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…
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…
Desco Industries will be Closed on Monday May 27, 2019 in Observance of the Memorial Day Holiday
Desco Industries locations will be closed on Monday May 27, 2019 in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday. Customer service will be closed for the day and no orders will be processed for the day. Normal operations will resume on Tuesday May 28, 2019. Desco Industries Inc manufactures ESD control products and other production supply…
State-of-the-Art ESD Control
Desco made our first crude version of a wrist strap for an aerospace customer in Southern California. The wrist strap was basically a metal watchband connected to a wire with a ring terminal on it. There were no industry accepted standards, qualification procedures, or certification processes at that time. ESD susceptible components used in electronics…
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.
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…
4th of July Holiday
All US based Desco Industries locations will be closed on Tuesday July 4, 2017 in observance of the 4th of July Holiday. Customer service, production, shipping, and all other departments will be closed. No orders will be processed for the day. Normal operations will resume on Wednesday July 5, 2017. We wish you a safe and…
Operator’s Part in ESD Control
Think Of Static Electricity as Germs and Contamination! Daily life has other examples of hidden enemies where careful procedures must be followed to regularly obtain positive results. One example is sterilization, which combats germs and contamination in hospitals. Damage caused by invisible and undetectable events can be understood by comparing ESD damage to medical contamination of the human…
What is OHM’s Law?
At this point in our blog series concerning ESD Awareness, we should consider some basic physics: Ohm’s law is an extremely useful equation in the field of electrical/electronic engineering because it describes how voltage, current, and resistance are interrelated. Ohm’s law states that, in an electrical circuit, the current passing through a conductor between two…