Cleanroom Journal Issue 2023

journal
cleanroom
A publication
for insiders
of cleanroom technology
published by
Clearnoom Future
special issue
2023
ONE-DAY AND TECHNICAL SEMINAR
New learning content in one-day seminars
for cleanroom users.
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INNOVATION DINNER
Exxlusive event in the new Cleanroom
Future Campus Frankfurt
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CLEANROOM VISION INVEST
New opportunities for start-ups
PAGE 5
NEW TRAINING LOCATION
Cleanroom Future Campus Frankfurt
CLEANROOM CHANCES
Partner for efficient and professional
cleanroom operation.
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A new home is being created for the
Cleanroom Future Campus. In Frankfurt
am Main. In the middle of Germany.
In the middle of Europe. From March
2023, the topics of cleanroom technology
will be presented more actively than
ever before, with lots of practical application
in courses and events. The unique
concept of “cleanroom technology to
touch”, developed by Cleanroom Future,
has proven successful for years and creates
an ideal learning environment for
cleanroom managers, for the direct implementation
of ideas and inspirations in
operation.
CHALLENGE TRAINING
Qualified employees are essential
INTRODUCTION
Becoming better.
Cleanrooms place high demands on
employees. They have to wear protective
clothing and move slowly, not speak
much, not eat, drink or chew gum, and
they are ideally non-smokers. Beards,
makeup, jewellery, skin diseases and
loose hair are also out of the question.
So how do you tell your employees that
their behaviour influences the ambient
conditions, process safety and product
quality in the cleanroom? And how do
you convey this knowledge so that it is
not forgotten after a couple of weeks?
One possibility is to set up your own training
programmes according to standardised
procedures. To do this it is necessary
to have sufficient training capacities
and capable trainers. By repeating them
at fixed intervals, the training courses on
hygiene, behaviour and manufacturing
processes can always be conducted with
the same quality.
Another possibility is to have the employees
qualified by professional knowledge
providers. This can be especially useful
if the saying “the prophet is not accepted
in his own country” applies. Users often
underestimate the restrictive effects of
management personnel providing learning
content that are due solely to their
position or who they are. These situations
are often influenced by conflicts,
workloads and interpersonal difficulties.
A seriously intended development of talent
succeeds if the measures are properly
documented, monitored and analysed.
The findings from this provide a sound
basis for decision-making regarding content,
duration and measures. And better
results.
Frank Duvernell – CEO Cleanroom Future
Becoming better - our motivation for
you.
What this involves can be quickly explained.
We at Cleanroom Future sat
down together and talked our heads
off about the meaning of our company.
What makes the Cleanroom Future Organisation
special? How do users benefit
from our services? What do participants
gain from the events and courses? How
can people’s motivation and enthusiasm
be expressed in a sentence?
And finally, we came to the conclusion
that we want to help people to become
better.
Yes, that’s exactly it. That‘s exactly what
we get out of bed to do. It is exactly this
mission that fills us with pride and accompanies
us in our thinking and actions.
We see ourselves as a platform for
cleanroom managers and for the conveying
of information, knowledge and
expertise.
This is our slogan for more efficiency,
innovation and creativity in cleanrooms:
Becoming better.

2 Cleanroom: Efficiency CLEANROOM-JOURNAL
TRAINING COURSE FOR CLEANROOM MANAGERS
Fit for everyday work in the cleanroom
The cleanroom manager is the key figure
for trouble-free operation. Through
their decisions, decision-making ability
and expertise, they contribute significantly
to cost-effectiveness in clean
production. In addition, they shape the
mood among employees, which can influence
productivity and demands sound
management instincts. This makes it all
the more necessary to have clear structures
and tools that should be ensured by
training and further training in this important
function.
Training course for
cleanroom managers
with certificate
With the course
offered by
Cleanroom Future,
cleanroom users
are assured the
highest level of
safety and quality
for the processes during their continued
operation. The optimal handling of
people and materials
requires a
lot of knowledge
and experience. In
three days, fundamental
knowledge
will be conveyed
in both theory
and practice, in
a lively and inspiring way. Participants
are taught important basics allowing
them to manage processes better, identify
and eliminate risks, make employees
more productive, and to be better able to
evaluate suppliers.
