Mobile, modular cleanroom facility

A mobile, modular, cleanroom facility comprising at least two pre-assembled modules, wherein each of said pre-assembled modules comprises a metal shipping container and is transportable by intermodal freight transport in its pre-assembled form;

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• wherein said modular cleanroom facility includes an air filtration system effective for cleaning air to at least an ISO 8 classification and for providing such air to an interior space of the facility;
• wherein each of said mobile cleanroom modules comprises a metal container having a container roof, a container bottom, a first container sidewall, a second container sidewall, a closed container endwall, and an openable container endwall;
• wherein each of said mobile cleanroom modules has a floor over substantially all of said container bottom, a ceiling below and spaced apart from said container roof, a first interior sidewall substantially parallel to and spaced slightly apart from said first container sidewall, a second interior sidewall substantially parallel to and spaced slightly apart from said second container sidewall, a first interior end wall substantially parallel to and spaced slightly apart from said closed container end wall, and a second interior end wall substantially parallel to and spaced slightly apart from said openable container endwall;
• wherein said floor, said ceiling, said first interior sidewall, said second interior sidewall, said first interior end wall, and said second interior end wall all combine to define an interior clean space having controlled air flow therethrough;
• wherein said ceiling extends substantially from said first container sidewall to said second container sidewall, and from said closed container endwall to said openable container endwall, and wherein the space between said container roof and said module ceiling provides a ceiling plenum for providing cleanroom air to said module;
• wherein each of said modules includes an opening in its side adapted to permit easy passage into and from the module;
• wherein the side opening of a first module is connected to the side opening of a second module by a module connector;
• wherein said module connector comprises a first connector frame assembly fixedly attached to said first module in a manner effective to surround the side opening of said first module, and
• wherein said module connector comprises a second connector frame assembly fixedly attached to said second module in a manner effective to surround the side opening of said second module,
• wherein said first connector frame assembly is connected directly to said second connector frame assembly in a manner effective to provide a smooth, seamless and airtight passageway between the two modules through the adjacent and connected side openings.