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Electrostatic Discharge Training Improves Manufacturing Practices
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
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Overview
The shock you might get when touching a doorknob is electrostatic discharge, and when you’re building sensitive electronics, it can wreak havoc. Goddard Space Flight Center’s Alvin Boutte and others across NASA devise and implement protocols to minimize electrostatic discharge. One tool that helps is a training seminar conducted by Moffett Field, California-based RMV Technology Group. Boutte and others have provided feedback that has helped shape and improve the course, and now that same training is helping the company’s other training clients, including the U.S. military and universities.