The RMV Leadership Team performs test and evaluation and troubleshooting with advanced Level Electrostatic Field & FIM Discharge Measurements to address the hazards of Tribolectrification for Manned & Unmanned Missions in Exploration of the Charged Generating Low RH Environments on the Surface of Mars.
ESD Events At Machine Centers
RMV uses advanced ESD instrumentation to conduct a facility assessment in the factory or controlled environment. Auditing a facility requires measuring the elements that compose an ESD Protected Area (Equipment Centers to Workstations).
As a 3rd party laboratory, RMV has an arsenal of instrumentation for a walk through assessment, comprehensive evaluation or detailed audit to meet your corporate or industry driven objectives.
A recommended practice is to ask a potential consultant for a list of ESD equipment that will be utilized at your facility.
RMV Technology Group employs a range of sophisticated advanced level instrumentation (manufacturer calibrated on a yearly basis as opposed to self calibration that may not parallel OEM requirements) in order to accurately evaluate and troubleshoot issues with materials, equipment centers that require validation or corrective actions by the end user.
ESD safe flooring and footwear (while using the proper procedures for performance) will insure that personnel are not contributors to tribocharge generation.
An ESD audit represents an excellent opportunity for a well-equipped auditor to evaluate products and materials in the field. An audit that includes physical measurements can also validate materials for conformance.
It is important not only to conduct resistance and voltage measurements beyond a conventional field meter, but also to map the areas for ESD events, electrostatic fields and charge.
The control of electrostatic fields and events can be a most difficult task. However, the use of ESD testing protocols and a thorough understanding of ESD material characteristics beyond simple resistance measurements can assist in the development of an ESD Preventative Program that incorporates sound procedures for qualifying static control products and materials.
ESD Engineering, Testing and Consulting Services include the Aerospace/Defense, Space Agency, Semiconductor, Disk Drive, Medical Device, Pharmaceutical Delivery, Industrial and Consumer Electronics.
Equipment Testing, Consulting, Troubleshooting
and Product Development
— ESD Audits, Evaluations or Assessments include ANSI/ESD S20.20 Pre-Certification Assessments or ISO Pre-Audits
— ESD Site Verification for Troubleshooting, Hybrid Electronics and IC Manufacturing
— Laboratory, Cleanroom, Sterile Environments, Wafer Fabs, Controlled Environments
— Field Service and Board Repair Facilities
—Textile and Plastic Converters
— Food Processing, Bottling Operations and Industrial Electronics
— Disk Drive, Defense, Hybrid Electronics for Medical Device, Military Apps
— Agricultural Equipment
ESD On-Site Audit Testing will include
— Materials & Product Resistance
— ESD Garments, ESD Protected Areas, ESD Packaging, Ionization, Workbenches, Carts, Carriers
— Wriststraps, Monitors, Workstations
— Grounding
— Static Fields and ESD Events
— Electrostatic Voltage of Personnel
— Troubleshooting
— Packaging (Static & Dynamic)
— Processes
— Supplier Conformance
Other Services include
— ESD Product Development and Marketing Services to ESDA Standards
— Assessments of CMs for ESD Compliance
— On-Site Supplier Audits
— ESD Equipment Training
— ESD Basics to ESD Certification Tutorials
— Visiting Lecturer Services
— White Papers, Tech Briefs & Technical Writing Services
— Cleanroom Consulting Services
— ESD Program Management & Program Development
— ESD Testing of Products
— Product Recommendations in a Consultant Capacity
— ESD Packing and Materials Test & Evaluation
— Facility Rating for ESD Events & Electrostatic Field Risks, Charge & ESD Events at Work Centers
— Measurement of ESD Events & Fields & Materials at Equipment Center
— ESD Troubleshooting for Conveyors and Moving Webs
— ESD Training of Program Managers, ESD Coordinators, Packaging Engineers, Facility Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers, R&D and Quality Auditors
— How to Audit your CM?
— ESD Corrective Action Services
Some RMV Validation methods
— Semi-E-78 Compliant Equipment Center Validation Methods
— ANSI/ESD S1.1-2006 Wrist Straps
— ANSI/ESD STM2.1-2006 Garments
— ANSI/ESD STM3.1-2006 Ionization
— ESD SP3.3-2006 Periodic Verification of Air Ionizers
— ANSI/ESD S4.1-2006 Worksurface–Resistance Measurements
— ANSI/ESD STM4.2-2006 ESD Protective Worksurfaces–Charge Dissipation Characteristics
— ANSI/ESD S6.1-2005 Grounding
— ANSI/ESD S7.1-2005 Resistive Characterization of Materials–Floor Materials
— ANSI/ESD STM 9.1-2006 Footwear–Resistive Characterization
— ESD SP9.2-2003 Footwear–Foot Grounders Resistive Characterization
— ANSI/ESD STM12.1-2006 Seating–Resistive Measurement
— ANSI/ESD SP15.1-2005 In-Use Resistance Testing of Gloves and Finger Cots
— ANSI/ESD STM97.1-2006 Floor Materials and Footwear–Resistance Measurement in Combination with a Person
— ANSI/ESD STM97.2-2006 Floor Materials and Footwear– Voltage Measurement in Combination with a Person
— Special Advanced Level Equipment Center Assessments from Proprietary RMV Methods
