These shop-floor problems cannot be fixed by policy
Wrist straps tested once at shift start
Checked in the morning and unwatched afterwards; a detached lead or broken cord goes unnoticed. Static damage is latent — final test does not catch it, and when it surfaces nobody can trace it to a person.
A broken mat ground is invisible
Loose ground leads and aged mats go unmeasured, and surface resistance is re-tested once a year at best. By the time defects show up in volume, several batches have shipped.
Ionizers installed and never verified
Ion balance and decay time drift out of spec and the blower becomes a contamination source; when the customer asks for verification records, there are none.
Audits get a handwritten sheet
An auditor asks for ESD records by area and by date and receives a stack of paper forms with missing signatures and no way to trace them to a person.
Key capabilities
Operator grounding monitoring
Continuous wrist-strap and ESD footwear monitoring with instant alerts on detachment, broken leads or out-of-range resistance; status bound to station and employee ID, switching automatically on rotation.
Station and mat self-check
Scheduled self-checks of mats, ground leads and station-to-ground resistance; an open ground raises an alarm immediately, replacing the annual spot check.
Ionizer periodic verification
Ion balance and decay time verified on schedule; reminders before expiry, station locked when out of tolerance, records archived automatically.
Records and audit export
Data organized against the record requirements of ANSI/ESD S20.20 and IEC 61340-5-1, exportable by time, area and person.
How it differs from generic offerings
One EPA area first
Prove alert accuracy and false-alarm rate in a single area before scaling; we do not take on whole-plant-at-once projects.
Same codes as MES
ESD events attach to work orders and batches, so you can judge whether a defect relates to static instead of running a separate isolated system.
Points placed by risk
Monitoring points follow station risk level, measured before quoted; we do not sell hardware on a "one per station" basis.
Frequently asked questions
Do we have to replace our existing ESD supplies?
No. Existing wrist straps, mats and ionizers stay in service as long as they can be wired into the monitoring loop. For those that cannot, we provide a list of what needs replacing and why.
Will there be many false alarms?
Thresholds are set from on-site measurements, preceded by a two-week record-only comparison. The false-alarm rate is written into the proposal; if it exceeds the agreed value we tune until it meets it.
How does this relate to our shift-start tester?
The tester gives a one-time check before the shift; we monitor continuously through the shift. Both records merge into one log, with no duplicate entry.
How long does implementation take?
Typically 3–5 weeks for a single area: one week of site survey and point design, 2–3 weeks of installation and integration, one week of parallel validation.
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