Antistat: Online Air Ionizer
Antistat: Online Air Ionizer
Antistat: Online Air Ionizer
ANTISTAT AMW-12
Antistat AMW
ANTISTAT AMW
Effective against static charge Static electricity is a nuisance, and a hazard, and attracts dirt!
Area of application
Electrostatic charges may significantly interfere with various pro-
Customer benefits duction processes and become rather troublesome. If the polarity
✓ Troublefree operation of the charges differs, their attractive and repulsive forces not only
✓ Greater product affect the warp threads. They cause sheets of papers to cling
quality together, feathers and fibres develop lumps and attract dirt parti-
✓ Reduced risk of acci- cles from everywhere onto surfaces that should be clear and clean.
dents Sudden discharges of highly charged coils, rollers, spools, bales or
carts when touched accidentally are unpleasant and may trigger
hazardous reactions.
Principle of operation Electrostatic charges are created through friction and subsequent
separation of two materials if their positive and negative charge
carriers (ions) cannot be discharged from the respective object
because it is non-conducting.
1 Generator
2 Ionizer 1
3 Ionizer 2 (only for thick products)
Electrically conducting air
Discharge must therefore create an electrically conducting bridge
from the isolated charge carrier islands to the ground or general
mains. Ionized air – that is, electrically conducting air – is ideal as
such a bridge because it touches the charged islands everywhere
and without fail.
The Antistat AMW generates such conducting air. High alternating
voltage, applied through large series resistors to the needles of the
ionizer rods, creates strong electrical fields around the needle tips.
The molecules of the air are split (ionized) in the area of these
fields ; the air around the tips becomes conductive and can dis-
charge the electrical charge from the charged object when
reaching it.
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Typical applications
TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
Three vital aspects
n The ionizer bars should be fixed so that they almost touch the
surface of the material (no farther away than 20 mm).
n Heavyweight material may have to be discharged at both sides
(see diagram below).
n Static can be generated again wherever there is friction or sep-
aration. It should be discharged, therefore, at that point where
it is proving troublesome.
Ionizer bar
Typical applications
Winding
When winding fabric, especially in case of synthetic products, the
materials may become electrostatically charged due to friction. Dis-
charge is absolutely required to allow processing the product fur-
ther without defect and hazard-free for the machine operator.
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Typical applications
Warping machine
The warping machine is used to prepare loom beams for the
weaving mill. During this process the fibres normally run through
eyes or combs. There they become charged and can therefore
repel one another. Fibre breaks or irregular entry into the shear rod
are the result when the product is not discharged.
Sizing machine
When the product is sized, the threads become electrostatically
charged while drying on drum driers or by rubbing against each
other. Threads may tear as a result or run unevenly. Discharge
immediately before the loom beam makes sure that the weft
threads can be wound without problem.
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Service and Support
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Technical data
TECHNICAL DATA
Device Antistat AMW
Voltage Generator
Version High-tension transformer, totally enclosed in a block
of hardened resin, and doubly protected by series-
connected resistors. Impervious to heat
Outputs Two 2 x 5 kV secondary outputs to feed up to a
maximum of two 10 kV ioniser bars
Dimensions 210 mm x 150 mm x 130 mm
Weight 5.1 kg
Power supply 1 x 125 / 230 VAC
Line frequency 50 / 60 Hz
Power consumption 10 VA
Ioniser bars
Version A series of synthetic blocks joined together on a
supporting rail; two 3 m long high-tension cables,
permanently connected to the blocks
Dimensions Length: working width + 100 mm, Cross-section: 22
mm x 40 mm
Weight 0.7 kg/m
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Technical data
Dimensions
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Monitoring and control systems, automation
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