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Intellistat® Ion Air Gun™: Features and Benefits

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A technician using the Intellistat Ion Air Gun in a controlled environment to eliminate static and particulates during sensitive processes.

The Gen4® Static Eliminators were designed for rugged areas to remove static in industrial environments.  EXAIR decided to take the next step in eliminating static in more “sensitive” areas, like labs, clean rooms, electronics, medical items, glass etc. In this blog, I will cover the features and benefits of the Intellistat Ion Air Gun.

The EXAIR Intellistat Ion Air Gun is a patented handheld air gun for static elimination in sterile environments and clean rooms.  We have earned an ISO 14644-1 Class 5 Clean room Rating, making it ideal for static elimination in clean rooms with delicate processes.  There are some processes that require certain cleanliness standards for operation, such as scientific research, solar panel manufacturing and biotechnology industries. This means that any tool or material that they use in this process has to meet a certain standard. EXAIR’s Intellistat was engineered to do just that.

The polycarbonate construction makes the unit very lightweight and ergonomically safe for extended periods of use without fatigue.  This lightweight tool provides rapid static decay with a simple squeeze of a short-throw trigger, reducing 5,000 volts to 500 volts in under one second.  It comes complete with a low voltage power supply and compressed air tubing.  The power supply is a 24Vdc output that connects to 110Vac or 220Vac primary voltage with universal plug-ins.  The 6mm tubing has a standard length of 3 meters with an option to go to 6 meters.  The Intellistat comes packed in its own box for fast delivery.     

IntelliStat Ion Air Gun 8500 with power supply, multiple plug adapters, and connection cable.

A feature that I really like is the red and green LED lights to signify ionized air production.  It gives feedback that ions are being created.  It has a voltage balance of +/- 30 volts, and the ion point is interchangeable.  It comes standard with a hangable hook for easy storage; and, for safety, we use an OSHA safe nozzle to provide low noise levels and remove dead-end pressure. 

Here are some benefits of the Intellistat.  They are useful in applications that require non-conductive materials such as circuit boards or electronic manufacturing.  They provide ionized airflow useful for removing dust, static, and particulate contaminants in sterile environments within clean rooms, laboratories, and scientific testing.  For certification, they are UL listed, CE and RoHS compliant; and it uses only 5.8 SCFM (164.2 SLPM) of compressed air at 80 PSIG (5.5 bar).    

Some applications would include precision parts assembly, printed circuit boards, preserving cleanliness in electronic manufacturing, removing debris from medical products, and neutralizing glass containers, slides and lenses.  The Intellistat Ion Air Gun is also a great tool for Quality Control to manually clean parts before checking. 

EXAIR continues to expand solutions for our customers.  If static removal is needed in “sensitive” types of areas, the Intellistat Ion Air Gun can be a solution for you.  EXAIR manufactures a large line of Static Eliminators.  From now until March 31st, 2026, EXAIR will be giving a free AC Sensor, a $77.50 value, as a promotional item with a qualified purchase of any Static Eliminator.  If you would like to discuss your application and potential static issues, you can contact an Application Engineer at EXAIR.  We will be happy to help.

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

Accessories for Your Compressed Air Products

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Here at EXAIR we are very proud of our Intelligent Compressed Air Products. We have spent a lot of time discussing their many benefits, including their efficiency, the fact that many have no moving parts, little to no maintenance, meeting or exceeding OSHA safety standards for noise or dead end pressure. One thing we don’t talk as much about is the accessories that go along with and complement our products. Several of these accessory items are the reason why our compressed air products can boast about having little to no maintenance, or reduced noise levels. In this blog I want to cover some of these unsung heroes.

From left to right, a few value-added accessories for your Vortex Tube: Hot Muffler, Cold Muffler, Automatic Drain Filter Separator, Oil Removal Filter, and Solenoid Valve/Thermostat Kit.

Some of the most popular accessories we offer are our compressed air Filters and Regulators. We suggest using these with all our products (or even with ones that aren’t ours).

The Filter Separator is designed to remove moisture, dirt, and rust from your compressed air system. The 5-micron filter element ensures that contaminants don’t clog or harm your compressed air equipment.

