New ANSI/ESD STM3.1 2015 Edition – Ionization

ANSI/ESD STM3.1, “ESD Association Standard Test Method for the Protection of Electrostatic Discharge Susceptible Items – Ionization,” has just been revised.  The new 2015 Edition is available now from Document Center Inc. in both paper and pdf format.  This new update replaces the previous 2006 Edition which is now obsolete.

ANSI/ESD STM3.1 is a part of the Electrostatic Discharge Association’s series of standards developed to help you limit the static charge problems that can plague certain work environments.  This standard provides you with information on air ionization techniques.  Air ionizers neutralize the charge of a given air space.  This is an alternative to a number of grounding techniques covered in various other ESDA publications.

ANSI/ESD STM3.1 is a standard test method and covers 4 types of air ionization:

  • Radioactive emission
  • High voltage corona from AC electric fields
  • High voltage corona from DC electric fields
  • Soft x-ray emission

You’ll see that the publication provides you with test methods and procedures to use when evaluating ionization equipment.  The goal?  To generate meaningful, reproducible data.

ESDA has a number of different types of publications and uses the document number to communicate which is being used in any given standard.  The STM, of course, stands for Standard Test Method.  This is a “definitive procedure for the identification, measurement, and evaluation of one or more qualities, characteristics, or properties of a material, product, system, or process that yield a reproducible test result.”  However, the use of these different designators means that a document number can change from revision to revision.  So the ANSI/ESD STM3.1 has also been known as ANSI/EOS/ESD S3.1.

If you use this standard, you’ll want to get a copy of the new revision.  Order at the Document Center Inc. webstore, www.document-center.com, since we’re an authorized distributor of the ESDA standards.  Here’s the direct link for the order page for ANSI/ESD STM3.1 2015 Edition.  If you have additional questions or want information on our multi-use subscription service, please contact our staff.  We’re available by phone at 650-591-7600 or email at info@document-center.com.  Remember, we’ve been working with compliance documentation since 1982.  Make us your Standards Experts!

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