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  • Company Culture at Air Innovations 02/09/2024
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    Company Culture at Air Innovations

    Air Innovations specializes in the design and manufacturing of custom environmental process control solutions for a diverse range of industries. Our temperature, humidity, pressurization, and filtration systems extend from sterile storage cabinets and cleanroom HVAC units to wine cellar cooling and personal desk environment systems. However, we’re proud of more than just our company’s technological […]

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  • Clean Room Air Conditioning (Cleanroom Systems) 01/15/2024
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    Clean room air conditioning (cleanroom systems)

    Clean Room Air Conditioning (Cleanroom Systems)

    Air Innovations features an entire division dedicated to the design and manufacture of unitary and custom HVAC systems for cleanrooms and critical environments. In fact, our products are the only fully integrated modular environmental systems specifically created for the cleanroom industry. And – as with all Air Innovations environmental control systems – our clean room […]

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  • HVAC 101: Heat Exchangers in Air Conditioners 11/22/2023
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    Hvac 101: heat exchangers in air conditioners

    HVAC 101: Heat Exchangers in Air Conditioners

    Heat exchangers are an effective means of absorbing heat and then transferring it from a location where it isn’t wanted. They can use several mediums to facilitate thermal transfer, most commonly air and water, but also water glycol mixtures, or steam. The material, number, and shape of the heat exchanger’s tubes can also affect heat […]

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  • How to Regulate Your Cleanroom Space 08/08/2023
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    How to regulate your cleanroom space

    How to Regulate Your Cleanroom Space

    Product manufacturing, research and development, and other applications in fields ranging from aerospace and semiconductors to pharmaceuticals require a sterile environment for safe operations. As such, cleanrooms are very important in these industries, helping maintain product integrity and limiting the presence of airborne contaminants. Standard HVAC equipment is insufficient for managing cleanroom air conditions because […]

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  • Cleanroom vs. Controlled Environment 07/31/2023
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    Cleanroom vs. Controlled Environment

    Deciding between a clean room vs. a controlled environment requires a thorough understanding of your application and facility requirements. Some operations even use both, reserving a cleanroom for certain quality controls and more sensitive tasks. Read on to learn what controlled and cleanroom environments are, and what types of applications each is best suited for. […]

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  • How Sterile Storage Cabinets Protect Your Medical Supplies Through Multiple Levels of Functionality 07/10/2023
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    How sterile storage cabinets protect your medical supplies through multiple levels of functionality

    How Sterile Storage Cabinets Protect Your Medical Supplies Through Multiple Levels of Functionality

    Maintaining sterile storage conditions is necessary to protect medical instruments, drugs, surgical implants, and other equipment from contaminants. AORN guidelines on sterilization are straightforward: temperatures should not exceed 72℉ (22℃) to 78℉ (26℃), relative humidity should not exceed 60%, and airflow should be positive pressure with at least four total air changes per hour. Hospital […]

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  • Cleanroom HVAC – What to Know Before You Buy 06/27/2023
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    Cleanroom hvac – what to know before you buy

    Cleanroom HVAC – What to Know Before You Buy

    Standard HVAC systems control humidity, temperature, and air pressure. They can also provide filtration and control the speed and direction of airflow into and out of a space. Cleanroom HVAC systems, however, have higher air exchange rates and are equipped with high-efficiency particulate (HEPA) filters to maintain a sterile environment. This allows them to meet […]

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  • ECUs For The Biotech Industry 05/29/2023
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    ECUs For The Biotech Industry

    Environmental control units (ECUs) regulate environmental conditions in closed spaces. In the biotechnology industry, ECUs are a vital component of cleanrooms to control and monitor environmental variables to ensure they meet the parameters specified for the cleanroom environment. Some of these parameters may include flow rate, pressure, humidity, contaminants, and temperature. We will explore the […]

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  • Dew Point vs Relative Humidity 05/22/2023
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    Dew Point vs Relative Humidity

