Static Control & Web Cleaning
A revolution in controlling static electricity By Bruce Clothier, CEO of Fraser Anti-Static Techniques Ltd
ideally suited to winders, which often have the highest static charges. Mounting static eliminators on centre and surface winders is relatively easy. The most difficult applications tend to be turret rewinders where the changing position of the winding reels is problematic. Fraser has overcome this by taking a 24V DC supply from the slip ring, which allows the static eliminator to be positioned optimally inside the turning circle as the photo below shows. NEOS technology is ideal for continuous
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he last ten years have seen huge changes in the technology behind static elimination
products. High voltage alternating current provided by an external transformer has generally been replaced by 24V DC operation with all of the high voltage generation happening inside the static eliminator. UK-based Fraser Anti-Static was a pioneer in this new technology launching its Jupiter Bar in 2009, a powerful static eliminator that is now available worldwide. Further improvements to the control, feedback and monitoring of static eliminators were introduced over the next years. Fraser introduced NEOS ‘intelligent’
technology to consolidate its position as one of the leading technical companies in the electrostatics industry. NEOS technology senses the polarity of the static charge and reacts by emitting extra ions of the opposite polarity to achieve a rapid neutralisation.
Typically, the improvement in performance is over 40 per cent compared to competitive products of the same voltage. NEOS is regarded as the most important
development in electrostatics this decade. It eliminates the requirement for external adjustment of the static eliminator by local or central system to optimise performance. Operator adjustment of performance parameters is unreliable and time consuming. There are three NEOS Static Eliminators
available operating at 12kV, 20kV and 30kV. They are suitable for speeds up to 2000m/ minute and distances in excess of 1m. In addition to very high performance,
NEOS can be integrated with the machine`s PLC for control and feedback of operational status and whether the Bar needs cleaning. Fieldbus connectivity is becoming available as an option, where further integration is required. The long range capability of NEOS is
control solutions. They have developed an extended range of Surface Web cleaning products. The Simco CleanION products will be integrated in the total product portfolio. This enables an even better service to their joint customers with regards to
surface cleaning. Of course, the Simco anti-static equipment will be an integral part of all current and future partner products.
Companies partner up for static control S
imco Nederland BV has decided to team up with a specialised partner for Surface Web cleaning. Ziegener & Frick has been a reliable partner for Simco for more than 40 years for its Static
Current CleanION products that Simco delivers will be available unchanged from Ziegener & Frick. Only the name will change slightly. The new family name will be ION Clean instead of CleanION.
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improvement. The latest improvement to NEOS technology was requested by a major German film extrusion machinery manufacturer who wanted to neutralise high static charges at distances from 300 mm to 1500mm. In September 2018, Fraser achieved this by taking a signal from the winder mechanism which optimised the output for the actual position of the winder. Fraser believes that this is the first time this has been achieved in electrostatics. NEOS has brought considerable advances in static control technology over the past three years and will enable many incremental improvements in the future to meet customers increasing demands.
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