In everyday life, electrostatic electricity is just a “touch” that we constantly experience, for example, when touching a person after having generated friction with a balloon or a carpet. This phenomenon is not usually dangerous in humans. 

However, in the manufacturing industry, it has been a serious problem over time, since it can seriously damage an electronic circuit or component. According to expert data, the average product loss related to static electricity ranges from 8% to 33%. 

In order for a person to feel an electrostatic charge, it would have to be above 3,000 volts, and in order to hear it, it would have to be above 5,000 volts. On the contrary, in industry only 30 volts are enough to render an electronic component unusable. 

A solution to this problem are air ionizers, which maintain the integrity of the components and sub-assemblies, neutralizing the static charge generated from the manufacturing process, transportation, to the final test and assembly. Neutralizing the static charge improves production performance and product quality, since it substantially reduces or eliminates the damaging effects of electrostatic discharge and decreases the attraction of dirt and particles on the product surface. 

Our brand Simco Ion has a line of air ionizers specially designed for manufacturing applications. Ideal for any size need, from the smallest, designed to fit inside the tools, to the largest, such as benchtop and overhead ionizers, for superior applications such as mini-environments and tabletop mounting.