A cleanroom is a controlled environment, where contaminants like airborne microbes, dust particles and other pollutants are filtered out, to ensure the highest level of cleanliness possible. Based on ISO 14644-1 standards, a cleanroom can be classified into different classes, depending on the maximum number of particles, varying by particle sizes, that can exist per cubic meter.

Upholding higher quality standards for product safety in cleanrooms is essential to companies in the product manufacturing market segments, such as pharmaceutical, electronics, semiconductor and food & beverage industries. The global COVID-19 pandemic has further accelerated the need for controlled and sterile environments in medical-related industries, and demand for cleanrooms is expected to thrive in the next few years.¹

While a comprehensive cleanroom technology solution can be installed to ensure cleanliness standards such as environmental monitoring or Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) controls are abided by, an overall compliance cannot still be fully guaranteed.

Machines or equipment inside the cleanroom, system components and even consumables may also influence the overall cleanliness of the space.