CleanRooms articles from March 2009

CleanRooms archives from March 2009

Most dangerous contamination.(from the editor)(Editorial)
March 1, 2009... I notice that there are a lot of different job titles these days that in some way connote a connection to a field of scientific study. Today, people with all kinds of titles such as researcher, professor, analyst, technician, vice president,...

Salmonella goes nuts.(news)(Peanut Corporation of America under inspection)
March 1, 2009... One visit to Peanut Corp. of America's (PCA) facilities would have raised red flags for any food manufacturer who is even modestly aware of food safety. The Chicago Tribune cited former workers at the Blakely, GA peanut-processing plant who'd...

A green center debuts and everyone's invited.(news)
March 1, 2009... This isn't the best of times for chipmakers, and even the biggest names are feeling the effects. Intel (Santa Clara, CA) announced early this year a halt to production at five older factories, one of which was the company's last major...

bioMerieux introduces surveillance tool to fight HAIs.(PARTICLES)
March 1, 2009... bioMerieux, a developer of in vitro diagnostics, has entered into an exclusive referral agreement with ICNet Systems, Inc., an international provider of health-care associated infection (HAI) case management and surveillance software. ICNet is...

SEMI PV Group announces collaboration with Yole Developpement.(PARTICLES)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... SEMI PV Group has announced the addition of the Photovoltaic (PV) Equipment Data Collection Program to its market research portfolio for members. The program, a partnership between SEMI PV Group and Yole Developpement, will generate a quarterly...

Cancer center selects Simplifi 797 for safety in compounding.(PARTICLES)
March 1, 2009... Pharmacy OneSource, Inc., software as a service provider, announced today that Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Western Regional Medical Center has adopted Simplifi 797 to simplify meeting all of the requirements of USP Chapter for...

Improving productivity and lowering life-cycle costs.(SHOW GUIDE)(Calendar)
March 1, 2009... CleanRooms Europe--A focal point for the contamination control industry Now in its 23rd year of service, the CleanRooms family of international publications and trade shows remains at the forefront in connecting user industries to the...

AFPRO Filters.(exhibitor showcase)
March 1, 2009... Alkmaar, The Netherlands Web: www.afprofilters.com Location: G01 AFPRO Filters manufactures all kinds of filters such as HEPA filters, prefilters, and fine filters according to the latest regulations such as EN779:2002, EN1822,...

Air Filters F s.r.o.(exhibitor showcase)
March 1, 2009... Steti, Czech Republic Location: F33 Air Filters F s.r.o. produces a range of air filters for ventilation and air conditioning systems, clearing air of gaseous and molecular impurities, in administrative, industry, and household...

Asiatic Fiber corp.(exhibitor showcase)
March 1, 2009... Taipei, Taiwan Web: www.asiatic.com.tw Location: F43 Since 1972, Asiatic Fiber has been a professional manufacturer in Taiwan, supplying textiles, accessories, wipers, gloves, shoes, and other products for cleanroom, ESD, and...

Axima Deutschland GmbH.(exhibitor showcase)
March 1, 2009... Stuttgart, Germany Web: www.axima.de Location: B18 Axima is a partner for planning, engineering, and installing cleanrooms including walls, ceiling, air showers, and monitoring systems. The company also supplies an entire range of...

Berendsen Cleanroom Services.(exhibitor showcase)(Company overview)
March 1, 2009... Hagen, Germany Web: www.berendsencleanroom.de Location: G28 Berendsen is a leading textile service company in northern Europe with more than 7,000 employees at 71 service centers in nine countries. The service centers manage...

CAS Clean-Air-Service AG.(exhibitor showcase)
March 1, 2009... Wattwil, Switzerland Web: www.cas.ch Location: F12 CAS will exhibit the CLiMET CI-1053 at CleanRooms Europe. The airborne particle counter offers 100 LPM sampling, completing a full cubic meter sample in 10 minutes, which is...

CAT Clean Air Technology GmbH.(exhibitor showcase)
March 1, 2009... Stuttgart, Germany Web: www.catgmbh.de Location: F30 Established in 1995 and based in Stuttgart, one of Germany's largest high-tech centers, CAT is at the forefront of contamination control regarding clean manufacturing processes...

ELPRO Messtechnik GmbH.(exhibitor showcase)
March 1, 2009... Schorndorf, Germany Web: www.elpro.com Location: G08 ELPRO's modular system offers a solution for monitoring all relevant cleanroom parameters and is an alternative to complicated and inflexible cleanroom monitoring solutions. All...

Filt Air Ltd.(exhibitor showcase)
March 1, 2009... Zikhron Yaaqov, Israel Web: www.filt-air.com Location: H15 FILT AIR Ltd. specializes in the design and production of high-quality air filters. Its range of products includes prefilters and HEPA, ULPA, and AMC filters. The FILT AIR...

