| you are shipping products, whether those | | | | later this build up will discharge, |
| products include an entirely | | | | referred to as neutralizing. |
| manufactured piece of retail material or | | | | Most of the time, this discharge is |
| specific components which will go into | | | | unnoticed or at the least does no harm |
| the goods in question, the main goal is | | | | outside of a mild shock, but keep in |
| to have the products reach their | | | | mind that electronic components are |
| destination in a short amount of time | | | | meant to be sensitive to any change in |
| and totally intact. Failure to achieve | | | | polarity; they will receive the brunt of |
| either of these goals could be a blow to | | | | the discharge during shipping and will |
| your business; you will either have to | | | | be rendered useless. |
| replace dysfunctional goods or lose a | | | | The only real way to prevent damage and |
| customer, and either option will result | | | | dissatisfied customers is through the |
| in a knock to your bottom line. | | | | use of anti-static packaging. |
| It is beneficial for the manufacturing | | | | Anti-static packaging is manufactured |
| business, therefore, to ensure that the | | | | using materials that do not conduct |
| goods they ship are as protected as | | | | electrical charges at all, and will |
| possible so as to arrive intact. No | | | | therefore block the static energy as the |
| doubt you have already considered some | | | | charge is neutralized. All electronic |
| of the more obvious packaging options | | | | components, and the units in which they |
| when it comes to keeping your shipments | | | | are housed, should be fully encased |
| safe; proper insulation, waterproof | | | | within anti-static packaging. It will |
| coverings, buffers, and so on. However, | | | | ensure not only that no charges can |
| it is important that when electronics | | | | reach the components, but also that |
| are a part of the shipment that you take | | | | there is no chance for a charge to build |
| your packaging one step further and | | | | up within the packaging itself during |
| think about the impact of static | | | | shipping. |
| electricity. | | | | Finally, keep in mind that when it comes |
| When it comes to electronic components, | | | | to retail products, a damaged electronic |
| particularly semiconductor devices and | | | | component may never be pinpointed as the |
| other such components that are highly | | | | source of defection. It will therefore |
| sensitive to a change in polarity, the | | | | make it easier both for the retailer and |
| common occurrence of static electricity | | | | the manufacturer to ensure that every |
| can truly be devastating. Static | | | | potential problem is neutralized though |
| electricity occurs when an electric | | | | proper precautions in order to guarantee |
| charge builds up due to poor | | | | quality goods, and anti-static packaging |
| conductivity along a surface. Sooner or | | | | is an important step in the process. |