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Desco is a leading manufacturer of electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection and grounding solutions for electronics manufacturing and assembly environments. Its portfolio includes wrist straps, grounding systems, anti-static mats, ionisers, ESD monitors, packaging and workstation equipment. Trusted by manufacturers in the electronics, aerospace, automotive and semiconductor industries, Desco products help protect sensitive components and ensure compliance with international ESD standards.
Statshield smocks are designed to be anti static, low tribo charging, and create a faraday cage around the torso and arms of the wearer to protect ESD susceptible items from ESD electrostatic fields generated by clothing on the operator's clothing. Statshield smocks incorporate a hip-to-cuff grounding feature which allows for hands-free grounding with no cord attached to the operator's wrist. This feature allows connection of a ground cord to a 4mm snap stud on the hip. A seam of carbon-suffused threads provides a secure and direct electrical connection from the snap stud on the hip to conductive elastic cuffs. Standard touch testing or continuous monitoring can be used to test the function.
