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ESD protection study and improvement proposals in BSH Esquiroz

This project has been carried out in the agreement of internship inside an enterprise, in the process-engineering department of BSH Home Appliances (Navarre). The ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) damages the electronic components of the products manufactured (dishwashers and refrigerators) and implies additional costs for the company as well as a reduction in quality and product reliability, due to a failure in the home appliance. The objective is to improve the current ESD protection in the entire factory, during all the life cycle that the electronic components follow. To do that, a previous ESD study has been carried out making measurements and observations, and the consequent improvement proposals have been stated. With the implementation of these improvement proposals, that if not now they will be implemented in the future, BSH is aware that its protection against ESD will increase.