Yet, the procedures we use to implement and manage an ESD program are just as critical to its success. ANSI/ESD S20.20: Standard for the Development of an Electrostatic Discharge Control Program can ...

One of the primary purposes of an ESD auditing program is to provide feedback that will encourage continual improvement and help enhance compliance to ESD control procedures. In such a role, the ESD ...

The training should cover the basics of ESD, the sources and effects of ESD, the ESD control measures and procedures, and the consequences of non-compliance.

The processes are as important as the tools. With so many tools and techniques available, attention often focuses on the technology of ESD control; management issues don’t receive as much attention.

Before you start measuring your ESD control program, you need to define what you want to achieve and how you will measure it. For example, you may want to reduce the number of defective or ...

As a member of an Electronic Manufacturing Services company (contract manufacturer), wouldn’t it be great to know that your ESD Control program met the needs of all 15 of your OEM customers? As a ...

Training must include ESD prevention procedures and should also explain the physics and the benefits of the programme. Each employee must have a firm grasp of the fundamentals of ESD, as well as the ...

We have studied ESD control of automated production lines with a special emphasis on Surface Mount Technology and Final Assembly equipment. The goal is to develop ESD control tools to verify the ...