Electrostatic discharge monitoring and manufacturing process control system

A system for monitoring electrostatic discharge (ESD) fault conditions and controlling a manufacturing process on an assembly line, the system comprising computing means and storing means adapted to:

• provide at each ESD monitored station in the assembly line at least one ESD management device;
• monitor each ESD management device for an occurrence of at least one ESD fault condition;
• upon occurrence of at least one ESD fault condition at an ESD monitored station, determine based on predetermined criteria whether the manufacturing process at the ESD monitored station should be stopped;
• send a notification of the at least one ESD fault condition to a mobile communication device, the notification indicating whether the manufacturing process at the ESD monitored station is stopped;
• and
• provide in the notification a control action that may be taken by reply to the notification.

A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium storing computer code that when loaded into a computing device adapts the device to monitoring electrostatic discharge (ESD) fault conditions and control a manufacturing process on an assembly line, the computer readable medium including:

• code for monitoring each ESD management device at an ESD monitored station in the assembly line for an occurrence of at least one ESD fault condition;
• code for determining based on predetermined criteria whether the manufacturing process at the ESD monitored station should be stopped upon occurrence of at least one ESD fault condition at an ESD monitored station;
• code for sending a notification of the at least one ESD fault condition to a mobile communication device, the notification indicating whether the manufacturing process at the ESD monitored station is stopped;
• and
• code for providing in the notification a control action that may be taken by reply to the notification.