Friedrich Sailer GmbH.(exhibitor showcase)
March 1, 2009... Neu-Ulm, Germany Web: www.friedrich-sailer.de Location: D28 Friedrich Sailer GmbH specializes in cleanroom furnishings and custom equipment made from stainless steel designed to meet the highest standards. The range of products...

G.S. Stolpen GmbH & Co. KG.(exhibitor showcase)
March 1, 2009... Stolpen, Germany Web: www.gsstolpen.de Location: G12 G.S. Stolpen is a system provider of stainless-steel solutions for laboratory care systems and medical engineering in clinics and cleanrooms. The company can attain the highest...

Kek GmbH.(exhibitor showcase)
March 1, 2009... Lau[??]nitz, Germany Web: www.kek-dresden.com Location: F21 KEK GmbH offers HIGHEND.TEC stainless-steel furniture and equipment. Hardly any other field or process requires the purposeful use of stainless steel more than laboratory,...

LAMSYSTEMS CC.(exhibitor showcase)
March 1, 2009... Miass, Chelyabinsk, Russia Web: www.lamsystems.ru Location: F33 LAMSYSTEMS CC is the largest manufacturer in Russia of specialized high-tech equipment and associated products used for creating a dust-free, abacterial air...

MayAir Technology (Nanjing) Co., Ltd.(exhibitor showcase)
March 1, 2009... Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China Web: www.mayair.com.cn Location: B17 MayAir is an air filtration products and cleanroom equipment manufacturer in Asia, with more than 20 years of experience in providing total...

Nerling Systemraume GmbH.(exhibitor showcase)
March 1, 2009... Renningen, Germany Web: www.nerling.de Location: D10 Nerling Systemraeume, based in Renningen, near Stuttgart, is a supplier of sophisticated modular rooms. Founded in 1970, the company grew to a dynamic team of 45 employees for...

Neuberger Gebaudeautomation GmbH & Co. KG.(exhibitor showcase)
March 1, 2009... Rothenburg, Germany Web: www.neuberger.net Location: D18 Neuberger is a partner in monitoring and qualifying clean processing and manufacturing environments, supporting the customer in all stages of the qualification process in...

Nitritex Limited.(exhibitor showcase)
March 1, 2009... Newmarket, UK Web: www.nitritex.com Location: B05 Nitritex is a global manufacturer and supplier of quality consumable products used in the life science, microelectronics, and healthcare industries. Its comprehensive BioClean...

Pfennig Reinigungstechnik GmbH.(exhibitor showcase)
March 1, 2009... Durach, Germany Web: www.pps-pfennig.de Location: F37 Pfennig Reinigungstechnik GmbH has been developing, producing, and distributing cleaning equipment for professional users for 35 years. The company specializes in customized...

Rotronic Messgerate GmbH.(exhibitor showcase)
March 1, 2009... Ettlingen, Germany Web: www.rotronic-humidity.com Location: F02 The Rotronic product line includes humidity/temperature transmitters for HVAC, manufacturing, and process control applications, handheld instruments, FDA CFR 21 Part...

Schilling Engineering GmbH.(exhibitor showcase)
March 1, 2009... Wutoschingen, Germany Web: www.schillingengineering.de Location: E28 SCHILLING ENGINEERING has more than 20 years of experience in cleanroom technology. It develops turnkey system solutions from planning to qualification. In...

Siemens Schweiz AG.(exhibitor showcase)
March 1, 2009... Building Technologies Division Zug, Switzerland Web: www.siemens.com/buildingtechnologies Location: C30 Siemens offers a broad range of unique solutions and technologies covering all aspects of a building's technical...

Vaisala GmbH.(exhibitor showcase)
March 1, 2009... Bonn, Germany Web: www.vaisala.de Location: F11 Many drug manufacturing and microelectronic production processes are carried out in cleanrooms. Particles are filtered from the air and environmental conditions are maintained at a...

Throwing it all away: pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturers are embracing disposable one-use systems for aseptic filling and capping to cut costs and improve efficiencies, all while meeting strict FDA requirements.(special report)
March 1, 2009... Experts in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries are the first to admit that they are not trendsetters when it comes to implementing new technologies. While electronics and semiconductor manufacturers are constantly shrinking...

Testing from drug substance to final product: from purified bulk drug substance to sterile finished product, routine sampling and testing throughout the process ensures a quality end result.(product and process testing)
March 1, 2009... Biopharmaceutical manufacturing is the manufacture of protein-based therapies, which include recombinant proteins, monoclonal antibodies, and vaccines, to name a few. With such an extensive repertoire of products, there are many aspects of...

Automated image analysis quantifies particulate contamination: image analysis methods are compared for detecting particulates.(particulate analysis)
March 1, 2009... The quantitative determination of particulate contamination is of prime importance for assessment of cleanliness in various environments from air in cleanrooms to hydraulic fluids in mechanical components. Manufacturers and quality control...