After completing this course as a cleanroom
manager, the participants are able
to develop a more economical, safer and
compliant cleanroom strategy for ongoing
operation.
ALWAYS KEEP A FINGER ON THE PULSE
Seminars for cleanroom users
NEW!
In order to enable cleanroom managers and
their employees to receive continuous further
training on the basis of the course to become
a cleanroom manager with certificate, Cleanroom
Future have newly developed the following
seminars. They support cleanroom managers
who have already completed the 3-day
course and those who are seeking this further
training for the first time. The aim is to create
practical knowledge that can be directly implemented
in the company.
All seminars will be held in German.
For events in English, please contact us.
ONE-DAY SEMINAR: Handling of Personnel
• Personnel recruitment and retention
• Training concepts, employee qualification and
success monitoring
• Tips for dealing with tradespeople and
maintenance personnel
• Management, communication and motivation
Target group: Cleanroom managers, foremen,
supervisors and facility managers
Date: 5 October 2023
Locotion: Cleanroom Future Campus
Frankfurt
ONE-DAY SEMINAR:
Mindset Cleanliness Cleanroom-Behaviour
• Basics of cleanroom systems
• Factors influencing cleanliness
• Clothing technology - overalls, putting on
cleanroom clothing
• Air-lock design
• Greater awareness of cleanroom behaviour
• Clean hands and gloves
• Ideas for your own training courses
Target group: Cleanroom staff, foreman
and supervisor/team leader
Date: 28 March 2023
Location: Cleanroom Future Campus
Frankfurt
ONE-DAY SEMINAR:
Mindset Cleanliness Cleanroom-Cleaning
• Basics of cleanroom cleaning
• Specifics of the conduct of cleaning personnel
• Application and handling of different cleaning
equipment
• Consideration of different cleaning methods
• Requirements for documentation, checks on
surfaces
Target group: Cleanroom managers, foremen,
supervisors and facility managers
Date: 29 March 2023
Location: Cleanroom Future Campus
Frankfurt
TECHNICAL SEMINAR:
Working in the Cleanroom
• Creating cleanroom intelligence
• General procurement strategies
• Selection and evaluation of consumables
• Selection and evaluation of equipment
• Requirements for clothing systems
• Modern cleanroom design
• Audit security
Target group: Cleanroom managers, foremen,
supervisors and facility managers
Date: 10 - 11 October 2023
Location: Cleanroom Future Campus
Frankfurt

SPECIAL ISSUE 2023
Dauer:
Zeitplan:
Ort:
TRAINING TO BE A FACILITY MANAGER FOR CLEANROOM CLEANING
Trends towards certified cleanroom cleaning staff
In an increasing number of invitations to tender one can read
that the requirements and performance of the cleaning is to be
carried out by certified cleanroom cleaning personnel and proven
according to ISO 14644. There is no official certification
for this.
At Cleanroom Future, a format was created in which the cleaning
managers can attend a two-day course to be a certified
Facility Manager for Cleanroom Cleaning. The contents and
evaluated final tests are based on the requirements of ISO
14644-5, VDI guideline 2083/5.1 and the current Annex1 of
Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP).
1 Tag
4-5 Stunden
Inhouse-Training
Cleanroom: Efficiency 3
Training course for
facility manager for cleanroom
cleaning with certificate
The participants are enabled to apply the typical requirements
and to pass them on professionally to cleaning personnel in their
own training courses. This creates a standard worthy of recognition.
Cleanroom planners and managers from facility management
can thus refer to this course in their tenders if they want
to evaluate a comparable precondition between the providers.
