Following the installation of a state-of-the-art-dryer in June 2008, the next phase will involve the creation of a mezzanine floor in the main factory to accommodate a new cleanroom. This area is dedicated to the production of the company’s medical device products such as wound dressings.
The new cleanroom will ensure the company maintains compliance with the ISO 13485 standard, which is awarded for the manufacture of medical products.
The final cleanroom size will measure 170 m2, almost twice the size of the company’s current cleanroom. The new facility will be a multi-faceted area containing a specific room for operator gowning then separate rooms for laminating, cutting and dedusting Zorflex products. The final facility will be constructed to ensure compliance with the Class 7 1SO14644-4 standard for cleanrooms.The contractor used for the cleanroom was WH Partnership Ltd of Gateshead, Tyne & Wear.
The position of the new cleanroom within the factory is designed to create more space on the shop floor. This will allow for the installation of additional furnaces in order to increase the company’s production capacity to meet future demand.
