CleanRooms articles from August 2006

CleanRooms archives from August 2006

Practicing what I preach.(from the editor)
August 1, 2006... Last month in this editorial, I addressed the semiconductor industry segment of our readership about the importance of embracing aggressive "value-selling" principles in their marketing and sales strategies if they are to maintain their pace of...

Comment on May article.(Letters to the Editor)(Letter to the editor)
August 1, 2006... Just a quick comment on Karen von Holtz's article "Preparing for cleanroom certification and validation" (CleanRooms, May 2006, p. 34) wherein she defines the Installation Qualification as "testing that proves the environment was correctly...

FTC clears Linde's proposed acquisition of BOC.(news)
August 1, 2006... The proposed acquisition by Linde AG (Wiesbaden, Germany) of The BOC Group plc (Windlesham, U.K.) has been cleared by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The clearance is subject to certain divestitures to address FTC concerns relating to...

Baxter Healthcare Corp. agrees to correct deficiencies.(news)
August 1, 2006... The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that Baxter Healthcare Corp. and two of its top corporate executives have signed a consent decree of condemnation and permanent injunction for certain infusion pumps made by the...

Trade-in program for the MFC & MFT HART communicators.(Meriam Process Technologies)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Meriam Process Technologies has announced a new trade-in program available on its MFC and MFT HART communication products. The competitive but obsolete Rosemont 275 is no longer available on the market but customers wanting to trade in this old...

White paper outlines significance of training control in ISO and FDA environments.(United States. Food and Drug Administration)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Training control is historically one of the top 10 problem areas that cause Form FDA-483 citations. Life sciences personnel are required to undergo continuous training in GxP regulations, and FDA investigators typically review employee...

Acquisitions enhance 3M's flexible packaging solutions.(news)
August 1, 2006... 3M recently announced that it has acquired SCC Products Inc. and JJ Converting LLC. SCC Products, a sister company of Static Control Components Inc., provides engineering, manufacturing and sales of flexible static-control packaging and...

Online shop provided by semiconductor process equipment manufacturer.(news)
August 1, 2006... EV Group recently announced availability of its new online shopping platform. According to the company, it's the first time a MEMS and semiconductor process equipment manufacturer has offered an e-commerce sales platform to the...

Three new tests for speciation of TOC in ultrapure water.(Balazs Analytical Laboratory)(total oxidizable carbon )(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Balazs Analytical Services, a division of Air Liquide Electronics U.S. LP, has announced three new tests for total oxidizable carbon (TOC) speciation in ultrapure water (UPW). The tests--for urea, resin amines (trimethylamine and...

Health Canada approves technology from pall.(Pall Corp.)
August 1, 2006... Pall Corporation recently announced that Health Canada granted it clearance to market the Acrodose[TM] PL System. The new system gives blood centers the ability to pool and store whole blood-derived platelets and conduct a single bacterial...

Produce Safety & Security International (PDSC) responds to industry's concern.(news)
August 1, 2006... The fresh produce industry's concern over recent outbreaks of E. coli H157 virus have prompted Produce Safety and Security International, Inc. (PDSC), an ozone and chemical sanitation disinfectant process supplier to the food and medical...

Cardinal Health acquires medical analytics firm.(news)
August 1, 2006... Cardinal Health (Dublin, Ohio; www.cardlnalhealth.com), a leading provider of products and services supporting the healthcare industry, has announced the acquisition of privately held MedMined, Inc. (Birmingham, Ala.; www.medmined.com), a...

Semi R & D spending exceeds $30 billion per year.(news)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Information derived using company profile information found in IC Insights' newly revised Strategic Reviews Online database showed that total R & D spending by semiconductor companies exceeded $30 billion in 2005, an increase of nearly 10...

Building a cleanroom--start with ISO 14644-4.(setting the standard)
August 1, 2006... If you spend a significant portion of your career in cleanroom technology, you will have the opportunity to design, build or renovate a cleanroom. Before beginning any design or project, a key concern of any user is the general use of the...

Surface particle detector.(inventor's corner)
August 1, 2006... Contamination detection and quantification requirements have become increasingly important, particularly with the rapid evolution of high-tech industries. In an effort to control and minimize contamination in crucial stages of a production...

Cleanroom air filter market.(your market analysis)
August 1, 2006... Over the years, focus in the air filtration industry has shifted from just particulate capture to also include adsorption of gaseous contaminants. In fact, the label "molecular contamination" was created to identify this additional danger to...

Manufacturers balance cost, comfort and quality to meet changing glove market: with latex prices soaring, many glove manufacturers are converting or expanding operations to accommodate growing demand for nitrile, a better performing but traditionally higher-priced material that is finding new application in the competitive world of cleanroom gloving.(special report)
August 1, 2006... If you work in a critical manufacturing environment and use or specify the use of latex gloves, there's a good probability that your company is being asked to bear some rather stiff increases in the cost of these most critical pieces of...

Developing compliant and effective cleaning and disinfection methodologies in GMP controlled environments.(cleaning methodologies)
August 1, 2006... Developing a compliant and effective cleaning and disinfection system for controlled environments in pharmaceutical and biotechnology operations requires firms to consider the most important element of what is to be accomplished: the...

Nano is big at Purdue.(nanotechnology, Purdue University )
August 1, 2006... The Birck Nanotechnology Center (BNC) building at Purdue University was dedicated on October 8, 2005. More than half the equipment has been installed, and research is now being performed in the facility. Researchers are working on projects to...

