ESD Task Group

The esteemed Bob Vermillion has agreed to head up a Task Group to work on the issues surrounding ESD (electrostatic discharge) in medical device packaging. For those of you that know or know of Bob Vermillion, you will know that there is virtually no one better qualified to lead the ESD TG.
For an effective committee, a balance of end users, consultants and suppliers in the medical/pharmaceutical sectors would strengthen the group's mission.

FYI

In 1979, ESD was a $500,000,000 worldwide problem but now according to a JPL/NASA publication, it is over $20,000,000,000!

For the past several years, Bob has been working for several major medical device organizations in combating the hazards of electrostatic discharge (ESD) and electrostatic attraction (ESA) to including testing static control packaging , conducting comprehensive site audits, developing corporate level ESD specifications, on site ESD training, pharmaceutical ESD/ESA delivery related issues and others. Bob holds an annual ESD Cal Poly Professional development seminar; the medical device manufacturers and their suppliers have been attending for the past three years. Discussed in detail is the protection from ESD events for the protection for pacemakers, medical electronics, diagnostic equipment, software lock ups.