CleanRooms articles from October 2002

CleanRooms archives from October 2002

Cryolife in business despite recall.(of potentially tainted tissue)
October 1, 2002... ROCKVILLE, MD--IT'S BUSINESS AS usual for the nation's largest supplier of living human tissue for implantation now that it can continue supplying specimens in emergencies amid a recall of potentially tainted tissue. The U.S. Food and Drug...

FDA cGMP initiative: a streamlining step in the right direction; the life sciences industry begins to respond to the first cGMP revamp in 25 years and offers expertise.(current good manufacturing practices protocol should be updated, says poll)
October 1, 2002... WASHINGTON, DC--IT WAS ONLY IN the last 25 years that two college dropouts founded Apple Computer in a garage, while Wang was building word processors linked to central computers for office use. At the same time, lung cancer had risen to...

Balazs Air Liquide enters real-time monitoring industry: internet portal to provide real-time analytical results online.
October 1, 2002... HOUSTON--BALAZS ANALYLITical Services, a division of Air Liquide America Corp., threw its hat into the real-time monitoring ring recently with the debut of FabNet service, an Internet portal that allows clients access to current and archived...

Fry steps down as PDA president, Maitra named European director.
October 1, 2002... BETHESDA, MD--PDA ANNOUNCED that after 11 years, Edmund M. Fry, president of the international association for pharmaceutical science and technology, has stepped down to embark upon a new career. Chairman Floyd Benjamin says Fry joined the...

Cleanpak gives Servicor new life. (Acquisitions).(Cleanpak International purchases Servicor Inc.)
October 1, 2002... CLACKAMAS, OR--CLEANPAK INTERnational Inc. (CPI) has acquired the assets of Servicor Inc., a maker of modular cleanrooms and portable isolation equipment, pumping new life into the veins of an industry mainstay. "We think Servicor is a...

CleanRooms China a big success.(trade show )
October 1, 2002... SHANGHAI--EXPLODING CHIP AND MICROELECTRONIC markets have seemingly fueled the success of the first CleanRooms China conference and exhibition, which wrapped up the summer show season for The CleanRooms Group. "It was a big success," says...

Intel to open service center in Malaysia. (Particles).(Intel Corp.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA--Intel Corp. announced plans to open an operations service center in Malaysia, one of the first outside the United States for the world's leading maker of computer chips. Malaysia's northern island of Penang was...

IEST standard shows difference between minienvironments, isolators.
October 1, 2002... ROLLING MEADOWS, IL--Right around the time the now retired Federal Standard 209 debuted, gloveboxes were being used by the pharmaceutical and microelectronics industries in similar fashions. The glovebox is indeed a steadfast genesis, but...

Incam Solutions expands global infrastructure. (Particles).(with new Incam America)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... GRENOBLE, FRANCE--Incam Solutions announced the opening of Incam America to provide direct service and support for the company's growing installed base in North America. Claude Doche, chairman and CEO of Incam Solutions, says "The expansion...

Asyst lands multimillion-dollar order from Grace. (Particles).(Asyst Technologies Inc.)(Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... FREMONT, CA--Asyst Technologies Inc., a provider of integrated automation solutions that aim to maximize the productivity of semiconductor manufacturing, has received a multimillion-dollar order from Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp....

Praxair building in Taiwan, forming chip division. (Particles).(Praxair Chemax Semiconductor Materials Company Ltd. joint venture)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... DANBURY, CT--Praxair Chemax Semiconductor Materials Co., Ltd., Praxair's joint venture with China Petrochemical Development Co. (Taiwan), has commissioned the first silane (Si[H.sub.4]) transfill facility in Taiwan. The facility began...

TSMC Fab 12 gets risk management and ISO certifications. (Particles).(Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... HSIN-CHU, TAIWAN--Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s (TSMC) 300 mm Fab 12 has been certified in risk, environmental and safety management by completing the AAA Damage Prevention and Fire Safety, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certification...

More steps toward enlightened industry: you can argue that "change" and "progress" are inexorably linked -- change for the better yields progress. (Viewpoint).(FDA plans to revamp good manufacturing practices program and other industry news)(Editorial)
October 1, 2002... On this month's cover, Associate Editor Mark DeSorbo continues to track the progress the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is making following news that it plans to revamp a manufacturing practices program that it last enhanced 25 years...

