Inductive or capacitive? What to look for when choosing an antistatic bar
How to assess model type, working distance, bar length and mounting conditions when choosing an antistatic bar, and how inductive and capacitive bars differ.
Static Electricity Blog
Technical articles on static electricity, choosing antistatic equipment and applications from the field.
What is static electricity? Why does it cause problems on production lines, and how is it eliminated?
How static electricity forms, the sticking, dust and shock problems it causes on plastics, printing and textile lines, and how ionization eliminates it.
What is static charging (pinning)? How is it used in IML and melamine-faced MDF?
How static charging makes materials adhere temporarily without mechanical fixing: DC charging bars in IML labeling and melamine-faced MDF and particleboard.
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