EAZER Maintenance, a Belgium-based cleanroom maintenance company, has collaborated with pre-engineered cleanroom expert ABN Cleanroom Technology and Hasselt University.
The new collaboration has been to work on a prototype of CleanAR, a digital solution for precise cleanroom cleaning.
Head of Validation at ABN Cleanroom Technology, Michiel Meulemans, told Cleanroom Technology that the project has just started and is in the exploratory phase.
Further, Meulemans anticipates that within 24 months, there should be a fully working Augmented Reality (AR)-based cleaning tool, that is validated for use in real-life settings with high-critical cleanliness requirements.
How does AR improve cleanroom cleaning?
Despite the specialised training of cleanroom cleaners, there is currently a lack of tangible and documented evidence of the exact cleaning results.
CleanAR utilises augmented reality (AR) to address this issue.
The idea behind the technology is that cleanroom cleaning processes will be significantly more efficient using visual interactive instructions and real-time guidance.
Despite the specialised training of cleanroom cleaners, there is currently a lack of tangible and documented evidence of the exact cleaning results
The new AR tool, CleanAR, from EAZER Maintenance and ABN Cleanroom Technology, monitors and guides operators for precise cleaning, essential to meet cleanliness standards.
The Head of Validation, Meulemans, told Cleanroom Technology that the new AR tool: "monitors and guides operators for precise cleaning, which is essential for meeting cleanliness standards. Through Augmented Reality (AR), cleanroom cleaning processes will become much more efficient using visual, interactive instructions and real-time guidance.”
The tool is deployable for detailed cleaning training and daily use in hygiene-critical spaces.
Based on a prototype from Hasselt University’s Centre for Digital Media, it offers additional features like quality control and validation and is being tested in realistic environments.
As a result, EAZER and ABN are delivering an integrated, optimised cleaning process for cleanrooms.
