Overview: Terra Universal is the leading manufacturing expert in critical environment applications, with over 30 years of design and fabrication experience in cleanroom-related industries.
In addition to standard manufactured products, Terra customizes to unique requirements. Installation and certification services for modular cleanrooms and glove box isolators are also available.
Smooth, Ultra-Clean Surfaces Eliminate Germ Traps, Simplify Cleaning and Disinfection
Smooth internal surfaces and rounded corners eliminate cracks and crevices that can harbor microbes
Removable doors, available with and without viewing windows, can be interchanged and steam-sterilized for optimal cleanliness
Unique, durable, no-maintenance mechanical interlock is isolated outside the pass-through chamber to eliminate microbial exposure (see pass-through door illustration)
No-lip design simplifies material transfer by eliminating clearance restrictions
Electropolished stainless steel chamber (304 or 316SS) won’t shed particles, resists disinfectants and other chemicals
BioSeal edge seals against non-contaminating, non-outgassing, chemically resistant polyurethane inset into the door
These unique Pass-Through Chamber designs accommodate many special cleanroom and laboratory requirements. Terra’s Roll-Up Pass-Throughs provide space-saving, pushbutton-controlled roll-up doors. Fire-rated pass-throughs come UL certified for flame exposure, and refrigerated pass-through conditioning chambers accommodate critical temperature requirements.
These Pass-Through Air Showers offer an effective way to remove surface-deposited particles from large materials as you transfer them into the clean room.
Adjustable nozzles direct high-velocity (8000 ft./min.) streams of HEPA filtered air to dislodge particles from materials entering a clean room
PLC panel controls interlocked doors and duration of air shower
Powder-coated or 304 stainless steel chamber with access ramp on both sides is perfect for carts and large equipment
The ValuLine Air Shower provides a cost-effective way to move people, as well as carts and other large equipment, in and out of a cleanroom without contributing to the contamination load.
Hardwall Modular Cleanrooms feature rigid, application-specific plastic panels to meet requirements for static control, chemical resistance, and visibility. Portable softwall modular cleanrooms include flexible softwall panels with parting strip shields for access. Both cleanroom designs use free-standing steel supports and ceiling grids that require no external bracing and can generally be installed in a matter of days, without special permitting.
These double-wall modular steel cleanrooms are ideal for bio/pharmaceutical applications that require an easy-clean, aseptic environment. Completely free-standing, they require no external supports and can be specified and installed in a fraction of the time, at a fraction the cost, of conventional fixed-installation biopharmaceutical clean rooms.
Terra's Compounding Clean Rooms provide the ideal environment for compounding sterile injectables and other critical operations.
Designed to meet the requirements of USP-797, they include three HEPA filter/fan units that provide a total of 1950 CFM of 99.99% particle-free air (measured at 0.3µm diameter), far exceeding the ISO 8 condition stipulated by USP-797 for compounding clean rooms. In fact, the primary processing area meets ISO 5 (Class 100) cleanliness standards.
These modules complete your clean room by providing control over contamination, static, microorganisms, humidity and other critical operating conditions. Regardless of your clean room requirements, Terra provides a complete turnkey system and performs all installation to your production schedule. Call to discuss your application, or complete Terra’s QuickQuote Clean Room Planning Guide for a prompt quotation.
Industry-leading fabrication and mounting technology gives you the cleanest, most durable curtains and strip panels available. Ideal for creating partitions inside a hardwall or softwall enclosure.
These versatile panels provide an economical way to divide a cleanroom or laboratory in multiple cleanliness zones or to create a dust-free area in an otherwise unclassified work space.
Terra’s complete line of cleanroom and gowning room equipment includes cleanroom storage systems, racks and shelving, garbing stations, and a complete line of cleanroom reusable and disposable garments.
Terra offers a complete line of desiccators specially configured to the requirements of the semiconductor, electronics, biopharmaceutical, medical device, and aerospace industries.
Nitrogen-purged desiccators maintain low relative humidity levels, down to 0%RH. Terra’s advanced lines of relative humidity control systems automate dry storage to maintain selected set point values automatically and with minimal nitrogen consumption. NitroWatch desiccators provide independent chamber control of humidity, reducing recovery times when doors are opened and protecting the most moisture-sensitive materials.
