Best Practices
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Basics On Minimizing Contamination Risk In Your Cleanroom
What is the biggest villain in the contamination control and cleanroom world? Particles. Contamination. This contamination can cause yield and financial loss, delays, frustration, and physical threats to the...
What is 21CFR11 and Why is It So Important To Data Integrity ?
Data integrity is ensuring the data you have is complete, accurate, and consistent. It is one of the most important factors in a cleanroom. The FDA outlines their data integrity expectations in 21CFR11...
Lighthouse Active Air Sampler Technology and d50
Air Sampler impaction technology has been around for decades. However the d50 is a little know aspect of air sampler technology design and it plays a critical role in air sample capture. Aerosol Impaction...
Good Automated Manufacturing Practices (GAMP) In A Cleanroom
In an ever changing world, we are constantly seeing new regulations and expectations. This is especially true in the area of computerized system compliance and validation. GAMP was designed to address these...
How To Choose Your Cleanroom Classifying & Monitoring Tools
So you’re going to classify your cleanroom. But what cleanroom classifying tools can you use that will make the process painful and easy? First things first, let’s define cleanroom...
Foundations of a Cleanroom Contamination Control Strategy
Your cleanroom contamination control strategy is the frontline between you and contaminated products, which can lead to yield loss, slowed production, and possible reputation damage. So when was the last time...
ISO 17025 Calibration
What It Means And Why It’s Important Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions is proud to announce that all of our manufacturing and service facilities have been accredited for the ISO 17025 testing and...
What Is Particle Counter Calibration? And why is it important?
What Is Particle Counter Calibration? And why is it important? Particle counters are a fundamental part of any properly maintained cleanroom. They are intricate tools used to count the number of...
Cleanroom Air Changes Best Practices
Cleanrooms are defined by their cleanliness level based on the absence of airborne particles present in a sample of a giving volume. ISO 14644-1 is an international standard for cleanroom classification....
Maintaining Validation and Calibration
A wide variety of scientific instruments are used on a regular basis to assist in our daily IAQ investigations. Moisture meters, temperature and relative humidity probes, infrared cameras, and particle...
Real Time Process Monitoring
A common approach to controlling contamination in high technology manufacturing cleanrooms is the continuous monitoring of particles. Either dedicated, discrete, “real-time” particle counters or a...
Particle Transport in Tubing
Airborne Particle Counters (APC) are used for a variety of purposes such as: • Filter testing • Cleanroom certification and testing • Isolator and minienvironment testing and certification....
What do Particle Counts Mean?
When using particle counters, one needs to be aware of certain terms or phrases that are commonly used when describing functions of the instrument, or how the data is viewed and reported. Data are displayed...
