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Desco Europe Marketing Manager | Desco Europe
Desco Europe is the newest brand in the Desco Industries family, consolidating our two previous UK-based brands, Charleswater and Vermason. Desco Europe sells the full range of DII products, manufactured in our facilities in the USA and UK, servicing the European market via trained distributors who will sell the Desco Europe value package and complete ESD solution to all ESD users in their territory, leading with hi-end solutions that mark us out from the competition.
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1 year ago
Virtual ESD Training from Desco Europe
Training is a vital part of any ESD Control Plan, keep on track with your recurrent ESD Awareness and Prevention training by joining one of four ESD training webinars from Desco Europe.
1 year ago
6 solutions for maintaining cleanliness and safety whilst also controlling Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
Ever feel like your fighting a losing battle? You’re in charge of improving and maintaining the ESD Control measures at your facility, but every time you try to make a change you feel like something is battling with your objective.
3 years ago
Creating an ESD Workstation
Today’s post will provide a step-by-step guide covering: how to create an EPA at your workstation; what ESD control products are required; and, how to correctly set them up.
3 years ago
How to measure the effectiveness of your ESD Control Programme
While good circuit layout and on-board protection may reduce the risk of damage by ESD events, the only safe action at present is to ensure that devices are not exposed to levels of static electricity above the critical threshold.
3 years ago
5 (additional) common mistakes in ESD Control & how to avoid them
A little while ago we published a post listing some of the most common issues we see & how to fix them. We had a lot of positive feedback from this post so thought we’d create a follow-up post with another 5 mistakes that are creeping regularly.
3 years ago
How do Foot Grounders work?
A question we repeatedly get from customers is in regards to foot grounders. Wrist straps are generally straightforward and people understand what they do and how they work. But when it comes to foot grounders, there is still a lot of confusion.
3 years ago
Single-Wire vs. Dual-Wire Monitors
Continuous monitors eliminate the possibility of a component being exposed to ESD during the period that the wrist strap was not working properly.
3 years ago
The link between ESD and EMI
Often unanticipated, ESD is a potential source of EMI. A significant ESD event will generate a high-energy pulse EMI that can be destructive to neighboring electronic systems.
3 years ago
Why Wave Distortion Technology is superior
We talked in the past about the benefits of continuous monitors and also introduced the different types to you. The focus of today’s post is the technology behind continuous monitors – how they work and how they compare to each other.
3 years ago
How to neutralise a charge on an object that cannot be grounded
In an EPA all surfaces, objects, people & ESDs are kept at the same electrical potential. We achieve this by using only ‘groundable’ materials. But what do you do if you absolutely need an item in your EPA and it cannot be grounded?
4 years ago
6 Tips for handling “Class 0” Items
As the need for smaller and faster devices increased, so did their sensitivity to ElectroStatic Discharges as circuit-protection schemes were removed to stay ahead of the market.
4 years ago
Is ESD Control a Waste of Time (and Money)?
This post was created in response to a customer's statement suggesting that ESD Control was not required anymore.