Static electricity will be more prevalent under certain environmental conditions like low humidity. It will also appear on applications which have friction, separation, or insulating materials. Luckily, EXAIR has a wide-range of Static Eliminators that are designed specifically to address static issues in a wide variety of industries and conditions. Materials such as paper, plastic, or textiles will normally contain an equal number of both positive and negative ions. When subjected to friction, this balance can be disturbed if the atoms gain or lose an electron.
The static charge will then exert a force on nearby charged objects or grounded conductors (including personnel). These issues can also manifest in the form of dust clinging to product, product clinging to itself, rollers, machine beds or frames, materials jamming, and sheet feeding problems. Our Gen4 Static Eliminators have undergone independent laboratory tests to certify that they meet the rigorous safety, health, and environmental standards of the USA, European Union and Canada that are required to attain the CE and UL marks.
EXAIR manufactures two products in our Static Eliminator line that do not require any compressed air to operate, the Ionizing Point and the Ionizing Bar. Our Gen4 Ionizing Point is a compact, single point ionizer ideal for a range of winding, rewinding, or slitting operations. It can also be mounted through a duct to neutralize static charges due to moving air or materials.
The shockless Gen4 Ionizing Point delivers a high concentration of positive and negative ions for rapid static decay. It is capable of neutralizing static on the surface of your part or material within 2”. In this image below, a series of Gen4 Ionizing Points are being used to neutralize static from a playing card slitting operation.
The Ionizing Point is just one of our many Static Eliminators available from stock. If you’re experiencing static in any of your applications or processes, EXAIR has a solution available ready to ship. Give us a call and we’ll be happy to help point you in the right direction.
Tyler Daniel
Application Engineer
E-mail: TylerDaniel@EXAIR.com
Twitter: @EXAIR_TD