Design and test of industrial robots for the use in cleanrooms

Robots for the use in clean environments have to meet several criteria. The design of the housing should be performed in a hygienic suitable way. The airflow distraction and surface roughness has to be kept to a minimum. Already in the development phase, airflow simulation can help to get a suitable design. Material pairings have to be selected to minimize particle emission. The selected materials should be resistant to the later used chemicals for cleaning, the VOC-emission has to be kept below a specified level and the ESD behavior has to be regarded accordingly. Especially for Life Science Applications, all used materials have to bi bioresistant.