New year, new job? View the vacancies! More ...

The AmbiCube is a compact, versatile air purifier. It is equipped with two particulate filter stages and removes 99.995 percent of all harmful particles from the air.

The AmbiWall is a versatile all-rounder: With an air volume flow of up to 1,200 cubic meters per hour, the AmbiWall reliably purifies the room air from harmful particles. Soundproofed, it can also be used excellently as a partition wall between work areas. The housing wall can be used by users for information and communication purposes, and depending on the need, screens, display cases, tool holders, or pinboards can be attached.

The AmbiWall is a versatile all-rounder: With an air volume flow of up to 1,200 cubic meters per hour, the AmbiWall reliably clears the room air of harmful particles. Soundproofed, it can also be used excellently as a partition wall between work areas. The housing wall can be used by users for information and communication purposes, and depending on the need, screens, display cases, tool holders, or pinboards can be attached.

The AmbiTower designed for indoor use filters out particles that, despite local extraction, could escape into the hall air. At the same time, it filters out fine dust, viruses, bacteria, spores, pollen, and fungi. This not only benefits the health of employees during Corona times.

With solutions from Keller Lufttechnik, companies can now not only purify the air in production halls and manufacturing plants but also have convincing solutions for offices, meeting rooms, canteens, and halls of any size with AmbiCube, AmbiWall, and AmbiTower.

15.10.2020

Air purification specialist Keller Lufttechnik expands its program for indoor air cleaning

AmbiCube and AmbiWall reduce the risk of infection in offices, meeting rooms, canteens, ...

Now manufacturing plants and industrial companies can obtain all air purification devices and systems from a single source: the traditional company Keller Lufttechnik, known primarily for its extraction systems for industrial use, has expanded its Ambi product family. The flexible, compact plug-and…

The quality of the cleaning jet can be monitored with sensors and converted into a digital value which is assigned to each individual part and then stored and documented. (Photo source: acp systems AG)

The quattroClean system, which can be integrated into networked manufacturing environments, enables the partial or full-surface removal of particulate and filmic contamination from practically all technical materials in clean environments. (Photo source: acp systems AG)

The inner walls are made of electropolished stainless steel, thus ensuring extremely smooth and easy-to-clean surfaces. (Photo source: acp systems AG)

In a quattroClean system designed for a medical device application and integrated into a cleanroom, a robot feeds the parts into the jet cleaning process. (Photo source: acp systems AG)

For cleaning sensors, the CO2 snow jet process was integrated into a standard module. It is equipped with a supply of clean air and a media preparation system for liquid carbon dioxide and compressed air. (Photo source: acp systems AG)

05.10.2020
‌
Hygiene & Cleaning

Cleaning with CO2 snow in cleanrooms using a dry and residue-free process

Parts cleaning is indispensable in the manufacturing industry to ensure high quality standards and cleaning processes are increasingly being carried out in clean environments. As far as the technique, design, process reliability and automation are concerned, the proven quattroClean technology offers…

Fig. 1: Hood with visual field in the shape of a bag (duck bill shape)

Fig. 2: Hood with completely closed visual field (eye slit hood)

Fig. 3: Hood with visual field with gauze insert

Removing the safety goggles from the packaging

02.10.2020
‌
Furnishing & equipment

Optimized hood-glasses combinations – a particularly user-friendly "click system"

Among the currently most frequently discussed points of a cleanroom clothing system for use in sterile areas are certainly the protective glasses (English: goggles) mandated in the new Annex 1 (GMP guideline). It is common practice that head hair or beard hair must be covered by protective clothing…

The optimal adaptation of chemistry, plant and process engineering, as well as process design to the specific task, is in every case a prerequisite for stable and economical aqueous chemical cleaning processes. (Image source: SurTEc)

The execution of the work chamber and piping should prevent the formation of dirt nests during cleaning tasks with high cleanliness requirements. (Image source: LPW Cleaning Systems)

Very high requirements for particulate and film/organic cleanliness can be met with systems that combine wet chemical and low-pressure plasma cleaning. (Image source: Ecoclean)

The CO2 snow jet system designed as a lock to the cleanroom is used for cleaning Nitinol stents. (Image source: acp systems)

02.10.2020

Component cleanliness – requirements and solutions continue to evolve

Even before the Corona crisis, changes were already emerging in various industries and markets. These could now be accelerated and intensified by the pandemic. New tasks and requirements are also arising for the manufacturing step of component cleaning.

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear that gl…

The modular concept of the UCMSmartLine allows for the individual configuration of ultrasonic multi-chamber immersion cleaning systems for a wide range of applications. The electrical and control technology is integrated into each module.

The serial transport robot is equipped with a servo drive for very gentle workpiece transport and a part-specific lift-out for pre-drying from the last rinsing basin.

The systems can be equipped with up to nine cleaning and rinsing stages and can be variably fitted with mono-, dual-, and multi-frequency ultrasound. / The standard automatic transport system features a servo drive for exceptionally gentle workpiece handling and part-specific lift-out for pre-drying parts as they exit the last tank.

