ESD Flooring Comparison

This report focuses on the market for electrostatic discharge (ESD) comparison products and their applications. There has been enormous interest in products intended to minimize the effects of ESD in a wide variety of industries, ranging from semiconductors to the automotive industry. This report focuses on six types of ESD products: static control polymers, packaging, furniture, garments, flooring and electronics. This report evaluates the markets and applications for these materials, primarily in the U.S.

Concerns about ESD have waxed and waned over the last decade or so. For disk drive manufacturers, without careful attention to ESD in the manufacturing process, the percentage of defective products increases dramatically. Semiconductor facilities are designed from the ground up to take advantage of ESD flooring, benches, clean rooms, etc. Using ESD packaging, auto manufacturers transport, on the assembly line, an ever-increasing number of circuit boards found in the average vehicle. Pen manufacturers install ESD flooring, ionizers, and benchtops to protect expensive test gear. Clearly, ESD products impact a wide variety of industries, and this market will continue to grow in the near future.