Compliance begins with outlining laboratory controls: a quality-systems-based approach to drug manufacturing ensures compliance with cGMPs.(cGMPs & regulations)
March 1, 2009... In January 2001, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the Compliance Program Guidance Manual (CPGM) 7356.002 titled "Drug Manufacturing Inspections (Pilot Program)." This manual provided guidance to FDA personnel for conducting...

Letter to the editor.
March 1, 2009... Dear John: First let me thank you for the opportunity to comment on your editorial, but let me also emphasize that this response is from me as an individual and not as the chair of the various nanotech standards committees that I have the...

Flooring and mats.(product spotlight)
March 1, 2009... Maintaining clean critical environments starts from the ground up with these flooring and work-area mat products. Mats custom manufactured to order Connecticut Clean Room Corp. (CCRC) provides cleanroom PolyTack entrance and message...

HCl gas purifiers.(new products)
March 1, 2009... Pall has recently added new HCl gas purifier assemblies to its line of purification products. These purifiers, which incorporate the company's new HCLP purification medium, have been successfully installed in a variety of applications including...

Floor drain sanitizer.(new products)
March 1, 2009... Foam San from Chemstar is designed to safely and efficiently control Listeria, Salmonella, E. coli, and insects in floor drains. Unlike other drain sanitizers and cleaners, Foam San is a simple, one-step process that does not require rinsing or...

Moisture/solids analyzer.(new products)
March 1, 2009... The Computrac[R] MAX[R] 4000 moisture and solids analyzer features a full color screen that displays separate graphs for rate of moisture evolution and total moisture evolution. It also features a full ten-digit alphanumeric keypad for entering...

Post-CMP cleaning solution.(new products)
March 1, 2009... PlanarClean[TM], a new generation of post-chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) cleaning solutions, is specifically designed for advanced technology nodes, including 22-nm, and integrating copper with low-k dielectric. In qualification tests...

Handheld UV stain detector.(new products)
March 1, 2009... The EA-160 ultraviolet (UV) inspection lamp is a lightweight, portable unit suitable for detecting stains, spills, germs, and other contaminants on surfaces including countertops, exam tables, and food preparation areas. It uses a 6-W,...

Static-control seating.(new products)
March 1, 2009... The ArmorSeat[TM] line of chairs incorporates conductive static control options. ArmorSeat chairs combine BioFit's ergonomic support with functional design elements for comfort, mobility, and performance. Backed by a 13-year warranty, the...

Medical-grade band sealer.(new products)
March 1, 2009... The CBS DM-medical grade continuous band sealer provides heat sealing for sterile packages in cleanrooms. The sealer regulates and displays temperature, pressure, and speed and provides a secure seal for medical pouches and other sterile...

Hybrid pipette.(new products)
March 1, 2009... The E-Man Hybrid pipette incorporates the operational simplicity of a manual pipette with real-time sensing technology. It allows for real-time monitoring of the position of the piston and the amount of liquid dispensed. With continuous volume...

Cleanroom lift.(new products)
March 1, 2009... The A65CR cleanroom lift was designed for environments that require minimal particulate emissions such as the aerospace, computer, and film-processing industries. Cleanroom ratings are based on concentration limits (particles per cubic meter)....

Composite filtration media.(new products)
March 1, 2009... Arioso[TM] is a new line of high-performance air filtration composite media based on Solupor[R] microporous membranes, which are composed of ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene and manufactured by a patented process. Possessing a structure...

Modulated-pulse ionizing bar.(new products)
March 1, 2009... The Ion Systems AeroBar[R] MP Model 5625 effectively eliminates static charge in advanced flat-panel display (FPD) manufacturing processes and related applications. The Modulated Pulse (MP) technology lowers swing voltage, reduces discharge...

PVDF vent filter.(new products)
March 1, 2009... The Steridyne[R] 50 filter is a 50-mm, 0.2-[micro]m-rated PVDF vent filter with stepped hose barb inlet/outlet appropriate for low-volume venting, gas, and solvent filtration. It was designed to be used as a vent filter but can also be used to...

Nanofiber technology for filtration and fabrics.(new products)
March 1, 2009... Developed with H&V's HVision[TM] technology, NANOWEB[R] advanced nanofiber material is available for air filtration media, liquid filtration media, and performance barrier nonwoven applications. The material features a durable microporous...

Handheld particulate monitor.(new products)
March 1, 2009... The Microdust[TM] Pro airborne particulate monitor is a portable, handheld instrument that assesses concentrations of suspended matter in a sensitivity range of 1 [micro]gm-3 to 2,500 [micro]gm-3. It is capable of graphically presenting...

Calendar.(Conference news)(Brief article)(Calendar)
March 1, 2009... To announce your organization's upcoming conferences and meetings (date, location, and information), e-mail: carriem@pennwell.com. APRIL 17-21 Controlled Environment Testing Association (CETA) 17th Annual Meeting. Marriott Resort at...