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Cleanrooms are a unique workspace that are used across a number of industries. Cleanrooms are designed to maintain pristine cleanliness and purity at the highest standard. Industries that commonly use cleanrooms are Food Manufacturers, Healthcare, Industrial Chemical and Pharmaceuticals.

To ensure the pristine purity of cleanrooms and its equipment, laws and industry standards have to be met. Particularly in the Pharmaceutical industry for example protocols are set up in regards to who is allowed to enter the cleanroom and in what circumstances.

One of the major challenges to maintain and run cleanrooms is managing the electrical supply. How do we ensure that the electrical installation and regular maintenance of a cleanroom is implemented and managed ensuring this does not breach the purity of the cleanroom.

Just like the Electrical Industry has its own compliance standards, so does the Pharmaceutical Industry. Specifically managing and running a cleanroom in such an industry has its own compliances to adhere to. The equipment used also has to be compliant.

While those compliance standards are met, it is also vitally important to ensure that cleanrooms are run with minimum downtime and disruption. Cleanrooms are a vital hub for business operations. The impact of downtime and disruption can be catastrophic.

Cleanrooms are built on enhanced safety and reliability. These pillars need to be extended to the electrical systems that are put in place to operate the cleanroom.

All the above result in research integrity of your groundbreaking projects. You can only produce revolutionary medicine from a strong infrastructural backbone.

One of the most common regular cleanroom maintenance tasks we offer is the visual inspection which involves an engineer to come on site and look through currently installed equipment. As an extension of visual inspection we also carry out insulation resistance testing.

Additional tests involve checking Grounding and Bonding as well as Circuit breaker and fuse testing. Various equipment is checked via our cable management process. All the checks are documented and tracked to ensure that everything is recorded as part of the cleanroom maintenance process.

Our regular cleanroom maintenance checks ensure that your cleanroom systems are in good working order and reduce the risk of system breakdown. AH pride themselves on providing a pragmatic service to pick up issues before they actually occur.

In the unfortunate circumstance that an issue does occur and we understand it can happen at any time, AH offers 24/7 emergency repair to get you back up and running again as soon as possible.

If your organisation is expanding operations and requires a bigger cleanroom we are more than happy to help. AH can upgrade your electrical system to meet your new requirements. All whilst ensuring that your cleanroom maintenance compliance is met.

To run a successful pharmaceutical cleanroom and equipment a wide range of electrical system components are required. Certain standards and features are required in each component to comply with cleanroom protocols.

Starting off with an obvious need for lighting. Your employees need the appropriate amount of lighting to carry out their tasks as part of the research process. Lighting also lets off heat which can impact the environment of the cleanroom. Low heat omitting lighting can be installed as an alternative. Cleanrooms have a requirement of reduced touchpoints. Censored lights offer the perfect solution.

Power Distribution Systems need to be sealed and Non-Particle Generating components. This maintains the integrity and purity of your cleanroom. Enclosures should be IP65/66 rated to prevent dust and liquid ingress. The enclosures are stainless steel so that they can be regularly sterilised ensuring reduced risk of corrosion.

Stainless steel is also used for shielding of the power cabling. Stainless Steel Conduits offer strength and flexibility. Due to its strength the conduits implemented are durable and a long term solution avoiding disruption to your cleanroom. They are also heat resistant should they need to be placed in an environment of high temperature or need to be cleaned with high temperature solutions such as steam. There are a number of different grades of Stainless Steel available which need to be taken into consideration which differ in features.

Any kind of disruption to a cleanroom can be costly. If that happens to be a lack of power, AH offers a prompt Backup and emergency power supplies ensuring that you operate back to Business As Usual.

Control Systems are vitally important to ensure that the environment is at its optimal level. The temperature and humidity should be at a certain point depending on the project requirements. Control Systems allow air to be passed into the cleanroom to reduce or increase the temperature.

Monitoring and Alarms are required to ensure that the cleanroom is operating at its optimum environment. Should that not be the case an alert is required to notify appropriate stakeholders. This system also requires the appropriate power and infrastructure.

HVAC and ventilation systems are required for cleanroom users and for the cleanroom environment itself. Lack of such systems may result in increase in moisture and sweat which increase airborne contamination. This would result in the integrity of the product or research being carried out in the cleanroom.

The impact of issues around your electrical systems for your cleanroom is higher than any other part of your premises because you cannot use alternative spaces. Just like any other area of your premises cleanrooms can suffer from Power outages and voltage fluctuations. There could be an overload or short circuits. You may well experience malfunctions with lighting and HVAC systems.

Electrical Systems need to be performing at an optimal level at all times for cleanrooms in the pharmaceutical industry. It is important to have highly skilled and experienced engineers to install and maintain electrical systems. The Electrical system should adhere to industry standards and the cleanroom should adhere to their respective industry standards too.

AH provides Electrical Engineers that are NICEIC compliant. They are NICEIC approved and registered. An approved engineer has a higher accreditation than a registered engineer. All of AH’s engineers are approved. Assuring the best quality in terms of safety, design and implementation through to maintenance. Not only are we approved for our own accreditation we are more than aware of pharmaceutical cleanroom standards and can work with you to ensure that we comply with those standards.

AH provides Electrical Engineers that are NICEIC compliant. They are NICEIC approved and registered. An approved engineer has a higher accreditation than a registered engineer. All of AH’s engineers are approved. Assuring the best quality in terms of safety, design and implementation through to maintenance. Not only are we approved for our own accreditation we are more than aware of pharmaceutical cleanroom standards and can work with you to ensure that we comply with those standards.