What industries use cleanrooms?
Cleanrooms are utilised in various industries where even minute levels of contamination can have significant consequences. The following summarises industries that use cleanrooms, their purpose and applications.
Pharmaceuticals
- Purpose: To ensure sterile production environments for medications and vaccines.
- Applications: Manufacturing of sterile drug products, compounding pharmacies, and research laboratories.
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Biotechnology
- Purpose: To prevent biological contamination and maintain aseptic conditions.
- Applications: Production of biological products, genetic research, and cell culture labs.
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Aerospace and Defence
- Purpose: To ensure the cleanliness of components and systems that will operate in space or other controlled environments.
- Applications: Assembly and testing of satellites, aircraft systems, and sensitive defence equipment.
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Medical Devices
- Purpose: To prevent contamination of devices that will be used in or on the human body.
- Applications: Production of pacemakers, surgical instruments, and implantable devices.
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Automotive
- Purpose: To ensure the cleanliness of sensitive automotive components.
- Applications: Production of high-precision parts like airbags, sensors, and fuel injectors.
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Research and Development
- Purpose: To maintain controlled environments for experiments that require low contamination levels.
- Applications: Nanotechnology research, material science, and biomedical research.
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Precision Engineering
- Purpose: To ensure that ultra-precise measurements and products are not affected by particulate matter.
- Applications: Manufacturing of precision instruments and micro-mechanical parts.
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Healthcare
- Purpose: To create a clean, aseptic environment, reducing the risk of infection and contamination.
- Applications: Treatment Rooms, Day Case Theatre, Operating Theatre
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