BOOK: Cleanroom Technology as a Location Factor and Future Driver

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Particles and germs are everywhere, especially where people stay and move. Due to COVID-19, this fact has become more widely recognized in the public consciousness worldwide. FFP2 masks and disinfectants are now standard equipment in every household. At the right time, a book now addresses the industry that ensures smooth processes not only in medicine and the pharmaceutical industry, written by an insider and expert in cleanroom technology.

"Location Advantage of Cleanroom Technology – Using Today's Know-How to Reach Tomorrow's Technologies" is the title of the work published by Hanser Verlag. The author is Gernod Dittel, Chairman of the German Cleanroom Institute e.V. (DRRI) and founder of the engineering firm Dittel Engineering based in Upper Bavaria.

The book is divided into five chapters. In the first chapter titled "Cleanroom Creates an Industry," the author discusses the development of cleanroom technology over the past three decades into an independent industry, a status that remains unrecognized by the public to this day. He highlights which areas it touches, which sectors cannot do without it, where it is part of a larger whole without users being aware. Readers might easily get the impression: cleanroom technology is everywhere. He provides figures and facts, emphasizes its growing influence on new industrial sectors, its role as a location factor and economic driver, and offers insights and outlooks into increasingly specific procedures and their automation.

The second chapter, "Odyssey 2023 – Aimless in the Cleanroom," deals with "Mistakes that can be made when building cleanrooms." Dittel discusses no-go areas in planning and construction and provides ten concrete tips for cleanroom operators (in the making) on what must be considered during planning, construction, and successful operation of cleanrooms.

The third chapter, "Human or Machine: Who Will Control the Future Cleanroom?" focuses on personnel training and the opportunities and challenges of digitalization.

The fourth and fifth chapters, "Cleanroom Technology vs. Germs" and "Cleanroom Technology vs. Particles," are the most extensive and detailed. Dittel illustrates the application of cleanroom technology across various industries with examples, from hospitals to the food industry, energy sector, and space technology. He describes the current state, discusses trends and opportunities, but also criticizes stagnation and issues, such as the implementation of cleanroom standards in hospitals.

It can be assumed that Dittel knows his craft, but what is surprising is that he presents a somewhat dry subject in a lively and sometimes even entertaining manner over more than 150 pages. "Location Advantage of Cleanroom Technology" provides a comprehensive overview of the scene, focusing on the German industrial landscape, sprinkled with interesting insights from the environment. Other professionals and experts also contribute their voices.

Thus, not only professionals benefit from the reading, but also laypeople and newcomers can grasp this somewhat complex field.

Gernod Dittel: "Location Advantage of Cleanroom Technology. Using Today's Know-How to Reach Tomorrow's Technologies"
ISBN: 978-3-446-47682-0
Book details: 07/2023
168 pages, hardcover, 4-color
€99.99