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<4B14D990.716B.0008.0@gwise.louisville.edu>
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At UC Berkeley Microlab we use disposable Tyvek "bunny suits", caps
and booties plus net shoe covers under the booties. In addition, lab
members wear nitrile gloves.
We provide gowns as part the monthly access fee. Each lab members
keeps their own in their "gowning box". Gowns gets changed when they
show wear and tear and typically last about a week. Lab members are
given a sheet of tacky labels so they are easy to identify when in the
lab.
We have not had issues with this gowning protocol effecting yield.
When we opened in 1984 we did what industry did, we engaged a gowning
service. This turned out to be a mafia-style gowning service. We
showed them the door when we saw a regular pattern of cheating us. We
determined fabric gowns were more bother than worth.
With 350 lab members we have not regretted our decision and no
intentions to revisit the issue as we move to our new, Marvell
Nanofabrication Laboratory.
Bob Hamilton
Robert Hamilton
University of California at Berkeley
Microlab Facilities Manager
Rm406 Cory Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-1770
510-642-2716
510-642-2916 (Fax)
510-325-7557 (Cell)
bob at silicon2.eecs.berkeley.edu
From rathbun at cnf.cornell.edu Wed Dec 2 00:01:18 2009
From: rathbun at cnf.cornell.edu (Lynn Rathbun)
Date: Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:01:18 -0500
Subject: [labnetwork] Clean Room Garment Services
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While a bit of a divergence from the original topic, I have hundreds
of blue dacron clean room suits that I will sell at a quite reasonable price.
Prior to our movement into Duffield Hall 5 years ago, we owned our
own gowns and paid to have them laundered ( about $5 per set). As we
are a high use facility we probably owned a thousand of them. I
still have many of them left.
We currently rent our gowns from a service that provides clean room
laundry service. It works well.
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Dr. Lynn Rathbun Rathbun at cnf.cornell.edu
NNIN Program Manager (607)-254-4872
CNF Laboratory Manager
Duffield Hall (607)-255-8601 Fax
Cornell
University (607)-592-1549 Work Cell
Ithaca, New York 14853 (607)-342-1880 Personal Cell
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From hbtusainc at yahoo.com Wed Dec 2 10:07:59 2009
From: hbtusainc at yahoo.com (Mario Portillo)
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 07:07:59 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [labnetwork] Clean Room Garments
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Dear Labnetwork Members,
Having been 35 years in photolithography I visit Laboratories like yours globally, I would like to share with you my humble observations..
NOT ALL BUDGETS ARE CREATED EQUAL....What works well for one does not mean it is the most economical choice...only means you have the money.
1) "Launder Your Own" seems to be globally the number one choice and of course the most budget forgiving.. It is the most troublesome as you need to assign staff/students to take care of this. It can be a headache to keep a constant fluidity of these garments into the cleanroom at certain times of the year. Budget vs. Headaches......I think budget wins...
2) "Hired Outside Services" Expensive initially to buy the garments and pay for laudering services. Depending on your geographical location it can be expensive to maintain.
3) "Hired Outside Services" Rent the garments and laundering services.
Depending on number of students I think the most expensive in the long run.
4) "Throw Away Garments" unless you buy big quantities at a good price and the wear n tear is resonable low, it can be expensive also....
In my opinion.....your budget determines your choice.
Regards
Mario A. Portillo Sr.
High'born Technology USA Inc.
Semiconductor Equipment Services
5970 SW 18th St. Suite 227
Boca Raton, FL 33433
561 504-0244 cell
561 470-1975 office
561 395-0074 fax
hbtusainc at yahoo.com www.hbtusainc.com
From hbtusainc at yahoo.com Wed Dec 2 15:21:14 2009
From: hbtusainc at yahoo.com (Mario Portillo)
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 12:21:14 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [labnetwork] Cleanroom Garments
Message-ID: <859527.58980.qm@web52306.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
I agree 100% with John from Purdue that the needed cleanliness of your Labs including lab garments absolutly is dictated by the requirements of your research...but blessed are those with a six million dollar yearly operating budget...not your average typical budget..
Just an after thought...
Regards
Mario A. Portillo Sr.
High'born Technology USA Inc.
Semiconductor Equipment Services
5970 SW 18th St. Suite 227
Boca Raton, FL 33433
561 504-0244 cell
561 470-1975 office
561 395-0074 fax
hbtusainc at yahoo.com www.hbtusainc.com