Anti-static machine brush 100 mm for web material, magnetic holder and ground cord - Kinetronics SWG-100

Winding, unwinding, idler rollers and sliding guides all put an electrostatic charge into a running web. That charge pulls in dust which ends up in the finished product, layers cling together and the next station starts to misfeed. The Kinetronics StaticWisk SWG-100 is a machine-mounted brush, not a hand brush. It is fitted across a 100 mm working width and stays in place. On polyethylene film running at 1 m/s and carrying around 20 kV, the manufacturer measures less than 5 percent of that charge left behind a correctly mounted brush.

Benefits

• Charge reduction on record: under 5 percent residual charge in the manufacturer's test, polyethylene film at 1 m/s with an initial charge of about 20 kV
• Mount on both sides: when two brushes meet with no material between them, the potential at the contact point drops well below 1 kV in absolute terms
• Gentle on the web: 40 mm conductive synthetic fibres collect the charge without marking paper, film or woven material
• Aligned without rebuilding: a 150 mm magnetic holder with two pre-loaded ball joints and M6 thread sets the angle and the distance to the web
• Grounding supplied: the coiled ground cord is in the box and carries the collected charge to earth

Application

Web material of every kind, meaning paper, plastic film and textiles, above all in packaging and in the graphic industry. The brush only works close to where it is mounted, so a long material path across several rollers needs several brushes. With a brush on one side of the web only, the charge on the opposite side induces roughly half the original value again after contact. Mounting on both sides is what brings the web reliably below 1 kV. The series runs from 100 mm to 625 mm and the model number states the brush length in millimetres. At 100 mm the SWG-100 suits narrow webs and single lanes. Custom lengths are available on request.

Mounting and care

The magnetic base holds the brush on any metal surface of the machine frame, and the two ball joints set the angle and the distance to the web. The ground cord has to be connected to earth, otherwise the collected charge has nowhere to go. The manufacturer points out that longer brushes may not be held securely by the supplied magnets alone. For long versions it recommends an additional carrier made of steel or aluminium, and mounting holes can be drilled in the upper part of the aluminium profile for that purpose. Correct installation is the operator's responsibility, and a risk assessment is advisable before installing long brushes.