Food Industry Cleanrooms:
Photoclean at Your Service
The food industry is, by its very nature, subject to significant economic and health challenges. On the production floor, preventing contamination is essential, especially since production conditions mean that microbiological and chemical contaminants are present in large numbers.
However, contamination can have serious consequences, both for production itself (spoiled products) and for consumer health if the problem is not detected before the product reaches the market.
Setting up a cleanroom for the food industry is therefore crucial for monitoring contaminant levels and keeping them as low as possible to prevent all types of contamination—including cross-contamination.
This is precisely what Photoclean offers to industry professionals through its range of UV-C air purification modules. Discover our customized solution.
Photoclean “cleanrooms” for professionals in the food industry
Strictly speaking, the only true cleanrooms are those that comply with the ISO 14644 standard. These are particulate cleanrooms, where the concentration of inert particles (dust) is very strictly controlled.
This type of room is common in certain sectors (hospitals, laboratories, the pharmaceutical industry, the optical industry, etc.), but the logistics involved are so strict and restrictive that they are actually very expensive, since it is necessary to maintain positive pressure, install airlocks, and exercise total control over openings…
This type of system may work well in small rooms, but not in food industry plants, where there are openings everywhere and where products move from one room to another, from the actual production area all the way to packaging.
Furthermore, no standard legally requires companies in the food industry to maintain a controlled particle count—and thus no obligation to provide the necessary resources—as is the case in the pharmaceutical industry, for example.
For this reason, Photoclean offers an ideal alternative: a cleanroom system for the food industry that ensures the quality of a microbiologically controlled cleanroom without the need to comply with particle standards. With our modules, it is the level of contaminants that is controlled.
A one-of-a-kind UV-C decontamination system
For more than 15 years, Photoclean Quartz has specialized in air decontamination and has been offering customized, comprehensive solutions to professionals in various industries, including the food industry.
UV Technology
Our cutting-edge technology is based on the combination of UV-C lamps and a medium developed and manufactured by Photoclean, which allows us to adapt the use of UV rays (primarily used in water decontamination) for air treatment.
Using the principle of photolysis (a natural chemical reaction), our decontamination units directly target microbiological and chemical contaminants, trapping them just long enough to completely destroy them through oxidation.
Economical
Unlike conventional systems that exert high pressure on the air, Photoclean units cause minimal pressure drop and are therefore more economical and less restrictive due to their more compact size.
They operate continuously and autonomously and are capable of treating the entire air volume of your premises (including very large spaces) several times per hour.
Custom Solution
Finally, when you hire our services, our engineering team will visit your site to conduct a comprehensive audit. Based on your needs and the challenges you’re facing, we’ll recommend the most appropriate models (standalone unit, universal module for air handling units, etc.), which we then custom-manufacture in our Lyon workshops and create a layout plan that we send to your project manager to ensure easy installation.
Would you like our engineering department to visit your facility for a customized audit? We’re here to help!