With technology today, many materials are changing to non-conductive plastics and coatings, especially in the automotive, medical, and paper industries.  As this happens, the manufacturing of these items becomes susceptible to static electricity.  Static is caused by non-conductive materials having the electrons “rubbed” from one atom to another.  This generates highly charged areas, either negative or positive.  Like magnets, the same charges repel and opposite charges attract.  The electrically charged atoms can cause issues with stacking, alignment, dirt, labeling, and shocking operators.  As the saying goes: “What gets measured, gets done”. If you don’t know the source of the static problem, or the severity, it’s often difficult to implement a proper solution. So how do we measure static? You can use a static meter. Here is a video showing you the features and functions of the EXAIR 7905 Static Meter.

John Ball
Application Engineer
Email: johnball@exair.com
Twitter: @EXAIR_jb