ESD-compliant conveyor belt

Straight belt conveyor with a highly conductive belt and conductive rollers for a ESD compliant transport of automotive components

Task: ESD-compliant transport of automotive components

Automotive components with integrated circuit boards are to be transported between two assembly work steps via conveyor belt.

A key requirement is that the components must not be damaged by electrostatic charging; that is, the conveyor belt must be ESD-compliant.

Solution: Use of a highly conductive conveyor belt

Conveyor belt type GL-HM 010 with special (highly conductive) belt. The belt has a surface resistance of 185 ohms and also has ATEX approval according to category 2, KEMA 05ATEX2164 U (for comparison: a "normal" PU or PVC belt has a surface resistance of approx. 1 x 10^15 ohms; EN-ISO 284 defines a maximum of 3 x 10^8 ohms as antistatic).

The conveyor belt frame and the substructures are conductively connected to each other and additionally grounded.

The conveyor belt has special, electrically conductive rollers.

Details MTF Technik Hardy Schürfeld GmbH & Co. KG