Electrostatic Answers
provides expert consulting,
intellectual property services, static electricity measurements,
contract R&D, ESD audits and awarness training,
technical seminars and
webinars
to solve electrostatic problems and to dissipate or neutralize static electricity in:
concept invention,
technology development,
product design and commercialization,
electronics manufacturing & assembly
industrial manufacturing operations,
and in customer applications.
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Contact Information:
Kelly Robinson, PhD, PE
Electrostatic Answers LLC
15 Piping Rock Run
Rochester, NY 14450
Kelly.Robinson@ElectrostaticAnswers.com
Tel: 585.425.8158
Fax: 585.425.0915
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Kelly Robinson, PhD, PE
IEEE Senior Member
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Will I provide the knowledge and expertise that you need? |
Dr. Robinson is a Professional Engineer licensed in New York State
and a Patent Agent registered with the US Patent and Trademark Office.
Please review my
consulting services,
measurement capabilities,
seminars,
webinars,
informational articles,
presentations,
patents,
patent applications,
resume,
and links to electrostatic resources.
If you don't find exactly what you need to solve your static charge problems,
please contact me so we can talk about your situation, your unique challenges, and how I might assist.
CONSULTING SERVICES
from Electrostatic Answers
Resistance and
Static Dissipation
Testing Services |
Electrical resistance measurements are in compliance with:
ASTM D257 Standard Test Methods for DC Resistance or Conductance of Insulating Materials
Static dissipation measurements are in compliance with:
Federal Test Method Standard 101C Test Procedures for Packaging Materials
Method 4046.1 Electrostatic Properties of Materials |
On-site Consultation |
At your invitation, I'll join you on your factory floor or laboratory bench and use
my industry standard electrostatic equipment to investigate static problems,
diagnosis the root cause, and implement cost effective solutions. |
On-site Static Survey |
I'll come and work with you to measure static charge levels from the beginning to the end
of your process, find sources of static charging,and identify the best ionizer locations
to dissipate static electricity. |
Patent Agent |
I am a Patent Agent registered with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) licensed
to represent clients in their business before the USPTO; writing patents, filing them with the USPTO, and responding
to Office Actions during the examination of the patent applicaiton. |
ESD Audits and
Awarness Training |
Audit semiconductor fabrication and printed circuited board assembly operations,
identify improvements needed in ESD Control Programs, and eliminate static threats
to sensitive electronic components. |
New Product
Static Assessment |
Assess static risks in new products, identify measurements to characterize threats,
and develop static performance specifications to insure good electrostatic performance.
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Telephone Consultation |
Communicate through individual discussions or conference call meetings
with WebEx hosted presentations. |
Analysis and Modeling |
Benefit from first principles models, parametric investigations, and scientific programming
in MATLAB, C, MS XL. |
Dimensional Analysis |
Gain insight and reduce the size of experiments by identifing dimensionless parameters
that govern key mechanisms in your invention. |
Laboratory Investigation |
Improve the execution of your bench scale experiments by working
in a relative humidity & temperature controlled laboratory.
Benefit from state of the art NI-LabVIEW driven data acquisition. |
Contract R&D |
Demonstrate electrostatic technology invention and concept feasibility
with well conceived experiments including complete documentation
for patent invention reports. |
Contract Engineering |
At "crunch time," increase your resources for designing
your product for robust static performance,
complete the engineering design, and verify system performance
with efficient experiments & analysis. |
Experimental Design |
Keep your projects on schedule and on budget by designing your experiments.
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Technical Editing |
Sharpen and focus your journal articles, technical reports,
or manuals with help from an award winning technical author.
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Expert Witness |
Gain physical insight and benefit from clear explanations,
root cause analysis and from an expert witness with deposition experience. |
OVERVIEW SEMINARS AND WEBINARS
available from Electrostatic Answers
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Current news and commentary from Electrostatic Answers |
Electrostatic in Web Handling
This short course is part of our AIMCAL Fall Technical Conference, October 17 - 20, 2010, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina USA. |
Dr. Robinson is a Professional Engineer
Dr. Robinson is a Professional Engineer - NYS Professional Engineering License (Eelectrical and Electronics) June 16, 2010. |
Dr. Robinson is registered as a Patent Agent
Dr. Robinson is licensed to represent clients in their business
with the USPTO, including including writing patent applications, filing them with the USPTO,
and responding to office actions during the examination of the application.
