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ESD protection guarantees

a safe working environment

Particularly in the electronics industry, work is often We have extensive experience in developing,
carried out in an EPA that is protected from static manufacturing and supplying ESD furnishings. All our
discharge. Protection in this case means effective earthing, workstations and related products are supplied with
which involves both earthing equipment and painting the an electrically semi-conductive coat of paint and we
frame of the ESD workstation with semi-conductive paint. supply furnishings, seats and earthing components for
ESD-protected workstations. We also build complete
production systems equipped with ESD-protection. Our
products meet the requirements specified in the IEC
61340-5-1 standard.

Static electricity

Adjustable The abbreviation ESD stands for Electrostatic Discharge,
fabric a process that occurs between two objects of differing
Ground wristband
connection electric potential. Normally, electric charges are
cord discharged slowly from objects’ surfaces. 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 an EPA. In an EPA, ESD
Ground
junction box protection must be observed in all materials, employees’
clothing and air humidity. Workstations and employees in
an EPA must also be earthed with protective resistance (1
Spiral cord Mohm) to an ESD earth.
Wristband
junction box

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