Scientemp Corporation

What Scientemp Corporation does

Scientemp Corporation is a privately held U.S. manufacturer of low-temperature laboratory, medical, and research freezers headquartered in Adrian, Michigan. The company has operated for more than 50 years and organizes its product line into three temperature tiers — Moderate Cold (0°C to -34°C), Super Cold (0°C to -45°C), and Ultra Cold (-45°C to -86°C) — each offered in a range of chest and countertop sizes from 1 cu ft to 21 cu ft. It also produces Class 1 Division 1/2 Group C & D certified explosion-proof variants of the Super Cold and Ultra Cold lines for hazardous-environment applications, and a separate line of Concrete Freeze/Thaw Testing Chambers (20- to 80-block capacity) built to ASTM C666 and AASHTO T161 standards for construction materials testing.

Core technology centers on cascade refrigeration systems using R513A (high stage) and R508B (low stage) refrigerants, paired with CAL9500 and LOVE digital temperature controllers and optional CO2/LN2 backup systems, chart recorders, autodialers, and CALgrafix USB data-logging software. Supporting accessories include cryo-gloves, cryo-aprons, access port holes, and a used/refurbished inventory. In-house metal fabrication (CNC punching, shearing, CAD design, TIG/MIG/spot welding across stainless, carbon steel, and aluminum) supports both freezer production and external custom fabrication work.

The business model is direct factory-to-customer with no dealer or distributor intermediaries. Sales are quote-based, conducted via phone, email, and a website catalog, with international warranty available outside the Continental United States. Pricing spans roughly $1,838 for an entry-level 5 cu ft Moderate Cold unit to $151,764 for the 80-block Concrete Freeze/Thaw chamber. Customer segments include medical and healthcare facilities, biomedical and university research labs, blood banks, cannabis and pharmaceutical research operations, construction materials testing laboratories, and industrial fabrication buyers. All new and refurbished products carry an 18-month warranty.

Name

Scientemp Corporation

Legal name

Scientemp Corporation

Website

https://scientemp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Scientemp Corporation is a privately held Adrian, Michigan manufacturer of low-temperature laboratory, medical, and research freezers, plus explosion-proof models and ASTM-compliant concrete freeze/thaw testing chambers, sold direct to labs, hospitals, blood banks, cannabis researchers, and construction materials testing facilities.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Adrian

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Low Temperature Freezer Sales: Sale of chest and countertop freezers across Moderate Cold (-34°C), Super Cold (-45°C), and Ultra Cold (-86°C) series. Includes explosion-proof models for hazardous environments. Prices range from $1,838 (5 cu ft Moderate) to $15,504 (21 cu ft Ultra Cold).
2. Used/Refurbished Freezer Sales: Sale of refurbished freezers inspected and restored to factory specs, offered with same 18-month warranty as new units. Includes Ultra Cold, Super Cold, and Moderate Cold models at discounted prices (typically 20% off list price).
3. Freezer Accessories: Sales of accessories including temperature chart recorders, CO2/LN2 backup systems, automatic voice/pager dialers, CALgrafix USB software, access port holes, and cryogenic gloves and aprons.
4. Metal Fabrication Services: Custom metal fabrication including CNC punching, shearing, CAD design, bending/forming, TIG/MIG/spot welding for stainless steel, carbon steel, and aluminum. Serves all industries with fabrication and part sales.
5. Concrete Freeze/Thaw Testing Equipment: Sale and service of ASTM C666/AASHTO T161 compliant freeze/thaw testing chambers. Models range from 20-block ($64,100) to 80-block ($151,764) capacity. Includes system start-up, training, and technical assistance.
6. Technical Support and Spare Parts: Post-sale support including spare and replacement parts, system upgrades, and technical assistance for Freeze/Thaw testing equipment. Provides maintenance guidance and battery replacement support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Scientemp Corporation manufactures and distributes moderate cold (0°C to -34°C), super cold (0°C to -45°C), and ultra-cold (-45°C to -86°C) chest and countertop freezers in sizes from 1 cu ft to 25 cu ft for laboratory, medical, and research applications. The company also produces explosion-proof certified freezers for hazardous environments (Class 1 Div 1/2, Group C & D), custom-built freezer solutions, ASTM C666/AASHTO T161 compliant concrete freeze/thaw testing chambers, freezer accessories (temperature controllers, chart recorders, CO2/LN2 backup systems, autodialers, CALgrafix USB software, access ports), Tempshield cryo-gloves and aprons, refurbished freezers, and metal fabrication services.

