ESD Industry Resources
Standards Organizations and Industry Associations
These professional organizations provide industry information or develop voluntary full consensus electrostatic discharge standards for testing materials, products, systems and services.
American Association of Textile Colorists and Chemists (AATCC)
PO Box 12215
Research Triangle Park, NC 2770
Tel: 919-549-8141
Fax: 919549-8933
www.aatcc.org
AATCC is the world's leading not-for-profit professional association for
the textile design, materials, processing, and testing industries.
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
1819 L Street, NW, 6th floor
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: 202-293-8020
Fax: 202-293-9287
www.ansi.org
As the voice of the U.S. standards and conformity assessment system, the
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) promotes and facilitates voluntary
consensus standards and conformity assessment systems, and safeguarding
their integrity.
American Society for Testing
and Materials (ASTM)
100 Barr Harbor Drive
West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959
Tel: 610-832-9585
www.astm.org
The ASTM is a professional organization whose primary mission is to develop
voluntary full consensus standards for materials, products, systems and
services. Many of these standards are used in a variety of industries that
are concerned with contamination control.
British Electrostatic Control Association (BECA)
136 Hagley Rd
Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9PN England
Tel: 44-121 454 4141
Fax: 44-121 454 4949
www.beca.co.uk/contact.html
BECA is an association of suppliers, manufacturers
and users of equipment, materials and services for the UK electrostatic
control industry.
Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA)
2500 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22201
Tel: 703-907-7500
www.eia.org
The Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) is the leading advocate in Washington,
D.C., for the U.S. high-tech industry. The Alliance is a partnership of
electronic and high-tech associations and companies whose mission is to
promote the market development and competitiveness of the U.S. high-tech
and electronics industries through domestic and international policy efforts.
Electrostatics Society of America (ESA)
www.electrostatics.org
The ESA is a nonprofit professional society founded in 1970 that is devoted
to the advancement and improved understanding of electrostatics. Publisher
of the Journal of Electrostatics
Electrostatic Discharge Association (ESDA)
7900 Turin Road, Bldg. 3, Suite 2
Rome, NY 13440-2069
Tel: 315-339-6937
www.esda.org
ESD Association standards and publications are designed to serve the public
interest by eliminating misunderstandings between manufacturers and purchasers,
facilitating the interchangeability and improvement of products and assisting
the purchaser in selecting and obtaining the proper products for their
particular needs.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
445 Hoes Lane,
Piscataway, N.J.
08854-4141 USA
Tel: 732-981-0060; 800-678-4333 (USA and Canada)
Fax: 732-562-6380
www.ieee.org
A non-profit organization, IEEE is the world's leading professional
association for the advancement of technology. Through its global membership,
IEEE is a leading authority on areas ranging from aerospace systems, computers
and telecommunications to biomedical engineering, electric power and consumer
electronics among others.
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
3, rue de Varembé
P.O. Box 131
CH - 1211 Geneva 20 Switzerland
Tel: +41-22-919-02-11
www.iec.ch/index.html
The International Electrotechnical Commission is the international
standards and conformity assessment body for all fields of electrotechnology.
Institute
of Electrostatics Japan
c/o Sharum '80 4F, 1-3, Hongo 4-chome, Bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo, 113-0033 Japan
Tel: 81-3-3815-4171
http://streamer.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~iesj/homepage-e.html
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
100 Bureau Drive, Stop 1070
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1070
Tel: 301-975-6478
www.nist.gov
Founded in 1901, NIST is a non-regulatory federal agency within the U.S.
Department of Commerce. NIST's mission is to promote U.S. innovation
and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards,
and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality
of life.
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
1 Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02169-7471
Tel: 617 770-3000
www.nfpa.org
The world's leading advocate of fire prevention and an authoritative
source on public safety, NFPA develops, publishes, and disseminates more
than 300 consensus codes and standards intended to minimize the possibility
and effects of fire and other risks.
ESD Related Trade or Professional Publications
Journals and Trade Publications covering various aspects, topics, and current events in the area of electrostatic discharge.
EE Evaluation Engineering
2500 Tamiami Trail North
Nokomis, FL 34275
Tel: 941-966-9521
www.evaluationengineering.com/
Magazine for engineers and engineering managers responsible for test and
total product quality in electronics.
Compliance Engineering
Canon Communications LLC
11444 W. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Tel: 310-445-4200
Fax: 310-445-4299
www.ce-mag.com
On-line resource and publication for international developments in regulatory
compliance for electronics engineers
Conformity Magazine
531 King Street, Suite 6
Littleton, MA 01460
Tel: 978-486-0888
Fax: 978-486-0752
www.conformity.com
Conformity Magazine is the engineer's guide to worldwide regulatory compliance.
Journal of Electrostatics
www.bu.edu/eng/jestat
Technical journal published by the Electrostatics Society of America.
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