A giant leap for life sciences; it came as a surprise, but the news wasn't shocking when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its initiative, pharmaceutical cGMPs for the 21st century: a risk-based approach. (Viewpoint).(current good manufacturing practices)(Column)
October 1, 2002... Consider the climate of compliance in the wake of the largest fines imposed on the pharmaceutical industry in history, not to mention a complete disregard for contamination control by the nation's largest tissue bank. The FDA has indeed...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2002... Messy airflow design chart This letter is to comment on the July 2002 "Unfiltered" column "Cleanroom airflows Part II. The messy details" by Mike Fitzpatrick and Ken Goldstein. I feel I must comment on the real "mess" concerning the...

When a battery is not actually a battery. (Electronics).
October 1, 2002... Past columns referred to the use of "diffusion batteries" to measure the concentration of aerosol particles in cleanrooms. Because these devices are not well known in today's cleanroom circles, let's consider how they could become more...

Select the proper engineering controls for your particular containment task. (Life Sciences).
October 1, 2002... In my July column, I presented an overview of the four critical elements that compose a successful contamination control system geared for the life sciences: engineering controls, work practices, administrative controls and personal protective...

Built in record time: wafer fab comes in under budget in less than five months. (Built to Spec).
October 1, 2002... In this era of mega fabs and the astronomical costs associated with building ISO Class 5 cleanrooms, why would a young company undertake the challenge and risk of building a fab? VSK Photonics (Lake Forest, CA) carefully considered the answer...

A whole new state of purity: the ITRS calls for gas purity levels that are next to impossible to measure. However, the situation is not totally hopeless, as advances in technology promise better and less-expensive impurity detection. (Special Report).(International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors concerned about integrated circuits)
October 1, 2002... Process gases build up integrated circuits (ICs), touching and molding them layer by layer at virtually every manufacturing step. In turn, gas-borne imperfections can destroy these precious circuits at any step, making gas "control" perhaps the...

Plasma process apparatus. (Inventor's Corner).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... The plasma processing apparatus excites plasma in a container and processes an object in the plasma. This plasma processing apparatus includes: a gas supply system (A) that supplies a process gas required for exciting the plasma (B); an...

Filter package. (Inventor's Corner).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... A filter package--having a long shelf-life and containing substantially no contaminants--is comprised of a filter cartridge (A), a flexible bag surrounding the filter cartridge (B) that has walls comprising a polymeric material impervious to...

Cleanable HEPA. (Inventor's Corner).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... The filter media includes a porous primary filtration layer (A). A first substrate layer (B) is attached to the primary filtration layer (C) maintaining the shape of the filter. The first substrate layer (B) includes a nonwoven filtration...

Pod and cleaning method. (Inventor's Corner).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... A pod for storing and carrying wafers consists of a pod body (A) and a cover (B). An inlet (C) and an outlet (D) are formed on one pod body and cover. The cover is tightly fitted to the pod body to close the inside of the pod body. A washing...

Hand-washing monitor. (Inventor's Corner).(targets food service personnel and healthcare professionals)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... The invention is a hand-wash monitoring system that reminds personnel in food service and healthcare professions to wash their hands. A badge (A) worn by a person is outfitted with an identification-memory device (B) and a speaker (C) that when...

Build layers of protection for effective ESD management: understand the ESD failure mechanisms involved in your applications and apply the proper protection technologies available. (Basics: ESD).(electrostatic discharge management)
October 1, 2002... When considering the appropriate level of electrostatic discharge (ESD) and electrical overstress (EOS) protection for a cleanroom, a cleanroom manager needs to develop an approach that uses systemic layers of protection tailored for the risk...

Electrostatic voltmeter. (New Products).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Model 542 electrostatic voltmeter provides DC, stable (0 drift) measurement of electrostatic voltage in the range of 0 to [+ or -]20 kV using a noncontacting chopper-stabilized remote-positionable sensor probe. When operated online, the unit...

Clean process oven. (New Products).
October 1, 2002... The LCC2-14's oven has a chamber volume of 14 cubic feet, which is large enough to handle thermal processing applications for both 200 mm and 300 mm wafers. The chamber also features a non-corrosive stainless-steel interior. Continuously welded...

