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Reliable cleanrooms are specially constructed, enclosed spaces designed to regulate airborne particles, temperature, humidity, air pressure and more. As a leader in designing and assembling ISO class-compliant cleanrooms, Clean Air Products takes industry-regulated requirements into consideration when creating high-performing, aesthetically appealing cleanrooms. We design and manufacture Federal Standard 209E-compliant recirculating and non-recirculating modular hard wall and soft wall cleanrooms in a range of standard and custom sizes and configurations based on your specific industry requirements.

Cleanroom walls, floors, doors, and other components get a lot of attention, but one of the most crucial elements of cleanroom construction is the ceiling. Cleanroom ceilings support many of the essential functions of the space, from housing fan filter units to supporting lighting and other electrical components, fire suppression systems, and more.

From the time of Swiss watchmakers, who used bell jars to prevent dust from falling on their timepieces, to the development of high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters for atomic energy production, manufacturers have worked to limit airborne contamination in their production environments. Today, ISO standards still emphasize air filtration and air distribution requirements, but the science of cleanroom design has necessarily gone beyond air filtration to include all components of the room, including floors, walls and especially doors.

When designing a clean room, there are many aspects to take into consideration. While regulations and guidelines such as USP chapters outline the minimum requirements for clean room design, they do not address all important elements. Many compounding pharmacies use the requirements stated in USP chapters <797> and <800> as the template for designing their clean room—often at the expense of a workflow that is operationally efficient and designed to minimize contamination risk. To help compounding pharmacies stay compliant and reduce risk without sacrificing efficiency, here are some of the aspects to consider when designing a clean room, as well as some recommendations that we at Eagle consider best practices.

In Cleanroom Design there are many factors to consider before a settling on a final design and beginning cleanroom construction:

When preparing to build a cleanroom for your business you want to make sure to think through several key factors early in the process to help you make sure to build the best cleanroom.

A modular wall system allows you to keep existing walls within your current lab and use wall cladding (overlay) that provides seamless internal walls and coved corners within the confines of the lab space.

Understanding environmental factors is an important element when designing and building a cleanroom. Not having proper airflow, temperature control, or understanding the various airborne contaminants can put your product, process, and personnel at risk. Some tips for when you design and build your cleanroom are:

Many pharmaceutical and medical device companies encounter the need to establish cleanrooms at one stage or another.

Cleanrooms are categorized based upon the number of particles or contaminants in a given cubic space air. The International Organization for Standardization (or ISO) has developed a series of Cleanroom classifications in which most Pharmaceutical cleanroom environments in the US are designed to meet. As we have talked about previously in What Are Cleanroom Classifications?