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NEW PRODUCT: EXAIR’S Varistat Benchtop Ionizer!

Published on by Jordan T ShouseLeave a comment

The EXAIR Varistat Bench top Ionizer is a blower style static eliminator designed to neutralize static charges on surfaces in demanding industrial settings where static can become troublesome. While the visual design is similar to the Intellistat Ion air nozzle and Ion Air Gun, the Varistat is a Blower driven product, so it eliminates the need for compressed air! 

With the help of ionizing technology, the Varistat supplies a constant stream of ion-balancing airflow to keep products static-free and particulate-free with hands-free operation and without the need of compressed air. Manually adjustable, the Varistat provides full coverage static elimination for workbenches, part assembly, web cleaning and more. The Varistat can be easily mounted on equipment or placed on workbenches to assist with consistent static neutralization. Capable of reducing 1000 volts to 100 volts in 0.8 seconds, the Varistat Ionizer removes surface static at a distance with incredible efficiency. The Varistat is engineered to fit various industrial applications and unique processes by offering customizable options such as an adjustable stand for mounting, select-able voltage, variable fan speed and adjustable polarity.

8600 Varistat Benchtop Ionizer Size

If you have an application you think the 8600 Benchtop Ionizer can help, give us a call! We have a team of application engineers on the ready to help select a product for your application! EXAIR is still shipping orders out on the same day. If you need a solution, and you need it fast, give us a call.

Jordan Shouse
Application Engineer

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Freebies! EXAIR AC Sensor Pens Are IN!

Published on by Brian FarnoLeave a comment

Here at EXAIR we always have a promotion going. This time of the year, static electricity is running rampant. I know over the weekend at my youngest daughter’s basketball game, I wished I had a Gen4 Ionizing Bar to knock down the static on the dry-fit coaching shirt I had clinging all over myself. Then, oddly enough, I found myself later in the day needing my A/C Sensor pen to check whether an outlet had voltage coming into it because I was going to change the circuit it was operating on.

If your facility has dry ambient conditions right now in these winter months, and you are starting to struggle with sheets clinging together, packaging material clinging to products, or operators complaining of nuisance shocks from aspects of their daily tasks, we have a product that can help. Best of all, we have a promotion to deliver a FREE A/C Sensor pen with any EXAIR Static Eliminator purchase.

Whether you need a fixed solution like the Gen4 Super Ion Air Knife, Intellistat Ion Air Nozzle, or Gen4 Ion Air Cannon, maybe you need something that can travel from one workstation to another or is handheld like our Gen4 Ion Air Gun Kit, or the Intellistat Ion Air Gun. Maybe you don’t have compressed air available, like I didn’t at the basketball court. As long as you have access to a standard 120 VAC 3 prong US plug or 230 VAC, then you can use one of the Gen4 Ionizing Points, a Gen4 Ionizing Bar, or even the Varistat Bench top Ionizer. See the page at the link below for all the offerings and make sure you use the promotional part numbers to get the free A/C Sensor pen which can be used for electrical troubleshooting for free!

If you aren’t sure which static eliminator is going to be the best fit for your current application, that is what I and the entire Application Engineer team are here for. We all have knowledge and experience with the products and a large variety of backgrounds so that we can help determine the best path forward for you and your team, so contact one of us today.

Brian Farno
Application Engineer
BrianFarno@EXAIR.com
@EXAIR_BF

Informal Video: Gen4 Super Ion Air Knife

Published on by John Ball2 Comments

Static is coming!!!! With the EXAIR Static Eliminators, we can eliminate any type of static to remove the “hiccups” in your operations. In the video, I will demonstrate the effectiveness of the Gen4 Super Ion Air Knife to remove static and debris on non-conductive surfaces.

Gen4 Super Ion Air Knife Demonstration

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

Static and Inkjet Printing on Bottles

Published on by John BallLeave a comment

One of the biggest issues in winter, besides being cold, is static.  An outside sales representative was responsible for selling and servicing industrial inkjet printers.  He started to receive more complaints about the quality of the print, especially from customers that used plastic bottles.  This customer was printing a date code on the outside of a soda bottle prior to packaging.  They noticed that the print on the back side was blurry and could be rejected by their distributor.  We discussed how static can cause issues like this with printers.

We had a good discussion about how to solve their problem because EXAIR is the leader in Static Eliminators. The quality of the image is based on the dots per inch, or DPI.  With very fine droplets, static charges can affect the “landing” area of the small droplets.  For the application above, the plastic bottles were generating static charge by bumping and rubbing against each other.  A static voltage is generated in either positive or negative charges.  The stronger the charge, the stronger the force.  To measure the static charges, EXAIR does offer a Static Meter to quantitatively measure the amount of voltage of the static surface. 

Static

With a decrease in the moisture that is present in the air, static charges are able to build easier and to a much higher level.  Material is the other condition for static generation.  The type of non-conductive material will determine how easily it will pass or except electrons.  The soda bottles above are made from polyethylene terephthalate, or PET.  This material has a moderate ability to generate static electricity.  But the charge was enough to affect the print quality. 

Ionizing Bar
Low cost Ionizing Bars eliminate static cling.

                With the nature of static elimination, we want to target the affected area.  In this instance, it was just before the inkjet printer.  I recommended the model 8003 Gen4 Ionization Bar with the model 7960 Gen4 Power Supply.  The EXAIR Static Eliminators are able to produce both positive and negative ions to neutralize any type of static.  They were able to mount the Gen4 Ionizing Bar alongside the bottle near the print area.  After they added the Ionization Bar, the static was removed and the date code printing was clear.  They were so impressed that they contacted the manufacturer of the inkjet printer to have this as an option for similar applications.  Static is a nuisance, and EXAIR has nine different types of Static Eliminators to handle industrial areas as well as labs and clean rooms.  If you are experiencing static issues, you can contact EXAIR and speak to one of the Application Engineers.  We will be happy to help you select the best solution for your static problems.    

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