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Medical & Pharmaceutical Solutions

Medical and pharmaceutical manufacturers operate in environments where contamination control, product quality, and process consistency are critical. From medical device assembly and injection molding to non-woven materials and packaging, even small amounts of static charge or particulate contamination can contribute to rejects, production delays, and inconsistent results.

Electrostatic charge can develop throughout manufacturing as plastic components, films, non-wovens, and other materials are handled, separated, conveyed, or assembled. This charge can attract dust and particles to critical surfaces, interfere with material handling, and create challenges even within controlled environments such as laminar flow hoods. Effective static control and particulate removal can help reduce contamination, improve process consistency, increase yields, and support more efficient production.

Medical & Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Applications

  • Medical Device Production & Assembly
    • Neutralize static during the assembly of catheters, tubing, plastic components, housings, and other medical devices to reduce particle attraction and help maintain cleaner product surfaces—even within laminar flow hoods and controlled environments.
  • Injection Molded Parts
    • Reduce static on molded plastic medical components to minimize dust and particulate attraction, improve part handling, and maintain cleaner surfaces for downstream assembly and packaging.
  • Medical Packaging
    • Control static and remove contamination from films, pouches, trays, blister materials, and other medical packaging to improve material handling, cleanliness, and packaging consistency.
  • Non-Woven Materials
    • Manage static during the production and converting of non-woven materials used in medical products, helping improve web handling, material positioning, and production efficiency.
  • Fluid Bags
    • Control static on films and other materials used in fluid and IV bag production to reduce particulate attraction and maintain cleaner surfaces throughout converting, assembly, and packaging.

Whether reducing particle attraction during device assembly, improving the handling of non-woven materials, or maintaining cleaner medical packaging surfaces, Simco-Ion provides static control and particulate removal solutions designed to improve quality, consistency, and production efficiency.

Aerostat XC2

Simco-Ion’s Aerostat XC2 Blower provides complete wide area ionization protection and is designed and built for reliable, long-term static control. The XC2 offers outstanding coverage for larger areas with <12 second discharge times at 6 feet (1.8m) distance from the face of the blower. The weight-saving design allows the Aerostat XC2 to be mounted above the work surface, which is especially effective for flat-panel display module assembly.

Features and Benefits

  • Large, near symmetric ionization area coverage
  • Weight-saving design
  • Easy-to-use, built-in emitter cleaner
  • ±10V self-balancing (“Micropulse”) technology
  • Local alarm LEDs, Facility Monitoring System (FMS) connection and optional audible alarm
Input Voltage 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz; 0.5A (no heater), 3.5A (100-120 VAC heater); 1.9A (220-240 VAC heater)
Discharge 1.0 sec @ 1’ (1000-100V high fan speed)
Balance 0 ±10V
 
Coverage Area
3’W x 6’L (effective coverage area is up to 6’ from the blower face)
Cleanroom Class
ISO 14644-1 Class 6
Dimensions
14.13W x 7.2H x 6.55D in. (35.9W x 18.3H x 16.6D cm) with stand
Weight
7 lbs (3.2 kg) with stand