Engineered once, deployable many times.
A modular forensic laboratory is a permanent or semi-permanent crime laboratory built from prefabricated modules with the dedicated workspaces, infrastructure and infection control required for modern forensic science — DNA analysis, toxicology, ballistics, document examination, and evidence chain-of-custody management. structmod modular forensic laboratories serve national police forensic services, regional crime laboratories, military forensic units (mass-graves and conflict-zone investigation), and counter-terrorism evidence-processing facilities. The modular construction approach delivers a fully-fitted forensic capability in 12-16 weeks turnkey — critical when forensic backlogs compromise criminal justice system performance.
Standard configurations organise the laboratory around the forensic disciplines and chain-of-custody requirements: evidence reception with secure storage and accountability, DNA laboratory with PCR amplification and capillary electrophoresis (separated pre-PCR and post-PCR zones to prevent contamination), toxicology with GC-MS/LC-MS instrumentation, ballistics examination with comparison microscopy and recovery tank, documents examination with VSC (video spectral comparator) and ESDA, latent prints development with cyanoacrylate fuming chamber and powder workstations, and supporting spaces (administration, expert witness preparation, evidence release). Cleanroom-grade construction in DNA laboratories controls particle and biological contamination per ISO 14644 class 7 or 8 as required.
structmod modular forensic laboratories support national criminal justice modernisation programmes, post-conflict justice and accountability operations (war crimes investigation, mass grave exhumation), counter-narcotics enforcement (drug analysis throughput), and sexual violence prosecution (rape kit processing). Lead time is 12-16 weeks from contract signature for stock configurations, 16-24 weeks for configurations including specialty disciplines (digital forensics, forensic anthropology, forensic odontology). Compliance reference includes ISO 17025 (laboratory competence), ENFSI guidelines (European Network of Forensic Science Institutes), and destination-country forensic accreditation framework.
Secuencia de despliegue típica
- Día 1 — cimentación del emplazamiento verificada, gatos de tornillo o zapatas corridas colocados
- Días 2–3 — módulos elevados a posición con grúa móvil
- Días 3–4 — conexiones entre módulos y sellado de envolvente
- Días 4–5 — conexiones MEP, pruebas húmedas
- Días 5–6 — acabados interiores, instalación de accesorios y equipos
- Día 7 — puesta en marcha, informe FAT, formación y entrega
Spec sheet — STR-3379
| Longitud total | 13.9 m · 45.6 ft |
|---|---|
| Anchura (transporte) | 2,99 m |
| Anchura (desplegado) | 2,99 m |
| Altura (transporte) | 2.80 m |
| Superficie (desplegado) | 41.6 m² |
| Peso en seco | 13.9 t |
| Chasis | Acero laminado en caliente EN 10025 S355JR · EN 1090 EXC-2 |
| Calidad de soldadura | EN ISO 3834-3 |
| Envolvente | Panel sándwich, núcleo PIR 80 mm · λ ≈ 0,023 W/(m·K) |
| Resistencia al fuego | EI-30 · ensayado según EN 13501-2 |
| Suelo | Contrachapado marino sobre EPDM · clasificación antideslizante R-10 |
| Instalación eléctrica | 400 V / 50 Hz · trifásico · conforme IEC 60364 |
| Climatización | VRF multi-split · HEPA H13 (médica) |
| Rango de operación | −25 °C a +50 °C ambiente |
| Clasificación de viento | Diseñado para viento básico de 140 km/h (EN 1991-1-4) |
| Diseño sísmico | Según EN 1998-1 (Eurocódigo 8) · clase de ductilidad DCM |
| Transporte | Huella ISO 668 · apto para placa CSC (variantes contenedor) |
| Tiempo de montaje | 2–7 días en obra |
Full drawings, calculation notes, DoP, O&M manual and FAT report included with every unit. Specs indicative — configurable to project requirements.