Antistatic brushes, also known as static discharge brushes, are specialized industrial brushes used to neutralize static charges on surfaces, materials, or moving webs. OMSTAT antistatic brushes use conductive fibers to safely discharge static without hurting sensitive material.

How does an antistatic brush work?Static elimination brushes work on the basis of induction ionization (corona discharge). As a charged object approaches the brush, the electrical field concentrates at the micro-fine fiber tips, ionizing the air and neutralizing the surface charge.

The E210 Elastic Antistatic cord is a thin, flexible conductive filament made from carbon‑loaded fibers operate on the principle of induction ionization as antistatic brushes. Antistatic cord needs to be grounded.

Antistatic cord is common in industries where continuous web movement generates high static levels:

• Packaging lines — film unwinding, sealing, and cutting
• Printing presses — especially Flexo and gravure
• Laminators — multilayer film production

Antistatic cord is a simple, reliable, and cost‑effective solution for continuous static discharge in high‑speed industrial processes. Its flexibility and passive operation makes it ideal for packaging, printing, laminating, and textile applications/

It is less effective than antistatic brushes, but because of its simplicity and low cost, it is an excellent option for static discharge.

Antistatic bars can neutralize static from a distance of 2–100 cm. Antistatic brushes should be 1-2mm from the charged surface.

Antistatic bars reduce static charges to a lower level than antistatic brushes. However, in most industrial applications, antistatic brushes, when correctly positioned, can successfully reduce issues caused by static electricity.

OMSTAT uses high‑quality carbon fibers, typically 6–8μ bundle diameters and stainless-steel fiber, (Grade 316L 10-12μ diameter, soft as cotton)

Carbon fiber antistatic brushes have somewhat improved performance, not visible in an industrial application, only in laboratory testing. Stainless steel antistatic brushes last longer.

Strip brushes require specific mounting brackets or screws, but OMSTAT self-adhesive or tape brushes can be placed without any hardware. They are extremely flexible, made of carbon or metal fibers sandwiched between conductive aluminum tapes and conductive adhesive. They can bend to meet your machine’s curves and cut to any bespoke size using normal office scissors.

Static discharge brushes perform best when they are correctly grounded. Never mount antistatic brushes on painted, anodized, or heavily oxidized surfaces.

No physical contact is necessary. Position the fiber tips 1.5 to 2.0 mm away from the moving material.

OMSTAT strip antistatic brushes can be attached using the metal brackets included with each brush. Customers can request holes to be bored in certain positions

OMSTAT self-adhesive brushes can be installed without any hardware. Simply cut to length and stick to the machinery surface.

Place the brush immediately after the static-generating zone (such as a roller, friction nip, or slitter) and make sure it faces open airspace rather than a metal backing roller, which can collapse the electric field.

Yes. OMSTAT offers custom options including:

• Brush length (specialized product) and width
• Fiber type
• Mounting brackets, or holes (specialized product)

They help eliminate:

• Dust attraction
• Material sticking
• Static shocks
• Product defects
• Sensor interference
• Film wrinkling or misalignment

Antistatic brushes are widely used in:

• Printing and packaging
• Plastics processing

Self-adhesive antistatic brushes are ideal for tiny areas and devices because of their low profile and bracket-free attachment. Typical applications include:

• Small desktop and industrial printers
• ATMs
• Photocopiers and office scanners

In small labelling machines due to their size self-adhesive brushes is the only way to eliminate static charges produced.