What is Clean Room Manufacturing?
Cleanroom manufacturing focuses on preventing small particles from contaminating products during the assembly process by maintaining a controlled environment. In any manufacturing setting, there is always a risk of airborne microbes, dust, and chemicals that could adversely impact the quality of the end product. This is especially critical in industries like medical, pharmaceutical, and food processing, where even the smallest pollutants can have significant consequences.
Cleanrooms are essential in the automated manufacturing of medical tools and devices, such as syringes, intravenous equipment, and microscopic surgery instruments. Each product must be produced in a cleanroom environment that meets specific class standards. For example, a Class 100 (ISO 5) cleanroom allows no more than 3,520 particles of 0.5 microns per cubic meter of air. Contaminants in these environments can be generated by the products being manufactured, personnel, and the machinery, tooling, fixtures, and equipment involved in moving the products during the automated processes.
Motion Index Drives manufactures precision rotary and linear indexing devices that are designed to meet the stringent requirements of cleanroom environments. Since machinery is a significant source of airborne particulates in these settings, it is crucial to minimize this contribution as much as possible. All our indexers are built with components that comply with cleanroom requirements for various classes.
RT250 Rotary Index Table with Auto-Lubrication System
Custom Clean Room Optimizations
Our product lineup includes an extensive range of rotary index tables and precision indexing conveyors. These rotary index tables can be customized with special coatings, seals, and plating on exposed steel components or completely sealed to eliminate intrusions. The rotary index tables are available in fixed cam indexing configurations, offering anywhere from 2 to 108 positions, and can be controlled using motor contactors or simple VFDs. For more advanced applications, our entire range of rotary index tables is also available as fully programmable indexers, utilizing servo motors for infinite positioning capabilities.
Additionally, our LFA series precision indexing conveyors are available in five standard sizes: LFA050, LFA080, LFA100, LFA125, and LFA150. These conveyors can be manufactured in both fixed and programmable versions, with no limitations on overall length—whether it’s 1.0 meter or 20 meters long. Regardless of the length, the LFA precision indexing conveyors maintain an impressive standard positioning accuracy of ±0.07 mm from end to end.
