Kabelschlepp cable carriers reduce ESD risk
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Kabelschlepp Metool product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
Nov 3, 2009
Due to their low surface resistance, the ESD cable carriers from Kabelschlepp significantly reduce the risk of ESD.
This applies in the processing industry and in all other environments where building up of static electricity resulting in sparks through electric discharge needs to be avoided.
The material used in the ESD cable carriers incorporates carbon nanotubes (Baytubes from Bayer MaterialScience).
Carbon nanotubes are microscopically small tubular particles made of carbon.
The carbon atoms form a honeycomb-like structure.
The electrical conductivity of such nanotubes is increased due to the graphite structure on the surface of the material created by the carbon nanotubes as a functional additive.
The ESD cable carriers are therefore even more conductive and with a surface resistance of 105ohms, exceed the requirements imposed by ESD standard (DIN EN 61340).
Due to the large specific surface and the even distribution of the carbon nanotubes in the carrier material, good conductivity is achieved at the contact points between the chain links and over the entire length of the carrier.
As a consequence of modifying the fibre-reinforced material with nanotubes, the stability of the cable carriers also increases.
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