November 2, 2025
When planning a cleanroom or starting a checklist, it’s very tempting to jump straight into the design. However, before any quotes, you’ll need a clear URS (user requirement specification). In this guide, we’ll cover what a cleanroom URS is, what to include within it, a...
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October 24, 2025
A simple mote of dust in the wrong place at the wrong time can destroy products, and even make them dangerous to consumers. What’s more, this doesn’t usually happen by any dramatic actions, but mostly through negligence. Particles are so tiny and so invisible, that many...
October 17, 2025
The cleanroom passed all its checks. Air pressure held steady, the filters were clean, and every surface looked spotless. Still, the most recent batch didn’t make it. Later, they figured out what went wrong. One person hadn’t put on their gown properly. It wasn’t a h...
Read more about Cleanroom Gowning: Purpose, Protocols, and PPE
October 9, 2025
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, but a manufacturer may respond with a proposal for an ISO 8 space. Are these the same or diff...
Read more about What Is a Class 100000 Cleanroom? Requirements and More
September 4, 2025
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 in and can linger if not for cleanroom cleaning protocols. In this guide, we’ll ...
August 22, 2025
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 low humidity, tiny parts can (and often do) get damaged. And this is the exact reas...
August 15, 2025
Building a modular cleanroom almost always takes longer than expected, as there are a lot of steps in between planning and a fully functional space. You’ll typically start with a detailed checklist, and then work with a manufacturer to complete the design. Then of cours...
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August 6, 2025
Within pharmaceutical manufacturing, compounding, and other drug-handling spaces, buffer rooms and anterooms are often used to keep medications safe. You’ll find them in multi-room cleanroom suites, but especially in pharmacies, hospitals, and drug manufacturing more ge...
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July 31, 2025
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 or spoiled, equipment may not be as accurate, and certain processes can get thrown off entirel...
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July 17, 2025
Unfortunately, just because a cleanroom looks clean does not always mean it is clean enough or compliant. Since particles and airflow are often far too difficult to see with the eyes alone, several cleanroom testing methods can be employed to help reveal problems with y...
July 9, 2025
If you’re working with products that can’t handle dust or dirt, you already know you need super clean air. And that’s exactly what class 100 cleanrooms are for. It keeps tiny particles out, so your work stays safe. In this article, we’ll break down what a class 100 clea...
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July 2, 2025
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 class 1000 cleanrooms, discuss where they’re used, outline some of their requirements and feat...
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