Anti-static Gloves, How to Protect your Hands Accurately

As electronic devices become increasingly miniaturized and high-precision, the threat of electrostatic discharge (ESD) to sensitive components is also increasing. Whether it is a semiconductor chip, a PCB circuit board, or a precision sensor, the static discharge of a small voltage may cause the device to degrade in performance, fail, or even be completely scrapped.

Compared with ordinary cotton or rubber gloves, anti-static gloves use conductive fibers (such as carbon fiber, copper fiber) combined with synthetic fibers to effectively disperse and release static electricity accumulated in the human body, preventing static electricity from being released instantly when touching electronic products. As the global demand for the reliability of electronic products continues to increase, the deployment of professional ESD gloves has become one of the basic protective measures for electronic factories.

PU coated anti-static gloves: They have excellent anti-slip and wear resistance, and at the same time achieve anti-static function by adding conductive fibers. They are very suitable for assembly work that requires delicate operations, such as circuit board installation or small component processing.

Carbon fiber anti-static gloves: These gloves are woven with carbon fiber wires, which have stronger conductivity and can more effectively release human static electricity. They are particularly suitable for working environments with high electrostatic sensitivity levels, such as chip packaging and precision instrument assembly.

Nylon dust-free anti-static gloves: Made of dust-free materials, they reduce the dust particles generated by the gloves themselves and are very suitable for use in clean rooms. They are soft and light, not easy to lose fibers, and have basic anti-static properties.

Anti-static finger gloves: When only finger anti-static operations are required, lightweight solutions can be selected. Suitable for scenarios such as installation of small components and testing of electronic components, they are more flexible and can effectively protect products from static electricity.

Stable surface resistance value: A qualified ESD glove should have a surface resistance between 10⁵ and 10⁹ ohms, which can effectively release static electricity without being too conductive and interfering with sensitive equipment. Stable resistance performance is the core indicator for measuring protection effect.

Evenly distributed conductive fibers: High-quality gloves are evenly implanted with carbon fibers or copper fibers during the yarn weaving process, so that the entire glove has consistent conductive properties, thereby avoiding local static electricity accumulation and damage to electronic components.

Dust-free and low shedding: In clean rooms or high-precision production environments, gloves must have low dust generation and good fiber lock edge treatment to prevent particulate contamination of products.

Soft fit, comfortable and breathable: High-quality ESD gloves are generally woven with lightweight materials such as nylon and polyester, which fit the hand shape, do not affect the flexibility of operation, and take into account breathability, suitable for long-term wear.

Operable touch devices: Modern high-quality ESD gloves have touch functions to meet the needs of operators using tablets, industrial control screens and other equipment on the production line without the need to take off gloves frequently.

• Semiconductor industry

  Chip manufacturing is extremely sensitive to static electricity, and a slight discharge may cause the device to be scrapped or its performance to degrade. Therefore, dust-free, anti-static, and conductive gloves have become the basic protective equipment for wafer fabs and packaging and testing plants.

• Electronic manufacturing industry

  Whether it is the assembly of smartphones, computer motherboards, or home appliance motherboards, the electronic manufacturing process involves a large number of electrostatically sensitive components (ESD-sensitive components). Anti-static gloves can effectively release human static electricity and avoid damage to chips, resistors, capacitors and other devices, and are essential items on the production line.

• Precision instrument assembly and testing

  In the assembly of medical equipment, aerospace devices, communication base station equipment and other products, any electrostatic interference may affect the overall performance. The use of high-standard ESD gloves helps to maintain the stability of the assembly environment and the consistency of the product.

• Laboratories and R&D centers

  In high-precision laboratories, electronic materials research institutions, R&D centers and other places, ESD gloves not only prevent static electricity, but also effectively prevent skin oil or particles from contaminating sensitive experimental materials.

• Cleanroom and dust-free environment industries

  For example, biomedicine, optoelectronics, precision optics and other places with extremely high requirements for air cleanliness have dual requirements for gloves’ low dust generation and conductivity, and ESD gloves have become an indispensable standard configuration.