Application Spotlight Earth-Rite® MULTIPOINT II Grounding multiple components in powder processing operations.

Powder processing operations can generate vast quantities of electrostatic charge via the movement of powder. The standard method of charging on powder processing operations is due to tribo-electrification, which is basically the contact and separation of the powder with processing equipment, the powder itself or other factors that can cause charging, like surface contaminants. There are numerous types of equipment that can cause the charging of powders. Such equipment includes, but is notlimited to those detailed in Table 1.