CLEANROOM FUTURE CAMPUS EVENTS
All dates at a glance
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TRAINING COURSES SEMINARS WORKSHOPS
Location: Cleanroom Future Campus Frankfurt
Training course for cleanroom managers
with certificate
21 - 23 March 2023
9 - 11 May 2023
20 - 22 June 2023
19 - 21 September 2023
7 - 9 November 2023
12 - 14 December 2023
Training course for facility manager
for cleanroom cleaning with certificate
27 - 28 June 2023
26 - 27 September 2023
Location: Cleanroom Future Campus Frankfurt
One-Day Seminar: Mindset Cleanliness Cleanroom Behaviour
28 March 2023
One-Day Seminar: Mindset Cleanliness Cleanroom Cleaning
29 March 2023
One-Day Seminar: Handling of Cleanroom Personnel
5 October 2023
Technical Seminar: Working in the Cleanroom
10 - 11 October 2023
Location: Cleanroom Future Campus Frankfurt
Open-Space for Planning, Construction
and Design - Controlled area – Cleanroom:
Learning for the future
14 June 2023
Location: Kandertal, Berner Oberland, Switzerland
Open Air for Cleanroom Managers
Professional Cleanroom Operation
12 - 13 July 2023
Open Air for Cleanroom Suppliers
More success in the cleanroom sector
19 -20 July 2023
VIRTUAL NETWORKING
A cleanroom consultation hour every month
A lively discussion, hosted by Frank
Duvernell, takes place in digital form
every month between different players
in cleanroom technology.
The topics for
this are partly already
outlined in
advance during
registration based
upon the participants’
wishes, and
further aspects
will arise in the
course of the consultation discussions
themselves. The subject area is the entire
spectrum of cleanroom technology:
from technology and applications to
cleaning and behaviour, to personnel
Free of charge,
every first Wednesday
of the month
management and current topics such as
energy efficiency and opportunities in
times of crisis.
Cleanroom managers who enter this
forum with their
questions and personal
challenges
or contribute with
their knowledge
and experience
of the topics of
conversation help
each other to find
solution-oriented answers.
The virtual meeting takes place every
first Wednesday of the month from 3
pm to 4 pm. Sign up for free via the
website.

4 Cleanroom: Workshop CLEANROOM-JOURNAL
OPEN-AIR WORKSHOP
Top ideas that stay down-to-earth
During the Corona pandemic in the
summer of 2021, Cleanroom Future
created a new concept to provide more
safety during face-to-face seminars: a
two-day exclusive open-air workshop
in the Swiss mountains at an altitude of
1,200 metres.
In the Bernese Oberland, where the
air is particularly pure and good for
thinking, cleanroom managers and
suppliers find freshness, sunshine and
far-sightedness at a rustic farmhouse -
ideal conditions for achieving the best
possible results from the workshop in
exchange with other participants and
the speaker Frank Duvernell.
The topics for the cleanroom managers’
workshop range from the recruitment
and management of employees
to purchasing strategies and the design
and operation of cleanrooms. Particular
focuses are the handling of cleanroom
purity, and the improvement of personnel’s
behaviour and of the clothing
systems.
The workshop for suppliers, on the
other hand, centres around topics for
greater success in the cleanroom sector.
The main focus is on increasing the
value of products and services, their optimal
positioning with clean room managers
and increasing market activities.
The knowledge acquired in the seminar
is discussed and deepened in a casual
atmosphere with hearty delicacies and
mountain spring water. The ideas and
inspirations offer high utility for im-
mediate implementation in day-to-day
business.
Overnight accommodation is organised
in the valley, in a hotel typical of the region,
and a shuttle service ensures safe
transfer to and from the farmhouse. The
ride through the picturesque mountain
landscape to the farmhouse already creates
the mood for a way of working that
can be not just effective but also a fun experience.
The beneficial mountain air and
the open expanses of the landscape add
an extra dimension to this learning space.
FOR CLEANROOM MANAGERS
Professional
cleanroom operation
FOR CLEANROOM SUPPLIERS
More success in the
cleanroom sector
Focuses:
• Development of a personal cleanroom strategy
• Increasing operational excellence
• The optimal combination of man and
technology
• Optimisation in the procurement of
consumable materials and clothing
Date: 12 - 13 July 2023
Location: Kandertal, Berner Oberland,
Switzerland
Focuses:
• Positioning: new and better
• Optimisation of profiling
• Structuring market activities
Date: 19 -20 July 2023
Location: Kandertal, Berner Oberland,
Switzerland
OPEN-SPACE WORKSHOP
Ideas for decision makers
Different technologies place different
demands on their production environments.
