Contamination Control Solutions for GMP, Medical Device and Semiconductor Manufacturing
Reduce particles, foreign material, residues, cleaning validation failures and equipment downtime through scientifically engineered cleaning materials, contamination investigations and process-specific cleaning technologies.
What Foamtec Does
Foamtec helps pharmaceutical, medical device, semiconductor and optics manufacturers reduce contamination-related defects through specialized cleanroom cleaning materials, contamination investigations, cleaning validation support and engineered contamination control processes.
Our solutions are used to reduce particle contamination, foreign material, residues, fiber shedding, post-maintenance particle adders, coating defects, cleaning validation failures and equipment downtime in critical manufacturing environments.
Proven Contamination Reduction Results
- 84% reduction in defect setup failures at a leading wafer fab
- 50% reduction in cleaning time during PM operations
- 60% reduction in catheter rejects after contamination reduction initiatives
- Single-digit post-PM particle counts on critical semiconductor tools
- Zero scratch defects reported since 2016 at an advanced memory manufacturer
- Over 500 contamination investigations completed
Industries Served
Trusted by some of the largest and most advanced organizations in the world, Foamtec International products enable your teams to keep production compliant with stringent industry standards.
Documentation & Datasheets
Each Foamtec International product is lot tested to meet our, and industry, standards of cleanliness, quality, and reliability.
Browse our comprehensive library of detailed data sheets by product for more information.
Medical Device Manufacturing
For foreign material reduction, catheter cleaning, coating preparation, fiber contamination and visible particle investigations.
Semiconductors
For post-PM cleaning, chamber cleaning, metrology optimization, particle reduction and yield improvement.
Optics
For scratch-sensitive surfaces, haze reduction, residue removal and clean handling of precision components.
Pharmaceutical
For GMP cleanrooms, aseptic processing, Annex 1 residue control, cleaning validation and contamination control strategy support.
Aseptic Processing
Control of viable and non viable particles are critical in aseptic processing areas. Despite rigorous Cleaning and disinfections SOP’s, sterile fill mangers struggle to control particles, especially visible particles that lead to expensive post filling inspection, rejects and audit observations.
Compound Semiconductor
Foamtec’s High Precision Maintenance techniques utilizing ScrubPADS, UltraSOLV Sponges and MiraWIPE or MiraSAT enable MOCVD, MOVPE, III-V Plasma Etch, Sputter tools and Ion Implant enable wet cleans to be far more efficient & safe.
Solving Critical Manufacturing Contamination Challenges
Foamtec helps engineering and quality teams identify, reduce and prevent contamination issues that impact yield, validation, inspection and equipment uptime.
Cleanroom Cleaning Solutions for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Comprehensive residue management aligned with Annex 1 — eliminating disinfectant residues (quats, PAA), alcohol haze, and stainless steel rouge to protect cleanroom surfaces and performance.
Cleanroom Cleaning Solutions for Medical Device Manufacturing
A holistic Contamination Control Strategy (CCS) that integrates residue removal, reduces particle and fiber risks, and supports robust cleaning validation.
Cleanroom Cleaning Solutions for Semiconductor Manufacturing
Optimized cleaning for aseptic and critical areas—supporting ISO 5 / Grade A & B environments with low-lint systems and effective pre-saturated or dry wiping strategies.
Why Engineers Call Foamtec
Foamtec is more than a cleanroom consumables supplier. We support contamination control engineers, quality teams, process engineers and equipment engineers with technical cleaning materials, analytical support and contamination root cause expertise.
- Over 500 contamination investigations completed
- SEM/EDX analysis
- FTIR analysis
- Particle identification
- Foreign material root cause investigations
- ISO 13485 manufacturing
- ISO cleanroom processing
- Support for cleaning validation, yield improvement and contamination reduction programs
Our Products
Browse our selection of contamination control products specifically designed and engineered for performance, reliability, and traceablity.
Cleanroom Wipes & Wipers
Cleanroom Swabs
MiraWIPE® Cleanroom Microfiber Wipers
Presaturated Microfiber Wipers
Foam Cleanroom Wipers
Cleanroom Mops & Systems
Vacuum Chamber Cleaning Products
Rust Prevention
Accessories & More
Contamination Control Case Studies
Browse our selection of contamination control products specifically designed and engineered for performance, reliability, and traceablity.
Eliminating Fiber-Driven Rework and Rejects Case Study
Boosting Yield and Cutting Costs in High-Volume Optics Manufacturing Case Study
Enhancing Contamination Control in Single-Use System(SUS) Manufacturing Case Study
Contamination Control Knowledge Center
Learn how Foamtec products can help your specific application with expert insights and news on product applications, standard operating procedures, and more.
