Manufacturer of cleanroom wipes, cleanroom paper and special gloves with its own cleanroom technology testing and research laboratory.
Clear & Clean – Werk für Reintechnik GmbH
Lübeck (Baltic Sea plant, Niels-Bohr-Ring 36)New on Amplifa
About Clear & Clean
Since 1979, Clear & Clean – Werk für Reintechnik GmbH has been manufacturing cleanroom technology consumables at its Baltic Sea plant in Lübeck: HiTech cleaning wipes made from multifilament yarn knit of polyester and polyamide, standard cleaning nonwovens, cleanroom paper with a coated surface on both sides, note and log books, as well as breathable Stretchbond gloves made from polyurethane nonwoven. The knitted roll material is cut into wipe formats using a laser cutter and decontaminated in one or more stages (aqueous, organic, supercritical) depending on the user's cleanliness requirements. Production comprises 1800 m² of built-up area with two ISO Class 5 cleanrooms. Customers include the semiconductor and pharmaceutical industries, biotechnology, optics, medical research, the aerospace industry, medical technology and implant medicine, as well as distributors in the German-speaking region. The company's own testing and research laboratory with over 50 analytical methods serves user consulting, material qualification and product development. The company is certified to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015.
- Site
- Lübeck
- Processes
- Production of cleanroom wipes from multifilament yarn knit (knitting, laser cut,, Single- or multi-stage decontamination (aqueous, organic, supercritical), Production of breathable gloves (flat lay of polyurethane nonwoven, Stretchbond), Production of cleanroom paper (cutting, edge decontamination, note/log books,, Laser cutting of knit material into wipe formats, Heat treatment/shrinking of knit material (thermal and chemical process, approx. 40 %, Spunlace bonding (hydroentanglement of nonwovens), Thermofixation of nonwovens
- Materials
- Polyester (PES), Polyamide (PA), Bicomponent filament yarn polyester/polyamide (orange type), Polyurethane nonwoven, Cellulose, Ultra-pure viscose, Polyester-cellulose nonwoven, Polyamide nonwoven
- Certificates
- DIN EN ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 9001, ISO 14001
- Founded
- 1979
- Industries
- Semiconductor industry, Pharmaceutical industry, Biotechnology, Optics, Medical research, Aerospace industry
- 01
Material intake and incoming goods inspection
- 02
Knitting of the yarn knit / nonwoven finishing
- 03
Laser cutting or mechanical edge trimming
- 04
Single- or multi-stage decontamination (aqueous, organic, supercritical)
- 05
Cleanliness testing in the laboratory
- 06
Packaging in the cleanroom
- 07
Distribution
Locations
Lübeck (Baltic Sea plant)
DEHeadquarters: manufacturing, two ISO Class 5 cleanrooms, research and quality laboratory
- Materials
- Polyester, polyamide, polyurethane nonwoven, polyester-cellulose nonwoven, ultra-pure viscose, cleanroom paper
- Laser cutter
- Electronically controlled cutting machines with stacking lift
- Glove stretching line
- Walk simulator Mk 1
- Scanning electron microscope with EDX
- Light and DIC microscopes
- Scanning force microscope (AFM)
- Auto sputter coater
- GC/MS with headspace
- Ultra-pure water system (18.2 megaohm)
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production of cleanroom wipes from multifilament yarn knit (knitting, laser cut,Plastics | – | – | – | – | Polyester, Polyamide |
| Single- or multi-stage decontamination (aqueous, organic, supercritical)Surface | – | – | – | – | Polyester, Polyamide, Polyamide nonwoven, Polyester-cellulose nonwoven, Viscose |
| Production of breathable gloves (flat lay of polyurethane nonwoven, Stretchbond)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Polyurethane nonwoven |
| Production of cleanroom paper (cutting, edge decontamination, note/log books,Plastics | – | – | – | – | coated paper |
| Laser cutting of knit material into wipe formatsMachining | – | – | – | – | Polyester, Polyamide |
| Heat treatment/shrinking of knit material (thermal and chemical process, approx. 40 %Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | Bicomponent filament yarn (polyester/polyamide) |
| Spunlace bonding (hydroentanglement of nonwovens)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Cellulose/polyester, Viscose |
| Thermofixation of nonwovensHeat treatment | – | – | – | – | Polyamide nonwoven |
| Research and testing laboratory with over 50 analytical methods (surface cleanliness,Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Scanning electron microscopy with EDXTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Light microscopy (brightfield, darkfield, fluorescence, interference contrast, focus stacking)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| DIC microscopy according to NomarskiTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Scanning force microscopy (AFM) in the nanometer rangeTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gas chromatography with mass spectrometer (headspace, outgassing analysis)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Automatic sputter coating (gold, gold/palladium, silver; 1-50 nm)Surface | 1 - 50 nm | – | – | – | Gold, Gold/palladium, Silver |
10 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laser cutter (laser cutter for wipe formats) | – | – | – | – | Lübeck |
| Electronically controlled cutting machines with stacking lift (paper production) | – | – | – | – | Lübeck |
| Scanning electron microscope with EDX (up to 20,000× magnification) | – | 1 | – | – | Lübeck, research laboratory |
| Light microscopes | – | – | – | – | Lübeck, research laboratory |
| DIC microscope according to Nomarski | – | – | – | – | Lübeck, research laboratory |
| Scanning force microscope (AFM) | – | – | – | – | Lübeck, research laboratory |
| Auto sputter coater | – | – | – | – | Lübeck, research laboratory |
| Gas chromatograph with mass spectrometer and headspace autosampler | – | – | – | – | Lübeck, research laboratory |
| Glove stretching line (production line for cleanroom gloves) | – | – | – | – | Lübeck |
| Walk simulator Mk 1 (test device according to Labuda) | Mk 1 | – | – | – | Lübeck |
Additional services
Quality
Incoming goods and final inspections according to test plans as well as continuous monitoring of production conditions (air purity, DI water quality); test data for the best-selling cleaning wipe SONIT-MDM is published weekly as statistical quality control charts. A Certificate of Compliance with test data is issued on request.
| Evidence | Lübeck |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| ISO 14001 |
History
- 1979
Founded on 22 August 1979 by Win Labuda
- 1985
Start of publication activities: over 40 technical papers and 10 patents on surface cleanliness
- 1990
Establishment of the research laboratory
- 2006
Initial certification to DIN EN ISO 9001
- 2015
Research award to Dr. Udo Riss; commissioning of an ultra-pure water system (18.2 megaohm)
- 2016
Modernization and enlargement of the cleanroom
- 2017
Expansion of the laboratory instrumentation (SEM with EDX, plasma generator, among others)
- 2019
40th company anniversary
- 2021
New website www.cleanboss.de
- 2023
Win Labuda publishes collected technical papers (opus magnum)
- 2024
Initial certification of environmental management to ISO 14001:2015