February 6, 2012

Cleanroom Sticky Mats: 3 Important Adhesive Characteristics

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Mats are an important requirement of cleanrooms and other critical environments that demand a high degree of contamination control. These mats have strong adhesive properties which collect dust particles from shoe soles and wheels of the carts passing over the mat. Multi-layered adhesive mats are used to peel off the contaminated layer and reveal a new clean layer to significantly reduce traffic-borne particles. A special kind of Acrylic adhesive is used on these mats which does not sustain any microbial growth. Use of Mats in Various Applications Not only in clean rooms and laboratories, matting applications are used in a number of industries to ensure a clean … [Read more...]

Tack Mat Use and Installation

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Summary: The following is quick guide to the installation and use of tack mats for particulate control on personnel shoes and wheels of carts entering a clean area. Tack mats are used for helping to remove particulate contamination from the bottom of personnel shoes and from the wheels of carts upon entry to a clean area. NOTE, This does not mean tack mats will clean off all dirt!  If shoes or wheels are very dirty,they need to be cleaned prior to using the tack mats, outside of the clean area and away from the mats. Use of the mats is very simple; 1. Just step on the mats twice with each foot before entering the clean area. 2. Roll all the wheels of a … [Read more...]

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