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Arizona Polymer Flooring Launches StatRez™ Static Control Coatings to Protect Areas Requiring Static Dissipative and Conductive Flooring

Arizona Polymer Flooring (APF), a manufacturer of high-performance flooring products and concrete coating systems,...

Fundamentals of Electrostatic Discharge – Part One: An Introduction to ESD

1401 F4 cover To many people, Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) is only experienced as a shock when touching a metal doorknob after walking across a carpeted floor or after sliding across a car seat. However, static electricity and ESD has been a serious industrial problem for centuries. As early as the 1400s, European and Caribbean military forts were using static control procedures and devices trying to prevent inadvertent electrostatic discharge ignition of gunpowder stores.

Charging by Walking

Associate Professor Neils Jonassen authored a bi-monthly static column that appeared in Compliance Engineering...

Is Static Electricity Static?

Associate Professor Neils Jonassen authored a bi-monthly static column that appeared in Compliance Engineering...

OSHA Validates ANSI Product Safety Labeling Formats Through Update to Facility Safety Sign and Tag Regulations

In this column, we’ll discuss the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) newly proposed...

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Abatement of Static Electricity – Part II: Insulators

Associate Professor Neils Jonassen authored a bi-monthly static column that appeared in Compliance Engineering...

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Associate Professor Neils Jonassen authored a bi-monthly static column that appeared in Compliance Engineering...

Fundamentals of Electrostatic Discharge Part 3: Basic ESD Control Procedures and Materials

Here are some of the primary specific static control procedures and materials that will become part of your ESD Control program.

Fundamentals of Electrostatic Discharge – Part 1: An Introduction

Protecting your products from the effects of static damage begins by understanding the key concepts involved in electrostatics and Electrostatic Discharge. This is Part 1 of a six-part series on The Fundamentals of Electrostatic Discharge (ESD), 2010. It addresses the impact of ESD productivity and product reliability. The ESD fundamentals were first developed in 2001 by the ESD Association. In Part 1: An Introduction to ESD; the basics of electrostatic charge, discharge, types of failures, ESD events, and device sensitivity are discussed.

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