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Fire Safety in Aerospace & Defense Cleanrooms
Aerospace and defense cleanrooms already work hard to protect sensitive equipment and materials from the various risks associated with contaminant particles. However, designers also need to be aware of another significant risk these cleanrooms can bring to facilities,...
Pharmaceutical Cleanroom Maintenance Tips
If you work in the pharmaceutical industry, you know that even the slightest bit of contamination could drastically disrupt your production line and affect the safety of consumers. Because of this, it’s not only important to perform operations within a cleanroom, but...
What Is a Glove Box in a Cleanroom?
There are a lot of factors to consider when designing a cleanroom for your facility, from determining the size that will hold all of your equipment, to choosing the ISO classification that ensures the proper amount of cleanliness, and more. One of the final decisions...
Angstrom Technology Acquires Connect 2 Cleanrooms Ltd.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Jan. 19, 2022: Angstrom Technology, a West Michigan cleanroom engineering company and portfolio company of ASGARD Partners & Co., announced its acquisition of UK-based Connect 2 Cleanrooms (“C2C”). This acquisition broadens Angstrom...
4 Key Considerations for Cleanroom Design
Installing a new cleanroom in your facility can be an exciting undertaking, but it also comes with a lot of decisions. From creating a design to coordinating the installation, you’ll want to ensure no part of the process goes unnoticed. Not sure where to start? We can...
Modular Cleanroom FAQs
Need more details on modular cleanrooms? We’ve got you covered. Below, we’ve answered 10 of the most frequently asked questions we receive about modular cleanrooms here at Angstrom Technology. 1. What Is a Modular Cleanroom? A modular cleanroom is a cleanroom built...
5 Biggest Threats to Medical Cleanrooms
5 Biggest Threats to Medical Cleanrooms (and How to Prepare for Them) In the medical industry, there’s no room for error. The slightest amount of contamination can not only result in reduced efficiency and missed development deadlines, but it can also put human lives...
Tips for Cleanroom Cleaning
You’ve spent the money, taken the time, and exhausted the resources needed to design and construct a perfect cleanroom for your facility’s application. It’s fully operational and exceeding your expectations, so now you can just sit back and enjoy the results, right? ...
How to Replace Aerospace Cleanroom Filters
A cleanroom with ineffective filters isn’t a cleanroom at all. That’s why it’s important to perform regular inspections and routine maintenance on your cleanroom filtration system. Depending on your unique application and ISO classification requirements, your...
How Cleanroom Airflow Patterns Are Designed
Every cleanroom is designed to uphold a certain cleanliness level and ISO classification — and a major component of meeting those standards is establishing and maintaining a proper airflow pattern. In fact, ISO 14644-4 designates an entire annex section to discussing...
Understanding Biological Safety Levels
In any cleanroom application, safety is top priority — for the benefit of both operators and end consumers. In order to ensure the safety of all, various industry authorities have created guidelines for cleanliness and protection. When it comes to applications that...
Medical Cleanroom Terminology: What Are Hoods?
Many cleanrooms require the implementation of additional features in order to perform their specific application safely and efficiently. One of the most common additions is a cleanroom hood. Below, we’ll outline the basics of what a cleanroom hood is, what it’s used...