CleanRooms articles from February 2006

CleanRooms archives from February 2006

It's your event! It's free!! Take advantage of it!!!(from the editor)
February 1, 2006... With the CleanRooms Contamination Control Technology (CCT) Conference and Exhibition coming to Boston on March 15 and 16, it should be a busy and exciting month for all of us at CleanRooms and, hopefully, for many others in the...

Funding future semiconductor contamination control.(news)
February 1, 2006... Along with the usual New Year's resolutions, the semiconductor industry has one that impacts contamination control and cleanrooms. The industry needs additional money, to the tune of almost $10 billion, for research and development over the...

Collaboration to manufacture high-sensitivity biosensors for food and clinical samples.(news)
February 1, 2006... A new mass-detection system utilizing microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and a unique resonating sensor is being developed by a collaboration of academic, industrial and government groups, and initially promises several performance...

University of Cincinnati's BSL3 lab enters second year.(news)
February 1, 2006... In February 2005, the University of Cincinnati opened a microbiological research laboratory to train researchers in the study of infectious agents and examine pathogens falling within the Bio Safety Level 3 (BSL3) category. BSL3 pathogens...

FDA offers guidance for efficient early-stage drug development.(Food and Drug Administration)(Brief article)
February 1, 2006... As part of a major new initiative to modernize current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) regulations and simplify clinical development, the FDA (www.fda.gov) has released two documents offering guidance for advancing the earliest phases of...

CC experts share real-world experiences.(news)(Brief article)
February 1, 2006... Procedures and protocol are important and necessary, but gathering information and advice from experienced peers is priceless. That's exactly the thinking behind the new Practical Solutions to Cleanroom Problems conference sessions in this...

M+W Zander lands major contract.(Brief article)
February 1, 2006... Engineering, construc-tion and management firm M+W Zander (Stuttgart, Germany; www.mw-zander.com) has received a major contract--valued at about 700 million euros--to engineer and construct a new semiconductor facility in the Middle East. In...

New strategy expected to improve efficiency.(merging of laboratories)(Brief article)
February 1, 2006... Sartorius (www.sartorius.com), an international laboratory and process technology provider, has recently merged each of its Sartorius Biotechnology business areas into one group. The transformation is expected to allow the company to utilize...

FDA warns manufacturers of fraudulent flu products.(Food and Drug Administration)(Brief article)
February 1, 2006... Last month, the FDA warned nine companies to stop marketing their flu products, which claim to be effective for preventing avian flu or other flu strains. These claims, the FDA says, are unproven and deceptive, with no supporting scientific...

FFU performance testing.(fan-filter units)(Brief article)
February 1, 2006... With support from the California Energy Commission's Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) is performing standardized testing of the energy performance of fan-filter units (FFUs) at no cost...

Reprocessed devices spark debate.(reliability on medical devices)(Brief article)
February 1, 2006... A Washington Post (www.washingtonpost.com) article questioning the safety and reliability of reprocessed medical devices has generated a flurry of discussion. The December 11 article cited several examples where, it alleges, reprocessed medical...

IEST-RP-CC001.4: HEPA and ULPA filters.(clean rooms filters)
February 1, 2006... In most cleanrooms, the final step in removing airborne particles occurs in the HEPA or ULPA filter that's delivering air into a controlled space. Whether the cleanroom attains and maintains its designed cleanliness class depends largely on the...

Reusable cleanroom garments, part 1.(waste rooms)(Column)
February 1, 2006... In the December issue of CleanRooms, this column focused on the use of disposable garments. This month, the alternative--garments that are periodically laundered and reused--is explored. Reusable cleanroom garments have the potential for...

Rising energy costs dictate cleanroom design: cleanroom owners industrywide look to shrink expenses while battling high utility bills and the lure of cheap foreign labor.(energy management)
February 1, 2006... With energy costs nearly double what they were a few years ago, along with a steady stream of cleanroom production business--particularly in the microelectronics industry--being shipped over seas, the trends in cleanroom design for 2006 are far...

CleanRooms[R] Contamination Control Technology (CCT) Conference and Exhibition 2006.(Calendar)
February 1, 2006... March 15-16, 2006 * Hynes Convention Center--Hall A * Boston, MA Registration Hours Wednesday, March 15 8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 16 7:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Exhibition Hours Wednesday, March 15 10:00...

Matching sealing materials to CIP and SIP processes.(Clean-In-Place)(sterilization in place)
February 1, 2006... Specifying the right seal material when CIP and SIP are used is not a simple matter. CIP--cleaning in place--uses chemicals lethal to the majority of elastomer seals, while SIP--sterilization in place--employs superheated steam (up to...

Aerosol cleaners.(Novec[TM] Aerosol Cleaners from 3M)(Brief article)
February 1, 2006... 3M[TM] recently introduced Novec[TM] Aerosol Cleaners, a new line of nonflammable aerosols that are a viable alternative to HCFC-141b-based cleaners for the removal of dust, grease, oil and other maintenance of sensitive electronics in the...

Inspection system.(MedaScope[TM] real-time X-ray inspection system from Glenbrook Technologies )(Brief article)
February 1, 2006... Glenbrook Technologies has announced the availability of its MedaScope[TM] real-time X-ray inspection system, which is able to identify flaws in products made of soft materials--such as molded plastics, rubber and silicone--as well as in...

