ESD ELECTROSTATIC DISSIPATIVE DUNNAGE

Keep electronic components safe during storage, shipping, and assembly. Perfect for clean rooms.

Guarding against static shock requires the use of an ESD material such as conductive, anti-static, or static dissipative plastics and foam to minimize risk.

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Electrostatic dissipative shock can destroy sensitive electronic components, erase or alter magnetic media, and even cause explosions. Materials with ideal ESD protection require 106 ohms/square to 109 ohms/square. Anything outside of this range still leaves electronic components unprotected. Every SSI SCHAEFER ESD product falls within the recommended range guidelines and is suitable for a wide range of electrical components.

Protect Your Electronics Wisely

With electrostatic dissipative (ESD) products from SSI SCHAEFER, the charge flows to a ground position in a slow and controlled manner. Dissipative materials have a surface resistance equal to 106 ohms/square but less than 109 ohms/square. The risk of electrostatic charges are extremely low, and ESD containers prevent discharge from human contact.

ELECTRONICS PACKAGING SOLUTIONS

SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING IN THE AGE OF INTERNET OF THINGS

With almost every product on the market, there is an electronic component. In today’s age of Internet of Things, more consumers are demanding smart products. End-users are requesting the ability to program products, gather data, and even analyze their usage to help make life easier.

Manufacturers are implementing electronics at an extremely fast pace. In doing so, those electronic parts require special care during assembly, transport, and even storage. You’ll need a sensitive ESD plastic container in order to handle electronic parts correctly throughout the supply chain, and SSI SCHAEFER can help.

ESD DUNNAGE FEATURES

Static dissipative solution protects product from electrostatic discharge
Permanent ESD protection with infinite shelf life for the container and its contents
Available in both AIAG and European standard footprints
Can be combined with ESD foam or divider sets to further reduce damage caused by mishandling
Lid options offer further protection from moisture and dust
Perfect for clean rooms and other controlled environments

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DISSIPATIVE AND CONDUCTIVE

Electricity at rest is static electricity. The transfer of electrons that occurs upon sliding, rubbing, or separating material generates electrostatic voltage. The discharge of this action results in a mild to painful shock. When electronic components are subject to electrostatic discharge, those items are typically damaged—even with low voltage.

Employees are usually the prime causes of electrostatic discharge during assembly or shipping of electronic components. However, even when an approved electrostatic dissipative container (ESD) is used, electronic components are still at risk depending on the materials used during the manufacturing process.

OHMS/SQ.	MATERIAL	DESCRIPTION
>1013	Insulative	Insulators and base polymers. These materials are not protective against static electricity.
1010 to 1012	Anti-Static	Initial charges are suppressed, but may only be surface resistant.
106 to 109	Dissipative	No or low initial charge. Prevents discharge to or from human contact.
103 to 105	Conductive	No initial charge, but still provides an easy path for bleed off to another object.
1 to 103	Shielding Composites	Employs nickel coated carbon fibers to omit EMI only in specific products.
10-3 to 1	Carbons	Carbon powder and fiber.
< 10-3	Metals	Stainless steel, bronze, and copper.