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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, manufacturing
carried out in an ESD protected area (EPA) that is and supplying ESD furnishings. All our workstations and
protected from static discharge. To create and maintain related products are available with an electrically semi-
an EPA one needs to pay special attention to furniture and conductive coat of paint and we supply furnishings, seats
personnel, which need to be grounded. Protection can and earthing components for ESD-protected workstations.
involve earthing equipment and painting the frame of the We also build complete production systems equipped with
workstation with semi-conductive paint. ESD-protection. Our ESD-protected products meet the
requirements specified in the IEC 61340-5-1 standard.

Adjustable Static electricity
fabric
Ground wristband The abbreviation ESD stands for Electrostatic Discharge,
connection
cord a process that occurs between two objects of differing
electric potential. Normally, electric charges are
discharged slowly from objects’ surfaces. If the
difference in electric potential becomes too high, the
electrical current accelerates resulting in a sudden
Ground current surge.
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An ESD protected area is called an EPA. In an EPA,
ESD protection must be observed in all materials,
Spiral cord employees’ clothing and air humidity. Employees in an
EPA must also be earthed with protective resistance (1
Wristband Mohm) to an ESD earth.
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Terms and explanations

Electrostatic discharge. Occurs when two electrically-charged objects come together and a charge is
ESD
discharged. Could result in either immediate or latent damage to an electrical component

ESDS Electrostatic discharge sensitive. A component that needs ESD protection.

EPA ESD-protected area.

CONDUCTIVE Conductor = material that permits electricity flow. Metals are often conductive, e.g. copper and aluminium.
MATERIAL

INSULATING Insulator = material that does not conduct electricity. The insulator can be electrostatically charged. Insulators
MATERIAL can be plastic or wood, for example.

IEC 61340-5-1: ESD standard widely used in Europe and ANSI S20.20 in the Americas. Both standards
STANDARDS
have a great number of similarities.

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