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News Release from: WorkPoint Environments | Subject: AirScreen Desk
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 18 December 2003
Work in clean air without a clean room
A low cost solution to the problem of providing clean manufacturing zones, without building a 'clean room' is to use a bench with its own local clean air environment.
A new, low cost solution to the problem of providing clean manufacturing zones has arrived on the market in the form of the AirScreen Desk from WorkPoint As manufacturing in the UK becomes more technically complex and sophisticated, so the need for comparable sophistication in the assembly environment also increases, but often just for one stage of the process, perhaps final assembly or packing
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 30 Oct 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Moreover it is re-locatable, semi modular and provides full sit down knee space working for comfort, productivity and precision.
It's footprint is just 1270mm x 960mm with a work height of 840 mm.
Airscreen Desk works by providing a uniform flow of air at approximately 0.5m/sec through the specially designed surface, supplying effectively a clean, positive work surface.
Dust and other pollutants in the factory environment are entrained by the unique perimeter upflow feature while the central area is also positively supplied, preventing pollution ingress.
Filter arrangements vary from single stage systems to 2 stages with a pre filter protecting a HEPA H13 grade filter with positive clamp down seals.
Air quality can be achieved notionally up to Class 1,000 which is 99.95% efficient at 0.3 microns.
As a measure, 0.3 microns is approximately 30 times smaller than the largest particle seen by the human eye! WorkPoint have produced a guide to air quality which is designed to help users select the appropriate level of air filtration and thus product protection; whilst keeping the filter costs down to the minimum needed.
AirScreen Desk provides laboratory quality air at manufacturing industry investment levels, making clean air readily achieved in the normal working environment.
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