2020 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 Friday, December 25, 2020 and Friday, January 1, 2021.
ESD Basics Training Video
This video covers the fundamental principles for protecting ESD sensitive components in a electronics production environment. The presentation includes an explanation and demonstrations of Electrostatic Discharge (ESD), the different models for ESD events, and material types used in an ESD Protected Area (EPA). To learn how to build an effective ESD control program that is…
Question: Where are the Banana Plugs and Snaps on a Desco Wrist Strap Made?
Answer: A wrist strap contains: one 4mm female snap on the coil cord, one standard banana plug on the coil cord and one 4mm male snap on the wrist band. . The standard banana plug on the coil cord and the 4mm male snap on the wrist band are made with a Brown & Sharpe…
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Atrix Cordless ESD Vacuums Video
ESD Systems offers the Atrix Omega Cordless Vacuum (Item# VACO22VSESD). The Atrix Omega Cordess Vacuum is as strong as a corded version with its 190-Watt cleaning power. It is intended for use in servicing and cleaning products with ESD susceptible devices and in the ESD Protected Areas. For more info and other vacuums available see…
New Statfree® T2 Plus Compound Still Outlasts the Competition
In October 2019 Desco introduced the Statfree® T2 Plus to replace Statfree® T2. The NEW Statfree® T2 Plus was designed with a new compound to limit oil absorption (usually from operators arms resting on the material) into the mat that would cause the edge of the mat to curl. Statfree® T2 Plus, like the previous…
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Rethinking the Role of Thresholds in Achieving ESD Compliance When Using Epoxy-Based Coatings
An article at InCompliance Magazine discusses some changes we might see in ESD Flooring. Read the full article HERE
Access Control and ESD Control
One of the tenants of a ESD Control Plan is controlling access to the ESD Protected Area. This is commonly accomplished by defining an area of a facility as the ESD Protected Area by taping off sections of the floor and placing signs to indicate that proper ESD control practices should be followed once an…
Guidelines for Cleaning Desco Products
The following are guidelines for cleaning Desco ESD control products. Please consider that health and safety always take precedent to ESD control. Confer with your company’s health and safety department for further clarification. Operators should not share products such as wrist straps, smocks, gloves or foot grounders. Operators should be responsible for cleaning the products…