Sensors. (New Products).
October 1, 2002... SSC stainless-steel pressure sensors offer pressure ranges from 0 to 175 mbar. The media-isolated sensors work in hostile environments. The piezoresistive sensor chip is housed in a fluid-filled cylindrical cavity and is isolated from the...

Fusion machine. (New Products).
October 1, 2002... The BCF Plus fusion machine can join SYGEF polyvinylidene fluoride high-purity (PVDF-HP), SYGEF PVDF Standard and polypropylene-natural (PP-n) piping components in sizes from 20 mm through 63 mm. Larger sizes are available on request. The...

Turbopump. (New Products).
October 1, 2002... The TPH 2301 turbopump delivers approximately 2,100 1/s for nitrogen and 1,950 1/s for hydrogen and argon, while offering more than 2,000 sccm of gas throughput for argon and nitrogen. According to the manufacturer, the product's performance...

Ultrasonic flowmeter. (New Products).
October 1, 2002... The PT878 TransPort portable transit-time ultrasonic flowmeter translation files are available in English/foreign language sets for French, German, Italian, Dutch, Castilian Spanish, Latin American Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Russian and...

Pressure switch. (New Products).
October 1, 2002... Series MDS miniature pressure switch is compatible with air or compatible fluids and is a single-pull single-throw (SPST) normally open switch type. Each unit has a current rating of 40 mA resistive for life in excess of 20 million cycles and...

Orbital welding system. (New Products).
October 1, 2002... The system is powered by the M100 power supply, a 486 microprocessor that enhances programming capabilities and can be upgraded with new software. Hundreds of welding programs can be stored in the system. The system's interface capabilities...

Orifice unions. (New Products).
October 1, 2002... SMA orifice unions are available for pipe sizes ranging from [1/4]-inch to 2 inches and feature 316L stainless-steel orifice plates with drilled holes from [1/64]-inch to one inch for regulating process flow. The orifice opening has a tab that...

Safety light curtain. (New Products).
October 1, 2002... Minisafe MS4600-EP explosion-proof safety light curtain is designed for industries such as chemical processing, wastewater, pharmaceutical distillation and other hazardous process locations with gaseous environments. The unit is offered in a...

Miniature sensors. (New Products).
October 1, 2002... Piezoresistive PCL sensors offer measurement from 5 mbar to 75 mbar full-scale (FS). According to the manufacturer, offset errors, warm-up and long-term stability, and position sensitivity are reduced when compared to conventional compensation...

Ultrasonic cleaning system. (New Products).
October 1, 2002... The Tube Resonator is an omni-direction ultrasonic cleaning device that can be retrofit into existing cleaning systems to improve the overall cleaning efficiency. The product is available in lengths from 9 to 70 inches and diameters from 1/2 to...

Water purifier. (New Products).
October 1, 2002... The arium water purification systems are developed for laboratory applications. The line ranges from the arium 611 DI basic system to the arium 611 VF, which includes an integrated ultraviolet (UV) oxidation chamber and ultrafilter. According...

HEPA filter. (New Products).
October 1, 2002... Series 1000 HEPA filter system enables 60 percent lower pressure drop than conventional 12-inch-deep HEPA filters, according to the manufacturer. The filter enables total operating cost savings of about $1,000 per year per single-filter...

Differential pressure transmitter. (New Products).
October 1, 2002... Series 677 differential pressure transmitter measures pressures as low as 0.1-inch water column with [+ or -]0.4 percent accuracy, according to manufacturer claims. Operating temperature range is from 0 to 175[degrees] F. The transmitter...

Pressure Calibrators. (New Products).
October 1, 2002... The DPI 610 and 615 Intrinsically Safe Portable Documenting Pressure Calibrators have no display backlight, no 10 or 24V outputs, voltage input of 30V maximum, no switch resistance measurement and use alkaline batteries only, giving...

Ionics acquires EnChem. (Particles).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... WATERTOWN, MA -- Ionics Inc., a manufacture of separations technology, has acquired the business and assets, including patents and know-how, of the EnChem wastewater treatment process of Sunnyvale, CA-based Microbar Inc., a chemical management...

International Sematech wins EPA award. (Particles).(Environmental Protection Agency)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... AUSTIN, TX--International Sematech (ISMT) has won this year's Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its work in reducing perfluorocarbons (PFCs) emissions. In granting the award to ISMT, Kathleen...