But a decision that is now regarded
as up-to-date can soon run into a
dead end with excessive costs and useless
equipment. Projects for a pure production
environment can very quickly become
oversized. Especially when regulatory or
customer requirements are over-fulfilled
as a precautionary measure. Approaching
the projects with restraint and thinking
from the lowest requirement to the highest
requires specialist knowledge and
experience. The participants get to know
both in our open-air workshops. Important
insights support the decision-making
processes for planning, construction,
qualification and operation and
should ultimately ensure greater efficiency
and cost-effectiveness.
FOR PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN
Controlled area – cleanroom: Learning for the future
The question is, when is it sensible to install
a controlled area and when a cleanroom?
Is it meant to be just an entry-level
solution or a long-term measure? What
costs and risks can arise for the warranty?
How can production capacities be
flexibly configured and how can existing
production be upgraded without interruption?
The range of topics is being expanded by
the innovative energy with which cleanroom
technology is processing. Useful
and disruptive switches are presented.
The day is rounded off with an AMC
workshop. AMC stands for Airborne
Molecular Contamination and comprises
all gaseous impurities which may be
harmful for certain product surfaces and
are therefore undesirable in those clean
rooms. Increasing technologisation is
increasing demand for and dealings with
AMC processes.
There is a need for solutions arrived at by
exchanging experiences.
Focuses:
• From controlled area to a cleanroom
• Requirements for cleanroom technology
• Flexible solutions for renovation and
new construction
• Innovation in cleanroom technolgoy
• Challenges with AMC
(Airborn Molecular Contamination)
Date: 14 June 2023
Location: Cleanroom Future Campus Frankfurt

SPECIAL ISSUE 2023
Cleanroom: Innovation 5
USING CLEANROOM TECHNOLOGY – NOW.NEXT.FUTURE.
A wake-up call in seven chapters
The fourth industrial revolution - Industry
4.0 - is in full swing. Technological
trends such as the Internet of Things,
smart manufacturing, 3D printing, artificial
intelligence, robotics and big data
are drastically changing our production
and working environments.
Self-driving cars, clothing that can measure
fever and trend assessments from
leading figures.
Against the background of his more
than 37 years of entrepreneurship in cleanroom
technology, author Frank Duvernell
considers the future viability of
the industry and comes to an alarming
conclusion. The clean room industry is
to a large extent insufficiently prepared
for these changes and is at the same time
overlooking the potential for qualitative
growth and increasing added value.
Full order books and above-average
growth often, he argues, disguised the
need for investment in technology, bu-
siness models and personnel development.
The book sees itself as a wake-up
call and wants to encourage people to
throw away tried and tested structures
and ways of thinking and to face up to
the upcoming technological leaps with
a modern, proactive culture of innovation.
„Of course, high investments and problems
with data protection or slow internet
discourage many entrepreneurs.
They overlook the fact that digitalisation
is not just about buying new technology.
When people, machines and industrial
processes network intelligently in Industry
4.0, our working and living worlds
change dramatically.
For companies, digitalisation means
more use of technology and rapid changes
in business models and organisational
structures. If we give ourselves too
much time for the necessary changes
then others will overtake us”.
IDEAS FOR THE FUTURE
Cleanroom Vision Invest
Anyone familiar with the show “Lion’s
Den” can roughly imagine this format
for the cleanroom technology industry.
Prospective founders and entrepreneurs
present their ideas to a panel of
investors. The pitch specifies how many
shares are to be sold at what value. All
entrepreneurs and parties interested in
their ideas should use this in order to
benefit from the incredible network,
the knowledge and the support of the
investors. The form required for application
can be found at
cleanroomfuture.com/vision-invest.
THE FUTURE OF CLEANROOM TECHNOLOGY
First Innovation Dinner
An exclusive, exciting gathering of business
leaders from top-class companies from
cleanroom technology, scientists, the bestof
participants from the Cleanroom Vision
Invest, the current Creative Prize winner from
Cleanroom Future and the current winner
of the Cleanzone Award will exchange ideas
and possibilities for making cleanroom technology
more efficient, motivating and creative.
