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Air Shower

Air Shower is a self contained chambers installed at entrance to cleanroom and other controlled environments. It minimizes particulate matter entering or exiting the clean space. Personnel and materials entering or exiting the controlled environment are “Shower” by high velocity HEPA-filtered air jets with velocities of 20-25m/s . Contaminated air is then drawn through the part then filtered and recirculated.

CTS is a supplier in air showers for demanding applications in the micro-electronics, semiconductors, pharmaceutical, spray-painting, and food markets.

Cleanroom Applications: the greatest source of particulate contamination in a cleanroom is the operators. Air shower is installed between change room and the cleanroom. The air shower enhances cleanroom operating protocol by serving as a reminder to all operators that they are entering a controlled environment. Personnel therefore develop the habit of gowning up properly before entering the air shower.

	One-Way Personnel may enter the controlled environment but not exit through the air shower. At the idle state, the clean side door is locked while the grey side is unlocked. This mode of operation is useful for controlling traffic patterns into and out of the controlled environment. Two-Way One-Way Personnel may enter or exit the controlled environment through the air shower. When entering the controlled environment the shower is activated. When exiting the shower is disabled to reduce throughput time. The air shower program is able to detect if the person is entering or exiting the controlled environment via door sensors and a timesequenced control. Two-Way Personnel may enter or exit the controlled environment through the air shower. In both directions the air shower is activated. This mode of operation is useful in pharmaceutical and lab animal research applications to prevent the egress of hazardous substances and allergens from the controlled environment.