Wyoming health director to head FSIS. (Particles).(Carry L. McKee, new administrator of US Food Safety and Inspection Service)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... WASHINGTON--Carry L. McKee, director of the Wyoming Department of Health since 1999, has been named administrator of the U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service. McKee's selection was announced four days after the ConAgra Beef Co. recalled 19...

The cleanroom as "process facilitator". (Unfiltered).
October 1, 2002... Although it's hard to imagine exactly how the next ten years of technical advancements will change our daily lives, process change advancements will have a dramatic impact on clean production and the future of cleanrooms. Today, we're...

A great idea continues to evolve.(2002/2003 CleanRooms Master Source Guide )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Dear contamination control professional, Every year the response to our annual "call for information" for our Master Source Guide increases, and this year was certainly no exception. Based on a record response from an expanded list of...

Dot matrix: navigate your way to easier product comparison.(Editorial)
October 1, 2002... Welcome to the 2002/2003 CleanRooms Master Source Guide. Due to its broad market appeal, to offer manufacturer listings in the form of comparative dot charts to help you view product manufacturers at a glance. Turn to each of the products...

Advanced Technology, Engineering & Construction. (Advertisement).
October 1, 2002... CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS 485 Southlake Boulevard Southport Corporate Center Richmond, Virginia 23226 804.378.1550 phone 804.378.4055 fax www.AdvanceTECllc.com KEY PERSONNEL Tim Loughran, Managing Partner ...

Air Energy Systems. (Advertisement).
October 1, 2002... ADVANCED CLEANROOM TECHNOLOGY BUILT FOR TODAY'S SCIENCE[GM] PHILADELPHIA CORPORATE OFFICE 422 Stump Road Montgomeryville, PA 18936 215-393-6810 (Phone) 888-AES-CLEAN (Toll Free) 215-393-6819 (Fax) E-mail:...

Biotest Diagnostics Corporation. (Advertisement).
October 1, 2002... 66 Ford Road, Suite 220 Denville, New Jersey 07834 Phone: 973.625.1300 Phone: 800.522.0090 Fax: 973.625.5882 www.BiotestUSA.com CUSTOMER SERVICE/SALES Phone: 973.625.1300 Phone: 800.522.0090 Fax:...

Clean Air Technology, Inc. (Advertising).
October 1, 2002... DECADES OF EXPERIENCE BUILDING AMERICA'S CLEANROOMS. 41105 Capital Canton, MI 48187 (734) 459-6320 Fax (734) 459-9437 www.cleanairtechnology.com e-mail info@cleanairtechnology.com KEY PERSONNEL Frank Austin,...

Dycem. (Advertisement).
October 1, 2002... 83 Gilbane St. Warwick, RI 02886 (401) 738-4420 (800) 458-0060 Fax: (401) 739-9634 KEY PERSONNEL Mark Dalziel, Managing Director Thomas R. Mulligan, President Craig Reynolds, Manufacturing Director Jack...

GE Industrial Systems. (Advertisement).
October 1, 2002... CORPORATE OFFICE GE Industrial Systems -- Motors & Controls Building 19-5 1635 Broadway Street Fort Wayne, IN 46802 260.439.2000 phone 260.439.2783 fax COMPANY DESCRIPTION GE Industrial Systems spans the...

ITW Texwipe. (Advertisement).
October 1, 2002... 650 East Crescent Avenue Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Tel: 201-327-9100 Customer Service: 1 (800) TEXWIPE, ext. 120 Fax: 201-327-0809 E-mail: info@texwipe.com Website: www.texwipe.com EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST ITW...

Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions. (Advertisement).
October 1, 2002... OFFICE LOCATIONS: USA Tel: (408) 945-5905 Fax: (408) 942-1032 Email: usa@golighthouse.com SINGAPORE Tel: (65) 6749-6576 Fax: (65) 6749-6876 Email: singapore@golighthouse.com MALAYSIA Tel: (604) 370...

LymTech Scientific. (Advertisement).
October 1, 2002... P.O. Box 157 Chicopee, MA 01014 Tel. 413-592-4111 Fax 413-592-4112 www.lymtech.com KEY PERSONNEL Bill Wright, President Peter Hogan, Vice President John Corley, Operations Manager Candy Palaia,...

