Containment / Pharma Products

Pharmacon™ Downflow Booths

Downflow Booths provide containment by utilizing high velocity air to capture airborne dust particles. Downflow Booths are versatile devices that can:

• Be used to control exposure risk to hazardous materials for a wide variety of equipment and processes.
• When used correctly, provide Operator Exposure Levels (OEL's) ≤100 micrograms/meter3 over an 8 hour Time Weighted Average (TWA).
• Enhance cGMP practices.

Cleanroom Air Showers

Air Showers are self contained chambers installed at entrances to cleanrooms and other controlled environments. They minimize particulate matter entering or exiting the clean space. Personnel and materials entering or exiting the controlled environment are "scrubbed" by high velocity HEPA-filtered air jets with velocities of 20-22m/s (4000-4300fpm). Contaminated air is then drawn through the base within the unit, filtered and recirculated.

Esco is a leader in air showers for demanding applications in the micro-electronics, semiconductors, pharmaceutical, spraypainting, lab animal research and food markets. Esco filed its first Air Shower patent in the 1980’s and since then has installed thousands of units in diverse markets worldwide. The present Esco Air Shower is a third-generation product and features a field-programmable microprocessor control that offers the maximum application flexibility of any unit on the market.

Cleanroom Applications: The greatest source of particulate contamination in a cleanroom is the operator. Air showers are installed between change areas and the cleanroom. The air shower enhances cleanroom operating protocol by serving as a reminder to all operators that they are entering a controlled environment. Personnel therefore develop the habit of gowning up properly before entering the air shower.

Pharmaceutical and Lab Animal Research Applications: Air showers keep pharmaceutical production and lab animal breeding areas clean and also minimize egress of hazardous substances and allergens from the controlled environment.

Air Shower Pass Box

Controlling the ingress of particulate contamination into cleanrooms and other controlled environments is paramount in order to maintain the integrity of products and processess. Personnel traffic is the most important factor which must be controlled. Esco Pass Boxes and Transfer Hatches are a cost effective solution as they allow materials to be transferred into the controlled environment without actual personnel movement. They may also be used to protect the external environment from egress of contamination, for example, in biological safety laboratory applications.

Cleanroom Transfer Hatch

Controlling the ingress of particulate contamination into cleanrooms and other controlled environments is paramount in order to maintain the integrity of products and processess. Personnel traffic is the most important factor which must be controlled. Esco Pass Boxes and Transfer Hatches are a cost effective solution as they allow materials to be transferred into the controlled environment without actual personnel movement. They may also be used to protect the external environment from egress of contamination, for example, in biological safety laboratory applications.

Soft Capsule® Soft Wall Cleanroom

As a pioneer in cleanroom technology, since 1978, Esco has been creating controlled environments for the electronics, semiconductor, pharmaceutical, food, biotechnology, nanotechnology and other high technology indutries. Today, increasing quality and process demands in these and other industries require the control of particulate contamination to stringent standards.

Esco Soft Capsule Soft Wall Cleanrooms are an ideal solution when clean air areas need to be created on a small to mid scale. Flexible and economical, they may be easily relocated when application requirements change. Esco offers a complete range of soft wall cleanrooms to meet various construction, dimensional and cleanliness class requirements.

Key Benefits:

• Low noise
• Energy Efficient
• Cost Effective

Enterprise™ Laminar Flow Straddle Units

Esco is a leader in premium laminar flow clean benches for the global industrial and life sciences market. Since 1978, Esco has installed tens of thousands of laminar flow clean benches providing reliable protection for samples and work processes for a multitude of applications.

Esco laminar flow clean benches are the premium selection for the discerning purchaser, offering a combination of value, high quality construction, low operating noise levels, and a wide product range to suit all budgets, from the industry leader. Esco Enterprise Laminar Flow Straddle Units are designed for larger-scale process protection in industrial applications typically requiring multiple units connected in an assembly line configuration. They may be placed within an ISO Class 8 cleanroom to provide an ultra-clean environment directly at the process level, without the initial and operating costs associated with a full-sized ISO Class 3 or 4 cleanroom.

Key Benefits:

• Low noise
• Reduced vibration
• Energy Efficient
• Disposable prefilter

Pass Boxes

Controlling the ingress of particulate contamination into cleanrooms and other controlled environments is paramount in order to maintain the integrity of products and processess. Personnel traffic is the most important factor which must be controlled. Esco Pass Boxes and Transfer Hatches are a cost effective solution as they allow materials to be transferred into the controlled environment without actual personnel movement. They may also be used to protect the external environment from egress of contamination, for example, in biological safety laboratory applications.

Garment Storage Cabinet

Esco is a leader in laminar flow cabinets. Since 1978, Esco has installed tens of thousands of laminar flow cabinets providing reliable protection for samples and work processes for a multitude of applications.

Esco laminar flow cabinets are the premium selection for the discerning user, offering a combination of value, high quality construction, low operating noise levels, and a wide product range to suit all budgets, from an industry leader.