Anti-Static Fabric
A common feature in conveyor belting
A common feature in conveyor belting
Have you ever experienced a shock when you touch a door handle after walking on carpet in socks? Free electrons collect on your body and release once you come in contact with the metal door handle, which serves as a conductor. In the same way, fabric from conveyor belts can build up a charge that can be harmful to individuals and products.
The best way to protect against a static discharge is to divert the energy from the source before it can accumulate. In the world of conveyor belting, the most common way to do this is with carbon filaments. The high conductivity of carbon and the close proximity of the filaments means that any electrical charge will travel through the carbon fiber rather than jump onto something else. Therefore, these filaments conduct the static charge from the source to some point of contact on the conveyor frame such as metal pulley.
In most cases there is no downside to having these carbon fibers which is why this is a standard fabric modifier on our conveyor belts. Click the contact button below to start a quote today or to learn more about our products.
Note: There are three primary ranges of conductivity a belt can have: conductive, static dissipative, and insulative. The ranges of each category are based on a resistance measured in Ohms. Less than 1x10^5 Ohms is considered conductive. Greater than 1x10^12 Ohms is insulative. Everything in between is static dissipative. For information about the ratings of a specific belt, contact moc.gnitleblom@selas.