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Abrasion Resistant Parts for the Cleanroom Industry

Components suitable for contact-free environments up to ISO Class 1

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Cleanrooms have high demands for the abrasion resistance of moving components. Any contamination has a damaging effect on the product and process. That costs money. igus® develops and tests their high-performance polymer products in their own cleanroom laboratory with the utmost care. In order to attest to the best possible suitability of our products in the cleanroom, these cleanroom products are subjected to further tests by the Fraunhofer Institute. Thanks to this testing, igus® is able to provide an IPA-tested product portfolio with the best possible cleanroom classification (ISO Class 1).

Easy assembly and fast delivery
Save installation space and weight
Low noise & vibration
Easy-to-open e-chains® for quick cable replacement
Also available as a complete system from a single source

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igus® cleanroom solutions can be used in a variety of industries that require low abrasion, low noise and the highest cleanliness standards, such as the ones below.

semiconductor industry

Semiconductor industry

igus® energy supply and cables for semiconductor production support high production quality, as they are made of high-performance plastics that are abrasion-resistant and have low outgassing.

Display industry

Display industry

igus® abrasion-resistant e-chains®, cables and linear guides are used in machines and systems for pick & place tasks, glass cutting and panel production, among other areas within the display industry.

microelectronics industry

Microelectronics industry

At igus®, we provide the microelectronics industry with ESD energy supply systems and cables made of abrasion-resistant high-performance polymers that are modular and cost-effective.

Battery industry

igus® cleanroom-compatible and dissipative e-chains as well as our bearing solutions and linear technology are ideal for dry cleanrooms used for battery production.

Customer Applications

e-skin flat in use in a linear system with air bearings

Industry: Chip production/Semiconductor

e-skin® flat in use in a linear system with air bearings

Result: A 4-fold layer together with PVC & TPE cables from igus® ensures the reliable energy supply of an air bearing linear system.

Cleanroom application example semiconductors

Industry: Semiconductor manufacturing

e-chain® systems in semiconductor manufacturing

Result: The patented zipper e-chain® system meets the required travel distance of about 290 mm, cycle numbers of 50-60 cycles per hour are achieved, usually in three-shift operation.

Cleanroom application example semiconductors

Industry: Chip production/Semiconductor

Wafer handling

Result: With e-chain® - E6, the supply of energy for wafer handling in chip production involving acceleration rates of up to 4m/s2 and speeds of up to 6m/s is not a problem.

Use in a laboratory unit for liquid handling.

Industry: Medical technology

drylin® TR high helix thread nuts for laboratory equipment

Result: drylin® TR high helix thread nuts were used in laboratory equipment for handling fluids. The advantage for the cleanroom is their low coefficient of friction, higher efficiency and no lubrication is necessary, which prevents contamination.

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e-chain® cable carriers

clean-room e-chain cable carriers

Cable carriers in cleanroom environments must be highly abrasion resistant to prevent particles from being released into the air, which can contaminate the cleanroom. These e-chains® meet this requirement.

chainflex® cable & hoses

chainflex cable and hoses for cleanroom with 4 year guarantee

Pneumatic hoses and various cables with IPA ISO class 1 and 2 - also available pre-assembled ready for connection, suitable for Bosch Rexroth, Festo, Parker, Siemens and many other manufacturers.

drylin® linear guides

drylin linear guides for cleanroom

In our product range of dry-operating linear guide systems, we offer four models that are certified for use in ISO class 6 to 3 cleanrooms.

iglide® slewing rings

iglide slewing rings for cleanroom

The sliding elements of PRT-04 made of iglide® J minimize particle emissions, so they can be used in cleanroom applications.

xiros® cleanroom ball bearings

xios cleanroom ball bearing

xiros® cleanroom ball bearings offer outstanding abrasion resistance and chemical resistance as well as minimal particle emissions

Cable carriers for cleanrooms

C6 series e-chain®

Cleanroom energy chain C6

Energy supply in cleanroom without measurable abrasion

e-skin®

e-skin

Corrugated tube for cleanroom cable management

e-skin flat®

e-skin flat

Flat cable guidance system with stranded structure for cleanroom

e-skin® flat SKF.S

e-skin® flat with support chain

New e-skin® flat with support chain enables unsupported travels

Cleanroom whitepaper

White Paper: Overcoming Challenges in Cleanroom Equipment Design

Cleanrooms are quickly becoming an essential part of many modern industries. These meticulously controlled environments are designed to minimize the presence of airborne particles, microorganisms, and any other potential contaminants. This is out of necessity, as often a single speck of dust can render a cleanroom product useless.

This white paper delves into the topic of cleanroom technology, exploring the wide range of cleanroom applications across industries, some of the challenges of cleanroom equipment design, and outline some of the essential components that make these controlled environments possible.

Read the White Paper

Rapid cleanroom product development in accordance with ISO 14644-14

In order to be able to develop new motion plastics that are suitable for use in cleanrooms, the Fraunhofer IPA, working as a development and certification partner on behalf of igus, has designed and built a tailor-made cleanroom laboratory with an ISO Class 1 cleanroom system in Cologne.

In the new laboratory, we can carry out customer tests and new developments in advance under real conditions within a very short time.

Products by cleanroom class

The data for GMP and FED STD 209E only serve as a rough comparison and do not take other factors such as bacterial contamination into account. Please contact us to find the right configuration for your project.

ISO 14644-1	FED STD 209E	GMP (non-operational)	Max. particles (0.5 micron) m³	Max. particles (0.5 micron) f³	igus products that meet the standard
1	N/A		N/A		Energy chains, cables, corrugated tubes, pneumatic hoses
2	N/A		N/A		see above
3	1		35		see above + linear guides
4	10		352		see above
5	100	A & B	3.520	100	see above
6	1.000		35.200	997	see above
7	10.000	C	352.000	9.967	see above
8	100.000	D	3.520.000	99.675	see above
9	N/A		35.200.00	996.747	see above

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FAQ

Do the cleanroom products meet the increasing demands?
Since the quality requirements for cleanroom technology applications as well as those on the part of the customers and test standards are constantly growing, igus® is continuously working on improving its products. For this purpose, igus has been carrying out tests for cleanroom suitability in its own test laboratory since 1997. In addition, appropriate products are tested externally by the Fraunhofer Institute.

Are igus® bearings suitable for cleanrooms?

The cleanroom suitability of our iglide® plain bearings is determined on the basis of the wear particles released in the application. The size and quantity of the released wear particles depend on:

the respective pairing of shaft and bearing material
further parameters such as load, speed etc.

Therefore, there are no clearly defined cleanroom materials for our plain bearings, but instead they depend on their use.

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