By Anthony Chien
President, American Cleanroom Systems ®
40+ years of cleanroom design and engineering experience
Last reviewed: June 2026
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Cleanroom furniture is furniture that has been designed to be non-particulating and easily cleaned. Materials like cloth, paper, cardboard, and wood are never used in cleanroom furniture.
Figure 1. Gown room Cleanroom furniture
A cleanroom gown room often include cleanroom furniture such as:
- metal gown racks where workers hang up their cleanroom jackets or bunny suits
- stainless steel cleanroom bench where workers put on their booties
- metal racks with plastic bins where new cleanroom jackets, hoods, gloves, booties, goggles and masks are stored
- trash cans used for disposal of used cleanroom garments
- cleanroom mirrors so workers can check their cleanroom garbing is complete
- hand free stainless steel cleanroom sinks for workers to wash hands prior to entering cleanroom
Figure 2. Cleanroom furniture – hands free stainless steel sink
Common furniture found in the main cleanroom are:
- stainless steel cleanroom tables (for easy cleaning)
- Optional perforated table-tops to allow air to flow thru table
- cleanroom rolling chairs (designed to be easily cleaned and non particulating)
- cleanroom cabinets so loose items can be stored away when not in use (makes weekly or daily wipe down easier)
- cleanroom trash cans
- cleanroom laminar flow hoods for especially sensitive operations
- cleanroom chemical benches
- cleanroom isolation tables for vibration sensitive cleanroom operations
- photolithography
- chip testing
- laser testing/research
- Eyewash stations – when chemicals are used
- Cleanroom telephones – designed for hands free usage
- Cleanroom ovens – plumbed with special filtered air or gases to prevent introducing particulates into cleanroom
- Cleanroom carts – stainless steel, never taken out of cleanroom
Figure 3. Cleanroom furniture – rollable table
Figure 4. Perforated stainless steel cleanroom table
Figure 5. Cleanroom furniture Chemical fume hood
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