Electrostatic systems
Electrostatic systems
Whether too small to see or a bolt of lightning, the spark is a typical phenomenon that accompanies electrostatic discharges. Eltex has the expertise and the engineering skills to measure, control, eliminate and utilize these elemental forces.
Electrostatic systems
Electrostatic systems are not just solutions to the problems and risks of static electricity, but also offer immensely practical ways to overcome undesirable side-effects of a variety of manufacturing processes. This is because through the years, Eltex has continuously invested in applied research and development. The functional and application knowledge gained here is invested into the hardware and software that Eltex provides to its customers. The hardware is technology for measurement and control, charging and discharging. The software consists of complete electrostatic solutions.
Measuring
The capability to accurately measure electrostatic charges (including high voltages, electric fields and high resistances associated with charge-carrying materials) provides information provides the basis for eliminating disruptive, undesirable electrostatic energy.
Grounding
Uncontrolled electrostatic discharges are a matter of great concern in many areas of production and transport,. Electrostatic applications in these areas vary greatly and include everything from grounding when transferring liquids to explosion protection.
Discharging
In spite of grounded machine frames, contact and separation steps can still cause electrostatic charges which cannot be discharged f through grounding connections. For these cases Eltex has developed systems in which active and passive discharging are linked, guaranteeing maximum safety and efficiency.
Charging
The same “clinging” attraction that is so undesirable when caused by spontaneous static charges, can become highly desirable when used in a controlled way. For instance, stacks of paper or plastic materials can be virtually “glued” together by including opposite charges. Electrostatic charging systems use this phenomenon to temporarily “bind,” block or tack certain materials electrostatically.
This type of temporary electrostatic bonding can be used with many different kinds of materials. There is no residue. The bonding force is stable for the duration of a work cycle. Although the materials can be released at any time by specifically discharging them, the electrostatic charge will wear off on its own.
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