What Class of Cleanroom do I need for my Automation?
August 2020
What Class of Cleanroom do I need for my Automation?
When looking at the cost of automating, another major influencer is where the equipment will be located. If it’s in an ATEX manufacturing area, then the costs can spiral due to intrinsically safe devices having to be used. Likewise, a machine destined for a cleanroom will have its own unique requirements to ensure airborne particles are kept to a minimum, and this would be dictated by the class of cleanroom that it is to be situated in.
Another sector that utilises cleanroom automation is semiconductor manufacturing. This advanced industry uses thin-film technology to form microprocessors, sensors, and flash memory. It must take place in a room of class ISO 4 or cleaner. The reason behind this is that all it would take is a single dust particle to ruin a central processing unit (CPU) that might sell for £400.
Just as with equipment selection, the environment that the machine is going into can greatly influence the project costs, with cleanroom space being charged at £1000s per square meter, as opposed to £10s or even £100s for “normal production areas the size of the equipment in this instance, does matter. Installation costs can also be greatly depending on the environment.
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