Cleanroom Vs a Controlled Environment
In various industries, maintaining specific environmental conditions is crucial for product quality and safety. Two common terms that often arise are cleanrooms and controlled environments. While both aim to regulate factors like temperature, humidity, and particulate contamination, they serve different purposes and adhere to specific standards. Understanding such differences between a controlled environment vs clean […]
Cleanroom Certification Companies
Cleanrooms are spaces where the air quality, temperature, and humidity remain under careful control to prevent contamination. In many sectors, like pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and electronics manufacturing, maintaining such an environment is a must. To ensure these areas meet the required standards, they need more than just the right design and construction. Cleanrooms need certification proving […]
Cleanroom Ventilation: The Essentials
HVAC (heating, ventilation & air conditioning) is vital for enclosed environments. It ensures the consistent circulation of fresh air with the addition of warmer or cooler air where required. Cleanroom ventilation requires meticulous levels of precision to meet regulations required for usage. Particles as low as 0.3 microns can cause contamination, so the highest ventilation […]
CSI Testing Announces Completion of Training Center and First Training Course
CSI Testing, a 100% founder and employee-owned scientific safety provider, is excited to announce the completion of its controlled environments training center. With the help of our partners at Gerbig Cleanrooms, this facility is equipped with a training clean room, certifiable primary engineering controls (BSCs and Isolators) and a classroom for 15 people. Last week, […]
Cleanroom Maintenance: Everything You Should Know
Cleanroom maintenance is a meticulous process that requires much planning and organization to ensure the necessary requirements are adhered to. This post explains what a cleanroom is, its importance, and the proper cleanroom maintenance to keep it in spec. What is a Cleanroom? A cleanroom is a well-controlled environment with low levels of pollutants, such […]
The Different Cleanroom Types (ISO 1 to ISO 9)
Diving into the world of cleanrooms unveils a meticulous hierarchy of controlled environments, each tailored to specific cleanliness standards. From the ultra-sterile ISO Class 1 to the more permissive ISO Class 9, these classifications dictate the level of particle control within these crucial spaces. In this blog, we embark on a journey through the spectrum […]
CSI Testing, an SSA Company, Announces Acquisition of Gerbig Cleanrooms’ Certification Division
CSI Testing, a Scientific Safety Alliance (SSA company is excited to announce its acquisition of Gerbig Cleanrooms’ Certification Division (“Gerbig Certification”) from Gerbig Cleanrooms (“Gerbig”) The two certification companies will merge, creating the largest independent certification provider in the Upper Midwest, and serve both customers under the CSI Testing name. Gerbig and CSI will continue […]