Clean Assembly
Clean Assembly Services
Clean assembly requires a unique combination of specialized environments, advanced hardware, and precise techniques to maintain the highest levels of cleanliness throughout the assembly process. Our state-of-the-art facilities and expertly trained technicians ensure that your components are assembled with unparalleled precision and cleanliness.
Key Components of Our Clean Assembly Process Contamination Mitigation
Our technicians are specially trained to recognize and mitigate potential sources of contamination during assembly. We employ advanced techniques to prevent the reintroduction of contaminants from tools or human contact, ensuring the progressive maintenance of cleanliness throughout the assembly process.
Controlled Environment
We conduct all clean assembly operations in ISO 14644 certified cleanrooms, which strictly limit airborne contaminants. This controlled environment is crucial in preventing the deposition of particles onto clean surfaces during assembly.
Precision-Cleaned Tools
Our assembly process utilizes meticulously cleaned tools to minimize the risk of contamination transfer from equipment to components. We employ specialized techniques to address metal-to-metal friction and rapidly remove any generated particles from the environment.
Advanced Equipment
To further maintain cleanliness during particle-generating tasks, we utilize cutting-edge equipment such as downdraft tables and deionizing blowers. These tools help preserve the cleanliness of components throughout the assembly process.
Our Comprehensive Approach
Our clean assembly process integrates specially trained technicians, ISO 14644 certified cleanrooms, cleanroom-rated garments, precision-cleaned tooling, and contamination-preserving techniques and equipment. This holistic approach ensures that we meet the most demanding cleanliness requirements for your critical components.
accreditations
Astro Pak has cleaned hardware and components for almost every cleanliness critical industry and application since 1959. Our studies have shown that the chrome to iron ratios achieved by our Ultra Pass® passivation far exceeds ASME BPE recommended minimums and meets or exceeds the requirements of many industries including pharmaceutical, biotechnology, space and semiconductor. Some of the world’s most prestigious institutions including JPL, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, MIT, and Cal-Tech have sought guidance and consultation from our subject matter experts. For cleanliness critical components our Cleanroom Services locations are ITAR certified and feature ISO 14644-1 certified Class 5, 6, or 7 cleanrooms and labs of varying sizes and capabilities. We also house an extensive library of approved procedures and meet the standards and specifications set forth by both industry regulatory bodies and private organizations. Our Cleanroom Services locations maintain AS9100 certified Quality Management Systems.
Coast to Coast Facilities
Astro Pak offers coast-to-coast Cleanroom Services facilities, featuring ISO 14644-1 certified Class 5, 6, and 7 cleanrooms and labs of various sizes and capabilities. These highly controlled environments support processes such as ultrasonic cleaning, pressure and cold shock testing, clean assembly, vacuum-sealed packaging, and cleanliness verification for particle count, TFS, and NVR. Additionally, our Cleanroom Services locations maintain AS9100 certified Quality Management Systems.
Downey, CA
Our California Cleanroom houses three large ultrasonic cleaning units (8’L x 3’W x 3’H). One of the highlights of this facility is the a 21,222 cubic ft Large Component Cleanroom that features a 26’x15’ high-speed roll up door, 18′ ceilings, 2,500 psi high pressure spray system and two-ton overhead bridge crane to accommodate large hardware.
Titusville, FL
Located just outside the Kennedy Space Center, Astro Pak’s 38,000 sq. ft. Space Coast facility houses three L-Shaped Tanks (22’L x 3’W x 4’H by 3’L x 2’W x 4’H). The highlight of this facility is the 15’x15’ enclosed tower (70’ vertical) which enables the processing of convoluted hoses up to 60’ in length indoors in a vertical orientation.
Resources
Oxygen service systems employed in oxygen-enriched environments have no room for error when it comes to being thoroughly cleaned. Even the smallest of contaminants can cause a fire or an …
Congratulations! You did your due diligence and had components passivated to increase their resistance to corrosion significantly. Now what? As miraculous as passivated stainless steel’s ability to not corrode under …
Related Services
Precision Cleaning
Highly controlled environments supporting processes such as ultrasonic cleaning, pressure and cold shock testing, clean assembly, vacuum-sealed packaging, and cleanliness verification for particle count, TFS, and NVR.
Cleanliness Verification Testing
A critical step in the precision cleaning process is cleanliness verification testing, which ensures that cleaned parts and components meet the determined cleanliness level as noted in the specification.
Packaging
Cleanroom packaging services protect precision cleaned components from contamination during transport and storage. Using certified packaging materials, we ensure that parts remain clean and safe, meeting stringent industry specifications.