It is often said that the biggest source of contamination in any cleanroom is people. Even while standing still, a person sheds around 100,000 particles per minute. Now add walking,…
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Defense and military cleanrooms are some of the most compliance-heavy environments that exist. The reason for this is that the stakes are much higher. If a few particles find themselves…
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Though they have built-in systems to remove particles efficiently, daily cleanroom maintenance is still of high importance if you want your space to stay pristine. There is no way around…
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To newcomers, the cleanroom industry can appear full of overlapping jargon that’s hard to make sense of. Someone on your team might require you to source a Class 100,000 space,…
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Given the high standards for cleanrooms and all their related high-tech features, you’d think that a cleanroom could stay clean on its own. But unfortunately, particles still find their way…
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When working at the nanoscale, small changes in environmental conditions can cause big problems. If temperature increases by a few degrees, or static electricity builds up as a result of…
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If you’re running a manufacturing plant, and temperatures are swinging up and then down as the seasons change, it can be a problem for many materials. Products can get damaged…
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Class 1000 cleanrooms are built to meet particle count limits in many industries, and correspond to ISO Class 6 in the current standard system. In this article, we will define…
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Before creating any cleanroom, whether for manufacturing or research, you’ll need to know how clean the space ought to be, or at least which particles (and what sizes) may cause…
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Many people believe that it seems safer to overbuild a cleanroom “just in case.” After all, if a space is cleaner than necessary, isn’t that obviously better than the alternative?…
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With so many options for modular cleanroom walls, how do you know what to choose? Making the wrong choice in wall systems, materials, and other configurations can seriously harm your…
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It’s no secret that a major part of keeping cleanrooms pristine and spotless comes down to air filtration. In any cleanroom, air filters work together to trap particles of a…
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