ESD Solutions
Build safer, static-controlled workspaces with 80/20’s modular workstations . 80/20 T-slot aluminum framing, dissipative work surfaces, and grounding components help manufacturers create flexible workstations designed to support broader ESD control programs. Download the field guide below to start designing your ESD workstations or browse ESD products.
What's the Difference?
ESD-Ready vs ESD-Compliant
Not sure where ESD-ready materials stop and true compliance begins? Read more to understand the difference and see why a complete workstation system matters. You’ll get a clearer view of how workstation design, grounding, and system setup all contribute to a more complete static-safe environment.
Explore the ESD Product Offering
80/20 offers a growing selection of products that support ESD workstation design, including framing components, work surface materials, and grounding-related accessories.
ESD Workstation Field Guide
Planning a new workstation or reviewing your current setup? The ESD Workstations Field Guide is a starting point for understanding ESD basics for your workstation.
Start Designing for Free
A free standalone software for all experience levels to design with 80/20 products. Easily switch between profiles, fasteners, and more and generate detailed BOMs & drawings.
From Concept to Completion
Our skilled technicians understand data center design. Through 80/20’s free design assistance services, they’re always available to make suggestions to help you optimize and futureproof your space.
Let Us Build It For You
Construct your framing system on your own or ask for help. You decide whether you want us to assemble it onsite for you or pack and ship your components to make DIY assembly easy for your own team to handle.
Custom to Your Needs
Whether you need one part or 1,000 (or more), you never have to order in certain quantities or meet a minimum requirement before you can place your order.
Need Local Support?
Take advantage of 80/20 services through our network of distribution partners near you. Select from design assistance, on-site visits and ongoing support.
The Three Core Elements of an ESD Structure
80/20 helps manufacturers build workstation systems that are durable, configurable, and easier to adapt as production needs change. The foundation of that solution comes down to three essentials.
ESD Framing Systems
80/20 T-slot aluminum profiles serve as the essential foundation for any ESD-protected workstation, offering a modular design that is both easy to connect and highly adaptable. Their versatile structure allows you to effortlessly affix the frame to a ground point at multiple locations, ensuring a reliable and continuous path to ground for maximum component safety.
Static-Safe Work Surfaces
As the front line of ESD protection, dissipative work surfaces allow static to flow to the ground at a controlled rate, avoiding the rapid discharge of conductive materials and the charge retention of insulators. In an 80/20 build, this involves integrating dissipative panels or mats directly into the frame wherever sensitive electronics are handled.
Grounding Components
80/20 provides a complete range of ESD solutions—including grounding terminal, wrist straps, and mats—designed to create a safe, continuous path to ground. You ensure that static electricity dissipates instantly rather than building up on surfaces or personnel. This proactive grounding eliminates the risk of unpredictable discharges.
Flexibility for ESD Manufacturing
An effective ESD solution is rarely just a table. It is a complete work area designed around how operators move, how parts are handled, and how the process is controlled.
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Electronics assembly
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Inspection and testing areas
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Subassembly cells
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Packaging and handling stations
ESD Basics 80/20 Users Should Know
A useful starting point for teams that want a stronger understanding of electrostatic discharge, grounding, material behavior, and common workstation design considerations.
Need Help Planning an ESD Solution?
Whether you are building a new ESD structure, adapting an existing one, or reviewing options for a broader ESD-controlled area, 80/20 can help you move forward with a more flexible solution.