Cleanrooms or cleanroom technology are needed in many areas. Cleanrooms are indispensable, for example, in optics and laser technology, aerospace engineering, biosciences, nanotechnology, and medicine, as well as in research and sterile production of food and pharmaceuticals.

The requirements for hyg…

The new VDI 2083/19 has been describing the airtightness of cleanrooms normatively since this year and has caused quite a stir in the industry. To dispel uncertainties for planners, constructors, users, and quality inspectors of cleanrooms and to objectively explain the background of the new standar…

A cleanroom should be clean. Clearly. And to keep it clean, it should be airtight. Also clear. However, cleanliness and airtightness are topics that so far have been considered as "included" by builders and clients. Actually, rightly so. But unfortunately, numerous airtightness tests on existing cle…