Because of their panel design, softwall cleanrooms cannot control pressure, humidity or temperature levels inside the enclosure, making them unsuitable for certain applications that require strict control. They are also more difficult to clean than other designs.
If pressure, humidity and/or temperature control or frequent cleaning and sterilization are required, Terra recommends selecting a hardwall modular cleanroom. For any questions regarding your application, please speak with a Terra representative.
Ordering Information
This chart suggests FFU quantities to meet ISO requirements for common cleanroom sizes; call for more information, or use Terraās QuickQuote form to convey your custom ISO 5/Class 100. A complete system includes one or more Power Distribution Modules, which provide power to ceiling lights and Fan/Filter Units.
No. of Fan/Filter Units to Meet ISO 14644-1 (FedStd 209E) Requirements
Declaration of UL Listing
For applications requiring UL-listed products, you must request a declaration of system listing under UL File E472687 at the time of order, which covers all high-voltage Modular Cleanroom electrical components integrated into Power Distribution System. UL listing helps meet municipal and other permitting requirements that may apply, while ensuring the safety and integrity of electrical components.
Night Service Switch
Energy-saving mode saves 25% of fan operating costs by reducing power consumption during off-hours
Maintains round-the-clock cleanroom integrity at lower cost
Easy to activate via panel-mounted switch (Wireless Cleanroom Control System also available)
Terra cleanrooms are designed to meet a specified ISO cleanliness rating while in use: with operations in progress, process machinery humming, and personnel in motion. So why maintain that level of performance when a production shift ends and personnel leave for the day?
A cleanroom at rest maintains its target ISO cleanliness standard with much less airflow, fewer air changesāand decreased power consumption. Terraās Night Service Switch activates a separate operation circuit that drops all Fan/Filter Units (FFUs) into low-energy operation mode, shaving 25% of energy costs from your power bill while maintaining uninterrupted cleanroom performance at your specified cleanliness level (see chart below). With Terra's Night Service Switch, operators can save up to 7,000 kilowatt-hours per year based on a cleanroom system utilizing 10 FFUs.
Operation Setting
Airflow: cfm (m^3/hr)
Air Speed: ft/m (m/s)
Run Amps (Watts)
High Speed
808 (1373)
115 (.58)
4.3 (512)
Medium Speed
717 (1218)
102 (0.51)
3.5 (416)
Night Service
654 CFM (1111)
93 ft/min (0.47)
3.3A (393W)
Determining the Gap between Panel or Strip Shields and Floor
All softwall cleanrooms require some gap between the panel and the floor to allow air to escape. If this gap is too small to accommodate the flow of air generated by the ceiling filter fans, then panels and strips will billow outward. If it is too large, the cleanroom will not maintain adequate positive pressure.
Use formula to determine the gap: Gap in Feet = (Number of FFUs * 8 sq. ft. (0.74 m2) / Room Perimeter
Example: Take a clean room 16ā x 16ā x 7ā (4877 mm x 4877 mm x 2134 mm) high with 7 FFUs. The FFU surface area is 56 sq. ft. (5.2 m2), 7 FFUs * 8 sq. ft. (0.74 m2). The room perimeter is 64 feet (20 m) 16 ft.(4877 mm)* 4 (1219 mm). The gap is .875ā (27 mm). 56 sq. ft./64 ft. (5.2 m2/ 19.5 m), or about 10" (254 mm). Order panels or strip shields 6 ft. (1829 mm) long.
Custom Work is No Problem!
Modular designs take the hassle and expense out of custom configurations ā just let us know your requirements!
Terra manufactures five distinct cleanroom designs. Each design is ideal for different user requirements, based on ISO rating and environmental controls, for medical device, semiconductor, defense, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and aerospace applications. As a pioneer in the critical environment industry, Terra Universal has developed and manufactured innovative solutions for over 45 years. Combining high-throughput, automated fabrication equipment with a robust, active stock of raw material, Terra is capable of producing cleanrooms of any design, size, scope and complexity at industry-leading build times. In the past 6 years, we have installed 2,132 cleanrooms, based on Terra’s scope, in active operation across the globe.
Class ISO 146144-1 (Federal Standard 209E)
Average Airflow Velocity m/s (ft/min)
Air Changes Per Hour
Ceiling Coverage
Application
Terra Cleanroom Design
ISO 8 (Class 100,000)
0.005 ā 0.041 (1 ā 8)
5 ā 48
5 ā 15%
Automotive Environmental Research Food Manufacturing
Cleanrooms designed to house product quality control testing and packaging operations must adhere to the ASTM standards.Ā The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) is a professional organization that develops standards for a wide range of industries, including durable medical equipment, health care consumables, and drug packaging.Ā The ASTM has developed a set of cleanroom standards that are widely used in these industries to ensure that cleanrooms meet the required level of cleanliness and safety. Some of the key ASTM cleanroom standards include:
ASTM F2096-11: Provides a test method for detecting leaks in flexible packaging used for sterile products.