Product overview

Scientemp Corporation manufactures a comprehensive line of low-temperature laboratory, medical, and research freezers, along with concrete freeze/thaw testing equipment. The product portfolio consists of three main freezer series differentiated by temperature capability: Moderate Cold Series (0°C to -34°C) in six chest freezer sizes from 5 to 25 cu ft; Super Cold Series (0°C to -45°C) in eight sizes from 1 to 21 cu ft including countertop and low profile options; and Ultra Cold Series (-45°C to -86°C) in eight sizes from 1 to 21 cu ft. The company also offers explosion-proof variants (Super Cold and Ultra Cold) certified for hazardous locations, plus Custom Build Freezers for specialized requirements. A separate product line includes Concrete Freeze/Thaw Testing Chambers (Models 20-20 through 20-80) for ASTM C666/AASHTO T161 compliance testing. Supporting products include temperature controllers (CAL9500 and LOVE), accessories (chart recorders, backup systems, autodialers, CALgrafix software, access ports), Cryo-Gloves and Cryo-Aprons by Tempshield, and Used/Refurbished Freezers. The company also offers Metal Fabrication Services for custom sheet metal fabrication. All products are backed by an 18-month warranty and manufactured in the USA.

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Products and services

• Moderate Cold Series Freezers Chest freezers operating in the 0°C to -34°C temperature range, available in sizes from 5 cu ft (Model 34-05) to 25 cu ft (Model 34-25), designed for general laboratory and medical storage applications such as biological samples, reagents, and pharmaceuticals requiring moderate cooling.
• Super Cold Series Freezers Countertop and chest freezers operating in the 0°C to -45°C temperature range, available from 1.0 cu ft countertop (Model 45-01) up to 21 cu ft chest (Model 40-21), including low profile options, equipped with CAL9500 and LOVE temperature controllers. Designed for laboratory and medical storage requiring deeper cold than moderate cold applications.
• Ultra Cold Series Freezers Ultra-low temperature chest and countertop freezers operating in the -45°C to -86°C range, available in sizes from 1.0 cu ft countertop (Model 86-01) up to 21 cu ft chest (Model 80-21), using R513A (High Stage) and R508B (Low Stage) refrigerants. Designed for critical samples including blood plasma, stem cells, and biological specimens.
• Explosion Proof Freezers Class 1, Division 1 and Division 2, Group C & D certified explosion-proof freezers for hazardous environments including cannabis research and storage, available in Super Cold (-40°C) configurations from 3.1 cu ft (Model 45-3.1EX) to 21 cu ft (Model 40-21EX) and Ultra Cold (-80°C) configurations from 3.1 cu ft (Model 85-3.1EX) to 21 cu ft (Model 80-21EX).
• Custom Build Freezers Custom-built low temperature freezers designed to customer specifications for specialized laboratory, medical, and research applications, reflecting Scientemp's customer-driven design philosophy for single units or larger specialized solutions.
• Concrete Freeze/Thaw Testing Chambers ASTM C666 and AASHTO T161 compliant concrete freeze/thaw testing chambers available in 20-block (Model 20-20), 40-block (Model 20-40), 60-block (Model 20-60), and 80-block (Model 20-80) capacities, designed for testing resistance of concrete to rapid freezing and thawing. Includes system start-up, training, and technical assistance.
• Freezer Accessories Optional accessories for Scientemp freezers including temperature chart recorders (7-day and 24-hour variants with battery backup), automatic CO2 or LN2 backup systems with rechargeable gel cell battery, AD2000 voice/pager autodialers that alert up to 8 telephones or pagers during power failure or temperature rise, CALgrafix USB software for controller configuration supporting up to 128 controllers, and access port holes available in 1", 2" or 4" diameters.
• Used/Refurbished Freezers Pre-owned and refurbished low temperature freezers inspected and restored to factory specifications across Ultra Cold, Super Cold, and Moderate Cold models, sold with the same 18-month warranty as new units, typically at approximately 20% off list price.
• Cryo-Gloves and Cryo-Aprons by Tempshield Cryogenic protection gloves and aprons manufactured by Tempshield for ultra-cold environment work, including Cryo-Gloves in Wrist, Mid-arm, Elbow, and Shoulder lengths (sizes Small through XX-Large) and Cryo-Aprons in 24" X 36", 24" X 42", 24" X 48", and 24" X 54" sizes.
• Metal Fabrication Services Sheet metal fabrication services including CNC punching, shearing, CAD design, bending/forming, TIG/MIG/spot welding for stainless steel, carbon steel, and aluminum, plus light machining, located at the Adrian, MI facility. Serves all industries with fabrication and part sales alongside internal freezer production.

