Costs for drying vary according to the type of paper, the volume of material, and the degree of saturation. Drying takes from 3 days to two weeks for totally wet books. They also have a supply of plastic milk crates for use by customers who have difficulty obtaining them elsewhere. Libraries and other institutions may arrange for an annual service contract, which functions as a sort of freeze drying insurance policy, and which varies in cost according to the size of the collection. For one fee, American Freeze Dry will handle all the freeze drying needed by the institution for that year, including pick-up and delivery.
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Freeze Drying vacuum freeze drying damage appraisal inventory, packing, and transportation of materials. Help for large jobs is also acquired locally. BMS-CAT provides a wide range of restoration services, including vacuum freeze drying of records materials, corrosion control for electronic and office equipment, debris removal, cleaning and restoring of furnishings, soot and smoke odor removal, and restoration of heating and air conditioning systems. Emphasis is placed on speed to help minimize damage, and to enable the affected organization to resume operations as quickly as possible. The company will inventory and box damaged library materials, and can either transport them to their plant for treatment or move their equipment to the disaster site.