February 2012 Issue From the Editor: Change Brings Opportunity
The New Year marked an exciting change for Controlled Environments Magazine as Advantage Business Media—publisher of leading scientific and laboratory magazines, websites, newsletters, and digital publications—acquired Vicon Publishing Inc., the magazine’s parent company. Vicon Publishing will be named Vicon Business Media Inc.
Modular Cleanrooms – An Evolving Industry
By Mark Forst
An interview with Wayne McGee, owner of PortaFab Modular Building Systems, and Tim Loughran, owner of Cleanroom Construction Associates.
Case Study: Innovative Retrofitting for a Leading Life Sciences Facility
Innovative design was the linchpin of a dramatic renovation that transformed a vacant telecom atrium office building into a state-of the- art life sciences company headquarters. Creative process and meticulous planning combined to create a facility with the dexterity to meet a range of specific, strict criteria.
What to Know When Considering a Cleanroom
Does your business plan include the development of an area in your plant or laboratory for clean manufacturing or other procedures? Are you concerned that you make the right purchase? Do you want to make sure you consider the right factors when you evaluate different models?
Cleanroom Operating Procedures
By Jan Eudy
We are building an ISO Class 7 (formerly Class 10,000) modular cleanroom on our university campus. Our students will wear bouffants, shoecovers, and frocks. Is there a gowning protocol for frocks?We also need procedures for cleaning the modular cleanroom and working in the cleanroom.
Ask the Facilities Guy
Our company has just published a disaster recovery plan. What should I do now to ensure the plan doesn’t become a ‘bookcase trophy’?
How It Works: High Performance Solution for Cleaning Thin Film
Cleaning thin films and addressing the impact of debris on yields, production, and quality.
Sacrificial Soils in Critical Cleaning
By John B. Durkee, Ph.D., P.E.
Sacrificial soils are materials added to a soiled surface to help that surface become less soiled.
ASTM Medical Device Committees: Standards Evolution
By Barbara Kanegsberg, Ed Kanegsberg
During the November, 2011 ASTM meetings in Tampa, FL, we observed a number of trends, particularly in the standards and guidance documents that impact medical device manufacture and maintenance.