    As a trusted provider of custom environmental control units, Air Innovations develops precise solutions for controlling dew point and humidity. While both of these factors relate to the amount of water in the air, they describe different weather-related phenomena and affect industrial processes in different ways. This article will discuss the differences between dew point […]

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  • Storing Sterile Medical Supplies: It’s About Controlling the Environment 03/27/2023
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    Storing sterile medical supplies: it’s about controlling the environment

    Storing Sterile Medical Supplies: It’s About Controlling the Environment

    It is incumbent on hospitals and other medical facilities to maintain sterility wherever needed to keep patients and staff safe. This goes for operating and exam rooms. Healthcare institutions must also safely store surgical scrubs, head covers, sterile surgical implants, equipment, and medication. The goal is to protect these items from contaminants like dust, viruses, […]

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  • Cleanroom Temperature & Humidity Control 01/06/2023
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    Cleanroom Temperature & Humidity Control

    Cleanrooms are engineered spaces with relatively low levels of environmental pollutants, including dust, bacterial microbes, aerosol particles, vapors, and other contaminants. Cleanrooms are specifically used for equipment or process research, development, and manufacturing in the electronic, pharmaceuticals, aerospace, automotive, information technology industries, and more. The demand for cleanrooms has increased as multiple industries emphasize quality […]

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  • The Impact of Humidity in Electronics Manufacturing 09/09/2022
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    The Impact of Humidity in Electronics Manufacturing

    Electronics manufacturing involves the handling and assembly of several delicate, moisture-sensitive components. Maintaining optimal humidity levels during the manufacturing process is key for protecting these components from electrostatic discharge, de-soldering, and other occurrences that can decrease the quality of the final product. This article highlights the importance of effective humidity control for avoiding product damage […]

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  • Custom vs. Off-the-Shelf HVAC Environmental Control Units 09/07/2022
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    Custom vs. Off-the-Shelf HVAC Environmental Control Units

    Standardized HVAC units are a reasonable air handling solution for facilities with typical comfort cooling needs and few special concerns. A custom HVAC system or environmental control unit (ECU) can cool specialty spaces and processes within a facility, integrating with a standard ECU. Here, we will explain why custom ECU/HVAC systems are better suited for […]

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  • Semiconductor Clean Room Design Requirements 101 07/18/2022
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    Semiconductor Clean Room Design Requirements 101

    Semiconductors are in almost every electronic device, from everyday items like smartphones and coffee makers to complex automobiles, defense equipment, and spaceships. Manufacturers make semiconductors in special semiconductor cleanrooms because the wafers are extremely sensitive to environmental contaminants. Here we explore semiconductor cleanrooms in more detail, including all their design requirements. Semiconductor Cleanroom Design: Meet […]

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  • Dispatch Desk Design Tips for Personal Comfort and Productivity
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    Dispatch desk design tips for personal comfort and productivity

    Dispatch Desk Design Tips for Personal Comfort and Productivity

    Dispatch centers are tasked with receiving communications and initiating appropriate responses. Different agencies and sectors, such as manufacturing, transportation, and law enforcement, use dispatch centers to coordinate and manage operations. Police departments, for instance, use 911 dispatch consoles to respond to calls and establish the proper response needed for each situation. Since dispatchers spend long […]

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  • Air Innovations Custom-Engineered Environmental Control Systems 06/10/2022
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    Air Innovations Custom-Engineered Environmental Control Systems

    Produced by: GlobalSpec The precise control of air temperature, humidity, particulate levels, pressure and flow rate is critical for the manufacturing and operation of many applications in the semiconductor, aerospace, defense, biomedical and pharmaceutical industries. These are enabled by environmental control systems, which come in various forms and sizes, ranging from relatively small rack-mounted electronic […]

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  • USP 797 Environmental Monitoring 101 | HVAC Requirements 04/04/2022
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    Usp 797 environmental monitoring 101 | hvac requirements

    USP 797 Environmental Monitoring 101 | HVAC Requirements

    USP 797 is a standard for sterility that pharmaceutical compounding and preparation facilities must demonstrate. USP 797 is set by the United States Pharmacopeia and National Formulary (USP-NF) and ensures patient safety by protecting pharmaceuticals from contamination during preparation. Following USP 797 reduces infection, contamination, and improper dosage to maintain superior quality products in facilities […]