An Oil Removal Filter (which should always be installed after our Filter Separator) provides even more precise filtration by getting rid of oil and solid particles with a 0.03-micron element.

Our Pressure Regulators let you choose the operating pressure. At EXAIR, we always advise running at the lowest pressure necessary to complete the task. Pressure Regulators help you achieve that, reducing unnecessary air usage and fine-tuning the performance of EXAIR products for your specific application.

We have some accessories designed specifically for certain products. For our Line Vacs, there’s the Line Vac Hose. You can also find Thermostats and Solenoid Valves that work great with our Cabinet Coolers, and if you’re using Vortex Tubes, we suggest checking out our Mufflers.

When it comes to our Air Knives, we offer a variety of fantastic options:

If you’re looking for a simple and dependable way to mount your Air Knife, our Universal Air Knife Mounting System is just what you need.

If your project needs something longer than our stock Air Knives, or if you want to manage different sections of the air flow separately, our Coupling Bracket Kits are ideal.

And if you want to simplify the plumbing for your Air Knife, don’t miss our Air Knife Plumbing Kits. They’re suitable for all Air Knives that are longer than 24 inches.

If you’re looking for plumbing options, we’ve got a range of compressed air hoses and fittings that will simplify things for you.

Our Coiled Hoses work great with our Safety Air Guns, giving you more freedom of movement while you work.

Our Compressed Air Hoses are often used alongside our Industrial Housekeeping products to provide the necessary reach for the drum and dolly.

Finally, if you’re looking for a way to mount or position your Air Nozzles, check out our Magnetic Bases, Stay Set Hoses, and Swivel Fittings that can help create a complete setup.

No matter what your application requires or the product you need, we’ve got a variety of complementary accessory products that will simplify installation and adjustments. If you have any questions about these or any other EXAIR products, don’t hesitate to reach out to us.

Al Wooffitt
Application Engineer

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Getting Prepared for Static

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Here at EXAIR we are finally starting to experience cooler weather. Over the coming weeks we will start to see the temperature steadily drop (with the occasional spike here and there just to make things difficult!). One thing that inevitably comes with cooler weather is static issues. Before we get to that point, it is always good to review what options we have to remove static. There are two primary ways to eliminate it — Active Static Elimination, and Passive Static Elimination. But which method is better? To answer this we need to know the difference between them:

Passive Static Elimination, as the name implies, gets rid of static passively. Typically, this solution comes in the form of a bare wire or some conductive material like copper, which helps create a path for the static charge to disperse. The benefit of this method is that once it’s set up, you can pretty much forget about it (well, sort of — we’ll touch on that later).

Passive Static Eliminating Bar

This kind of static elimination doesn’t require any power and has virtually no operating costs. However, the downside is that the conductive material has to maintain contact, often dragging along surfaces. This can cause the eliminators to wear out over time, meaning they will eventually need replacing (so you can’t completely forget about it). If your product is fragile, the contact from the eliminator might harm the surface. Plus, passive eliminators tend to gather dust and debris, which could end up on your product. Lastly, a passive eliminator struggles to maintain contact with objects of different shapes and complexities.

Active Static Elimination, like the Static Eliminators Product Line from EXAIR, provides several methods to effectively remove static from a surface without any physical contact with the product. This immediately addresses the drawbacks of the previously mentioned passive eliminators.

Gen4 Static Eliminators

If your product has an intricate design, the ionized airflow from many of our Gen4 products can be aimed to reach every part of it. Since there’s no direct contact, Active Static Elimination won’t harm your product’s surface. Plus, you won’t have to worry about contaminating the product because of this non-contact approach. In fact, our line of Static Eliminators that operate on compressed air is excellent at clearing away dust and debris from surfaces.

Lastly, our Active Static Elimination products are built to last and won’t degrade over time like Passive solutions do.

On top of these great benefits, EXAIR will honor a 30 day guarantee to test our products in your facility.  As well as honor a 5 year built to last warranty on compressed air products and a 1 year warranty on any electrical component.

If you have an issue with static that you would like to discuss, please give us a call.

Al Wooffitt
Application Engineer

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Informal Video: Model 7905 Static Meter

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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