Food & Pharmaceutical Industries

In the food and pharmaceutical industries, there are five types of problems caused by static electricity that require special attention:

• Clogging, sticking, and scattering
• Adhesion of foreign particles
• Equipment malfunction
• Employee discomfort
• Fire

Among these, clogging, sticking, and scattering, adhesion of foreign particles, and equipment malfunction are the major causes of problems.
This section introduces problems caused by static electricity in the food and pharmaceutical industries and improvement examples using static eliminators.

• Dust Cannot be Removed With Air Shower
• Pills Escaping During Blister Packaging
• Caps Stuck During Transfer
• Jamming During Heat Seal Packaging
• Electronic Balance Showing Unstable Values
• Cam Positioner Malfunction on Pack Transfer Conveyor
• Dust Adhesion Inside Resin Containers
• Powder Escaping During Filling Process

• Food & Pharmaceutical IndustriesDust Cannot be Removed With Air Shower

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Do you want to learn more about static electricity?

By learning about examples, you can find effective measures against static electricity!
This document describes examples of static elimination measures in various processes in an easy-to-understand manner.

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