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  • Personal Climate Control for Your Work Desk | Heating & Cooling 01/24/2022
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    Personal climate control for your work desk | heating & cooling

    Personal Climate Control for Your Work Desk | Heating & Cooling

    Indoor climate control is a wonder of modern engineering, but it can be extremely expensive and wasteful. Nearly 13% of the United State’s energy consumption comes from heating and cooling buildings. Instead of controlling the climate of entire buildings, a better solution may be to control the climate of individual spaces in buildings. Installing a […]

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  • How To Keep Elders Healthy Under Family Care Or Aging In Place 12/28/2021
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    How To Keep Elders Healthy Under Family Care Or Aging In Place

    Deciding how and where to best care for senior citizens as they get older can be an emotionally fraught experience. There are also several practical considerations that go into the decision to ensure their needs are met. Whether families decide to move their elderly parents in with them or to keep seniors in their own […]

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  • Elevating The Standards Of Elder Care In Residential Facilities
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    Elevating the standards of elder care in residential facilities

    Elevating The Standards Of Elder Care In Residential Facilities

    The global pandemic exposed a need to elevate the standard of care for the elderly. In particular, senior citizens living and spending time in group settings such as nursing homes, residential care facilities, and senior centers were at exceptionally high risk for contracting and dying of COVID-19. As of April 2021, the U.S. Department of […]

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  • Portable IsolationAir Contamination Control Units Bring Flexibility to Hospitals 12/08/2021
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    Portable IsolationAir Contamination Control Units Bring Flexibility to Hospitals

    COVID-19 has put healthcare facilities under extraordinary pressure to accomplish more with less. Nurses and doctors had to care for waves of sick patients with limited resources. Medical personnel simply didn’t have the equipment or facilities needed to keep up with patient demand, and they struggled to contain the virus with makeshift solutions. The most […]

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  • Medical Sterile Storage Cabinet | Surgical Instrument Storage 09/13/2021
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    Medical sterile storage cabinet | surgical instrument storage

    Medical Sterile Storage Cabinet | Surgical Instrument Storage

    Medical sterile storage cabinets provide a location for storing sterile instruments and supplies. Proper storage of sterile supplies helps maintain their cleanliness and avoid the need to repeat autoclaving or other sterilization processes. Medical sterile storage cabinets can also reliably transport medical instruments and supplies without contamination. At Air Innovations, our medical sterile storage cabinets […]

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  • Negative and Positive Pressure Room Requirements 101 07/22/2021
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    Negative and Positive Pressure Room Requirements 101

    Negative or positive pressure rooms are often necessary to prevent contamination and maintain a climate-controlled environment in various applications. While these rooms are somewhat similar, there are certain differences between their designs and requirements. Here we’ll give an overview of both of these types of environments, including their intended applications and design requirements. Negative Pressure […]

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  • Sterile Storage Cabinets Provide Deployable Cleanroom Environments 06/22/2021
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    Sterile storage cabinets provide deployable cleanroom environments

    Sterile Storage Cabinets Provide Deployable Cleanroom Environments

    This article was co-produced by GlobalSpec and Air Innovations Cleanrooms are needed in several industries and laboratories for a variety of reasons. For example, medical or pharmaceutical products must be devoid of harmful pathogens that may increase the risk of infections for patients; semiconductor circuits can be made inoperable by submicron-size contaminate particles introduced during […]

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  • How to Create Negative Pressure in a Hospital Room? 06/07/2021
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    How to create negative pressure in a hospital room?

    How to Create Negative Pressure in a Hospital Room?