ASTM F1215-89 (2014): Defines a test method for determining the efficiency of surgical gowns, drapes, and clean air suits in preventing the penetration of liquid and particulate materials.
ASTM F1980-07 (2011): Publishes guidelines for accelerated aging of sterile barrier systems used in medical device packaging.
ASTM F2942-13: Provides guidelines for designing and evaluating cleanrooms used for aseptic processing and packaging of pharmaceutical products.
ASTM-rated cleanrooms must include the following features to ensure that product testing and packaging operations are performed in a contaminant-free environment.
Air Filtration: ASTM-rated cleanrooms use HEPA filters to remove airborne particles from air entering the cleanroom.Ā ASTM-compliant spaces are designed to protect the products, or components, from cross-contamination, rather than protecting the operators or outside environment from exposure to harmful agents.
Positive Pressure: ASTM-rated cleanrooms maintain positive air pressure differentials between the cleanroom environment and adjacent spaces, protecting the cleanroom from an influx of contaminants.
Mobility: Cleanrooms equipped with heavy-duty, ISO-rated casters allow for easy room repositioning.
Flexible Curtains: ASTM-rated cleanrooms utilize flexible curtains, made of PVC, to support easy transfer of product and quick entry, and exit, of personnel.
Laminar Air Flow: As most ASTM-rated cleanrooms do not feature hard barriers for full isolation from adjacent spaces, air flow must be uniform and unidirectional to prevent contamination influx.
Terra’s ASTM-Rated Design for Product Testing and Packaging: Softwall Modular Cleanrooms
Terra’s ASTM-rated modular softwall cleanrooms feature a simplified powder-coated steel support frame consisting of reinforced vertical posts.Ā Wall panel strip curtains made of vinyl or static-dissipative PVC insulate the softwall environment and can be easily detached to transport equipment into the cleanroom.Ā Ceiling mounted, HEPA-filtered fan units and LED lighting ensure the softwall area maintain ISO class 7 requirements.Ā Optional upgrades include stainless steel swivel casters, germicidal UV lighting, low-energy filter fan units, static ionizers, and handheld particle counters.
Terra builds and installs over 500 cleanrooms per year, on average. All cleanroom components are pre-engineered, quality control tested, and stocked for quick integration and assembly. In addition to product manufacturing, Terra offers a wide range of value-add services, including white glove delivery, cleanroom installation, structural seismic analysis, expedited production, qualification documentation and extended warranties. Order-specific certificates of compliance, listing each productās adherence to ISO, UL, OSHA and seismic standards, are supplied with every qualifying sale. The leader in critical environment solutions, Terra also manufactures laminar flow hoods, desiccator cabinets, glove box isolators, pass through chambers, and a broad array of cleanroom-compliant furniture, storage and gowning equipment. To determine the appropriate ISO rating, room design and configuration for your project; please call 714-578-6100 to consult with a Terra cleanroom professional.
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Terraās modular designs allow versatile configurations using standard components, whether you need a small equipment enclosure or a multi-suite processing facility
Versatile plug-and-play Power Distribution Modules allow addition of ceiling fan/filter units and lights to meet any cleanliness requirement or to upgrade ISO levels or lighting levels after installation
Modular frame and panel designs, in several application-specific materials, adapt to unique floor plan requirements
Extended-depth models allow you to double standard ValuLine sizes, with next-day delivery
Terraās full engineering services adapt designs to accommodate unique equipment or facility integration challenges
Call or submit a QuickQuote Form for assistance with a modular cleanroom tailor-made to your application!
Critical Environment Solutions
Terra's mission is to help customers in highly regulated industries transform the world with critical environment solutions that improve health, safety, performance, and yields. These environments may comply with stringent UL, ISO, IEST, ASTM and OSHA standards and local requirements.
Long Running FFU Motors
Terraās filter fan unit motors are rated for 5 years of continuous, 24/7 operation, if the HEPA filters are consistently replaced. To accurately monitor your HEPA filterās saturation levels, purchase Terraās audible and visual filter replacement alarm system.
Softwall Cleanroom Instrument Enclosure
Softwall modular cleanrooms create clean, economical equipment enclosures; model shown used to protect particle-sensitive samples and analytical instruments.
Explosion-Proof Softwall Modular Cleanroom
Explosion-Proof Softwall Cleanrooms feature sealed conduit and junction boxes leading to the explosion-proof lights and FFUs, in compliance with NEC code for Class I, Division 1 environments
Portable Particle Containment Room
Containment Room isolates dirty operations inside a lab or cleanroom; reverse-flow HEPA fan/filter units contain dust to allow clean air release.
