Can the speed you walk into a cleanroom affect contamination?
Yes. Walking speed can influence how many airborne particles are carried through an open doorway into a cleanroom. When someone enters a cleanroom, their movement disturbs the surrounding air and creates a wake behind the body. This wake can pull air and particles from the less clean side through the doorway.
ABN Cleanroom Technology starts construction of ViTalent cleanroom training facility
Over the past month, the cleanroom provider has begun construction of a training facility in Belgium and has also delivered a satellite manufacturing facility in Spain for Kreios Space Read more [Source: cleanroomtechnology.com]
ISO6 cleanroom for Wilting
Precision is non-negotiable in the semiconductor industry. That’s why Wilting, a manufacturer of high precision mechanics and modules for sectors like semiconductor and aerospace, chose ABN Cleanroom Technology NV to build their ISO 6 cleanroom. Read more and…
WHITEPAPER – Design Driven by Sources
Cleanroom design has relied on the same fixed table for decades: a set number of air changes per hour for ISO 8, more for ISO 7, more still for ISO 6. These numbers feel familiar and safe, but they describe an outcome, not a cause. A cleanroom is clean because the supply of clean air outpaces the contamination generated…
What can AI actually do inside a cleanroom?
AI can predict problems before they happen, instead of reacting once something’s already wrong. Read more [Picture source: ABN Cleanroom Technology NV on linkedin.com]
ATLAS Prime: A new standard for controlled environment development
Designing a facility has always involved many moving parts. Consultants, HVAC engineers, process specialists, cost estimators, and validation experts each work in sequence, each adding time to the overall process. The result is a process that takes weeks before an end user receives a first layout, an indicative CAPEX budget, or any insight into future operating costs. For industries…
ABN Cleanroom Technology: innovatie als fundament voor marktleiderschap in cleanrooms
Van medicijnen en microchips tot satellieten en ruimtevaarttechnologie: steeds meer innovatieve producten worden ontwikkeld in een gecontroleerde omgeving waar zelfs de kleinste stofdeeltjes of micro-organismen een proces kunnen verstoren. ABN Cleanroom Technology uit Bilzen specialiseert zich al dertig jaar in het ontwerpen, bouwen en onderhouden van dergelijke cleanrooms. Dankzij verschillende VLAIO-ontwikkelingsprojecten groeide het bedrijf uit tot een innovatieve pionier…
Cleanrooms don’t need more air. They need smarter air
Last week I read a review in Energy & Buildings (Guo et al., 2026) covering 235 studies on cleanroom environmental control. One finding stood out. It goes straight to a debate I’ve had with engineers and clients for years: the difference between robustness and reliability. Read more [Picture source: Jo Nelissen…
What actually classifies a cleanroom? Particles or air changes?
A common assumption in cleanroom design is that more air changes means a cleaner area. That is not how classification works. ISO 14644 part 1 defines cleanroom classes from ISO 1 to ISO 9 based on the maximum allowable concentration of airborne particles per cubic metre at specific particle sizes. The air change rate is…
What is the difference between ISO 14644 and GMP classifications?
Many companies have an ISO cleanroom. Far fewer have a GMP-compliant manufacturing environment. The difference isn’t in the walls. It’s in the data integrity, validation and lifecycle control behind them. Read more [Picture source: ABN Cleanroom Technology NV on linkedin.com]