ESD and Static Control, Protection, Supplies and Products

When Do You Need Ionization?

Desco April 5, 2016 0

A complete static control program must also deal with isolated conductors that cannot be grounded and insulating materials (e.g., most common plastics). If an insulator cannot be removed from the ESD Protected Area, substituted with an ESD protective version, or controlled with a topical antistat, ionization must be used. These insulators are often referred to…

ESD Control – Other Considerations

Desco February 6, 2013 0

Surface Resistance Test Kit OTHER CONSIDERATIONS Discipline A significant increase in the discipline of implementing the fundamentals of ESD control noted in ANSI/ESD S20.20 Foreword, calls for: Ground all conductors in the EPA including people Remove all insulators from the EPA or use ionizers for process necessary insulators Package ESD sensitive items going outside the…