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