The „Innovation Dinner“ will take place on 13
June 2023 in Frankfurt am Main. Limited places
are available on the website of Cleanroom
Future for 350 euros.

6 Cleanroom: Chances CLEANROOM-JOURNAL
CLEANROOM USERS FIND THEIR PARTNERS
Marketplace of cleanroom technolgoy
Are you a cleanroom user looking
for a partner who will plan the next
cleanroom for you? Or does your
current cleanroom need to be expanded?
Do you need a further training course
for your existing cleanroom staff?
What about the procurement of
consumables? For answers to these
questions, the marketplace of cleanroom
technology should be of help in
day-to-day business. Suppliers of the
industry present themselves here.
Filters can be used to find products
and services, as well as the right contact
person. A good way to find more
professional suppliers.
MANN+HUMMEL
Solutions for cleanrooms
from the filtration specialist
INGENIEURBÜRO & REINRAUMSERVICE EGON BUCHTA GMBH
Cleanliness, safety and service at the
highest level
When clinical cleanliness and sterility
are indispensable in rooms, we come into
play with our comprehensive know-how.
From the GMP-compliant creation of all
qualification documents to the releasing
of our customers’ cleanrooms, we ensure
- in compliance with current standards
and guidelines, of course - effective personal
and product protection at all times.
CWS CLEANROOMS
A full service provider for cleanrooms
As a holistic solution provider, CWS
Cleanrooms offers everything from a
single source: individual clothing, cleaning,
and training solutions and on-site
service directly at your location.
The textile service includes the creation
of a flexible clothing concept in the leas-
ing model, including cleaning room accessories
(e.g. mop covers, wipes, glasses,
socks, shoes, etc.) as well as professional
preparation in one of the CWS cleanroom
laundries. In addition to the textile
service, cleaning and disinfection
is offered in all cleanroom classes of
sterile and dust-free production.
With specially
trained employees and
the most professional
cleanroom equipment,
CWS Cleanrooms ensures
the greatest cleanliness
in the cleanroom.
The range is rounded off
by the ReinraumAkademie.
With many years of
cleanroom expertise and
experience, proper behaviour
in and around
the cleanroom is taught
in in-house training,
coaching, one-day training
courses and online.
With its own fi lter production facilities
worldwide and headquarters in Ludwigsburg,
Germany, this company provides clean
air for the protection of people, processes,
machinery and the environment. The core
issue is the quality of indoor air in buildings
and the process air in cleanrooms and operating
theatres. The product portfolio ranges
from coarse and fine dust fi lters for general
air technology to HEPA and ULPA fi lters for
cleanroom applications and laminar flow systems
for operating theatres.
This range is complemented by a state-ofthe-art
laboratory for testing and developing
HEPA and ULPA fi lters in accordance with
the European standard EN 1822 and the
worldwide standard ISO 29463.
PTS TRAINING SERVICE
Further training for the future
Since 1991, PTS Training
Service has specialised in
training courses for the fields
of pharmaceuticals, medical
devices and active ingredients,
as a partner for further
training courses on Good
Manufacturing Practice
(GMP) and all related topics.
In order to ensure a consistently
high standard, PTS is
constantly evolving under
the management of Reinhard
Schnettler and Anna Diehl,
with the focus on developing
new concepts from classic
and digital forms of learning,
always with practical
relevance. The varied blended
learning concept gives
ABEBA GROUP
Staying firm on quality and cost
Discussions regularly arise about the
need for special cleanroom shoes.
Which are suitable when it comes to
dust from abrasion and fulfilling occupational
safety requirements? How
comfortable are they for the employees?
This supposedly becomes less important
when it is argued that the shoes
are in overboots and present less risk.
Abeba sees this differently. It is a product
that is used in the clean room and
must be specified accordingly. A system
that takes logistics, service life and
maintenance into account is also needed
to keep track of quality and costs.
customers the greatest flexibility in terms of location
and time management. The mix of excellent training
quality, current and innovative topics, active networks
and a personal atmosphere has distinguished
PTS for more than 30 years.

