and factory-trained refrigeration technicians to the mechanical side — ultra-low freezers, cryogenic equipment, incubators and environmental chambers.

Together we cover Florida, Puerto Rico and the southern United States with one call, one schedule, and one set of records — instead of a repair vendor who doesn’t document and a compliance consultant who doesn’t turn a wrench.

What the partnership delivers

One point of accountability
  • 24/7 emergency dispatch for failing units
  • Factory-trained ULT and cryogenic technicians
  • Scheduled preventive maintenance, tracked per site
  • NIST-traceable temperature verification
  • Documentation for CLIA, CAP, AHCA, VFC and Joint Commission
  • Multi-site programs reported centrally

Cold storage we service

Every unit that holds a temperature your accreditation depends on — from a vaccine refrigerator to a −80 °C ultra-low, serviced and documented by one team.

01

Lab & pharmacy refrigerators

2–8 °C reagent, specimen, and pharmacy units.

02

Vaccine refrigerators

VFC-compliant storage, monitoring, and documentation.

03

Blood bank refrigerators

1–6 °C units with alarm and chart verification.

04

Laboratory freezers

−20 °C and −30 °C plasma and reagent freezers.

05

Ultra-low freezers

−80 °C ULT units — service, mapping, and alarm testing.

06

Cryogenic & LN₂ storage

Vapor-phase and liquid-phase cryo storage monitoring.

07

Incubators & chambers

CO₂, environmental, and stability chambers.

08

Cold rooms & walk-ins

Walk-in refrigeration, mapping, and monitoring.

09

Chillers & recirculators

Instrument chillers and recirculating cooling systems.

Services we provide

Everything from a single temperature verification to a full monitored, mapped, and documented cold-chain program.

Temperature calibration & verification

NIST-traceable references, multi-point where applicable, certificate and label on every unit.

Temperature mapping & profiling

Multi-probe studies, empty and loaded, over full cycles — identifying warm spots before a surveyor does.

Continuous monitoring systems

Probe placement, data logger and monitoring installation, buffered-probe setup and verification.

Alarm testing & verification

High/low limits, door-ajar, power-fail and remote notification — tested and documented, not assumed.

Chart recorders & data loggers

Installation, calibration, replacement, and record retention support.

Refrigeration repair

Compressors, condensers, evaporators, controllers, and sealed-system diagnosis and repair.

Preventive maintenance

Coil and condenser cleaning, gasket and door-seal service, defrost verification, scheduled PM programs.

Electrical safety testing

NFPA 99 verification on powered cold-storage equipment.

Backup & power-failure readiness

Battery backup checks, emergency-power verification, and failure-response planning.

Emergency response

Rapid dispatch for failing units, with temporary storage coordination to protect inventory.

Installation, relocation & decommission

New-unit setup and qualification, moves, and documented retirement.

Compliance documentation

Records organized for CLIA, CAP, AHCA, Joint Commission, VFC, and blood-bank review.

Manufacturer-independent — including Thermo Scientific, Helmer, Follett, Panasonic / PHCbi, So-Low, Norlake, Migali, Fisherbrand, and comparable units.

Protect what’s stored — and prove it

BMCA services the full range of lab cold storage and pairs it with calibrated monitoring and mapping, so your cold chain is both reliable and documented for CLIA, CAP, and VFC.

Why it matters

Cold-chain failures are catastrophic and inspection-relevant. A serviced, monitored, mapped cold chain removes both the risk and the finding.

Service includes

  • Lab refrigerator & freezer service
  • Ultra-low (-80°C) unit support
  • LN₂ cryostorage & dewar support
  • Temperature monitoring & mapping
  • Vaccine-storage (VFC) documentation
  • Service records & calibrated probes

Built for the facilities we serve

25

IVF & fertility labs

01 Cryostorage where loss is irreplaceable.

26

Clinical & molecular labs

02 Reagent and specimen integrity.

27

Pharmacies & VFC sites

03 Vaccine storage compliance.

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Research & biotech

04 -80 and sample banks.

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Blood & tissue storage

05 Critical cold storage.

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Community health centers

06 On-site vaccine fridges.

Coverage — Florida, Puerto Rico and the southern United States

Core territory is Florida statewide, with scheduled and project coverage across the southern U.S. and Puerto Rico. Travel arrangements apply outside core territory — tell us where you are and we will confirm response times before you commit to anything.

