MSD Info tab

Moisture from the room climate can influence the durability of additional components and must be monitored during the production process. These moisture-sensitive components (MSD = Moisture Sensitive Device) are only permitted to be exposed to an unprotected environment for a limited period of time. This time is referred to as the exposure time. Materials whose exposure time has been exceeded are blocked for production.

The moisture-sensitive level (MSL = Moisture Sensitivity Level) defines how long a material is permitted to remain in an unprotected environment. If the material is stored in a protected environment (e.g. a dry box), the exposure time can be stopped depending on the MSL: Adjust Exposure Time.

The MSD Information tab displays the following information about a material:

• Material header
• Data on:
  • Total exposure time:

    Sum of the exposure times

  • Processing period
  • Time buffer:

    A time buffer is a location- and type-related time span that shortens the material's standard defined maximum exposure time.

  • Remaining processing time
  • Last possible processing date
  • Expiration date of the material.

  Total exposure time, remaining processing time and last possible processing date are recalculated if the exposure time is adjusted: Adjust Exposure Time.

• A pie chart that provides a quick overview of the total exposure time, remaining processing time and time buffer data.
• List of events for MSD monitoring of the material, e.g. manual adjustment of the exposure time.

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