Custom carts.(Troemner Inc new custom carts )(Brief article)
February 1, 2006... Troemner is now available to manufacture custom carts to meet customer needs. This new cart, for example, was recently designed for a customer that needed a cart to transport and protect its weights in a harsh environment. The stainless-steel...

Hygienic seals.(Busak and Shamban Inc product development )(Brief article)
February 1, 2006... Busak+Shamban have developed Turcon[R]MF materials, specially developed for use in static, dynamic and semidynamic hygienic processing applications where CIP and SIP cleaning regimes can lead to the degreasing and degradation of seals, which...

Nitrile gloves.(Qosina Corp new protective gloves)(Brief article)
February 1, 2006... Qosina has added several new disposable, nitrile gloves to its inventory of procedure tray components. The gloves are available in several sizes (medium, large and extra large) in light blue, green or black. These accelerator-free, latex-free...

Nanofiltration elements.(New Products)
February 1, 2006... Koch Membrane Systems, Inc. will showcase its SeIRO[R] nanofiltration elements at INFORMEX[R] 2006 in February. These membrane products are ideally suited for the pharmaceutical laboratory and for production processes. SeIRO acid/base-stable...

Wafer analyzer system.(PANalytical new analytical instrument)(Brief article)
February 1, 2006... PANalytical has launched Semyos, its new EDXRF microspot wafer analyzer system. It has been designed for on-product thin-film metrology within in-line process-control applications for both the semiconductor and data storage industries. With its...

PES membrane filter.(polyethersulfone)(Brief article)
February 1, 2006... Meissner Filtration Products, Inc. introduces its new EverLUX[TM] polyethersulfone (PES) membrane filter. The filter is designed for very high contaminant capacity, extended service life, and high flow rates when filtering a wide range of...

Garment racks.(Eagle MHC new launch)(Brief article)
February 1, 2006... Garment racks from Eagle MHC offer convenient storage of lab coats, uniforms and other cleanroom garments. These racks, which include both stationary and mobile models, are designed for efficiency, durability and long life. Their "clean"...

Condensation particle counters.(condensation particle counters from TSI Inc)(Brief article)
February 1, 2006... TSI, Inc. has introduced two condensation particle counters (CPCs) to its new 3770 series. First, the Model 3775 CPC is a general-purpose counter that detects airborne particles down to 4 nm. It provides highly accurate measurements over a wide...

Filling assemblies.(Disposable Sterile Batch Filling Assemblies)(Brief article)
February 1, 2006... AdvantaPure has announced the availability of its Disposable Sterile Batch Filling Assemblies. Designed for processing applications in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, the assemblies are custom made to meet individual requirements and...

Terminally sterilized media.(PML Microbiologicals Inc new sterilized bottles)(Brief article)
February 1, 2006... PML Microbiologicals has introduced WrapSure[TM], a new product line that offers terminally sterilized bottles inside two layers of protective, sealed sleeves, eliminating the need for messy wipe-downs and spraying. They are available in the...

Cleanroom paper.(recyclable, dust-free clean paper for cleanroom )(Brief article)
February 1, 2006... RC PAPICLEAN is 100 percent recyclable, dust-free, clean paper for cleanroom environments. This product is available in a number of basic weights, such as standard 72 g/[m.sup.2], and also 54 and 100 g/[m.sup.2]. It is available a variety of...

Cleanroom oven.(New Products)
February 1, 2006... The No. 949 from Grieve is an electrically-heated, 500[degrees]F (260[degrees]C), Class 100 [ISO Class 5] cleanroom cabinet oven, currently used for heating glass vials at the customer's facility. Workspace dimensions of this unit measure 36" W...

Protective gloves.(New Products)
February 1, 2006... New ChemTek[R] gloves from Ansell Healthcare provide protection for handling hazardous chemicals in manufacturing and chemical processing environments. Two different glove styles are offered in the new line: ChemTek butyl, which delivers the...

Ionizing blower.(New Products)
February 1, 2006... The 220ss Cleanroom Ionizing Blower from Meech International has been developed specifically to meet the stringent environmental criteria of high-specification cleanrooms. It's manufactured from 316 stainless steel, with a unique tear-drop...

Nanofiltration elements.(Brief article)
February 1, 2006... SPIRAPRO[TM] pharmaceutical spiral nanofiltration elements from Koch Membrane Systems, Inc. significantly lower operating costs for a wide variety of pharmaceutical selective-rejection applications, including desalting and organics...

Contamination assessment kit.(biotechnological kits)(Brief article)
February 1, 2006... HardyVal[TM] Kits from Hardy Diagnostics include all the necessary products to easily assess the risk of microbial contamination of CSPs (compounded sterile preparations) according to USP Chapter 797 requirements for media-fill challenge...

Air filtration catalog.(Brief article)
February 1, 2006... Camfil Farr has published an expanded general-products catalog that provides an overview of the company's air filter systems, equipment and capabilities. The 32-page, full-color catalog covers three primary application areas: comfort air (HVAC)...

Calendar.(Calendar)
February 1, 2006... FEBRUARY 8-10 SEMICON Korea 2006. Convention and Exhibition Center (COEX), Seoul, Korea. For more information: www.semi.org FEBRUARY 9-11 BioAsia 2006. Hyderabad, India. For more information: www.bioasia2006.org FEBRUARY...