This transfer often occurs between human hands and electronics, which can result in harmful electric shock that can injure the individual, or interference, permanent damage and catastrophic failure of many different sensitive electronic devices, equipment and machinery. Read More…
Leading Manufacturers
Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.
City of Industry, CA | 323-724-7777Gordon’s® ESD & cleanroom products meet the specific needs of the electronics industry plus industries where static electricity buildup is detrimental to manufacturing.
Polyonics
Westmoreland, NH | 603-352-1415Polyonics is a leading supplier of Static Dissipative Label and Static Dissipative Kapton® label materials. Our labeling products survive the harshest of environments. For more information about our high-quality products and outstanding service, please call or visit our website today.
Techspray, LP
Kennesaw ,GA | 800-858-4043As one of the world’s largest producers of static control equipment and products, Tech Spray™ offers Zero Charge® static control flooring finishers and cleaners, anti-static coatings, anti-static mats, hand lotion and freeze sprays plus anti-static desoldering braid bobbins.
EXAIR Corporation
Cincinnati, OH | 800-903-9247EXAIR offers a large selection of Gen4 Static Eliminators to eliminate static and dust. They can neutralize and clean at distances up to 20 feet. With both standard configurations and customization options available, we have the equipment you can count on to effectively eliminate static.
Weaver Technologies
Tualatin, OR | 503-639-9796As a leading supplier of static eliminators, we offer ionizing bars, web cleaners, electrostatic charging bars, anti static mats, ionizers for small spaces, anti static gloves and more. Let us be your one source for controlled environments. We serve the medical device and semiconductor industries.
ESD Products - Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.While the electronic device may not undergo complete failure when subjected to ESD, it will degrade, which is product damage that results in a lower level of efficiency and reliability. However, there are several simple and effective products designed to guard against ESD, all of which are inexpensive and regularly used by computer repair technicians, clean room workers, lab technicians and workers assembling and manufacturing electronics, computers and cell phones. The products include anti static mats and gloves, ground straps, spray, bags and brushes.
These products ground, dissipate, conduct or balance any charge carried on an individual about to handle electronic hardware of any kind. Before anyone touches the internal components of any electronic device or equipment, it must be unplugged and the person must be grounded, which is the process of connecting with a conductor to transfer any ESD to another object, making sure there is no chance to transfer any to the hardware.
ESD protection comes in many different forms, which are all preventative. Static is generated very easily, and can be caused by two pieces of clothing lightly rubbing together. Once static has transferred from a hand to electronic hardware, the damage cannot be undone. The most popular, effective and inexpensive method is a grounding strap, often called a wrist strap. These are Velcro cuffs made of a conductive fiber material with a small piece of metal attached to a wire in the form of a braid, strip, mesh or wire.
That wire is connected to a grounding device like an anti static mat made of rubber and a grounding outlet. Anti static gloves are mostly used in electronics and computer manufacturing and assembly environments, where workers are continually handling sensitive, internal hardware. They prevent the static charge from transferring from a hand to the device by blocking the static.
Static brushes are used when cleaning equipment, while anti-static spray prevents the occurrence of ESD by coating hard-to-reach places. Other less common options include ionizers, which neutralize static charges sitting on object surfaces, and corona treaters, which expose the object to electrical discharge as another preventative measure against ESD.