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Industrial static control is increasing in demand and many businesses are looking for ways to reduce static damage in their workplaces. Antistatic storage and handling products have high technical bespoke material composition to lower the resistance so that when grounded, electrostatic charges will be removed to ground thus protecting your ESD sensitive devices inside.
Every surface on which ESDS are placed must be connected to ground, and have a point-to-point resistance between 1 x 10^(4)Ω and 1 x 10^(10)Ω, and resistance-to-ground between 7.5 x 10^(5)Ω and 1 x 10^(9)Ω. Surface to ground resistance values may be achieved by including discrete resistors in the ground path, or by the resistance of the material which is directly grounded. When surfaces (example: chrome plated steel) have a point-to-point resistance lower than 1 x 10^(4)Ω, for housing ESD sensitive devices, use proper static dissipative boxes or mats. ESD racks, carts and shelving are great options to use for safely transporting static sensitive goods.
Before we get into more depth about ESD storage and handling, it is important to understand what ESD is and the effects of it.
Electrostatic discharge can occur when two surfaces come into contact and create friction with each other. Examples include: walking over synthetic floors, rubbing of synthetic garments, shifting of plastic boxes, unrolling of PVC adhesive tape and moving of conveyor belt.
This builds up an electrostatic charge as one surface becomes positively charged and the other surface becomes negatively charged causing an imbalance.
ESD is the hidden enemy in a high tech manufacturing environments. Modern electronic circuitry can be literally burned or melted from these miniature lightning bolts. ESD control is therefore necessary to reduce and limit these ESD events. You can read more about ESD on our blog post.
As you know, electrostatic discharge can cause significant damage to static sensitive items. The static damage can happen almost instantly without any given warning, leading to many problems down the line. When electronic parts are not properly handled during manufacturing, assembly, storage or shipping, damage from ESD can reach into the millions of dollars each year.
Static should be avoided at all costs when working with static sensitive items. This can be done in a number of ways, one of them being using proper shielded containers.
For an ESD control container to be effective and meet IEC-61340-1-5 International Standard, the requirements are:
Many people may opt for a non-shielding container over a shielded container due to its low cost, however this should be avoided!
Even though non-shielded containers are cheaper, they do not provide the necessary antistatic properties that allow you to properly store static sensitive items. Using these containers can, in effect, cause static damage to these electronics rather than protected them from it. You must always invest in the proper shielded containers to protect your static sensitive components from ESD and static damage. This will save you more money in the long-run, which is much more cost-effective than purchasing non-shielding containers and having to replace the damaged components.
Disadvantages of using non-shielding containers:
It is important to always enclose your shielding container or box with a lid, especially when you are outside of the EPA. This is because it will protect the enclosed static sensitive item from any electrostatic discharge it may encounter in the environment. If your container is inside of an EPA, it is recommended that you do place a lid on top, however it is not necessary. When using a shielded container, electrostatic charges and discharges take the path of least resistance. Packaging with the discharge shielding property protects ESD sensitive items from the effects of static discharge that are external to the package.
ESD foam comes in a variety of options, the top two options being black conductive foam and antistatic foam. Depending on your application and your budget, you should opt for the foam that best suits you. Antistatic and ESD conductive foam have many differences, although the key difference with conductive foam is that its resistance is inherent and long-lasting.
Antistatic Foam –
Conductive Foam
Bondline offer an extensive range of ESD storage and handling products for use in an EPA environment. These products are ideal for use in electronics industries where sensitive electrical components/devices are assembled, repaired, manufactured or stored. Our antistatic storage products allow for ease of transportation of components and have conductive properties to ensure ESD protection. Using the correct packaging and materials not only protects your static sensitive components, but can save money too.
Please note: All of our conductive euro boxes, flat fronted picking bins, dividers and PCB racks are now Imilani manufactured.
Black Euro Stacking Conductive Containers – Stackable conductive containers with option of hinged lid. A high quality comprehensive range of injection moulded conductive plastic containers providing the most ideal method of storing / transporting the most delicate and E.S.D. sensitive products.
Our conductive euro-box range is an excellent option for storing and transporting pharmaceutical equipment and electronic components.
In industries such as the pharmaceutical industry where electronic components or volatile chemicals are involved, static electricity can result in significant damage, injury and financial loss. By using Bondline’s conductive euro boxes, it will effectively provide a ‘Faraday Cage’ static safe environment for static sensitive devices and components.
Flat Fronted Conductive Picking Bins – A complete range of conductive plastic picking bins which have all the standard designs and features universally accepted with this versatile method of storing/handling. These half open sloping fronted bins allow easy component picking; perfect for the electronics industry.
Conductive PCB Racks – Robust, moulded conductive PCB racks – a very convenient method of storage and shipping in assembly area. They are carbon loaded for the protection of CMOS assembled boards.
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