Furniture: comfort is important to contamination-control professionals confined to the cleanroom or lab for extended periods of time. Equally important, however, is ensuring that cleanroom furniture conform to cleanliness requirements, so as not to jeopardize the integrity of the critical environment. This month's spotlight features a selection of cleanroom furniture that does just that.(product spotlight)
August 1, 2006... Laminar-flow clean bench Clean Air Products recently introduced the Series 305 Horizontal Laminar Flow Clean Bench. The bench features a stainless-steel tabletop with a white painted-steel shell, front access and interior lighting. Models...

Airborne-particle monitoring.(new products)
August 1, 2006... Technology Care LLC has developed a new cost-effective method for monitoring airborne particles in indoor environments. The DustCheck system employs a passive sampler to collect airborne particulate using electrostatic attraction. After the...

Airless cleaning technology.(new products)
August 1, 2006... Airless[TM] Cleaners from Tiyoda Serec Corporation provide high-precision cleaning deep within part surfaces. Because air is a barrier to a solvent contacting part surfaces, preventing total surface cleaning, the company's patented process uses...

Single-gas monitor with HCN sensor option.(new products)
August 1, 2006... Industrial Scientific Corporation has enhanced its full-featured, "dockable" GasBadge[R] Pro single-gas monitor with a hydrogen cyanide (HCN) sensor option, making the monitor ideal for use by safety professionals, plant managers and first...

Disposable TFF assemblies.(new products)
August 1, 2006... New Mobius[TM] disposable TFF assemblies, offering flexible, self-contained solutions that reduce validation efforts, increase process speed and mitigate risks are now available from Millipore Corp. The company's Pellicon[R] cassettes are used...

Medical blister and device cleaning station.(new products)
August 1, 2006... The new Medical Blister & Device Cleaning Station (MB & DCS) from Static Clean International is now available for the medical device and manufacturing industry. MB & DCS eliminates contamination by neutralizing charged materials traveling...

Configurable production system.(new products)
August 1, 2006... Bosch Rexroth has introduced its new Manual Production Systems (MPS) product offering, which delivers an array of configurable products to create production systems anywhere in the value chain. MPS is based on the company's extensive line of...

Edge inspection system.(new products)
August 1, 2006... Rudolph Technologies, Inc. has introduced the E25[TM] Wafer Edge Inspection System, the latest addition to its suite of "all-surface" inspection tools. The detection and control of edge defects is critical to improving and maintaining process...

Data validation and reporting.(new products)
August 1, 2006... DeltaTRAK, Inc. has announced the availability of IQ/OQ (Installation Qualification/Operational Qualification) Protocol for its In-Transit FlashLink Data Manager Software, a tool for In-transit environmental data validation and reporting. The...

Portable air purifier.(new products)
August 1, 2006... Zentox now offers the Photox 100, a portable air purifier for control of point-source odors and removal of volatile organic compound (VOC) contaminants. The Photox 100 is a smaller, portable version of the company's Photox 500 advanced air...

Insect-repellant coating.(new products)
August 1, 2006... Michelman has announced the availability of BugBan[TM] 9000, a cost-effective water-based repulpable coating for paper and paperboard substrates that reduces the liability associated with insects found in packaging. The coating is specifically...

Ductless fume hood.(new products)
August 1, 2006... Air Science USA, Inc. offers the new Purair 10 Ductless Fume Hood, which features high operator protection against fume and particle hazards, easy-to-change filters, and low airflow alarm. Other highlights include improved clamping, which...

Third-party-validated equipment ID system.(new products)
August 1, 2006... The AdvantaPure division of NewAge Industries, Inc., is pleased to announce that its Hose Track[TM] Process Equipment Identification and Lifecycle Analysis System has been validated for 21CFR Part 11 compliance, which relates to electronic...

Defect classification system.(new products)
August 1, 2006... Rudolph Technologies, Inc. announced the availability of its new TrueADC[TM] Automatic Defect Classification (ADC) system. The system offers a unique Dynamic Defect Library function that facilitates expansion of the library to easily adjust for...

ESD-rated footwear.(new products)
August 1, 2006... To help deal with electrical overstress (EOS) and electrostatic discharge (ESD), Kodiak-Terra USA, Inc. has designed a line of footwear that fully complies with ASTM criteria for ESD-rated shoes. Static shock can prove disastrous in cleanrooms,...

Ultrapure steam generator.(new products)
August 1, 2006... RASIRC[TM] has introduced its first product, the Intaeger[R] UHP (Ultra High Purity) fully automated steam generator. The Intaeger UHP provides ultrahigh-purity steam and process control, yet is a safe, non-combustible system because it does...

Vibration isolation systems catalog.(New Literature)
August 1, 2006... Technical Manufacturing Corporation (TMC) has published the 2006 edition of its comprehensive general catalog featuring its versatile line of precision vibration isolation systems. The catalog is devoted to TMC's many standard products and...

Proposed changes to USP 797: where is the good science?(unfiltered)
August 1, 2006... In early May 2006, USP published the proposed changes to General Chapter : Pharmaceutical Compounding-Sterile Preparation. Because the original chapter contained a number of errors and points needing clarification, the proposed changes have...

Calendar.(Calendar)
August 1, 2006... AUGUST 22-25 2nd Annual FDA Regulatory and Compliance Symposium: Managing risks--from pipeline to patient. Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. For more information: www.fdasymposium.com AUGUST 29 ESDiscovery 2006. Advanced Micro...