Automotive - IONTIS Elektrostatik GmbH

In the automotive industry, many plastic parts and synthetic fleece are processed, which predominantly have a tendency to become electrostatically charged and have to be neutralised with active discharge in order to enable work processes and keep them dust-free.

IONTIS products are already being used in subsequent processes for both discharging and charging:

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Production of Plastic Parts

Moulded Parts can become charged during the cooling process and stick to the form, thermoset material can also produce flash/flakes which remains sticked to the form: the form parts are via ionising nozzles neutralised and blown free.

At the outfeed belt and/or conveyor belts charged parts can adhere and lead to blockages and need to be neutralised with ionisers.

The electrostatics created by thermo-/vacuumforming and subsequent cooling are eliminated with antistatic bars after the process to prevent stacking problems and dust attraction.

Parts Assembly

In order to ensure that workplaces (often manual workplaces) are kept charge-neutral during parts assembly or implant manufacture, antistatic bars or ionised air blowers (e.g. laminar flow) can be used depending on the workplace.

Fixation of Protective Sheet

Applying a generated charge to the goods will ensure also at high web/conveyor speeds, that the protective sheet can be applied using an adhesive effect and, cards and supplements can be fixed precisely at insert stations.

Fabrication & Processing of Non-wovens

Everywhere in the production chain, from shredding of fabric, carding, non-woven production up to forming and processing, disturbing electrostatic charge can occur especially when synthetics are processed. This charge needs active ionisation to be neutralised.

Paint Spraying

Antistatic bars and/or ion blowers/nozzles are used to eliminate charges generated during the production and conveying of parts, thus preventing dust and dirt build-up and removing them before painting – especially in hazardous areas.

In order to support a uniform paint application in the spray lines, it is possible with the systematic charging of the surfaces to ensure that the paint particles adhere evenly and that the surfaces remain/become free of bubbles and structures when drying.

Wrap-around Packaging

During the unwinding of the film and at the winding bars, an anti-static bar can warrant a trouble-free wrapping of the foil around the goods.

Pneumatic Transport

Neutralisation via tube ionisation or ring electrode allows for a trouble-free transport of solid parts in tubes with the use of pressurised air (e.g. trim waste and foil remnants at the inlet of cyclones or prior to the mill).

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