Cleanroom Industry News Articles

NGen & Evercloak Collaborate to Scale Innovative Graphene-Based Membrane Manufacturing

Next Generation Manufacturing Canada, the industry-led organization behind Canada’s Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster, has announced over $4.5 million in collaborative investment to scale up commercial applications of graphene nanofilms in HVAC systems for cleanrooms and other critical environment systems.

First Solar breaks ground on 3.3 GW production facility

The new 3.3 gigawatt (GW)DC facility, which is scheduled to commence operations in the first half of 2023, represents a $680 million investment. When fully operational, the facility is expected to scale the company’s Northwest Ohio footprint to a total annual capacity of 6 GWDC, which is believed to make it the largest fully vertically integrated solar manufacturing complex outside China.

Exyte developed Factory Concept for Morrow Batteries’ leading edge and sustainable Li-ion Battery Giga-Site in Norway

Exyte, a global leader in the design, engineering, and delivery of facilities for high-tech industries, has collaborated with Morrow Batteries (“Morrow”) in the development of integrated production concepts for their new state-of-the-art Lithium-Ion battery production site in Norway.

NASA, Boeing to Move Starliner to Production Facility for Propulsion System Evaluation

NASA and Boeing have decided to postpone the launch of Orbital Flight Test-2 to the International Space Station as teams continue work on the CST-100 Starliner propulsion system.

Nelson Labs® and Sterigenics® Open State-of-the-Art Laboratory and Expand Sterilization Facilities to Meet Growing Customer Demand in Europe

Nelson Labs® and Sterigenics® Open State-of-the-Art Laboratory and Expand Sterilization Facilities to Meet Growing Customer Demand in Europe

Nelson Labs and Sterigenics Germany GmbH, announced today the opening of a newly expanded, center of excellence for microbiological laboratory testing as well as increased sterilization capacity in their Wiesbaden, Germany facilities. This expansion will address the significantly increased demand for these services by the medical device and pharmaceutical industries.

Pepscan Doubles GMP Production Capacity to Facilitate Clients’ Growth

Pepscan Doubles GMP Production Capacity to Facilitate Clients’ Growth

Pepscan announced that its GMP production capacity has doubled. Pepscan is an all-in-one partner in peptides, building on 25 years of experience in advancing and applying peptide expertise to facilitate clients in the development and production of peptides.

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Nestlé Waters Bottling Facility Achieves Alliance for Water Stewardship Gold Certification

Nestlé Waters Bottling Facility Achieves Alliance for Water Stewardship Gold Certification

Nestlé Waters North America (NWNA) is pleased to announce that its Stanwood bottling facility in Michigan has received Gold certification under the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) International Water Stewardship Standard, the company’s second facility awarded this certification. Achieving advanced-level certification recognizes the additional effort and positive water stewardship outcomes that go beyond core requirements of the AWS Standard. NWNA remains the only company in North America with Gold-certified facilities.

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Lockheed Martin’s Meridian, MS Facility Celebrates 50th Anniversary

Lockheed Martin’s Meridian, MS Facility Celebrates 50th Anniversary

Lockheed Martin’s Meridian facility began production operations in August 1969, initially producing the L-1011 jet airliner’s empennage. Since then, the Meridian facility has been involved in the production of aircraft components for the JetStar, the C-5 Galaxy and C-141 Starlifter strategic airlifters, the P-3 Orion submarine hunter, the F-22 Raptor fighter jet, and the C-130J Super Hercules tactical airlifter.

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VetStem Biopharma Secures FDA Approval of First Human IND

VetStem Biopharma Secures FDA Approval of First Human IND

VetStem Biopharma, a veterinary and human regenerative medicine CRO, used its extensive experience, FDA master files, and database of veterinary stem cell therapy to secure FDA approval of a human IND for stem cell therapy in patients with osteoarthritis. VetStem made the application to FDA on behalf of its subsidiary, Personalized Stem Cells, Inc.

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Hubbell Lighting Introduces SpectraClean™

Hubbell Lighting Introduces SpectraClean™

Hubbell Lighting is elevating the lighting experience. Empowered by lighting solutions that integrate seamlessly into their environment, save energy, provide improved quality of light, deliver return on investment and armed with Hubbell’s unflinching support, its customers are able to think differently about how, where, and when they can use light.

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Picosun Launches a new ALD Product Platform for up to 200 mm Wafer Markets

Picosun Launches a new ALD Product Platform for up to 200 mm Wafer Markets

Picosun Group, the leading provider of AGILE ALD™ (Atomic Layer Deposition) thin film coating solutions, has launched PICOSUN™ Morpher, a new ALD product platform designed to disrupt the up to 200 mm wafer markets in Beyond and More than Moore domains.

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