Controlled Environments Newsletter

	Sep 1, 2010

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FEATURE ARTICLE

Cleaning Thermodynamics

By John Durkee

Cleaning is essentially moving soil from where it is not wanted to where it can be accepted. As classical thermodynamics teaches that no process is perfectly and totally reversible, the “Third Law of Cleaning” is: One can never get something completely clean.

PRODUCT FOCUS

Portable Airborne Particle Counter

The MET ONE 3400 Series is available in 1 CFM, 50 LPM and now 100 LPM flow rates. The new 100 LPM MET ONE 3445 takes just ten minutes to collect 1 m3 samples required to certify Grade A areas per the EU GMP Annex 1 guidance.

• Long Life Laser

• Easiest to use and integrate

For additional information, visit www.hach.com

CLEANROOM TIP

Cleanroom Wiper Usage Audit

Cost reduction is no longer just a part of the overall continuous program; it is the critical requirement for survival.

MANAGEMENT TIP

Ten Steps to Long Term Conflict Management

The situation is out of control and you don’t have time to deal with it. So what do you do?

INDUSTRY CALENDAR

September 8-10, 2010 SEMICON Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan September 9-10, 2010 DISKCON USA 2010 Santa Clara, CA September 13-15, 2010 PDA/FDA Joint Regulatory Conference Washington, D.C. October 3-8, 2010 EOS/ESD Symposium Reno, NV	October 6, 2010 ISPE Boston Product Showcase Foxborough, MA October 19-21, 2010 SEMICON Europa Dresden, Germany October 20-22, 2010 International Cleanroomshow China Beijing, China See More Events

INDUSTRY NEWS

Moist Heat Sterilization Systems Report

PDA's Moist Heat Sterilization Systems Task Force has developed a scientific technical report that will help you design and operate moist heat sterilizers. This technical report focuses on the design and operation of moist heat sterilizers, from the development of User Requirements Specifications through equipment and culminating with ongoing maintenance requirements.

R. Erik Miller Named VP and GM of Asia

Kyzen, a world leading provider of environmentally responsible precision cleaning products for the electronics and high-technology manufacturing operations, has appointed R. Erik Miller to the position of Vice President and General Manager - Asia.

Particle Counting RP Revision

A newly updated Recommended Practice (RP) from the Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (IEST) provides guidance for calibrating and characterizing the performance of optical particle counters (OPCs) that detect and measure the size of single particles in air and other gases.

Possible Breakthrough for Next-generation Computers

Using powerful lasers, Hui Zhao, assistant professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Kansas, and graduate student Lalani Werake have discovered a new way to recognize currents of spinning electrons ‘Spintronics’ within a semiconductor. Their findings could lead the way to development of superior computers and electronics.