ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) CONTROL:
This is a half-day class for students who would like to learn about ESD control, in order to prevent failures to static sensitive components.
CLASS OVERVIEW
STATIC ELECTRICITY
What is static electricity?
How is static electricity generated?
Why do we care about static electricity?
ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE
Definition - ESD
Costs - How & where is your company losing money due to ESD?
SOURCES OF ESD
Human Body Model - How does this affect the impulse?
Machine Model - Metal vs Non-Metal
Charge Device Model
Field Induction Model
ESD PROTECTION IS ONLY AS STRONG AS THE WEAKEST LINK!
Tracking Your Product Flow - A trained eye to detect ESD upset areas
Covering Your Tracks - Procedure to analyze your facility
Grounding - Why? Where?
Floors - How can floors attribute to ESD? How do you prevent these problems from occurring?
Work Surfaces- Surfaces on which the components are being worked.
Equipment - Including your test equipment, soldering irons, etc.
Personnel - Yes, that's you!
Garments - Your clothing.....What is suitable? What is not recommended?
Raw Materials - Causing ESD upsets and thus inherent higher costs
Packaging Materials - Tapes, boxes, etc.
Procedures - What are the best practices which you can apply to save unnecessary costs?
Ionization - What is it used for? How do you utilize it effectively?
PERSONNEL GROUNDING
"Ground" Definition
Types of Grounding
Wrist Straps - How do you test them? How can they assist in ESD control? How can they be harmful?
Foot Grounders - How should you use them properly?
Static Dissipative Shoes - A right place & a right time for these gears!
Smocks - Factors to consider when using & cleaning them
Gloves - How can they assist you in ESD control?
Finger Cots - The obvious benefits, plus many others, of which you may not have thought...
IN-PLANT PROTECTION
Entrance Controls - And your authority to enforce ESD protected areas...!
Static Dissipative Flooring - Different types to suit your particular needs
Paints, Polishes, Strippers - For floors
Carpet Sprays - How do they work?
Floor Mats - Where are they most effective?
Tiles - Commonly found in most factories
Mobile Equipment - It also generates ESD!
Workstation Features - For your ESD Safe Work Area
Control Features - How do you maintain ESD to an appropriately safe level?
Monitoring - Various methods
Testing - Auditing
ESD PROTECTION IN THE FIELD
OPERATOR CERTIFICATION TEST
You will:
Receive professional ESD training
Learn & understand the causes of ESD failures
Learn the correct techniques & procedures for ESD control
Improve your workmanship skills for ESD control
Receive ESD training materials, certificate, and certification badge
Tuition: $699 (plus NMGRT if taught in New Mexico = $747.06), where NMGRT = New Mexico Gross Receipt Tax
Handbook: Included
Prerequisite: Our "Basics of Electricity (DC & AC)" classes or equivalent
Target Audience: Assemblers, operators, electricians, technicians, engineers, managers, warehouse personnel, maintenance workers
Instructor: Jay Skolnik, PE (Professional Licensed Electrical Engineer & NARTE ESDC Certified & IPC ESDC Certified Instructor & Active Member of ESD Association & Certified Professional Instructor (CPI) for National Instruments (NI) for the NI Electronics Workbench MultiSIM & UltiBOARD programs)
Related Courses: Basics of Electricity, DC Circuits & AC Circuits
Hours: 5
Class Size: 5 minimum & 12 maximum
Dates: (please click here for our training class schedule)
Times: 9 A.M. to 3 P.M. There is a 1-hour lunch (not included) scheduled from 12 noon to 1 P.M.
Training Location:
Staybridge Suites, Albuquerque North
5817 Signal Ave. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87113
Phone: (877)238-8889 or (505)266-7829
What to bring: Pencil and paper for taking notes
What to wear: Casual, comfortable clothes
Inclement weather: Should we experience inclement weather at any time during the training period, please check our web site at www.skolnik-tech.com or call us at (505) 299-1157 early in the morning on the class date prior to start of class, for instructions regarding the training schedule for that particular class date. Thank you.
Registration: (please click here to register)
Lodging Accommodation (for our valued out-of-town guests):
Staybridge Suites, Albuquerque North
5817 Signal Ave. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87113
Phone: (877)238-8889 or (505)266-7829
Web site: http://www.staybridge.com/albuquerquen
Simply mention that you are a customer of Skolnik Technical Training to receive Staybridge Suites' corporate discount rate!
Skolnik Technical is also an active member of the ESD Association.
Phone: 505-299-1157 & Fax: 505-299-3647
E-mail: info@skolnik-tech.com & Web site: www.skolnik-tech.com
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