Types Of Cleanroom: Soft wall, hard wall and modular cleanroom

1. Hardwall Cleanroom

What is a hardwall cleanroom?

A hardwall cleanroom is a type of controlled environment that is designed to maintain extremely low levels of particulate contamination in the air.

A hard wall cleanroom is constructed with rigid materials such as steel or aluminum framing, and the walls and ceiling are typically made of hard, non-porous materials like vinyl, PVC, or acrylic.

Hardwall cleanrooms can be customized to meet specific cleanliness requirements and can incorporate various features such as HEPA filters, air handling systems, and positive pressure control to ensure a contaminant-free environment.

Hard wall cleanrooms are typically more expensive and time-consuming to construct and maintain than softwall cleanrooms, but they offer higher levels of cleanliness and control.

Hardwall cleanrooms mimic traditional construction in that they have solid walls but retain greater flexibility.

Hardwall cleanrooms are excellent for large clean rooms and traditional cleanroom applications and can work well when strict environmental control is necessary.

Hardwall cleanrooms benefits

• Existing HVAC incorporation

Hard wall cleanrooms can utilize your building’s existing HVAC while maintaining your cleanroom standards.

• Mounted equipment

With hardwall cleanroom design, mounted equipment can be utilized

• Strong environmental control

Hardwall cleanrooms allow you total control over your cleanroom environment from static and temperature to particle decontamination to meet even ISO Class 1 standard

• Able to modify

Hardwall cleanrooms have a modular design that makes it easy to expand or upgrade as your cleanroom needs change.

• Durable

Hard wall cleanrooms have a durable frame and strong ceiling grid, so they last for a long time and never sag.

Hard wall cleanrooms are suitable for

• All sizes of cleanrooms

• ISO class 5- ISO class 8 cleanrooms

• Small areas (create an ultra-clean environment in an existing cleanroom)

• Medical device manufacturing factories, life science labs, semiconductor factories,...

2. Softwall Cleanroom

What is a soft wall cleanroom?

A softwall cleanroom is a type of cleanroom that is constructed with flexible vinyl curtains or sandwich panels as walls and ceiling. This type of cleanroom is typically used for applications that require a controlled environment, but not necessarily a sterile one, such as electronics manufacturing, laboratory testing, and packaging.

For those looking at a temporary cleanroom set up for a short-term project, softwall cleanroom is recommended.

They are available in the standard preconfigured size or we can customize soft wall cleanroom based on your requirements.

Softwall cleanroom features

• The softwall cleanroom frame is usually made of aluminum alloy and delivered with a white-powder standard finish.

• They are not designed for positive internal pressure and do not require external bracing.

• The flexible walls of the soft wall cleanroom provide a barrier to prevent the entry of airborne particles, but they do not provide as complete of a seal as the rigid walls of a hard wall cleanroom.

• Softwall cleanrooms are also easier and less expensive to install and modify, making them a more versatile option for many industries.

Softwall cleanrooms benefits

• Lightweight construction with transparent polymer walls

• Customizable and reconfigurable

The modular design allows for easy reconfiguration or relocation as needed, this is the reason why this type of cleanroom is also called a portable softwall cleanroom.

• Compatible with ULPA or HEPA filters

• Lower energy consumption

Softwall cleanrooms also have lower energy consumption and maintenance costs, as they require less HVAC equipment to maintain the required air quality.

Soft wall cleanrooms are suitable for:

• All sizes of cleanrooms ISO class 7- ISO class 8 cleanrooms

• Portable cleanrooms (can be moved to different production areas easily)

• Small areas (soft wall cleanroom can be used for creating an ultra-clean environment in an existing cleanroom)

• Engineering, food, plastics, printing, aerospace, and semiconductor factories

3. Modular Cleanroom

What is a modular cleanroom?

A modular cleanroom is a type of cleanroom that is constructed from pre-fabricated modular sandwich panels or wall systems, which can be easily assembled and disassembled to create a controlled environment with specific levels of cleanliness.

These modular systems offer a flexible and cost-effective solution for creating a cleanroom space, as they can be easily customized and adapted to suit the specific requirements of different industries and applications.

The use of modular panels allows for rapid construction and installation, reducing the time and expense associated with traditional construction methods.

Designed to provide a sterile GMP environment, modular cleanrooms are prefabricated setups particularly used by businesses, processes, and productions that are highly sensitive to environmental decay.

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Modular cleanroom benefits

• Regulatory compliance

• Easy to install and maintain

• Eco-friendly green construction

• Rapid and clean installation

Ultra-low particulate air (ULPA) and/or high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters are installed in modular cleanrooms to continuously recirculate air and keep it ultra-clean. We offer choices of modular cleanroom design, modular materials, and equipment to clients based on the industry and purpose of the modular cleanroom.

Modular cleanroom applications

Modular cleanrooms are commonly used in industries such as pharmaceuticals, electronics, biotechnology, and medical devices.

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