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Clean workbench

Also minienvironment. A localized area with a higher cleanliness grade than the environment. In general, an encapsulated (see housing) manual workstation with its own clean air technology to prevent the entry of airborne particles. For automated stations, the term minienvironment has become established in cleanroom technology.

Reference Volume (and volume-specific, additional or differing definitions to the standard):
VDA Volume 19 Part 2, Technical cleanliness in assembly, 1st edition 2010, editorial revised reprint April 2018