| Cleanroom environments are controlled work areas | | | | yield. |
| that are designed to protect products from | | | | ESD (electrostatic dissipation) is used in conjunction |
| contamination. Cleanrooms are an integral part of | | | | with cleanroom designed chairs in clean environments |
| organizations, manufacturing high-end products like | | | | where both static charges and contamination particles |
| silicon chips, hard drives, satellites etc. Organizations | | | | are a major concern. The ability of ESD chairs to |
| spend millions of dollars to build and maintain | | | | dissipate electrostatic charge to the ground plays a |
| cleanrooms in order to ensure safety of | | | | critical part in maintaining a sterile environment. |
| manufacturing equipment and deliver high quality | | | | Resistance to Ground (RTG) and Decay Time (DT) |
| products. A significant amount of this investment | | | | are used to measure electrostatic dissipation. |
| goes into the procurement of equipment such as | | | | ESD/Cleanroom chairs are widely used in industries |
| chairs, stools, desks, etc. Improper selection of this | | | | such as semiconductor chip fabrication, aerospace, |
| equipment has the potential to ruin the clean | | | | pharmaceuticals, biomedical sciences, computers, |
| environment, and this could have disastrous financial | | | | medical equipment, and many more. As it falls under |
| implications. | | | | the category of industrial seating, it should be |
| Effective contamination control is achieved by | | | | designed for maximum comfort and productivity. To |
| imposing strict regulations that govern sterile | | | | accomplish this goal, ESD/Cleanroom chairs |
| cleanroom work environments and demand a very | | | | incorporate the principles of ergonomics. A typical |
| high level of compliance. This places extreme | | | | ESD/Cleanroom chair should be engineered to provide |
| requirements on furniture, which is used to outfit | | | | the following features: |
| such work spaces. The Business and Institutional | | | | - It should be manufactured using fabric and |
| Furniture Manufacturer's Association (BIFMA) and | | | | components capable of dissipating electrostatic |
| American National Standards Institute (ANSI) have | | | | charge. |
| developed benchmarking standards for such | | | | - It must comply with BIFMA and ANSI standards. |
| equipment. These standards are widely accepted. | | | | - It should be built for heavy duty use. |
| People and equipment are major sources of | | | | - It must be ergonomically designed. |
| contaminants in any controlled environment. In one | | | | - It should have a lumbar back support. |
| likely scenario, a worker might touch a piece of | | | | - It should be easy to use, and be equipped with |
| furniture during the workday. Contaminants such as | | | | pneumatic height adjustment. |
| chloride, silicon, etc. present on this furniture might | | | | ESD/Cleanroom chairs provide the ultimate blend of |
| easily make their way to the products being | | | | electrostatic dissipation, cleanroom performance and |
| produced, resulting in manufacturing defects and low | | | | enhanced user comfort. |