- General use ESD shielding bag.
   - Excellent value. Meets limits of required range of EN 61340-5-1 tested per IEC 61340-2-3 and ANSI/ESD STM11.31
   - 40% light transmission.
   - Allows for easy identification of bag contents.
   - Integral antistatic, low tribocharging properties.
   - Bag contents will not electrostatically charge during movement.
   - Integral static dissipative properties.
   - Not topically treated, not humidity dependent, won't wear off.
   - Manufactured on specially designed soft fold converting machines.
   - Prevents scratches and creases maintaining the integrity of Faraday Cage shielding protection.
   - Large 9.5mm wide seals - high performance interior sealing layer.
   - Greater sealing surface provides greater seal strength compared to comparable products with 3.2mm wide seals; higher quality, more durable.
   - Identified with ESD Protective Symbol with lot code #.
   - Improved quality control tracking and identified as ESD packaging.
   - Polycarbonate compatible containing no amines or N- octanoic acid.
   - Non-corrosive, will not contaminate parts.
   - Testable to industry standards.
   - Meets or exceeds one or more of the following standards: electrical and physical requirements of EN 61340-5-1, ANSI/ESD S20.20, ANSI/ESD S541, EIA 541, EIA-625, MIL-HDBK-263, MIL-STD-1686, and EIA-583.
   - Heat sealable
   - Sold 100 bags per package in an ESD barrier bag.
   - Lead-free RoHS compliant - Click for RoHS Compliancy Statement
   - To see our Statshield Metal Out bags being used at a workstation, click here
   - Made in the United States of America
   - Superior Quality

Sold in packages of 100 bags packaged in a protective oversized ESD bag

Resistance of outer surface: <10E8 ohms
Resistance of inner surface: <10E11 ohms
Thickness: Nominal .0030" (.0762mm) ±10%

Charleswater ESD Bags meet EN 61340 5-1 requirements: 1. "Low charging packaging exhibiting properties which minimise any charge generation" [clause 3.18.1]. 2. "Electrostatic discharge shielding barrier or enclosure that limits the passage of current and attenuates the energy resulting from an electrostatic discharge such that the maximum energy from 1 000 V human body model discharge is less than or equal to 50 nJ" [clause 3.18.2.]. 3. Identified with ESD packaging symbol, manufacturer, and batch identification number [clause 4.1.2].

Per ANSI/ESD S541 section 8.2.1 Material Identification, "ESD protective packaging shall be marked with the ESD Protective Symbol." And section 8.2.3 Traceability "Packaging should be marked with information that allows traceability to the packaging manufacturer and to the manufacturer's date/lot code information. The date/lot code should allow traceability to quality control information pertaining to the manufacture of the specific lot of packaging.

Charleswater’s bags are recyclable

Mixed unsortable plastic scrap shall contain assorted plastics of multiple grades that are co-extruded, bonded or laminated together which are unsortable into individual grades.

Charleswater’s ESD Bags Are Generally Reusable

For best results, bag inventory should be continually replenished. It is recommended that standard packs of bags should be stored in its original packaging in a climate controlled environment where the temperature ranges from 45 degrees F to 70 degrees F and relative humidity is 50%. Bags should not be stored in ultraviolet sunlight, moisture, or heat because the aluminum shielding layer could oxidize if exposed to these conditions.

We have no reports of degradation of ESD control properties of bags sealed in original standard pack packaging. Charleswater's Limited Warranty expressly warrants that for a period of one (1) year from the date of purchase, Charleswater products will be free of defects in material (parts) and workmanship (labor). Before using and after one year from purchase date, users shall determine the suitability of the Statshield ESD Bags for their intended use. Users assume all risk and liability whatsoever in connection therewith. Mishandling or improper storage may render an ESD Bag unusable to perform its function. ESD Bags that are ripped, torn, or scratched should be discarded.

From ANSI/ESD S20.20 section 6.2.4.2. Packaging Guidance: "The objective of ESD protective packaging is to prevent a direct electrostatic discharge to the ESDS item contained within and allow for dissipation of charge from the exterior surface. In addition, the packaging should minimize charging of the ESDS item in response to an external electrostatic field and triboelectrification. They may also lose static shielding properties by crumpling, puncturing and folding."

Some end users reuse a Statshield® Transparent Metal In ESD Shielding Bag up to six times and then discard.

Ideally, the user should test, auditing some percentage of the re-used ESD Bags using test procedures outlined in ANSI/ESD-STM11.11 Surface Resistance Standard, ANSI/ESD-STM11.12 Volume Resistance Measurements of Static Dissipative Planar Materials, and Shielding Materials ANIS/ESD STM11.31.

Charleswaters's only obligation shall be to replace such quantity of the product proved to be defective. See full Limited Warranty information.

"Packaging, when required, shall be defined for all material movement within protected areas, between protected areas, between job sites, field service operations and to the customer." See EN 61340-5-1 clause 5.3.4.

Statshield® bags are packaged 100 per package in an oversized shielding bag rather than a cardboard box. Therefore, our bags are not exposed to water vapors that will degrade the metallized shielding layer. Our bags have an additional layer of barrier protection because of our packaging.