Cleanroom products up to ISO Class 1

To develop new cleanroom-compatible motion plastics, 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 Cleanroom Class 1 system in Cologne.
In the new laboratory, we can perform customer tests and test new developments in advance under real-world conditions in a very short time.

Do the cleanroom products fulfil the increasing requirements?
As the quality requirements in the field of cleanroom technology are constantly increasing, both from the customer side and in terms of testing standards, igus® is continuously working on improving its products. To this end, igus® has been carrying out tests for cleanroom suitability  in its own test laboratory since 1997 . In addition, corresponding products are tested externally by the Fraunhofer Institute.

Are igus® plain bearings suitable
for cleanrooms? The cleanroom suitability of our iglidur ® 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
• other application parameters such as load, speed, etc.

For this reason, no clearly definable cleanroom materials are possible for our plain bearings, but are dependent on the application. Our experts will be happy to help you choose the right material (contactform ) .