[labnetwork] UPDATE - Garment service info

[Luciani, Vincent (Fed)]

The latest:

Lab

Garments

Laundering

Comments

NIST CNST NanoFab

Rent

Laundry service

Cycled weekly, significant problem with replacement cost, about 100 sets/week

University of Louisville

Own

In-House

No significant problems

University of Wisconsin

Own

In-House

Owns their garments laundered in their HEPA filtered washer and dryer

University of CA, Berkeley

Own

NA

Disposable Tyvek, users replace their own regularly

Cornell Nanoscale Facility

Rent(?)

Laundry service

Had a problem, reduced inspection criteria to control replacement costs

Draper Labs

Rent

Laundry service

60 users.  Vendor offered insurance that proved cost effective

University of Delaware

Rent

Laundry service

Cycled out every two weeks, also some problems with cost of replacing damaged goods

University of Washington

Rent

Laundry service

Had a similar experience to NIST.  Switched vendors and it got better.

UCSB Nanofabrication Facility

Rent

Laundry service

Large volume.  Found better, cheaper service from a local small business instead of the big guys

University of Pennsylvania

Rent

Laundry service

Suffering similar experience as NIST.  Working with vendor to try to control costs.

MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Rent(?)

Laundry service

Switched to Alltex fiber suits.  Just as clean as Gore-Tex

DTU Danchip

Own

Laundry service

Also deal with strict inspection criteria

Tufts

Own

NA

Disposable Tyvek, users replace their own as needed

Melbourne Center for Nanofabrication

Own

In-House

Puritech gowns

University of Utah

Rent

Laundry service

Laundered by contractor every two weeks.



Vince


Vincent K. Luciani
NanoFab Manager
Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology<http://www.cnst.nist.gov/>
National Institute of Standards and Technology
100 Bureau Drive, MS 6201
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-6200 USA
+1-301-975-2886




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