Electrostatic-Protective Bags Built to MIL-PRF-81705 and MIL-DTL-117 for Electronics
Military Packaging supplies static shielding bags made to MIL-PRF-81705, the military specification for flexible, heat-sealable electrostatic-protective barrier material. Built to shield sensitive electronics from static discharge, MIL-PRF-81705 bags protect circuit boards, modules, and other ESD-sensitive parts through handling, shipping, and storage. Order them on their own or built into a complete preservation system we design around your equipment.
MIL-PRF-81705 is the military specification for flexible, heat-sealable barrier materials that provide electrostatic protection. It defines the static-shielding films used to build the bags that protect electronics from the static discharge that can degrade or destroy them.
The material carries a conductive layer that forms a shield around the contents, so a static charge on the outside cannot reach the sensitive part inside. Some types add a moisture-vapor barrier, combining static and moisture protection in one bag.
We supply bags built from MIL-PRF-81705 material and constructed to MIL-DTL-117, so you get both the electrostatic protection the spec requires and the bag construction your program calls out. When a drawing calls for MIL-PRF-81705, this is the bag it means.
Every MIL-PRF-81705 bag we supply protects sensitive electronics from static:
The specification defines what makes a compliant electrostatic-protective material:
MIL-PRF-81705 defines types that provide different kinds of electrostatic protection. Some are static-shielding, using a metallized layer to block a discharge from reaching the contents, while others are static-dissipative, keeping the bag itself from building a charge. One type combines static shielding with a moisture-vapor barrier for parts that need both.
We help you read the callout and supply the type your drawing requires, or recommend one when the choice is open. Send us the spec and the part, and we will confirm the right MIL-PRF-81705 bag for the job.
MIL-PRF-81705 bags protect the static-sensitive hardware across a defense shipment:
MIL-PRF-81705 bags protect the electronics these sectors ship, store, and preserve every day:
A few factors point you to the right MIL-PRF-81705 bag. Weigh these, or send us the part and we will recommend one:
A MIL-PRF-81705 bag is the protective layer around a sensitive electronic part. It seals the component in a static shield, guarding it from discharge, and gives the pack a clean, compliant closure. The outer packaging builds outward from there.
Sourced as one system, the bag is matched to the desiccant, cushioning, and container around it, so a static-sensitive part travels shielded from the bag out to the shipping carton.
Static shielding works like a Faraday cage. The bag’s conductive layer carries an electrostatic charge around the outside of the bag rather than through it, so a discharge on the surface never reaches the part inside. That is what protects a board from the spark you cannot feel.
Because the shield surrounds the contents, it guards against discharge from every direction, whether the bag is handled, dropped, or brushed against another surface. Sealed closed, it keeps the sensitive part in a protected zone through the whole shipment.
It helps to know the difference between shielding and antistatic. A static-shielding bag blocks an outside discharge from reaching the contents, while an antistatic, or dissipative, material simply keeps the bag itself from generating a charge as it is handled. They solve related but different problems.
Sensitive electronics usually need shielding, and often both: an antistatic surface that will not charge and a shield that blocks external discharge. We match the MIL-PRF-81705 type to the protection your part requires, so nothing is left exposed.
Some electronics face two threats at once, static and moisture. For those, MIL-PRF-81705 includes a type that combines a static shield with a moisture-vapor barrier, so a single bag protects against discharge and humidity together.
Sealed with a desiccant and a humidity indicator, that bag holds a dry, shielded environment for long storage. We size the desiccant to the bag and build it to MIL-DTL-117, so your electronics stay both dry and protected from static.
Reading an ESD callout and building the right bag is what we do. Our team helps buyers and packaging engineers match the MIL-PRF-81705 type and MIL-DTL-117 bag to the part, and meet the electrostatic protection spec.
Send us the part, the threat, and any spec callouts, and we will recommend the right MIL-PRF-81705 bag and quote it, so your electronics ship shielded from the first shipment.
Every program defines its ESD protection a little differently, and we build to yours. When your documentation names a MIL-PRF-81705 type, a bag construction, or an ESD requirement, we match it exactly. When the choice is open, we recommend the bag that fits the part and the threat.
That flexibility means your packaging satisfies the spec and protects the part in practice, with no gap between the two.
A MIL-PRF-81705 bag does its best work as part of a full system. We seal the part in the shielding bag, add a desiccant where moisture is a concern, cushion it against shock with anti-static materials, and enclose the pack in a box or crate rated for the journey. Sourced together, these layers protect the electronics from static, moisture, and impact alike.
We supply bags that meet MIL-PRF-81705 for the electrostatic-protective material and MIL-DTL-117 for the bag construction, and we build them into packaging that satisfies your spec and your ESD control program. Where your drawing cites the material type or the bag construction, we match it.
Where the drawing leaves a choice, we recommend the type and construction that best protect your electronics. Either way, you get ESD protection you can ship on.
Tell us what you are protecting, the size of the part, whether moisture is also a concern, and any spec callouts, and we will recommend the right MIL-PRF-81705 bag.
We supply MIL-PRF-81705 bags on their own or as part of a complete preservation system, with availability and turnaround confirmed in your quote.
We supply static shielding bags built to MIL-PRF-81705 and MIL-DTL-117, and we know how to build them into a compliant, ESD-safe system.
That combination keeps electronics shielded, dry where needed, and ready to install after shipping and long storage.
MIL-PRF-81705 is the military specification for flexible, heat-sealable electrostatic-protective barrier material. It defines the static-shielding films used to make the bags that protect electronics from static discharge, in several types.
A static-shielding bag blocks an outside discharge from reaching the contents, using a conductive layer like a Faraday cage. An antistatic material simply keeps the bag from generating a charge as it is handled. Sensitive electronics often need both.
Some types do. MIL-PRF-81705 includes a type that combines static shielding with a moisture-vapor barrier, so one bag protects against discharge and humidity. Sealed with a desiccant, it holds a dry, shielded environment for long storage.
MIL-PRF-81705 governs the electrostatic-protective material, while MIL-DTL-117 governs the finished bag made from it. We build a MIL-DTL-117 bag from MIL-PRF-81705 material, so both specs are satisfied.
Electrostatic discharge sensitive parts, including circuit boards, integrated circuits, modules, sensors, and instruments. Any component that a static charge could degrade or destroy should ship in a static-shielding bag. We match the type to the part.
Yes. MIL-B-81705 was the older designation for the same material specification, now MIL-PRF-81705. If your drawing still calls out MIL-B-81705, we supply the current MIL-PRF-81705 material to meet it.
Tell us what you are protecting and whether moisture is a concern, and we will recommend the right MIL-PRF-81705 bag, then get you a quote.
