Cleanroom and Gowning Room Benches

Activity	No. of particles (>= 0.3µm)
Person emits during garmenting process	3,000,000/min.
Cleanest skin (hands)	10,000,000/ft2
Employee street clothes	10,000,000 to 30,000,000/ft2
Floor and bench surfaces	> 10,000,000/ft2
Garments supplied by cleanroom laundry	1,000,000/ ft2
Figure 1: Gowning Area Particle Generators Source: Encyclopedia of Clean Rooms, Bio-Cleanrooms and Aseptic Areas, Dr. Philip Austin, P.E., 2000

Personnel Activity	Snap Smock	Standard Coverall	2-Piece Coverall	Tyvek® Coverall	Membrane Coverall
No Movement	100,000	10,000	4,000	1,000	10
Light Movement	500,000	50,000	20,000	5,000	50
Heavy Movement	1,000,000	100,000	40,000	10,000	100
Change Position	2,500,000	250,000	100,000	25,000	250
Slow Walk	5,000,000	500,000	200,000	50,000	500
Fast Walk	10,000,000	1,000,000	400,000	100,000	1,000
Figure 2: Austin Contamination Index Particles >= 0.3µm emitted per minute in garment indicated Source: Encyclopedia of Clean Rooms, Bio-Cleanrooms and Aseptic Areas, Dr. Philip Austin, PE, 2000 Note: Light/heavy movement refer to partial body movements (motioning with arm, tapping toes, etc.). Change of position refers to whole body motion (standing up, sitting down, etc.).

Features and Benefits

Reinforce Clean Gowning Protocol

Gowning Platforms clearly demarcated “no step” area where coverall may touch without contamination (shown with optional CleanLean Rail).

Gowning Bench with Cylinder Frame and Rod Top

Cylindrical Base: Comfort and Cleanliness

Cylindrical-base gowning benches with rod tops meet the strictest cleanliness requirements for laminar air flow-through and eliminate sharp corners.

Floor Mounted Wall Attached Solid Top Bench

Space-Efficient Configurations

Ideal for small gowning areas with limited floor space! Includes single support leg for easier floor cleaning; opposing end attaches to wall bracket.

Floor Mounted Solid Top Modular Benches With Model

Modular Benches Meet Floor Space Needs

Sectional straight and curved gowning bench modules adapt to your space, allowing you to demarcate clean floor where garments may touch without contamination.

Free-Standing Gowning Benches Perforated Top

Many Top and Frame Styles

Solid, tubular, and perforated tops available to accommodate ISO cleanliness and air flow-through requirements; free-standing models include non-contaminating, adjustable nylon feet.

Solid-Top Cleanroom Gowning Bench with Bootie Shelves

One-Piece Design with Convenient Bootie Shelves

Stainless steel solid-top gowning benches available with dual perforated shelves for bootie storage.

Stainless Steel Gowning Bench Design Benefits

Through 40 years of continuous product improvement, Terra has solved problems that other gowning bench manufacturers don’t realize they have.

stainless steel cleanroom gowning bench with rod-top design

Easy-to-Clean Rod-Top Gowning Bench

Rod-style cleanroom gowning benches offer a contemporary design plus reduce surface area to improve laminar air flow and reduce particle build-up. The wide openings also allow the bench to dry more quickly after it is washed down. This makes the thick-gauge rod-top suitable for sterile applications that require frequent wash-downs, such as food-processing or pharmaceutical plants.

ISO Compliant Heavy-Duty Gowning Benches

Terra’s heavy duty all-welded gowning benches are the most proven cleanroom benches available on the market. They comply with strict ISO cleanliness requirements for compatibility with ISO 8 Class 100,000 to ISO 5 Class 100 cleanrooms. Designed for maximum cleanliness, stability, durability, and comfort. No assembly required on any of Terra’s single-piece gowning benches.

Gowning Benches

Dual Level Stainless Steel Gowning Bench
Floor-Mounted Stainless Steel Gowning Bench, Solid Top, 3 Posts Gowning Bench
Stainless Steel Free Standing Square Solid Top Gowning Bench
Gowning Bench; 304 SS, Free Standing, Tubular Top, 72"L x 16"W x 18"H
Gowning Platforms
Floor-Mount Gowning Benches
Free-Standing Gowning Benches Cylindrical Frame
Removable Bootie Racks

Stainless Steel Dual Level Gowning Bench | 1530-35 displayed Dual Level Stainless Steel Gowning Bench Terra's Dual-Level Gowning Bench features a seat with foot-rest for applying coveralls, booties and other garb.

Stainless steel solid-top gowning bench with posts for floor mounting | 1530-18-2 displayed Floor-Mounted Stainless Steel Gowning Bench, Solid Top, 3 Posts Gowning Bench Stainless steel floor-mounted gowning benches with solid tops prevent floor scratching and help you maintain gowning areas at specified change room locations to reinforce gowning protocol.

Free Standing Solid Top Gowning Bench | 1530-27-2 displayed Stainless Steel Free Standing Square Solid Top Gowning Bench Free-standing benches feature non-particulating leveling glides and come with solid, perforated, tube, rod, or slat tops (accommodating laminar airflow inside a cleanroom or change room).

Cleanroom-compliant, aseptic benches for ISO-rated gowning rooms (84" model shown) | 1530-13 displayed Gowning Bench; 304 SS, Free Standing, Tubular Top, 72"L x 16"W x 18"H

Gowning Platforms feature a clearly demarcated “no step” area where coverall may touch (shown with optional CleanLean Rail) | 9605-49 displayed Gowning Platforms Gowning Platforms feature a clearly demarcated “no step” area where coverall may touch (shown with optional CleanLean Rail).

Configurable benches can be used to increase gowning room efficiency by delineating "clean" and "dirty" zones | 9599-00-2 displayed Floor-Mount Gowning Benches Configurable benches can be used to increase gowning room efficiency by delineating "clean" and "dirty" zones.

Free-standing gowning benches feature non-shedding leveling glides | 9602-98 displayed Free-Standing Gowning Benches Cylindrical Frame Free-standing gowning benches feature non-shedding leveling glides; tube-top cylindrical frame models allow air flow-through, minimize dust build-up.

Removable Bootie Racks Removable Bootie Racks 304 stainless steel removable bootie racks feature easy-clean bootie compartments with perforations to minimize air turbulence

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