ESD Protected Area

Visit Desco at the 2018 IPC Apex Expo in San Diego, CA – February 27 – March 1 Booth#3749

Desco January 25, 2018 0

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…

How to Create a New ESD Protected Area (EPA) from Scratch

Desco October 26, 2017 0

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…

How to Create an ESD Compliance Verification Plan

Desco September 15, 2017 0

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…

Using Data to Manage an ESD Control Plan

Desco June 3, 2016 0

The 6th generation of Desco dataloggers, the SmartLog® Pro, began shipping this week. The basic function of a datalogger has always been to record the data obtained from testing an operator’s wrist strap and/or foot grounders, but as the need for ESD control has advanced, so have the requirements of the testers. The SmartLog® Pro…

Watch the Lenovo Service Video on ESD

Desco April 1, 2016 0

Lenovo Service posted a video on their youtube site called “Understanding Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) for Technicians.” We encourage you to take a look. The video is very informative and does a good job of covering the basics of ESD control when working with ESD susceptible devices or components. The basic practices of controlling ESD when…

ESD Basics: Conductors Vs Insulators

Desco March 18, 2016 0

Conductors Electrical current flows easily Can be grounded Materials that easily transfer electrons (or charge) are called conductors and are said to have “free” electrons. Some examples of conductors are metals, carbon, and the human body’s sweat layer. Grounding works effectively to remove ElectroStatic charges from conductors to ground. The other term often used in…

Tips to Control ESD

Desco February 29, 2016 0

As electronic technology advances, electronic circuitry gets progressively smaller. As the size of components is reduced, so is the microscopic spacing of insulators and circuits within them, increasing their sensitivity to ESD. Industry experts estimate that average electronics product losses due to static discharge range from 8 to 33%. Others estimate the actual cost of ESD damage…

Basics of an ESD Protected Area (EPA)

Desco February 5, 2016 0

When setting up an ESD Protected Area (EPA), it’s important to determine what ESD Control measures are required. Not every EPA will be the same. The key is that an EPA will provide an environment where ESD is managed by 1) minimizing it’s build up and 2) dissipating it quickly without damaging electronic components. Below is an example of what you can…

The Shocking Truth (and Lies) about ESD

Desco April 16, 2015 0

Paul McNamara’s recent post titled ‘The Shocking Truth (and Lies) about ESD” on the Network World‘s documents some stories of damage caused by ESD. One notes: I once zapped my home’s thermostat when I was attempting to change the temperature setting. The LCD went blank and refused to come back on. I ended up replacing the…

ESD Process Control and Data Acquisition Solutions

Desco November 24, 2014 0

Two important elements to managing an ESD Control Plan are: controlling access to the ESD Protected Area and record keeping of personnel grounding devices – wrist strap, foot grounders, and smocks. ESD coordinators are faced with the challenge of limiting access to the ESD Protected Area to people that are properly trained to handle ESD…