Arthur C Clarke, Conscious Competence, and ESD
Dr Jeremy Smallwood shows us how these 3 things relate in a new article titled From Witchcraft to Science on the InCompliance website.
2018 Holiday Schedule
From all of us here at Desco, we would like to wish you a safe and Happy Holiday season! All operations will be closed on Tuesday, December 25, 2018 and Tuesday, January 1, 2019.
ESD Electrostatic Discharge Guide for Everyone
SMTA is offering a webinar on the elementary principles of ESD Control. The webinar will be November 26 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm GMT (9:30am – 11:00am US Eastern Time). Click HERE for registration and more information.
Pink Friday at Desco Industries Inc
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Most of us know of at least one person that has been affected by it. Here are some pictures of DII employees at our Chino, CA – Yorba Linda, CA – Santa Barbara, CA – Canton, MA – Miami, FL – Sanford, NC – Minnetonka, MN – Letcworth, UK…
ESD Smocks and Foot Grounders Made in the USA
Desco has several manufacturing locations throughout the United States, with each location dedicated to specific manufacturing functions. Our Miami, FL location is the heart of our sewing operation in the United States. Here is some of what we made this past week! Smocks Workstation Covers Field Service Kits Foot Grounders See our manufacturing location in…
Visit Desco at the Annual 2018 EOS/ESD Symposium in Reno, NV – September 23 to September 27, Booth#309
Stop by the Desco Industries Inc booth to see a demo of the new Digital Surface Resistance Meter Kit. The Digital Surface Resistance Meter Kit measures resistance point-to-point (Rtt) and resistance-to-ground (Rtg) of worksurfaces, flooring systems, garments, packaging, and other materials. The exhibitions area is open Monday, September 24 – Wednesday, September 26. Peppermill Resort…
Improving the Path-to-Ground of Worksurface Mats
Worksurface and floor mats are most commonly grounded with a dedicated wire that is connected to electrical ground. Traditionally, the connection between the mat and wire is made with a snap. Snap connections can become electrically intermittent or accidentally disconnected, causing the worksurface to lose its connection to ground. To improve this connection, Desco offers…
Static Control and Relative Humidity Revisited
As we have noted before, humidity is not an effective way to control ESD in an electronics production environment. While the ability to generate static electricity increases when the air gets dryer (the % RH decreases), increased humidity does not eliminate the ESD event entirely or provide protection to ESD susceptible devices . As an…
Visit Desco at the 2018 IPC Apex Expo in San Diego, CA – February 27 – March 1 Booth#3749
Stop by the Desco Industries Inc booth to see a demo of the SmartLog Pro®. The SmartLog Pro® verifies the functionality of an operator’s wrist strap and footwear, logs the test results, and controls access to an ESD Protected Area. All operator test activity is logged into a database to meet the ANSI/ESD S20.20 requirement for “Compliance…
Read more Visit Desco at the 2018 IPC Apex Expo in San Diego, CA – February 27 – March 1 Booth#3749