MKS ION POWER Neutralizers Deliver Intelligent Static Control

MKS ION Industrial has announced its new intelligent static control systems with the launch of the ION POWER Virtual AC Static Neutralizers. The new system features advanced solid-state engineering captured in compact plug-and-play communication/control modules and static bars that connect to industrial networks or automated machinery. This system has the ability to neutralize static charges from over 30 inches away and on webs moving over 3,000 fpm.

ION POWER Neutralizers can be integrated with machinery through the 8300 COMMUNICATOR modules and the

8100 POWER MODULES. Through a two-wire RS-485 bus, the 8100 POWER MODULE shares with the 8300 COMMUNICATOR real-time data on system power, neutralizer status, system diagnostics, and static control. The 8300 COMMUNICATOR, in turn, communicates through the network with a PLC or host computer using several of the popular fieldbus protocols, including Profibus, DeviceNet, EtherNet/IP and others using Fieldbus-specific Anybus-CompactCom interface modules.

Other ION POWER components include the 8200 MANAGER Master Controller, which can monitor and control up to nine static neutralizing stations while displaying the performance and diagnostic parameters for each individual system, including ion output and neutralizing current values for each station.