Miami & Miami-DadeFort Lauderdale & BrowardWest Palm BeachNaples & Fort MyersTampa & St. PetersburgOrlandoJacksonvilleTallahasseeGainesvillePuerto RicoGeorgiaAlabamaMississippiLouisianaSouth CarolinaTennessee
24/7
Emergency dispatch
17+
Years refrigeration expertise
NIST
Traceable documentation
1
Point of accountability

Request service or a preventive-maintenance quote

Failing unit right now? Call 305.238.5326 — emergency calls are answered 24/7. For preventive maintenance, multi-site programs or a documentation review, send the form and we will reply within one business day.

Tell us what you need

Emergency repair · preventive maintenance · temperature mapping · multi-site program

Attach your equipment list (optional) Excel, Word, PDF, CSV or a photo of your list — whatever you already have
We reply within one business day. Emergencies: call 305.238.5326.

Scientific & laboratory refrigeration service — common questions

What refrigeration equipment do you service?
Laboratory refrigerators and freezers, ultra-low (-80°C) units, LN₂ cryostorage and dewars, cold rooms, and vaccine refrigerators — plus the temperature-monitoring devices that watch them.
Do you provide temperature mapping?
Yes. Temperature mapping documents how temperature is distributed inside a unit or cold room over time, identifying hot/cold spots — important evidence for CAP, CLIA, and pharmacy storage compliance.
Can you support vaccine refrigerator (VFC) compliance?
Yes — service plus calibrated monitoring and documentation aligned to the CDC Vaccine for Children program’s storage and monitoring requirements.
Why is documented refrigeration important for inspections?
Cold storage protects specimens, reagents, vaccines, and — in IVF — irreplaceable material. Surveyors expect evidence that units perform and are monitored. We service the equipment and leave the proof.
Do you handle both routine service and emergencies?
We support scheduled preventive service and respond to failures that threaten stored material, coordinating with our refrigeration specialists.
How fast can you respond to a failing ultra-low freezer?
Emergency refrigeration calls are dispatched 24/7. For a failing ULT freezer we prioritize same-day response where travel allows, and we coordinate temporary cold storage so inventory is protected while the unit is repaired.
Do you service ultra-low −80 °C freezers?
Yes — ultra-low freezers are a core specialty, including compressor and sealed-system diagnosis, controller service, alarm verification, temperature mapping and documentation.
What areas do you cover?
Florida statewide and Puerto Rico, plus scheduled and project coverage across the southern United States including Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, South Carolina and Tennessee. Travel arrangements apply outside core Florida territory.
Do you provide documentation for CLIA, CAP and VFC inspections?
Yes. Every visit produces NIST-traceable temperature verification records, a dated label on the unit, and documentation organized for CLIA, CAP, AHCA, Joint Commission and VFC review.
Can you cover multiple locations on one program?
Yes. Multi-site preventive maintenance programs are scheduled, tracked and reported centrally, so every location runs on the same cadence with one point of accountability.
Who actually performs the work?
Refrigeration repair is performed by factory-trained technicians from Combine Scientific Service, our refrigeration partner with more than seventeen years in laboratory and ultra-low equipment. BMCA Group manages scheduling, verification, and the compliance documentation that follows every visit.

Refrigeration units we service

Preventive maintenance, emergency repair, temperature verification and mapping across every class of laboratory cold storage — from 2–8 °C vaccine units to −86 °C ultra-low freezers and cryogenic storage. Don’t see your unit? Call and ask.

Thermo Scientific

  • TSX Series
  • TSG Series
  • Revco
  • Revco ExF
  • Revco DxF
  • Forma 88000
  • Forma 900
  • Precision baths

Helmer Scientific

  • iSeries iLR
  • iSeries iPR
  • iSeries iFR
  • Horizon Series
  • GX Solutions
  • Blood bank refrigerators
  • Platelet incubators
  • Plasma freezers

PHCbi / Panasonic & So-Low

  • MDF-DU Series
  • VIP ECO ULT
  • TwinGuard
  • Pharmaceutical refrigerators
  • So-Low U85
  • So-Low DHF
  • So-Low PR Series

Follett, Norlake & Migali

  • Follett REF Series
  • Follett FZR Series
  • Norlake Scientific
  • Norlake Select
  • Migali Scientific
  • Fisherbrand Isotemp

Unit types

  • Vaccine refrigerators
  • Blood bank refrigerators
  • Plasma freezers
  • −20 °C lab freezers
  • −80 °C ultra-low
  • Cryogenic / LN2 storage
  • Undercounter units
  • Walk-in cold rooms

Service & documentation

  • Preventive maintenance
  • Emergency repair
  • Temperature mapping
  • Probe calibration
  • Alarm testing
  • Excursion investigation
  • VFC compliance records
  • 24/7 response

Freezer failing right now?

Keep the door closed and call 305.238.5326. See emergency response, loaner and rental coverage — including what to do in the first few minutes while a technician is on the way.

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