The newest version of the Desco Dual Operator Monitor is now available. The new monitor features: an improved operator alarm, new park delay timer, integrated visual status display, a mat monitor disable switch, audio, alarm adjustment, and it is compatible with the power control relay. The Dual Operator Continuous Monitor is designed with Wave Distortion…
Jim Hall and Phil Zarrow, The Assembly Brothers, share their own expertise on this matter at Circuit Insight. Listen to the audio HERE Desco offers a variety of ESD workstation mats that cover most PCB assembly/handling applications. The newest product design, Statfree® HJ has the highest durometer (hardness) of any of our materials for greater…
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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Setting up a new ESD Protected Area (EPA) can be a little daunting, especially if you are unfamiliar or relatively new to the concept of ESD Control. It would be nice to have a blue print for establishing an EPA, but in truth there is no exact formula as everyone’s situation is different. However, there…
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Each component in an ESD protected area (EPA) plays a vital part in the fight against electrostatic discharge (ESD). If just one component is not performing correctly, you could harm your ESD sensitive devices, potentially costing your company a lot of money. The problem with many ESD protective products is that you can’t always see…
ESD worksurfaces, such as mats, are typically an integral part of the ESD workstation, particularly in areas where hand assembly occurs. Carts or shelves where ESD sensitive items are stored (without ESD shielding) would also be treated as an ESD workstation. The purpose of the ESD worksurface is two-fold: To provide a surface with little to…
ESD worksurfaces are typically an integral part of the ESD workstation, particularly in areas where hand assembly occurs. The purpose of the ESD worksurface is two-fold: (1) To provide a surface with little to no charge on it. (2) To provide a surface that will remove ElectroStatic charges from conductors (including ESD Susceptible devices and…
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1. Define what you are trying to protect. What is the Human-Body Model (HBM) withstand voltage of the most sensitive item? A prerequisite of ESD control is the accurate and consistent identification of ESD susceptible items. Some companies assume that all electronic components are ESD susceptible. However, others write their ESD control plan based on…
In The People section of the galleries, Desco’s Reztore™ Surface and Mat Cleaner is shown in use on the cart of an operator that is diagnosing one of the servers. From the EE Times Article Titled “Google opens doors to its data centers — sort of” Google posted a blog pointing to an extensive photo gallery of the…
Trustat™ NEW B80 mats are .080″ thick, extruded homogenous vinyl material. It is designed to provide a path to ground and eliminate static charge generation when used as a worksurface table mat, shelf liner, or tray liner. The surface resistance (1 x 10E6 < 1 x 10E9 ohms Rtt) meets the ANSI/ESD S20.20 worksurface required…