The Cost of “Cheap”: How Fabric Wipes Sabotage Catheter Coating Lines
For a Quality Manager or Continuous Improvement (CI) Engineer running a medical device coating line, procurement’s focus on "unit-price" can be a direct threat to your yield. When cleanroom wipers are purchased based solely on the lowest per-pack price, the true...
The “Lint-Free” Myth: Why Your C & D Suite Cleanroom Wipers Are Contaminating Your Grade A & B Assets
In pharmaceutical manufacturing, cost control and contamination control exist in a delicate, continuous tension. To optimize operational budgets, most Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) facilities implement a stratified approach to cleaning consumables. In lower-grade...
Foreign Material Contamination in Single-Use Systems and IV Bag Manufacturing: Why “Lint-Free” Wipes May Be the Hidden Source of Fibers
The Hidden Source of Foreign Material Complaints in Drug Delivery, IV Bag, and Single-Use System Manufacturing Manufacturers of single-use systems (SUS), IV bags, bioprocess bags, drug-delivery reservoirs, sterile fluid-management systems, and cell and gene therapy...
Technical Evaluation: Mitigating Optical Drift and Particulate Defectivity in Analytical Instrumentation via Advanced Microfiber Swabbing
In regulated life science, clinical diagnostic (IVD), and pharmaceutical manufacturing environments, maintaining the optical clarity of sensor windows, flow cells, and detection apertures is a critical operational parameter. Instructions for Use (IFU) documents...
How to Clean AMAT Endura® Lift Pin Holes to Eliminate Post-PM Particle Adders
Why Endura PVD Chambers Fail Qualification Trapped process residues inside AMAT Endura® lift pin holes are a primary cause of erratic post-PM particle counts. Standard cleanroom swabs either lack the abrasion to dislodge sputtered metal deposits or shed fibers that...
How Semiconductor Fabs Are Eliminating Scotch-Brite, Reducing Wiper Consumption by 10X, and Accelerating Ion Implant PM Recovery
How Semiconductor Fabs Are Eliminating Scotch-Brite, Reducing Wiper Consumption by 10X, and Accelerating Ion Implant PM Recovery For decades, chamber PMs have followed a familiar formula: Apply chemistry. Scrub with Scotch-Brite. Wipe repeatedly. Inspect. Repeat....
Why Hydrophilic Catheter Coatings Fail: The Hidden Role of Surface Cleaning Before Coating
In catheter manufacturing, hydrophilic coatings are expected to deliver smooth trackability, lower insertion force, and dependable clinical performance. Yet many manufacturers still battle coating rejects, unstable yields, and unexplained lot-to-lot variation. While...
The Hidden Risk of Abrasive Scrubbing in GMP Manufacturing: How Scratched Equipment Surfaces Undermine Cleaning Validation, Contamination Control, and Equipment Reliability
Why GMP Facilities Should Reconsider *Scotch-Brite™ and Other Abrasive Cleaning Pads In pharmaceutical, biotechnology, tissue processing, blood plasma fractionation, and medical device manufacturing facilities, operators routinely face difficult cleaning challenges....
How UV Residue Detection Improves Tablet Press Cleaning Validation
Many tablet press surfaces look clean before they are truly clean. Shiny stainless steel often hides thin organic films from powders, binders, lubricants, and product residues that are difficult to see under white light. That is why UV-assisted verification is...
How to Clean Tablet Press Punches Faster While Reducing Defects
Tablet press punches are precision tools—and one of the most common cleaning bottlenecks during changeovers. Punch tips, logos, score lines, and collars trap residues that are difficult to remove quickly. If not cleaned thoroughly, these hidden contaminants can...
How to Improve COP Cleaning Validation in GMP Facilities: Using Foamtec PolyCHECK® Wipers, Swabs & 365 nm UV Inspection to Reduce Downtime
In pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing, Clean-Out-of-Place (COP) procedures remain essential for legacy equipment and removable product-contact parts that cannot be cleaned through automated CIP systems. Tablet presses, granulators, tumble coaters, fluid...
Reducing Changeover Downtime in Tablet Manufacturing: How Sahara®, MiraWIPE®, and PolyCHECK® Accelerate Equipment Release
In tablet manufacturing, some of the largest hidden production losses occur during changeovers. Production stops, tooling is removed, equipment is cleaned, operators inspect surfaces, QA reviews readiness, and only then can the next product begin. When cleaning is...
Need Help Solving a Contamination Problem?
Whether you are investigating foreign material, reducing particles, improving cleaning validation, removing residues or optimizing post-PM cleaning, Foamtec can help identify the right cleaning process, material and contamination control strategy.
About Foamtec WCC
Foamtec's mission is to enable contamination control professionals to improve particle control in clean rooms by solving surface contamination challenges. The Wilshire Contamination Control Division of Foamtec International supplies clean room mops, foam swabs, microfiber swabs, foam wipers, microfiber wipers, UltraSOLV® ScrubPADS to address clean room cleaning and the critical cleaning of process equipment.