All tanks for wet stages of the system, which is completely made from electropolished stainless steel, feature a two-sided overflow that allows for the immediate removal of cleaned particles and other contaminants. This reduces the risk of recontamination when handling the parts. / All wet-stage tanks of the system, which is entirely made from electropolished stainless steel, have a two-sided overflow which ensures the immediate removal of detached particles and other contaminants. This minimizes the risk of recontamination when the parts are moved. (Image source: UCM AG)

Up to nine cleaning and rinsing steps can be integrated into the cleaning system and variably equipped for use with single, dual, and multi-frequency ultrasonics.

02.10.2020

UCMSmartLine - highly flexible, modular ultrasonic precision cleaning system

Smart solution for efficient precision cleaning

In numerous industries and markets, companies are faced with increasing demands regarding the cleanliness of their parts. These can often only be met with high precision cleaning processes tailored to specific requirements. For such applications, UCM has developed the new cost-efficient ultrasonic c…

In the course of the EHEDG re-certification of the Hygienic USITÂ® screw and sealing system, the cooperation partners KIPP and Freudenberg Sealing Technologies have implemented optimizations.

02.10.2020

Cooperation between KIPP and Freudenberg Sealing Technologies

EHEDG New Certification of the Hygienic USITÂ® Screw and Sealing System

The innovative screw and sealing system Hygienic USITÂ® was specifically developed for use in hygiene-sensitive areas. During the re-certification process by EHEDG (European Hygienic Engineering and Design Group), the cooperation partners KIPP and Freudenberg Sealing Technologies made optimizations…

SenseAnywhere ClimateSensor – for indoor monitoring

02.10.2020

Versatile and energy-efficient CO₂ monitoring system - measuring and monitoring carbon dioxide in rooms

Monitor indoor air quality easily and continuously

The SenseAnywhere ClimateSensor is the most versatile and energy-efficient wireless sensor for monitoring indoor air quality on the market.

Integrated into a new browser-based monitoring system, the ClimateSensor monitors temperature, humidity, and carbon dioxide levels. An additional infrared sensor…

Innovative multi-level workpiece carrier made of electropolished stainless steel by LK Mechanik, exclusively developed and manufactured for use in an electrical production. (Image: LK Mechanik)

The modern machinery of LK Mechanik offers plenty of flexibility for the realization of custom workpiece carriers with individual fixtures for small parts from electronic manufacturing. (Image: LK Mechanik)

Laser welding is one of LK Mechanik's core competencies. (Image: LK Mechanik)

Laser cutting is one of the key technologies used by LK Mechanik to manufacture intelligent workpiece carrier systems made of stainless steel. (Image: LK Mechanik)

In many cases, LK Mechanik also uses combined laser-punching for the manufacturing of components for its workpiece carrier systems. (Image: LK Mechanik)

02.10.2020

LK Mechanik advances the development of cleaning-optimized workpiece carriers

E-mobility causes purity demands to increase

The implementation of alternative drive concepts for e-mobility applications often leads to increased requirements for the technical cleanliness of components and assemblies. The in-production removal and prevention of particulate and film contaminants plays a key role here. LK Mechanik has long bee…

The mobile cleaning and disinfection robot DeKonBot autonomously travels to critical objects such as door handles and disinfects them. (© Fraunhofer IPA, Rainer Bez)

Using its flexible cleaning tool, DeKonBot can perform wiping disinfection of various objects, e.g., elevator buttons. (© Fraunhofer IPA, Rainer Bez)

The operating environment is learned via an intuitively operable graphical user interface. (© Fraunhofer IPA, Rainer Bez)

Methods of machine learning enable the detection of objects to be cleaned in the room, here exemplified by door handles in a corridor. (© Fraunhofer IPA)

02.10.2020
‌
R+D & Community of Interest

Fraunhofer IPA presents disinfection robot »DeKonBot«

To contain the spread of the coronavirus, the Stuttgart research institute quickly developed a prototype of a mobile cleaning and disinfection robot. It autonomously travels to potentially contaminated objects such as door handles, thoroughly disinfects them, and does so in a resource-efficient and…

Nanoclass Cube Pro Membrane H13 HEPA Air Filter

02.10.2020

New HEPA H13 air filter for air conditioning and ventilation systems

Virus-free air in buildings

- Cold season increases COVID-19 risk indoors
- New filter medium reduces the differential pressure compared to conventional HEPA filters by 50 percent
- Upgrade possible without increasing operating costs and plant modifications

Start the cold season well-equipped: The MANN+HUMMEL Group offers buildin…

A look at the NEWSLETTER

Better informed: With YEARBOOK, NEWSLETTER, NEWSFLASH, NEWSEXTRA and EXPERT DIRECTORY

Stay up to date and subscribe to our monthly eMail-NEWSLETTER and our NEWSFLASH and NEWSEXTRA. Get additional information about what is happening in the world of cleanrooms with our printed YEARBOOK. And find out who the cleanroom EXPERTS are with our directory.