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Precision cleaning explained

Precision cleaning explained

Cleaning to perfection is a sophisticated process and yet vital to product integrity. Dr Brent Ekstrand, VP of Science & Technology at Astro Pak, sheds lights on contaminants and the tests performed to measure them
A strategy for wireless monitoring compliant with 21 CFR Part 11

A strategy for wireless monitoring compliant with 21 CFR Part 11

Paul Daniel, a Vaisala regulatory expert, gives tips for best housekeeping of electronics signatures and records
Real-time feedback for smart energy usage

Real-time feedback for smart energy usage

The Intelligent Cleanroom Control System, a brainchild of EECO<sub>2</sub>, delivers real-time optimisation, demand-based control and fail-safe retrofitting. Keith Beattie, Life Science Lead, explains
Air filtration: Advantages of PTFE materials

Air filtration: Advantages of PTFE materials

Air filter media built with PTFE, the synthetic fluoropolymer of tetrafluoroethylene, has many advantages when it comes to air filtration in cleanrooms and PPE. Robrecht Hendrikx, Market Manager for venting and filtration at Japanese manufacturer Nitto, explains
Choosing doors for food processing facilities

Choosing doors for food processing facilities

Sheree Headspith of Dortek walks through the qualities and requirements for selecting the right set of doors for food processing areas
Biocide and mop: Powerful combination

Biocide and mop: Powerful combination

The two-in-one system brought to the market by Redditch Medical and HydroFlex keeps biocide and mop separated until application point. A game-changer that only users will appreciate, as Phil Brennan explains
Particle-free production for low fault rates

Particle-free production for low fault rates

The growing requirements for circuit-board electronics push manufacturers to integrate clean production into existing processes. Geiger, the German injection moulding expert, demonstrates how enclosures provide a cleaner environment for making plastic components
Building blocks for milk powder manufacturing

Building blocks for milk powder manufacturing

Aluminium honeycomb core panels are lightweight and yet boast exceptional strength, a characteristic that combined with non-shedding and incombustible properties make them the material of choice for food processing manufacturers. Elliot Reilly of Puracore, explains
A justified process for cleaning and disinfection

A justified process for cleaning and disinfection

Is a separate and distinct cleaning step always needed before disinfection? STERIS' Walid El Azab explains the scientific approach for choosing the appropriate method for cleanrooms and non-contact product surfaces
US market report: Flexing the muscle

US market report: Flexing the muscle

Big ticket R&D projects in biopharma are the main driver of business for cleanroom solution providers in the US. The need for particle-free manufacturing spaces adds to the optimism in the market
A recipe for materials handling facility design

A recipe for materials handling facility design

Pharma companies planning an oral solid dose production facility are challenged by different options for the layout. Richard Lockwood, Pharmaceutical Business Line Director, Matcon, explains the considerations for a materials handling area
Adopting cleanroom technology for safer medicinal cannabis

Adopting cleanroom technology for safer medicinal cannabis

PAC's Mitch Walleser explores the building materials in hyper-clean grow rooms improving medical cannabis yield
How-to guide: Pass box qualification

How-to guide: Pass box qualification

Material transfer equipment plays an important role in minimising contamination risks during the manufacturing process. Industry expert, Jesus Casas, gives an overview of available pass boxes and a step-by-step explanation on how to qualify them appropriately
Particle counter management for better data integrity and reliability

Particle counter management for better data integrity and reliability

Jason Kelly, VP of Services, Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions, reveals the best housekeeping methods that users of particle counters can apply to help mitigate against loss of data integrity and accuracy
Cleanroom suitability: Making it right for the process

Cleanroom suitability: Making it right for the process

Joachim Ludwig, Colandis CEO, explains what it takes to determine the compatibility of machinery, supplies and tools for use in a cleanroom given air cleanliness required by ISO 14644
Air filtration to the test

Air filtration to the test

Camfil’s Alan Sweeney looks at the benefits that the new global standard ISO 16890 brings to clean processing environments and why companies should incorporate the norm into SOPs

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