Terra manufactures plastic and stainless steel glove boxes (dry boxes) to isolate contamination-sensitive materials in a controlled environment or to contain biohazards. Glove boxes are available in application-sensitive materials, including chemical-resistant and static-dissipative plastics. BioSafe glove boxes provide all-welded seams with coved corners to produce a completely smooth interior that's easy to sterilize. A complete line of options and control modules maintain low/high humidity levels, constant temperature, or particle-free conditions.
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Laminar Flow and Ductless Exhaust Fume Hoods and Workstations
Laminar Flow Clean Benches, including portable laminar flow hoods, help meet cleanliness requirements by directing a horizontal or vertical airflow through a particle filter (HEPA or ULPA).
Exhaust Fume Hoods, including laboratory hoods, ductless exhaust fume hoods, and ventilation cabinets, draw chemical fumes from the work area for ducting to a remote location or for purification in an activated charcoal and indoor release, in ductless operations.
Terra’s complete line of environmental chambers includes test chambers, constant temperature and humidity chambers, laboratory incubators and vacuum chambers. Application-specific models meet the specialized demands of pharmaceutical drug efficacy testing, laboratory animal respiration studies, semiconductor hybrid package leak testing, and a host of other critical processes.
Terra manufacturers cleanroom tables, laboratory tables, electrical benches, workstations and other furnishings to meet the most critical cleanliness requirements. Styles are available in electropolished 304/316 stainless steel solid, perforated and rod top designs, along with vibration-isolation and auto-adjusting work surfaces.
These durable, ergonomic chairs from BioFit and Dauphin are designed specifically for cleanroom and laboratory use. Select among many designs, including static-control chairs, ergonomic task chairs, adjustable stools, and seating approved for Class 1, Class 10 and Class 100 clean rooms.
Terra provides a comprehensive range of versatile stainless steel and plastic storage cabinets for the cleanroom and laboratory.
Terra manufactures HEPA-filtered and ULPA-filtered storage systems to meet strict clean room requirements (Class 100, Class 10, and even Class 1 clean rooms), along with general-purpose lab storage cabinets, storage carts, and clean room shelving.
These carts provide a controlled, secure environment for contamination-sensitive materials as they are transferred throughout your cleanroom or laboratory.
Specialized designs and materials provide secure transport of medical supplies, semiconductor components, and hazardous chemicals.
Terra's Modular Wet Processing and Cleaning Benches provide economical solutions for acid etching, semiconductor wafer processing, chemical rinsing and drying, and other wet chemical processes. Their modular, ergonomic bench top design allows flexible configuration of wet processing modules, maximizes purity, and minimizes the threat of chemical carry-over and wafer contamination during wafer rinsing. Simply select the wet processing station design that works best for your application from a complete line of modular wet benches or fully enclosed wet processing cabinets and laminar flow hoods. Then, select the process baths, cascade or overflow rinsers, and other equipment. Terra will configure a complete, turnkey system, ready for operation.
Terra’s extensive line of cleaning equipment is ideally suited for cleanrooms and other controlled environments. Select from a wide range of HEPA-filtered and ULPA-filtered vacuum cleaners, along with ultrasonic and plasma cleaners that are perfect with small, contamination-sensitive materials.
Select from a full range of products designed to minimize the possibility of electro-static discharge (ESD) to static-sensitive devices. Ionizing equipment uses low-voltage power supplies to generate balanced streams of positive and negative ions, which safely neutralize surface charges. Static-dissipative plastics prevent surface charge build-ups, which also attract and hold particulate contamination. Grounding wrist straps eliminate ESD damage as personnel handles or packages sensitive parts.
These vacuum sealers, tote boxes, kitting trays, and bins are ideal for storing and transporting electronics, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, biological samples, and other sensitive parts.
Terra offers a complete line of vacuum and pressure pumps and compressors for laboratory and cleanroom operations that require clean, quiet performance.
Terra offers a complete range of chemical storage cabinets, safety cans, corrosives cabinets and a wide range of hazardous materials monitoring and personnel protection products.
These high-precision tweezers, forceps and vacuum pick-up tools are ideal for use with delicate, contamination-sensitive materials. Terra’s comprehensive line also includes wafer scribers, handling wands, liquid and epoxy paste dispensing systems, wire-bond strength testers and more.
For product literature download Terra's Catalog Samplers (PDF format). These files are accurate at the time of print publication. To verify current pricing and specifications, please call Terra or refer to the appropriate Internet product descriptions.