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The facility but two RO systems recover up Micronclean handles everything.
to 90% for reuse in the laundry
Each garment is checked,
Commercially operational cycle. washed, dried, inspected,
since 2021, Phase 1 of the Class folded, packed, sterilised, sorted
ISO Class 5 , GMP Grade B That the temperature and and released for despatch to the
cleanroom laundry occupies humidity are continually client’s facility – which could be
4,000sqm of a 12,000sqm controlled needs no mention; as far away as Visakhapatnam
plot, with a capacity to process 0.3 micron HEPA filters or Goa – where a Micronclean
80,000 garments per week. maintain the indoor air quality associate even places the
There is space for Phase 2 right to exacting standards. garment bags in the correct
alongside. All this must have locker.
Rooftop solar panels necessitated significant All garments are the property
meet around half the power investments. “We want to be a of Micronclean; no other
requirements. Sensor-activated part of India’s growth story”, garments are processed at the
lighting in various areas, said Andrew Cole, Managing clean room laundry.
AHU setback nodes and Director, Micronclean India Pvt
variable frequency drives Ltd. “Pharma manufacturing
help save electricity by using in India remains personnel- The stores
only as much as is needed. based and is riding the surge All new garments begin their
An innovative heat exchange of the export market; we see journey at the stores; after
mechanism between waste tremendous potential for donning a coat, hairnet and shoe
process water and input water growth.” covers, so do I. This is where
systems reduces heating various cleanroom garments like
requirements, but wait! There The model coats, gowns and hoods are kept
is no wastewater; a zero after initial procurement; once
liquid discharge From the procurement of issued, they never return here.
plant and not fabric for new garments,
one through the collection of Each item is fashioned
used uniforms to the delivery according to the measurements
of laundered, sterilised and of the intended wearer. “We
packaged uniforms emphasise on a good fit at the
to the client, neck, wrists, ankles and face
to reduce particle loss from
these openings. Poorly designed
gowns or oversized hoods can
place an entire pharma facility
at risk”, said Cole.
The fabrics from which
garments are crafted are chosen
according to the part of the
pharma facility where the
operator will be stationed. Apart
from preventing loss of particles
from the wearer, it must also not
shed particles itself. Control of
electro-static discharge from the
fabric is another key element.
A heat transfer machine in
the stores prints a badge on
each garment, with details like
company name, contract, wearer
ID, department, size, locker
number, installation date and
other details. This is for visual
information; embedded behind
this is an RFID tag coded with
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