Regular cleanroom monitoring now affordable with handheld particle counter

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Manufacturers from various industries use ISO-classified cleanroom environments to protect their critical processes from environmental contamination. Only through regular environmental monitoring can it be ensured that the ISO classification is consistently maintained.

Despite their critical processes and high investments in the cleanroom, many companies rely solely on annual or semi-annual validation by specialists to verify compliance with specifications.

Advantages of Regular Cleanroom Monitoring

Daily personnel, processes, and products pose a contamination risk that may not be present during scheduled validation appointments.

• Clogged filters
• Insufficient airflow
• Incorrect operation
• Product/Packaging

These risks also increase product defect rates and the danger of costly recalls. Consequently, the potential damage to the company's image is both negative and long-lasting. In fields such as pharmaceuticals, medicine, or food, contamination can have even more serious consequences.

Regular monitoring of environmental parameters provides security and enables successful internal and external audits. Sources of contamination can be detected and addressed in a timely manner before more serious problems arise.

Hand Particle Counters

Fortunately, particle counters are no longer prohibitively expensive, too large, or simply out of reach for a company. Cleanroomshop.com now offers a new, affordable range of particle counters.

ISO 14644-1 specifies limits for various particle sizes, so this particle counter measures 3 channels simultaneously:

• Channel 1: 0.3 or 0.5 µm, adjustable
• Channel 2: 0.5; 1.0; 2.0 or 2.5 µm, adjustable
• Channel 3: 5.0 µm

For monitoring cleanrooms of class 7 or 8, the most common channel combination is 0.5; 1.0, and 5.0 µm. The user-friendly particle counter features a color display and can store up to 8,000 data sets; this is above average for a handheld device.

When using the ISO mode, the 3-channel device automatically calculates the mean, standard deviation, and upper confidence limit, thus speeding up the process while increasing accuracy by avoiding manual calculations. The device is calibrated according to ISO 21501-4, and regular calibration service is optionally available. A carrying case is included to protect the investment.

Additionally available for even more precise air monitoring: The 6-channel particle counter with calculation of the minimum number of sampling points and minimum sampling time, and simultaneous monitoring on 6 channels.