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ESD PROTECTION

ESD protection is crucial for electronics industry.
We have extensive experience in developing,
manufacturing and supplying ESD furniture.

ESD Stands for Electrostatic Discharge. Static electricity is an imbalance
of electric charges within or on the surface of a material.

The charge remains until it is able to move away by means of an electric
current or electrical discharge.
Normally, electric charges are discharged slowly from surface of objects.
However, if the difference in electric potential becomes too great
the electrical current accelerates resulting in a sudden current surge.

An ESD protected area is called EPA. In an EPA area ESD protection
must be observed in all materials, employees’ clothing and air humidity.

Workstations and employees in an EPA area must also be grounded
with protective resistance (1 Mohm) to an ESD ground. ESD protection
ensures safe working environment. In electronics industry, work is often
carried out in an EPA area, that is protected from static discharge.

Protection in this case means effective grounding, which involves both
grounding equipment and painting the frame of the ESD workstation
with semi-conductive paint.

We have extensive experience in developing, manufacturing and supplying
ESD furnishings. All our workstations and related products are supplied
with an electrically semi-conducting coat of paint and we supply furnishings,
seats and grounding components for ESD-protected workstations.

Our products meet the requirements specified
in the PN- EN-61340-5-1:2009 standard.

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