August - 2015

Static is Contamination

Damage caused by invisible and undetectable events can be understood by comparing ESD damage to medical contamination of the human body by viruses or bacteria. Although viruses and bacteria are invisible, they can cause severe damage even before you can detect their presence. A defense against this invisible threat is sterilization. As an employee, the hidden threat of electrostatic discharge or ESD should be of great concern to you. ESD damage can significantly reduce your c

When do you need Ionisation?

Occasionally we are asked "how do you ground an insulator"? Since an insulator is a non-conductor, by definition, it cannot be grounded. What ESD control process is used to deal with insulators? The answer is ionisers or neutralisation. Vermason offers a wide product range of ionisers: bench top, overhead, and compressed gas point-of use. Vermason products incorporate superior technology providing fast charge decay times, and such features as auto balancing offset voltage fee