New Products
02/01/2003
CleanRooms East 2003—to be held from March 17-19, at the World Trade Center in Boston, Mass.—will give contamination control professionals the chance to get a first-hand look at products and services designed to improve contamination control practices. The following is a representative sampling of products you will see on the show floor. For a complete listing of all CleanRooms East 2003 exhibitors, please turn to www.cleanrooms.com.
Compiled by Ryan Cliche
Particle counter line
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Standard features of the line of remote airborne, portable and handheld particle counters include: a touch screen display, stainless-steel enclosure, removable
echargeable Li-ion batteries and a two-year warranty. These may be integrated into facility monitoring or factory automation systems.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions
Milpitas, Calif.
www.golighthouse.com
Boot and shoe covers
The Gripper anti-slip boot and shoe covers features a PVC material that will not slip on slick surfaces, according to company claims. The sole is reinforced with a coarsely textured interior to keep feet from slipping inside as well as outside. Three styles of boot covers and two styles of shoe covers are available.
White Knight Engineered Products Inc.
Charlotte, N.C.
www.wkep.com
ESD flooring
The electrostatic discharge (ESD) Control Vinyl Flooring System resists permanent indentation from heavy equipment and performs under rolling load conditions up to 2,000 psi, according to company claims. It meets ESD control standards when tested by American Society of Test and Measurement (ASTM) F150, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 99, ESD S7.1 and Underwriters Laboratories (UL) 779. The flooring also has built-in anti-microbial to help control bacteria and fungi.
Flexco
Tuscumbia, Ala.
www.flexcofloors.com
Multiple bucket system
The stainless-steel multiple bucket system is fully autoclavable buckets and cart with casters. Multiple buckets allow for differentiation between solvent/disinfectant and rinse water. The wringer is available for the company's 7-, 12- and 14-inch mop heads.
Contec Inc.
Spartanburg, S.C.
www.contecinc.com
Isopropyl alcohol solution
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Septihol Sterile is a ready-to-use 70 percent USP grade solution that has been filtered to 0.22 micron and gamma-irradiated for sterility. The gallon bottle package is double-bagged for introduction into the cleanroom and provides a sterile barrier. It is designed for the removal of cleanroom process residues and for routine glove decontamination.
STERIS Corp.
Mentor, Ohio
www.steris.com
Laminar flow workstation
Used when toxic odors and fumes are present, intake air passes through a HEPA filter in the PVE Series, providing an ISO Class 5 airflow into the work chamber, downward through the perforated work surface and exhausted for discharge at the top of the unit. Polypropylene and fire-retardant polypropylene offers immunity to corrosion, resistance to acids and solvents, non-conductive properties and minimum maintenance.
LM Air Technology Inc.
Rahway, N.J.
www.lmairtech.com
Woven fabric
The Integrity 1800 fabric offers a 3-micron pore size for improved particle filtration efficiencies. The fabric is 0.004 inches thick and weighs 2.67 oz/yd for comfort. An Aegis Microbe Shield Technology helps to protect against a spectrum of microorganisms. Static dissipation is achieved through a carbon stripe woven into it.
Precision Fabrics Group Inc.
Greensboro, N.C.
www.precisionfabrics.com
Bacterial control flooring
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Pharma-Zone high-tack washable flooring is placed in critically clean areas to remove viable and non-viable particles from feet and cart wheels. The totally sealed, low-profile flooring system is designed for gowning rooms, air locks, hallways, filling suites and wherever contamination is a concern.
Dycem
Warwick, R.I.
www.dycem.com
Industrial vacuum cleaner
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Designed for continuous operation in fixed installations, the CFM 3156 features a multi-stage HEPA filtration system. Using a series of graduated filters, including an oversized polyester main filter, the system collects and retains dust, powders, debris and other particles. An optional HEPA upstream filter helps reduce contamination by creating a redundant filtration barrier.
Nilfisk-Advance America
Malvern, Pa.
www.pa.nilfisk-advance.com
Analog photometer
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Designed to replace the TDA-2E and 2EN photometers, the ATI-2GA is lightweight and self-contained. It has no microprocessor so that the customer is able to control every user setting at any time.
Air Techniques International
Owings Mills, Md.
www.atitest.com
Flexible ducting
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Chemduit is a non-flammable flexible ducting product designed for corrosive exposure in a cleanroom or other challenging environment. Two plies of an all-polytetralfluoroethylene-Teflon (PTFE) material with improved mechanical capability surround a steel coil. The media traveling through the duct comesin contact only with the PTFE. It is non-contaminating and can be used in positive and negative pressures.
Textiles Coated International
Amherst, N.H.
www.textilescoated.com
HEPA filter system
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The Series 1000 system is designed to enable 60 percent lower pressure drop than conventional 12-inch-deep HEPA filters, according to company claims. The filters are compact and are available for standard air handling units and in separate housings with or without fans. It has an ultra-low pressure drop of 0.5 inches wc at 2,400 scfm in a standard filter size of 24x24x11.5 inches.
Technovation Systems Inc.