    Negative pressure rooms control airborne pathogens by exhausting contaminated air from the building while preventing the air from leaking into other parts of the facility. These rooms are a necessity to maintain the safety of guests, patients, and hospital staff. At Air Innovations, Inc., our expertise in negative pressure HVAC systems will ensure that your […]

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  • A Guide to Building Hospital Isolation Rooms 03/05/2021
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    A guide to building hospital isolation rooms

    A Guide to Building Hospital Isolation Rooms

    At Air Innovations, we’ve designed, manufactured, and tested custom environmental control solutions for OEMs and non-OEMs for over 30 years. This extensive experience provides us with the knowledge and skills needed to deliver appropriate systems for a wide range of industries. One of the key markets we serve is the healthcare industry. Healthcare professionals know […]

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  • ULPA vs. HEPA Filters | Air Filter Selection Guide 11/13/2020
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    Ulpa vs. hepa filters | air filter selection guide

    ULPA vs. HEPA Filters | Air Filter Selection Guide

    All heating and cooling air duct systems naturally collect dust and contaminants. Clean rooms, such as those used in the electronics, pharmaceutical, and medical industries, require a controlled environment free of dust, airborne particles, and other contaminants. Ultra low particulate air (ULPA) filters and high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters are used in commercial air […]

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  • Micro Environments: Delivering Comfort And Control In Mission Critical Scenarios 08/17/2020
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    Micro environments: delivering comfort and control in mission critical scenarios

    Micro Environments: Delivering Comfort And Control In Mission Critical Scenarios

    There are a handful of professions serving mission-critical functions wherein personal comfort plays a vital role in productivity. From command centers to 911 call centers, having control over heating and air conditioning, as well as desk-lift functions, can make a difference when it matters most. In addition to providing control over environmental factors, Air Innovations […]

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  • Cleanroom: A Quick Guide to Classifications, Design, and Standards 08/20/2019
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    Cleanroom: a quick guide to classifications, design, and standards

    Cleanroom: A Quick Guide to Classifications, Design, and Standards

    Cleanrooms are integral to countless operations around the world. Scientists, manufacturers, and a bevy of other industry professionals rely on these rooms to mitigate the risk of contamination in products or processes. It’s important to understand the different cleanroom classifications and guidelines behind how these rooms are constructed and utilized to determine which is the […]

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  • HVAC – A Complete Guide on Specialized HVAC Systems 08/16/2019
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    Hvac – a complete guide on specialized hvac systems

    HVAC – A Complete Guide on Specialized HVAC Systems

    HVAC systems are essential components in the functionality and appeal of all modern buildings. Well-designed and efficient HVAC systems go well beyond ensuring comfortable temperatures and fresh air for facilities. They also play a key role in the production and testing processes of a broad spectrum of industries. HVAC systems play a crucial role in […]

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  • Negative and Positive Pressure Rooms 101 | Hospital Infection Control 04/29/2019
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    Negative and positive pressure rooms 101 | hospital infection control

    Negative and Positive Pressure Rooms 101 | Hospital Infection Control

    Effective positive and negative pressure rooms are an important part of industrial climate control systems. In medical settings, these rooms prevent the spread of infectious contaminants and maintain sterile or restricted spaces and are also referred to as Protective Environments (positive pressure rooms) and Airborne Infection Isolation Rooms (AIIR) (negative pressure rooms). Negative or positive […]

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  • Specialized Dew Point and Humidity Control Systems: All You Need to Know 03/20/2019
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    Specialized dew point and humidity control systems: all you need to know

    Specialized Dew Point and Humidity Control Systems: All You Need to Know

    Dew point and humidity are important environmental factors in industrial settings. Although both these terms describe the amount of moisture present in an environment, some crucial differences exist between them. Understanding the differences between an environment’s dew point and humidity is essential for selecting an optimal humidification or dehumidification system for your business or facility. […]

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  • Mission Critical – Aerospace HVAC 12/06/2016
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    Mission critical – aerospace hvac

    Mission Critical – Aerospace HVAC

    When it comes to controlling aerospace environments, there are no do-overs. Mention heating and air-conditioning and most people think first of human comfort. But when it comes to controlling environments in aerospace projects, the fine line between success and catastrophe often depends on maintaining far more precise conditions than the broad range tolerated by people. […]

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