ESD Bags

Electronic devices are present everywhere and device failures happens everyday. The reliability of electronic products can be greatly impacted by corrosion. Corrosion on electronic components can result in poor electrical contact and possible failure of those electronic components. The new VpCI-125 HP bags offered by Desco are designed to provide packaging for ESD sensitive contents…

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What is the Expected Shelf Life of ESD Control Bags? There are many ways to manufacture an ESD shielding bag with low charging properties on the inner and outer layers. This is the first factor to consider. Some processes achieve shielding values via a buried metal layer. The metal layer is laminated between two layers…

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If you need to avoid baking your surface mount devices (SMD) before solder reflow, storing them in proper dry packaging will be required.  A dry package typically consists of three components; an MBB, desiccant, and humidity indicator card (HIC).  To determine how dry the package should be, you need to determine your MSL (moisture sensitivity…

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DESCO now manufactures a series of bags which are qualified to MIL-PRF-81705E Type III, Class 2. These products are on the Qualified Product Listing under the Defense Standardization Program. Check our listing HERE. Standard stock bags are converted per MIL-DTL-117H. For standard sizes and further see the product pages HERE. The DESCO 81705 bags are…

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Antistatic is the ESD control property properly referred to as “low charging”. This is an important property for all bags used inside or outside of an ESD protected area (EPA). Specifically, it is important that the inside of the bag be low charging, so when the ESD Sensitive Device is inserted into the bag or…

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