Veltek Associates, Inc. (Advertisement).
October 1, 2002... 1039 West Bridge Street Phoenixville, PA 19460-4218 (610) 983-4949 Toll Free: 1-888-4-STERILE (888) 478-3745 Fax (610) 983-9494 http:\\www.sterile.com E-mail: vai@sterile.com NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 125 ...

White Knight Engineered Products Inc. (Advertisement).
October 1, 2002... 7422 Carmel Executive Park, Suite 310 Charlotte, NC 28226 (800) 851-5429 www.wkep.com KEY PERSONNEL Scott Banks, President Bill Wolfe, VP Sales Patty Shook, Customer Service Manager Jeff Chandler, Western Region...

Apparel.
October 1, 2002... APPAREL Aprons, beard guards, boots, breath control shields, caps, coveralls, face masks, finger cots, frocks, garments, glove liners, gloves, goggles (safety), hoods, labcoats, material (non-woven), material (woven), shoe covers, shoe...

Benches & workstations.
October 1, 2002... BENCHES & WORKSTATIONS Atmospheric chambers, benches/workstations (custom), biological safety cabinets, fume exhaust hoods, gloveboxes, laminar flow workstations, safety cabinets, wet process workstations ...

Components, engineering & rooms.
October 1, 2002... COMPONENTS, ENGINEERING & ROOMS Air, blower/filter modules, ceiling, chemical adsorbers, communication systems, containment rooms, diffusers, doors, ducts (exhaust air), exhaust, fans, filter media, filter modules, filters, fir/smoke...

Equipment.
October 1, 2002... EQUIPMENT Acid baths, air blowers (ionizing), air guns, cleaning equipment (precision), compressors, conveyor systems, dehumidifiers, desiccator cabinets, environmental test chambers, garment cleaning equipment, glove, hand,...

Cleanroom furniture.(Buyers Guide)
October 1, 2002... CLEANROOM FURNITURE Benches, cabinets, carts, chairs, garment racks, lockers, receptacles (waste), shelving, shelving (open wire), stools, tables, tables (vibration isolation) ...

Monitors & Instruments.
October 1, 2002... MONITORS & INSTRUMENTS Aerosol, air, alarms, charge plate monitors, environmental, facility monitoring systems, filter test system, fume hood velocity controls & monitors, leak detectors, meters, microbial samplers, particle counters,...

Services.(Buyers Guide)
October 1, 2002... SERVICES Air flow analysis, architectural design, certification, cleanroom moving, consulting, contamination analysis, conventional cleanroom construction, custom-built equipment, electrical, electropolishing, engineering,...

Supplies.(cleaning agents and appliances)(Illustration)
October 1, 2002... SUPPLIES Bags, bottles, boxes, buckets, cleaning, clip boards, disinfectant solutions/germicides, dispensers, dust removers, floor finishes/waxes/sealers, hand cleaner/conditioners, labels, mat frames, mats, mops, notebook binders,...

Water, chemical & gas equipment.(Illustration)
October 1, 2002... WATER, CHEMICAL & GAS EQUIPMENT Chemicals, Chemicals (Sterile), filter, filters, fittings, flowmeters, gas, gases, heaters (ultrapure fluids), piping, pressure gauges, regulators, sight gauges, storage tanks, submicron filtration...

Distributors.
October 1, 2002... DISTRIBUTORS A listing of major contamination control product distributors, followed by a comparative dot chart of distributors on page 160. REGIONS ...

Excerpts from "a glossary of terms and definitions relating to contamination control" -- IEST-RD-CC011.2.(Glossary)
October 1, 2002... The terms and definitions included in this document generally have distinctive meanings within the context of contamination control. Terms having a more generic nature are not included in this document; their definitions as found in the...

Company directory. (A - K).(Cleaning agents industry)(Directory)
October 1, 2002... An alphabetical listing of industry manufacturers and distributors, including a brief description of each company's products and services. If your company would like to be listed in next year's directory, contact Nancy Gagnon at...

Company directory. (L - Z).(Cleaning Agents Industry)(Directory)
October 1, 2002... The L C Doane Co PO Box 975 Essex, CT 06426 860-767-8295 FAX: 860-767-1397 E-Mail: sales@lcdoane.com Web site: www.lcdoane.com Employees: 60 Yr. Founded: 1947 Sls/Mktg, Steve Shapiro Sls/Mktg,...