SPECIAL ISSUE 2023
STZ EURO
Experts in measurement
and optimisation
This service company has been active in
the field of cleanroom technology for 35
years. At its core, the company stands for
innovative and manufacturer-independent
consulting and training, metrological
testing and optimisation and flow optimisation
of cleanrooms and cleanroom
systems through CFD simulation. The
STZ EURO is a company of Steinbeis
GmbH & Co.KG for technology transfer
and has its headquarters on the campus
of Offenburg University of Applied
Sciences and is in a constant exchange of
knowledge with the university via practical
semesters and theses.
CRT CLEANROOM TECHNOLOGY GROUP
Neutral service provider for
cleanroom operators
In the areas of qualification according
to ISO 14644, thermal process qualification
and flow visualization, CRT is a
professional partner in Germany, Austria
and Switzerland for manufacturing
and research companies in the pharmaceutical,
chemical, life science and other
related cleanroom-using industries.
In addition to the required qualification
and maintenance of the cleanroom
equipment, CRT operates two certified
calibration laboratories for Climet particle
counters in Germany and Switzerland
and has established itself as an
KEMMLIT
Perfect cleanroom furniture
For renowned national and international
companies from the pharmaceutical
industry, high-tech industry, medical
technology and clinics and laboratories,
Kemmlit Bauelemente offers an allround,
worry-free package and a wide
range of services and planning for individual
interior solutions in accordance
with ISO and GMP. This ranges from
initial consulting, planning and stateof-the-art
production to professional
assembly. The product portfolio includes
personnel changing rooms and personnel
locks as well as cleanroom equipment
up to class B or ISO 4. In addition
to this, the equipment and accessories
range meets all individual requirements
of users.
COWA
Not just clean - but pure
exclusive representative of Climet particle
counters for cleanroom users.
Since 1984, cleanroom cleaning has been
the daily business of Cowa. Since then,
the building service provider has continuously
developed to the benefit of its
customers. More than 150 employees
now work daily in customers‘ cleanrooms.
Nowhere is constant cleaning as
essential as in cleanrooms during operation.
All work in cleanrooms takes place
in compliance with DIN ISO 14644-5/
VDI 2083-5.1. Human and material have
only one goal: maximum safety for the
user. GMP and DIN-compliant documentation
is provided via quality certificates
and particle measurements.
Cleanroom: Chances 7
ALSICO
Well dressed in the cleanroom
Alsico High Tech is a global supplier of
clothing for cleanrooms, clean areas, and
ESD (EPA) areas and surgical clothing.
The company focuses on the development,
production and delivery of high
quality clothing to laundries, end customers
and specialist dealers.
The Alsico Group’s specialist for professional
and working clothes has over 80
years of experience.
Alsico High Tech started out in 1990 as
part of Alsico Belgium and in 2011 became
an independent company with a 100
percent focus on its core business: development
and production of cleanroom
clothing that shields the product from
the person and not vice versa.
MYCLEANROOM.DE
Cleanroom agency from planning to
operation
This Heidelberg-based company specialises
in supporting small and medium-sized
enterprises in the planning and
implementation of individual cleanroom
systems.
The goal of creating efficient and economical
solutions, providing users with
NORA SYSTEMS
Processes on safe ground
nora systems is a world-leading manufacturer
of rubber floor coverings for
properties and is part of the Interface
Group. The robust and efficient nora
rubber floors have been produced in
Germany since 1950. The business focuses
on the real estate business for indus-
holistic advice and supplying sustainably
is consistently pursued.
As a partner for all necessary services and
products in cleanroom technology - from
the analysis of your production processes
to the final implementation of the pure
solution and beyond.
try, education, healthcare, transportation
and public construction.
Nora advises and supports users, planners
and engineers in the selection and
specification of the flooring when equipping
production and research areas in
pharmaceutical and other industries.
The consultation covers all phases of
planning, installation and use - from the
subfloor to fitting, operation right up to
maintenance.
Homogeneous and coating-free, nora
rubber flooring provide processes with a
resilient basis for decades and contribute
to the sustainability and value preservation
of buildings, also because of how
simple they are to maintain.

