ESD Smocks

Our Miami, FL and Rochester, NH factories sew smocks, chair covers, foot grounders and other products. This is how a sewing machine works pic.twitter.com/Ng8vswQn7C — How Things Work (@ThingsWork) October 29, 2019

ANSI/ESD S20.20 doesn’t mention hair, but the ESD Handbook ESD TR20.20 does. The general rule from ANSI/ESD S20.20 is in section 8.3. From ESD Handbook ESD TR20.20 mentions “human hair” is near the extreme end of the Triboelectric Series, so it can be high charging. But the above rule would apply; keep hair 12” away…

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Jan Eudy provides some perspective in this article from Controlled Environments magazine.   Read the article HERE. Desco manufactures a number of different styles of smocks.   Our newest style is a scrub version to be worn when working with ESD susceptible items.  Contact us today for a sample. Desco also manufactures Surface Resistance Meters that can be used…

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