Heel Grounder provides static ground.
Press Release Summary:
Model 2044 effectively grounds mobile personnel when they are in contact with conductive and dissipative flooring. Conductive, abrasion-resistant rubber material provides reliable static ground, has 1 megohm resistor, and comes in high visibility yellow glow color, which makes it easy for supervisors to see that employees are wearing their heel grounders. Applications include OEM and contract manufacturers of PCB assemblies.
Original Press Release:
Yellow 3M Heel Grounder Helps Verify Employee Usage
AUSTIN, Texas - August 28, 2002 - The new 3M brand 2044 Economy Heel Grounder is designed for use at OEM and contract manufacturers of PCB assemblies. This heel grounder is cup style and comes in yellow glow, a high visibility color. This makes it easy for supervisors to see that employees are wearing their heel grounders.
The 2044 heel grounder effectively grounds mobile personnel when they are in contact with conductive and dissipative flooring. The conductive, abrasion-resistant rubber material provides a reliable static ground and comes with a one megohm resistor.
For more information on the 3M brand 2044 Economy Heel Grounder, contact the 3M Electronic and Interconnect Solutions Division, A130-3N-52, 6801 River Place Blvd., Austin, Texas 78726-9000, USA, or call 1-800 328-1368.
The 3M Electronic and Interconnect Solutions Division, headquartered in Austin, Texas, provides products and solutions to meet the electronic industry's challenges of protecting sensitive components from adverse environmental conditions during handling and transportation. It also provides interconnect devices primarily for data and telecommunications equipment, test equipment and instrumentation and industrial applications. Division products include 3M brand static control products and tape and reel transport media for passive, semiconductor, and electro-mechanical components plus IC transport media, 3M Textool brand test and bum-in sockets, and a wide range of copper and fiber connectors, cables, and cable/connector assemblies. For more information, visit the web site at www.3M.com/eisd.
3M, a $16 billion diversified technology company with leading positions in electronics, telecommunications, industrial, consumer and office, health care, safety and other markets, celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2002. Headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, the company has operations in more than 60 countries and serves customers in nearly 200 countries. 3M businesses share technologies, manufacturing operations, brands, marketing channels and other important resources. 3M is one of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average and also is a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. Additional information about the company is available on the Internet at www.3M.com.
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