Softwall Cleanroom Control Panel
The control panel features separate key-switches for blower operation and the Night Service switch, as well as a standard light switch
Cleanroom Softwall Panels and Strip Shields
60-mil softwall strip shields and 40-mil softwall panels comprise the walls of a softwall modular cleanroom; stip shields provide a convenient, low-cost entry.
Seismic Safe Cleanroom Design
Terraās modular cleanrooms are designed with seismic safety in mind. Rigid steel frames and ceiling grids are designed with sufficient factors of safety to provide vertical and lateral strength recommended by professional engineers. Both hardwall and softwall designs can be installed to adhere to local seismic codes. Optional seismic and structural calculations can be drafted and stamped by a licensed PE to help meet municipal permitting requirements.
Highest Standards For Electronic Components
Terraās electronic components are designed and built to the highest standards required by defense and semiconductor industries for long-term reliability and protection against damage, injuries, and electrical hazards.
Stocked Pre-Fabricated Cleanroom Components
Since each pre-engineered cleanroom component is tested and stocked, room pre-assembly is no longer required. Our lead times consist solely of the time it takes draw, package and ship the components to you.
4,000 Worldwide Cleanrooms
Since 1976, Terra has designed and manufactured over 4,000 cleanrooms for companies at the leading edge of high technology
Complete Order Transparency
Using Terraās OnTrak system, our customers can view real-time production updates, receive shipment notifications and track their orders until they arrive at their facility
Comprehensive Service Provider
Terraās portfolio of services includes white glove delivery, product installation, equipment certification, validation documentation, cleaning and disinfection services, engineering consultation, and structural seismic analysis
Pre-Fabricated Softwall Modular Cleanrooms
Cleanroom ISO Class Chart
Curtain Panel; Clear Polysim Panel, 40 mil, 10'H
Heavy-Duty Powder-Coated Steel Frame
Watch Terra's Portable HEPA Filtration System Video
ISO 8 Softwall Modular Cleanroom
Easy Install, Rigid Structure
Terra Universal IQ-OQ Process
Explosion-Proof Softwall Modular Cleanroom
Explosion-Proof Softwall Cleanroom
Terra's cleanroom designs meet the entire range of ISO 14644-1 standardsCleanroom ISO Class ChartTerra's cleanroom designs meet the entire range of ISO 14644-1 standards
Curtain panels mounted in a ValuLine Softwall Cleanroom. | 1320-34 displayedCurtain Panel; Clear Polysim Panel, 40 mil, 10'H
Heavy-duty powder-coated steel frames on softwall cleanrooms create rigid free-standing structures | 6600-60 displayedHeavy-Duty Powder-Coated Steel FrameHeavy-duty powder-coated steel frames on softwall cleanrooms create rigid free-standing structures which support spans up to 20 feet without internal posts or ceiling suspension cables.
Terra's in stock portable HEPA filtration systems provide high quality and medical grade air filtration for your ambient environment.Watch Terra's Portable HEPA Filtration System VideoThe mobile/ self contained filtration system converts to any room to a negative pressure isolation room which then makes it well suited for medical clinics, schools, waiting rooms and other confined areas.
ISO 8 Softwall Modular Cleanroom, 8' x 8', with dissipative vinyl panels and strip shields | 6600-68A displayedISO 8 Softwall Modular CleanroomSoftwall Modular Cleanroom, 8' x 8', with static-dissipative vinyl panels and a strip shield entry.
ValuLine Softwall Modular Cleanrooms include flexible, softwall curtain strips made of static-dissipative vinyl; FFUs maintain ISO 6 - 8 particle conditions. St | 6600-66-VL-0808 displayedEasy Install, Rigid StructureStocked for fast delivery, the sturdy frame of the ValuLine Softwall Cleanroom can be quickly installed and easily relocated.
This video describes the IQ/OQ process for Equipment and CleanroomsTerra Universal IQ-OQ ProcessThis video describes the IQ/OQ process for Equipment and Cleanrooms
Explosion proof walls are utilized for hazardous locationsExplosion-Proof Softwall Modular CleanroomExplosion-Proof Softwall Cleanroom: fan/filter units, lights and power system are UL-listed for hazardous locations (optional casters and cross-bracing).
This Class I, Division 1 softwall cleanroom features explosion-proof fan/filter units connected with sealed conduit to explosion-proof junction boxesExplosion-Proof Softwall CleanroomThis Class I, Division 1 softwall cleanroom features explosion-proof fan/filter units connected with sealed conduit to explosion-proof junction boxes.