8 Cleanroom: Creativity CLEANROOM-JOURNAL * SPECIAL ISSUE 2023
MODERN DESIGN OF CLEANROOMS
Strategies against white noise
White symbolises perfect cleanliness and
purity. White has therefore been the ideal
colour for every cleanroom right from
the beginning. For many years, this was
never questioned and so it went without
saying that every cleanroom was designed
to be completely and purely white.
However, colour expert Alfred Schleicher,
owner of the Schleicher colour studio
in Karlsruhe, discovered something
astonishing in his studies: in an entirely
white room, the human eye lacks any way
of focussing. In 2014, in “Cleanroom
Magazine”, Schleicher first named this
phenomenon “white noise”. This noise
tires the eyes and reduces employees’
ability to concentrate. In contrast to this,
Schleicher noted, bright colours, colour
gradients and edges stimulate the eye,
offering it focus points and providing
orientation. Plants also have a calming
effect and a positive influence on the
well-being and motivation of employees.
This reduces sickness-related work absences
and reject rates.
The positive effects of colour and design
in the clean room are also confirmed by
the employees of MED-EL in Innsbruck.
This Austrian technology company has
created a cleanroom with a unique view
of the Alps. An innovative idea! How
did the company come up with that?
Production manager Alexander Mayr
says: “We read about white noise and the
positive effects of colours in cleanrooms
in “Cleanroom Magazine” and then we
thought a lot about how we could make
the working atmosphere and the rooms
more pleasant. Then we had the idea: The
most beautiful view is right on our doorstep.
So we had the window installed and
are fascinated time after time at how well
it works.” Opposite the panoramic window
a mirror was installed in the clean
room. This ensures not only more depth,
but also more colour and nature in the
cleanroom. But the mirror has another
positive effect: Employees can check the
correct fit of their clothes at any time and
thus avoid possible contamination risks.
But there does not always have to be a
complete conversion. The use of colour
and the design of furnishings can
bring new energy to a cleanroom. This
way, maximum improvements can be
achieved at little cost and effort.
EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION IN THE CLEANROOM
Creativity is more than colouring
Giving an impression of space in a cleanroom
is not just a question of including
colour.
A blue floor. With tonal gradations to
distinguish the zones. Many users already
call this creative.
However, it takes more than a few pops
of colour to turn a cleanroom environment
that is very cool and not very motivating
in itself into a human-friendly
working environment.
More and more cleanroom users are realising
that a more creative cleanroom
environment is more attractive for applicants
and can increase productivity
among existing employees.
THE PATH TO A CREATIVE CLEANROOM
Time for a redesign
There are more and more of them.
Cleanroom users who have recognized
the necessity and importance of the environment’s
impact on employee productivity.
They are looking for creative solutions
for the design of their cleanrooms
and often face the problem that there is
hardly anything available. Whether it’s
clothing, furnishings, wall surfaces or
digital display technologies. Many places
offer only standard versions. They are
the easiest to sell.
And it is precisely
at this point that a
decision needs to be
taken to stick with
the idea and to not
allow oneself to be
dissuaded.
Implementation often fails in the first
step. Where do I start and what is meant
to be the end result? For this purpose,
Cleanroom Future offers a consulting
approach that was developed as a
four-module workshop as the basis for a
creative concept.
The first module is about the goals of the
„Change begins at the end
of your comfort zone“
- Roy T. Bennet -
design and possibilities for incorporating
the communication of information and
knowledge. Two modules then deal with
finding out the wishes and objectives of
the management and then of the cleanroom
employees according to defined
questionnaires. These are evaluated and
presented in the fourth module in such
a way that an initial colour and creativity
concept can be presented from this and
drafted onto the planned cleanroom system.
This approach
incorporates all the
parties involved
and will reduce resistance.
This status
can then be passed
on to the cleanroom
planner, who
can add it to the required tenders. The
sooner this concept is included in the
planning phase, the less the cost of implementation
will be. In some projects it
is only 0.25% of the investment volume.
So it’s not that hard to start off a creative
concept. In any case, it needs the courage
to take the first step and the willingness
to go on until the end.
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