Cable Entry Systems for the Use in Cleanrooms

A cleanroom is a room that has an extremely low concentration of airborne particles. Airborne particles are all particles and substances that are suspended in the air and for the most part cannot be seen with the naked eye. icotek cable entry systems for cleanrooms are suitable and certified for class 1 in accordance with ISO 14644-1. Find out more »

Such cleanrooms are needed wherever particles present in the ambient air would disrupt production. This is the case, for example, in medical technology, semiconductor production, microsystems technology, pharmaceuticals, aerospace technology or optics. Cleanrooms are also needed in medical research.

Cleanrooms are classified by classes according to ISO 14644-1 as per ISO 1 to 9. The individual cleanroom classes may only contain a certain number of particles of a specified size. The particle concentration is considered per m³ of air. ISO 1 contains the strictest specifications, for ISO 9 the lowest specifications.

In order to be able to meet these strict requirements, materials specially developed / modified by icotek are used in our certified clean room products.

All icotek cable entry systems for the cleanroom tested and certified by the Fraunhofer IPA are suitable and certified for class 1 in accordance with ISO 14644-1!

Cleanroom Classes According to ISO 14644-1 and Other Regulations

Industries and Cleanliness Criteria

++ mandatory | + recommended, but not mandatory | 0 generally not required but in individual cases recommended (Source: Fraunhofer IPA)

Manual disinfection

icotek recommends cleaning products installed in cleanrooms with a mixture of 70% isopropanol and 30% distilled water.

Decontamination with H₂O₂ Vaporization

Cleanrooms must be cleaned of contamination with microorganisms, particles and pyrogens before each commissioning or after maintenance work. An effective method is cleaning by vaporizing hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂). The hydrogen peroxide is converted into a gaseous state and the subsequent microcondensation results in optimum decontamination throughout the entire room and on all surfaces.

icotek has subjected its cable entry systems to the H₂O₂ cleaning process and can recommend its use. A declaration of conformity is available on request from product management: pm@icotek.com

Not only the particle emissions are relevant but also the outgassing values VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds)/SVOC (Semivolatile Organic Compounds) of the products used in clean rooms. This applies in particular to the semiconductor, optics and aerospace industries.

In the ISO class, the air cleanliness classification works on the basis of the particulate concentration.

In the ISO-ACC class, air cleanliness works on the basis of chemical concentration. The chemical concentration can lead to a chemical contamination, which can have a damaging effect on the product or on the process.

Materials as well as cable entry systems are classified based on their chemical concentration.