All About Cleanroom Furniture

diciembre 12, 2022

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.

cleanroom gowning room interior, gown rack, stainless steel bench, storage racks

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

stainless steel cleanroom sink, hands free pedal operated

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

stainless steel cleanroom table, solid polished table top

Figure 3. Cleanroom furniture – rollable table

stainless steel cleanroom table, perforated table top

Figure 4. Perforated stainless steel cleanroom table

cleanroom interior, amber cleanroom lighting, chemical fume hood

Figure 5. Cleanroom furniture Chemical fume hood

Property American Cleanroom Systems 2022

The author Anthony Chien has worked at American Cleanroom Systems for the past 10 years. He has more than 40 years of cleanroom experience. Anthony has a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering specializing in semiconductor manufacturing from the University of Illinois. American Cleanroom Systems is a design-build modular cleanroom manufacturer based in Rancho Santa Margarita CA. American Cleanroom Systems is your expert in ISO-5 thru ISO-8 (class 100 to class 100k) modular cleanrooms for pharmaceutical cleanrooms, medical device cleanrooms, and industrial cleanrooms.