Antistaticity
Although antistatic conveyor belts do not constitute a true class of cover, in environments characterized by the presence of dust from transporting materials such as coal, grain, biomass, fertilizer or other potentially combustible substances, their electrostatic dissipation properties are critical to ensuring safety. Such belts are used in areas where static electricity can damage transported materials or pose explosion and fire hazards.
Typical applications:
- Electronics industry: to protect electronic components from electrostatic discharge.
- Chemical industry: to prevent the formation of sparks that could cause explosions or fires.
- Underground environments: to avoid sparks that can cause explosions or fires, phenomena that can be amplified by the reduction of oxygen underground
The EN 12882 standard is a European standard covering antistatic conveyor belts. It establishes requirements for belts used in the transport of materials in environments where static electricity poses a significant risk. The standard is crucial to ensuring that conveyor belts have the necessary features to prevent damage from electrostatic discharge, which can be dangerous in some industrial applications, such as in electronics or chemicals.
La EN 12882 defines the method for measuring the surface resistance of conveyor belts, a key parameter for evaluating the effectiveness of static electricity dissipation. Resistance values, expressed in ohms (Ω), must meet certain thresholds to ensure that the conveyor belt is safe in environments with a risk of electrostatic buildup.
In summary, the EN 12882 is an essential standard that ensures that antistatic conveyor belts are designed to reduce or eliminate electrostatic discharge hazards in sensitive environments by meeting specific requirements for surface resistance and conductivity to ensure safe operations in critical industrial settings.
ANTISTATIC COMPOUNDS:
| MIX | CATEGORY | TEST VALUE |
| K | ANTIFIAM and ANTISTATIC | 3×108 |
| S | ANTIFIAM and ANTISTATIC | 3×108 |
| CLASS A | ANTIFIAM and ANTISTATIC | 3×108 |
| MOR-K | ANTI-OIL AND ANTI-PHYMA and ANTI-STATIC | 3×108 |