Cleanroom Design
Facility Design
  • Deciphering The Regulations For Facility Design and Environmental Control
    With the FDA under fire in recent years regarding the quality of inspections, the effect on biotech, pharmaceutical, and medical device companies has been to err on the safe side of regulatory requirements by proving more evidence wherever they can. While this is a logical reaction, there is a risk that companies may be placing extra burdens on facilities, operations, and quality control departments. As companies seek to attain the high standards set by the FDA and associated agencies, how can they be sure they are solving the right problem?
  • Winning The Gold
    Successful Cleanroom Design Strategies in Today’s LEED World The design, engineering, and construction of high technology manufacturing space is technically unforgiving, requires significant financial investment, and demands careful attention to energy and natural resource usage. Coupled with a client’s desire to construct a LEED Gold certified 230,000 square foot (21,500 square meters) clean manufacturing plant, the stakes rise. This article will examine the process
  • Actionable Steps to Building A Sustainable Business
    Simple steps that any business can take to reduce their overall impact on the environment

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Modular Cleanrooms
  • Modular Cleanrooms for Business Startups and New Product Development
    Regulations, cost, location, size, performance—how do you choose the right cleanroom? Selecting a cleanroom for a new business or product is not a difficult process. There are many considerations and options, but focusing first on requirements will help make the decision-making easier.
  • The Bottom Line on Buying a Cleanroom System
    What questions, as a potential buyer, do you need to ask to ensure your performance specification will be met?
  • Converting From an Uncontrolled Space to a Cleanroom
    Our company is shifting focus from the manufacturing of medical device components in a controlled environment to manufacturing in a certified ISO Class 8 environment. We are converting a controlled manufacturing area into a 20’ X 30’ soft wall cleanroom with fanfilter units providing the HEPA filtered air for the cleanroom. Where do I find information about cleaning of this cleanroom area, what garments our operators must wear, and personnel behavior while working in this new cleanroom?

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HVAC
Nanotech Facilities
  • Now We're Talking! (A Conversation With Dr. Clayton Teague)
    In 2001, the federal government launched the U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative, (NNI), with an initial investment of $500 million. Now, nearly a decade and $12 billion later, the NNI continues to be allotted a significant portion of the federal research and development budget. The NNI has had a catalytic and substantial impact on U.S. advances in the field of nanotechnology. As the field has matured in various areas, commercial ventures have also gained momentum. Through this initiative and associated activities, the U.S.
  • Show Me The (NANO) Money
    A decade of U.S. Federal Investments in Nanotechnology
  • Case Study: Cambridge NanoTech Finds Dependability In ALD Valve
    When Cambridge NanoTech Inc. first started manufacturing atomic layer deposition (ALD) systems in 2003, the company was experiencing frustrating clogs in the system’s valves, which were also underperforming when exposed to heat. The result was lots of downtime.

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