Cleanroom furnishings should be flush, sanitary and inert; aerodynamic in shape and easy to clean, material with closed structure. Standard furniture is usually not suitable.
Keeping a clean room clean is easier with good equipment
- The right choice of interior is decisive
- A cleanroom is continuously flushed with filtered air, with obstacles causing a disruption in airflow. In the lee of these obstacles, dust settles and may increase in concentration.
- Air flushes the entire room clean
- A flat tight finish on all parts. This makes cleaning possible without question. No gaps seams or locations that are difficult to reach.
- No dust particles are allowed to enter, therefore the room is pressurized (a beware of people, they are the biggest source of contamination)
- Periodically, each room should be cleaned.
In practice, you will see:
- All personnel are carefully dressed to reduce release of dust particles.
- The design of all furniture is flush and sanitary. With round and chamfered surfaces so we avoid distortions in airflow.
- The movement of air and people causes static electricity. Discharge, also known as ESD, prevents damage to equipment and people.
- A cleanroom is frequently cleaned and the design of the furniture is adapted to this. Important details are good accessibility and easy cleaning; so no gaps or seams!Such a design is called “sanitary.
ESD furniture
For many Cleanroom applications, furniture is ESD safe. That is, work surfaces are conductive, and sufficient grounding points are present to dissipate static electricity. In some situations, it is even necessary to ground operators. Cleanroom tables flush plumbing and inert and grounded.See also: <ESD Cleanroom>
Examples of sanitary furniture
- cabinets
- transfer bench
- tables
- chairs
- transport carts