anti-static bars

Accessories & maintenance products

anti-static bars

Accessories & maintenance products

Static electricity is a nuisance by-product of the production process for many companies in various industries.

It leads to some common problems, such as:

  • Surfaces that are statically charged and therefore attract dust
  • Materials that stick to static surfaces, such as foils and paper
  • Employees who receive electric shocks
  • PLC-controlled machines that receive unwanted interference pulses

But how does it actually arise? And how do we deal with it?

How is static electricity created?

Static electricity is quickly generated. The only condition is that insulating materials are used.

Static electricity is generated by friction with, for example, plastics such as PET (polyethylene terephthalate), PE (Polyethylene) types, PP (Polypropylene), PVC (polyvinyl chloride). These are good examples, but there are many more.

The amount of static electricity depends on:

  • The intensity of the friction
  • The materials between which the friction takes place
  • The relative humidity; the higher the humidity, the lower the generated static electricity. Compare it to rubbing a balloon against a wool sweater. The harder you rub, the greater the static charge.

Static electricity is created by friction. The electric charge can have a positive and a negative polarity. The polarity depends on the materials that have mutual friction. This can be deduced from the triboelectric series.

Contact us for more information about:

  • Ionization bars
  • Ionization blowers
  • Ionization guns
  • Ionization power supplies
  • Conductive brushes
  • Prevents static electricity in the production process

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