The 1996 newsletter entitled: “AT&T - Rust Was the Problem” discussed how AT&T determined a major cause of defects to their circuits and circuit cards had been corrosion.
For those reasons, the afore-mentioned newsletter stated analysis from AT&T manufacturing that when their circuit cards were protected from corrosion by Static Intercept®, they were able to ship six and a half million boards without a defect. That is an amazing testament to the effects of Intercept Technology packaging.
The basic concept still makes sense. Atmospheric gases that cause corrosion need to neutralize and metals need to react with them. Nature is always seeking balance. Unfortunately, that process isn’t necessarily a good thing when building products like electronics. An easy solution for AT&T was to wrap their electronics in Static Intercept bags, similar to putting a heavy duty “skin” around their product. The Intercept Technology packaging solution makes just as much sense, perhaps even more so, today.
Intercept Technology Packaging products fit within a sustainability strategy because they are reusable, recyclable, do not contain or use volatile components (No VOCs, Not a VCI) and leave a smaller carbon footprint than most traditional protective packaging products.