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Ideal customer profiles5 records

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Recent moves4 records

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Broad incumbents

• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Global scientific instruments giant offering the TSX series of ultra-low temperature freezers (-86°C) for labs and biorepositories. Overlaps directly with Scientemp's Ultra Cold Series but at vastly greater scale, with global service and digital procurement.
• Eppendorf: Manufactures laboratory freezers including the CryoCube and Innova ULT lines used in biomedical and research labs. Comparable product overlap with Scientemp's lab/research freezers and a similar focus on sample integrity and temperature stability.

Direct peers

• PHCbi (PHC Holdings): Formerly Panasonic Healthcare, produces the MDF and VIP series of ultra-low (-86°C) and biomedical freezers for clinical, biorepository, and pharmaceutical customers. Closely comparable product line and target customer base to Scientemp's Ultra Cold and Super Cold Series.
• B Medical Systems: Luxembourg-based maker of blood bank refrigerators, plasma freezers, and ultra-low temperature units for vaccine and biologics cold chains. Overlaps with Scientemp's Ultra Cold blood-plasma / pharmaceutical storage use cases.
• Helmer Scientific: US manufacturer of medical-grade and laboratory refrigerators, plasma freezers, and ultra-low temperature storage for hospitals and blood banks. Direct comparable in target customer (hospitals, blood banks) and product category.
• Haier Biomedical: Manufactures ULT freezers, blood bank refrigerators, and biomedical cold chain equipment with strong global footprint. Comparable product portfolio to Scientemp's lab and medical freezers, with much larger international reach.
• So-Low Environmental Equipment: US-based specialty manufacturer of ultra-low temperature freezers (down to -86°C) for laboratory, medical, and industrial applications. Closely comparable small-scale US competitor with similar product lines and customer base.
• Norlake Scientific: Manufactures laboratory refrigerators and freezers for scientific and clinical use, including low-temperature models for blood banks and pharmacies. Comparable US-based lab/medical freezer manufacturer with similar temperature-range product offering.
• Arctiko: Danish maker of ultra-low temperature freezers, biomedical refrigerators, and cryogenic storage equipment. Directly comparable to Scientemp's ULT line and serves similar biomedical and pharmaceutical research customers.
• Froilabo: French manufacturer of ultra-low temperature freezers and cryopreservation equipment for research, clinical, and pharmaceutical markets. Comparable product range and target customer segments to Scientemp's Ultra Cold Series.

Market position

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Customer concentration

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Investments

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