Midlothian, Va.
www.technovation.org
Humidity/temperature meter
The HM70 handheld humidity and temperature meter is used for spot checking humidity measurements and supports field checking and calibration of the company's fixed humidity instruments. Depending on the choice of probe, the product measures relative humidity from 0 to 100 percent and temperature between -70 and +180 degrees Celsius.
Vaisala Inc.
Woburn, Mass.
www.vaisala.com
Fluid handling system
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The modular 150-pound system uses stainless steel for strength and a proprietary fluoropolymer coating is permanently bonded to the interior surfaces for corrosion resistance. It features Gore-Tex Teflon (PTFE) gaskets, reducers, tees, branches, elbows and custom manifolds. The coating will not blister, peel or flake.
Fab-Tech Inc.
Colchester, Vt.
www.fabtechinc.com
Particle counting system
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The LASAIR II-110 monitor uses a thermally-chilled, solid-state diode laser to count 0.1-micron particles and has a three-year laser warranty. The LASAIR II stores 3,000 samples for data collection and recipe features for cleanroom certification. The particle counter can be controlled from the desktop Web browser as it samples the cleanroom, then downloads the data into Excel or FacilityNet.
Particle Measuring Systems
Boulder, Colo.
www.pmeasuring.com
HEPA-filtered workstation
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The AireCell ISO Class 7 HEPA-filtered assembly work station designed for the medical device industry helps reduce the number of HEPA filters in the ceiling. Cost per worker is reduced because the unit is double-sided. Optional features include: unit-to-unit compressed air and electrical service, storage cabinet and task lighting.
Gerbig Engineering Company
New Brighton, Minn.
www.gerbig.com
Airborne particle counter
The Portable Airborne Particle Counter is used in the detection of particle contamination in controlled environments or anywhere particle contamination is a concern. Features include 0.3-micron particle sensitivity and one-cubic-foot-per-minute flow rate. Particles can be measured in three concentration modes, including particles/m3, particles/L and particles/ft3.
Biotest Diagnostics Corp.
Denville, N.J.
www.biotestusa.com
Partition walls
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The Padana Cleanroom melamine high-pressure laminate (HPL) partition walls can withstand impact, scratches and chemical cleansers for sanitation. Its design enables removal and reassembly of wall sections, if required. The company's windows and doors are designed to be co-planar with the walls.
PharmaSystems Inc.
Hawthorne, N.J.
Padana Cleanroom
Levata di Grontardo, Italy
www.padanacleanroom.it
Sterile alcohol wipers
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CiDehol ST Wipes are sterile wipers that are pre-saturated with 70 percent isopropyl alcohol for use in cleanrooms and sterile areas. Each pack is a re-sealable dispensing pouch containing 30 durable wipers. The pack is double-bagged and gamma-irradiated.
Decon Labs Inc.
Bryn Mawr, Pa.
www.deconlabs.com
Explosion-proof recovery unit
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The 55 EX with reverse pulse filter cleaning is designed for use with an explosion-proof regenerative blower or vacuum producer up to 600 cfm. The reverse pulse system is made of stainless steel and is equipped with an anti-static filter cartridge with a surface area of 120 ft2. A pneumatic reverse pulse system with adjustable timer regularly cleans the filter cartridge for filtration efficiency.
Tiger-Vac Inc.
Plattsburgh, N.Y.
www.tiger-vac.com
Lighting fixture
Designed for critical areas and/or inspection stations, the Enviroguard Taskliter II is constructed of an extruded high-impact acrylic tube with internal blondel flutes and a highly specular reflector for controlled light distribution. Its stainless-steel strap hanger mounting system allows 360-degree aiming. The fixture is complemented by non-rusting or corrosion-resistant internal components and stainless-steel external components, sealed with heavy silicone gaskets and gasketed washers that can withstand 1,200 psi hosedown at 3.8 gpm, according to company claims.
Guth Lighting
St. Louis, Mo.
www.guth.com
Fab construction wiper
Designed for ISO Class 6 cleanrooms, the TechniSat Construction Wipe eliminates the need to maintain squirt bottles of isopropyl alcohol/deionized water (IPA/DIW) mixtures and handle large volumes of flammable IPA on site. The 9¥9-inch wiper is pre-wetted with 0.2-micron-filtered, blended six percent semiconductor-grade IPA and 94 percent DIW. It is designed for use during fab construction phases 1 and 2.
ITW Texwipe
Upper Saddle River, N.J.
www.texwipe.com
Cleanroom garment
A flash spinning process creates a barrier in the recyclable Tyvek IsoClean to guard against dry particles, non-hazardous liquids and microorganisms. It is available in serged or bound seam with tunneled elastic options, bulk-packaged clean-processed, individually-packaged clean-processed or individually-packaged and sterilized.
DuPont Contamination Control
Wilmington, Del.
www.personalprotection.dupont.com
Handheld particle counter
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The Met One Model 227 Portable Airborne Particle Counter weighs two pounds, features a sensitivity of 0.3 micron or 0.5 micron, is fully self-contained and uses laser diode technology. It connects to a remote printer or computer, and can be part of a facility monitoring system.
Pacific Scientific Instruments
Grants Pass, Ore.
www.particle.com