Static electricity can be found virtually anywhere, especially during material transport and within production. Static Electricity is created when an electrical charge builds up on the surface of an object. This static charge will remain on the object until its neutralized by discharge or exchanged with another object that makes contact.
Static Electricity can cause a world of problems in the following industry operations and materials: Object converting, electric assembly, printing, painting & finishing, and Plastic/Textile materials. The discharge of static electricity can be quite dangerous, especially in an industry that works with highly flammable substances. More information regarding the removal of static electricity can be found in our Ionizing Ion Bars Application section.
When it comes to removing and/or preventing a static charge, there are many different ways in which it can be done; most effectively done by using a Static Ion Bar. Static Ion bars remove static electricity from the surface of plastic, textile, glass, paper, and various other materials. They utilize power supplies ranging from from 4-8 kW and can remove both positive/negative charges by simply placing the bar where a charge is generated. It is compact in design which enables you to easily place it where needed.
STREAMTEK manufactures low cost Ionizing Ion Bars in many different lengths, paired with necessary accessories such as: Power Supplies, Power Cables, Digital Static Meter, etc. Contact a STREAMTEK Application Engineer today and inquire about our Ionizing Static Bars.
STREAMTEK is happy to announce that we have started to roll out our own static eliminators. We have been working very hard over the last couple months to finally bring our own static eliminators to the table.
You may be asking yourself, how can these static control eliminators benefit me? Below are some applications in which our static neutralizing eliminators can help you increase production and save money!
Plastics – Static Control on Rollers: A rubber roller feeding a web of paper can cause impressions on the paper from the particulate that is being attracted to it. Solution? Static Eliminator Ion Bar.
Medical – Static Control for Plastic Parts Cleaning: Plastic parts can easily have high static charges have all sorts of dirt and dust cling to it, resulting in rejected parts. Solution? A STREAMTEK Static Eliminating Ion Bar installed over a belt conveyor, direct at the plastic parts!
Converting – Static Control for Fiber Optics: When optical fiber strands are wound onto a spool, static charges quickly appear! This will stop the strands from laying down on the spool properly. Solution? Install a STREAMTEK Ion Bar over top of the spool as the optical fiber winds onto the spool.
Our Ionizing Air Knife Virtually eliminate static and dust!
Neutralize and clean at distances up to 20 feet!
Static cause a great deal of problems including; but not limited to:
Dust sticking to product(s)
Materials curling, tearing or jamming
Shocks or Hazardous sparks
Product clinging to frames, rollers, machine beds or itself
Sheet feeding issues
STREAMTEK has a low cost affordable solution just around the corner*! BOTH our Regular Air Knife & Advanced Air Knife will soon incorporate an electrically powered shock-less ionizer that will provide a bulk of negative & positive ions to the uniform sheet of air, hitting the surface of you charged product(s) to restore the electrical balance and eliminate static.
As usual, we will promise to continue to bring you the best price in the industry and not compromise on quality & performance.
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