Javascript Disabled Detected

You currently have javascript disabled. Several functions may not work. Please re-enable javascript to access full functionality.

Clean Room

Started by Gilles12 , Aug 06 2009 12:06

Please log in to reply

19 replies to this topic

#1 Gilles12

Member

863 posts
Joined: June 08

Posted 06 August 2009 - 12:06

Hello

I'm looking for a picture of an F1 clean room

Preferably Ferrari's with a few mechanics seen tinkering

Or one from any other team

Have searched on Google and MSN but I can't find anything

Would appreciate any help

Thanks

g

Back to top

#2 Ruud de la Rosa

Member

2,137 posts
Joined: October 99

Posted 06 August 2009 - 12:47

Hello

I'm looking for a picture of an F1 clean room

Preferably Ferrari's with a few mechanics seen tinkering

Or one from any other team

Have searched on Google and MSN but I can't find anything

Would appreciate any help

Thanks

g

Maybe you could get a still from "the factory". a documentary about Williams f1. not sure if they go to a clean room though

Back to top

#3 scarbs

Member

743 posts
Joined: May 01

Posted 06 August 2009 - 13:04

Toyota have some factory images on their websites, they might have a clean room amongst them.

Back to top

#4 Chubby_Deuce

Member

6,888 posts
Joined: July 04

Posted 06 August 2009 - 17:13

Will the Minardi carbon layup room work?

http://atlasf1.autos...efeld.html/id/2

I don't recall it being a clean room per se but steps are definitely taken to keep particles out.

Back to top

#5 jimjimjeroo

Member

2,731 posts
Joined: December 08

Posted 06 August 2009 - 18:54

http://www.motorsema...laren-f1-08.jpg

http://blog.niot.net...-at-factory.jpg

http://www.lynd-evan...tone_inside.jpg

http://my.ing-renaul...1/1184/2953.jpg

http://estaticos.arc...nstone04_ES.jpg

http://williams.latp...20289231_PV.jpg

http://williams.latp...ge=Images&cat=7

any good?

Back to top

#6 jimjimjeroo

Member

2,731 posts
Joined: December 08

Posted 06 August 2009 - 19:01

http://static.sidepo...ll_workshop.jpg

Back to top

#7 Chubby_Deuce

Member

6,888 posts
Joined: July 04

Posted 06 August 2009 - 19:02

None of those are cleanrooms, Jim.

Back to top

#8 wdh

Member

1,044 posts
Joined: August 08

Posted 06 August 2009 - 19:17

Ummm.
I didn't think that the teams had proper semiconductor-style (or spacecraft-assembly-style) clean rooms.

I thought that it was just the term being misused to refer to their restricted-access workshops, which are very very very clean indeed for a garage - but, compared to a semi fab, a bit gross.

Back to top

#9 jimjimjeroo

Member

2,731 posts
Joined: December 08

Posted 07 August 2009 - 23:17

http://static.sidepo...ll_workshop.jpg

Bugger!

Lol, sorry, can you elaborate then?

Back to top

#10 FonzCam

Member

762 posts
Joined: February 05

Posted 07 August 2009 - 23:58

How about a video?

Or there's a small pic in this article

http://www.composite...rack-speed.aspx

Back to top

#11 Zoe

Member

7,721 posts
Joined: July 99

Posted 08 August 2009 - 07:04

Ummm.
I didn't think that the teams had proper semiconductor-style (or spacecraft-assembly-style) clean rooms.

I thought that it was just the term being misused to refer to their restricted-access workshops, which are very very very clean indeed for a garage - but, compared to a semi fab, a bit gross.

That's correct. As soon as you use some WD40 or any spray can, you're out of cleanliness requirements, even in the old 100.000 class.

Zoe

Back to top

#12 Apollonius

Member

601 posts
Joined: October 06

Posted 08 August 2009 - 09:59

That's correct. As soon as you use some WD40 or any spray can, you're out of cleanliness requirements, even in the old 100.000 class.

Zoe

That is also correct. clean rooms don't exist in F1 manufacturing facilities as they do in say the Pharmaceutical industry (my industry). They may have clean environments but definitely not clean rooms in the strictest sense of the word. You don't see many F1 mechanics putting together engines in full clean room gowns with both under and over garments!

Back to top

#13 nudger1964

Member

336 posts
Joined: May 09

Posted 08 August 2009 - 10:29

That is also correct. clean rooms don't exist in F1 manufacturing facilities as they do in say the Pharmaceutical industry (my industry). They may have clean environments but definitely not clean rooms in the strictest sense of the word. You don't see many F1 mechanics putting together engines in full clean room gowns with both under and over garments!

yep, i agree with that. You will find some depts make more of an effort to be cleaner, like hydraulics for example, but certainly not to the standard of a true clean room.

Back to top

#14 tweiss

Member

472 posts
Joined: April 01

Posted 08 August 2009 - 11:52

IMO the only clean rooms that would be needed in F1 are for engine assembly.

Back to top

#15 rolf123

Member

2,417 posts
Joined: October 07

Posted 08 August 2009 - 12:17

Didn't the F1 style rooms start off due to Ron Dennis being so anal about cleanliness and working perfectly and discipline, starting in the late 80s? I recall reading about Ron going ballistic if something is out of place. And other teams following suit?

Back to top

#16 pingu666

Member

9,272 posts
Joined: October 07

Posted 08 August 2009 - 12:55

its more a function of what works best, rally and sportscars are upto a similer standard

Back to top

#17 chhatra

Member

2,710 posts
Joined: November 08

Posted 08 August 2009 - 13:36

Why don't you try asking McLaren FifthDriver on twitter, after all McLaren probably has the most clean, clean room

Back to top

#18 nudger1964

Member

336 posts
Joined: May 09

Posted 08 August 2009 - 18:24

Didn't the F1 style rooms start off due to Ron Dennis being so anal about cleanliness and working perfectly and discipline, starting in the late 80s? I recall reading about Ron going ballistic if something is out of place. And other teams following suit?

sounds a massive exageration to me... but he would approve all the same

Back to top

#19 Gilles12

Member

863 posts
Joined: June 08

Posted 10 August 2009 - 11:00

http://www.motorsema...laren-f1-08.jpg

http://blog.niot.net...-at-factory.jpg

http://www.lynd-evan...tone_inside.jpg

http://my.ing-renaul...1/1184/2953.jpg

http://estaticos.arc...nstone04_ES.jpg

http://williams.latp...20289231_PV.jpg

http://williams.latp...ge=Images&cat=7

any good?

Thanks JJJR

This is exactly what I was after

Thanks very much

g

Back to top

#20 engel

Member

5,037 posts
Joined: November 08

Posted 10 August 2009 - 13:06

none of those are cleanrooms though. The clean room is one step before the autoclave, it's where they lay the carbon fiber strips before curing them in the autoclave.

Those pictures are just clean garage areas