Antistatic Fiber Market
Ascend Performance Materials utilizes over thirty years of experience in bi-component spinning technology to produce No-Shock®Antistatic Fiber. Because the conductive material is part of the polymer matrix, the conductive properties are permanent for the life of the fiber. The conductive material will not shed, powder, or otherwise leave the polymer matrix. This makes No-Shock an ideal choice for applications where contaminants are not allowed.
Due to the flexibility of the manufacturing units and skilled staff, Ascend can offer special antistatic products for specific customer applications. Ascend can also offer recommendations for fabric developments and perform indicative static performance testing in our climate controlled laboratory. Working with several partners, we can also provide downstream process connections, such as twisters, spinners, weavers, knitters and certified testing facilities.
Ascend has a proven history of providing superior quality antistatic products at competitive pricing. Products are shipped worldwide from the Pensacola, Florida manufacturing plant or for European customers, shipped direct from a warehouse located in Antwerp, Belgium. In addition, Ascend is committed to technical assistance for all products sold.
The quality management system for No-Shock products is in compliance with
In addition to supplying traditional antistatic fiber products to the carpet industry, Ascend provides a wide variety of No-Shock products for specialty applications. Examples of specialty application include --
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Low Denier Staple Fiber – used for blending with flame retardant and other fibers in the yarn spinning step
- A variety of cut lengths, cross section configurations, and color shades are available to match specific requirements
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Tops or Silver – used for blending with flame retardant and other fibers in the yarn spinning step
- Produced and supplied from long cut staple
- Can also purchase in staple form along with our recommended sliver producers in various global regions
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Drawn Filament – used in woven and knitted fabric applications.
- A variety of deniers, cross section configurations, and color shades are available to match specific requirements
- Products can be supplied in pure antistatic fiber form and/or can be supplied twisted with other fibers such as polyester. When purchased in pure antistatic fiber form, we can recommend twisters in various global regions
Applications
Static electricity and electrostatic discharge can lead to numerous problems impacting human safety, reduced productivity and costs. Static electricity can also impact apparel aesthetics and personal comfort. Examples of the effects that may be minimized by including a low percentage of No-Shock fiber follow --
- Explosions in certain environments
- Damage to discrete electronic components
- False readings from diagnostic test equipment
- Damage to electrical and control units in industrial environments
- Particle attraction and collection on fabrics in non-contaminant critical environments
- Fabric cling and dust attraction in certain apparel
- Comfort issues from static discharge or shock from walking across an unprotected carpet.
Typical end use applications for No-Shock Antistatic fiber include --
- Fire Protection Workwear
- Petrochemical Industry Workwear
- Industrial Filtration
- Electrical Industry Workwear
- Military Uniforms
- Clean Room Apparel
- Electronic Assembly Workwear
- Medical Apparel
- Conveyor Belting
- Photocopier Brushes
- Residential and Commercial Carpets