Electrostatic charging and discharging occur almost everywhere in everyday life (for example when working at a desk, walking across a carpet, or picking up a plastic bag). Even brief contact between two bodies creates an electrostatic charge, which can discharge again upon contact with another body.

This phenomenon can damage electrostatically sensitive components, such as micro electronics, as these are becoming increasingly delicate nowadays and are therefore more susceptible to ESD damage. Often, even the smallest discharges are sufficient to cause malfunctions or complete failure of the components. However, this often occurs only when using the final product, which results incost-intensive downtime or product recalls.

Meanwhile, explosive media or chemicals also pose amajor problem, as they can cause fires, explosions or financial losses due to sparking.

Preventing such damage is an absolute priority, because the potential cost of this damage justifies any effort needed. The high-quality ESD and AS coatings from Remmers minimise these dangers significantly.