Dr. Robinson will specialize
in devices and processes involving electrostatic phenomena and electromechanical devices. |
I invite you to visit
Kelly on Static
blog at pffc-online.com |
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MEASUREMENT CAPABILITIES
Dielectric Constant
or Permittivity |
Access to HP 4285A Precisions LCR Meter
w/ parallel plate electrode cell |
Electric Field |
Monroe 257D Electrostatic Fieldmeter |
Electrical Resistance |
AEMC 5070 Megohmmeter |
Electrical Volumetric Resistivity |
Keithley 6517A Electrometer
w/ Model 8009 Resistivity Test Fixture
Monroe 272A Resistivity Meter
Access to HP4284A Precision LCR meter w/ liquid conductivity cell |
Electrical Surface Resistivity |
Keithley 6517A Electrometer
w/ Model 8009 Resistivity Test Fixture
Monroe 272A Resistivity Meter |
Electrical Internal Resistivity |
Keithley 6517A Electrometer w/ salt water electrodes |
Electrostatic Surface Potential |
Trek 370 High Speed Non-Contact Electrostatic Voltmeter |
Electrostatic Charge |
Monroe 284 NanoCoulomb Meter
w/ 6" diameter Faraday Cup |
Equipment Grounding |
AEMC 5070 Megohmmeter |
Floor Resistance |
Monroe 272A Resistance Meter |
Laboratory w/
controlled T & RH |
Access to laboratory
with Relative Humidity controlled from 15% to 70% within 1%,
and Temperature controlled to 21 oC within 1 oC |
Laboratory Rewinder |
Access to rewinder in T/RH controlled laboratory:
Convey films - width 1-6″; thickness 0.0005-0.020″;
tension 0.5-20 lbs; speed up to 700 m/min |
Roller Resistivity |
AEMC 5070 Megohmmeter
w/ conducting rubber electrodes |
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What the experts are saying about Electrostatic Answers! |
Web Handling & Converting Blog
Dr. David Roisum
October 16, 2009 |
Rising Star in Static
Dr. Kelly Robinson of Electrostatic Answers
has earned the position of a most skilled and prolific expert on the very important
but otherwise nearly orphaned topic of static electricity. He has spoken
at several AIMCAL events and has now, by my count, four columns this year alone
in the Paper Film Foil Converter magazine. Please support our industry’s independent experts
by studying their teachings, giving them feedback and, most importantly,
bringing them in when you seem to be at a standstill in problem solving.
Otherwise, each plant will be on its own to figure out problems
or solely at the mercy of their suppliers.
(Even a skillful fox guarding the henhouse is still a fox.)
For a pretty good starter list of experts you need only look at AIMCAL’s roster
of the top experts and instructors in a wide variety of areas in web manufacturing,
converting and handling. |
William Durkin, Senior Process Development Engineer
worked directly with Kelly at Eastman Kodak
May 14, 2007 |
Dr. Kelly Robinson is an extremely capable
electrostatic process development engineer with many years experience
tackling extremely difficult manufacturing problems. He is skilled
at organizing and attacking production problems by analyzing the situation,
gathering data, suggesting controlled experiments, developing a proposed mechanism
for the problem, developing laboratory experiments with DoE to investigate
the factors controlling the problem, and analyzing and presenting the results.
In addition, Kelly has expertise at strategic planning and at developing
valuable business and technical contacts. He served as the lab head for a group
of about a dozen engineers and technicians for several years and was instrumental
in promoting the lab's services to manufacturing and development clients. |
INFORMATIONAL ARTICLES
RECENT TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
to see additional professional activities,
please review my Resume
ELECTROSTATIC RESOURCES AND LINKS
Up Coming Meetings and Conferences
The 7th Conference of the
French Society of Electrostatics, SFE 2010 |
Montpellier, France |
August 30
- Sept. 1, 2010 |
2010 International Society of Coating Science
and Technology (ISCST) Symposium |
Crowne Plaza Hotel, St. Paul, Minnesota
Chair, Dr. Lorraine Francis, Univ. of Minnesota
Co-chair Dr. W. Blake Kolb, 3M |
Sept. 12 - 15, 2010 |
pro flex 2010 - Vacuum Roll-to-Roll Processing
of Flexible Materials |
Fraunhofer FEP in Dresden, Germany.
Program Chair: Dr. Nicolas Schiller
Program Chair: Dr. Matthias Fahland
Program Chair: Dr. Marita Mehlstäubl |
Sept. 21 - 22, 2010 |
2010 Packaging & Label Gravure Association
Global Technical Conference |
Charlotte, North Carolina |
Sept. 22 - 24, 2010 |
IEEE Industry Applications Society 45th Annual Meeting
Electrostatic Processes Committee |
Houston, TX, USA |
Oct. 3 - 7, 2010 |
32nd Annual EOS/ESD Symposium - 2010 |
John Ascuaga's Nugget Resort
Sparks (Reno), NV, USA |
Oct. 3 - 8, 2010 |
2010 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation
and Dielectric Phenomena |
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN, USA
Contact: Prof. Raji Sundararajan,
ceidp@ieee.org
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Oct. 17 - 20, 2010 |
AIMCAL 2010 Fall Technical Conference |
Myrtle Beach Resort at Grande Dunes
Myrtle Beach, SC, USA |
Oct. 17 - 20, 2010 |
ICSEM 2010 - International Conference on
System Science, Engineering Design, and
Manufacturing Informatization |
Yichang, China |
Oct. 29 - 31, 2010 |
Electrostatics 2011 -
13th International Conference on Electrostatics |
Bangor - City of Learning
North Wales, UK |
April 10 - 14, 2011 |
2011 Electrostatics Society Annual Meeting |
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
General Conference Co-Chairs:
Prof. Dan Lacks and Prof. Mohan Sankaran |
June 14-16, 2011 |
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Electrostatics Resources
2008 Electrostatics Society of America Annual Meeting
Al Seaver hosted a fine conference! |
Ramada-Mall-of-America, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Prof. Dan Lacks, Case Western Reserve Univ. Technical Program Chair
organized an excellent technical program! |
2009 Electrostatics Joint Conference
Prof. Mark Horentein, Boston University,
hosted a fine conference! |
Boston University, Boston, MA
Dr. Kelly Robinson, Electrostatic Answers chaired our
Technical Program Committee |
2010 Electrostatics Society of America Annual Meeting
Prof. Maciej Noras, UNC Charlotte, hosted a fine meeting! |
University of North Carolina - Charlotte, NC
Prof. Dan Lacks, Case Western Reserve Univ. chaired our Technical Program. |
Burgoynes Inc
Dr. Thomas Pratt |
electrostatics resource; experts in fire and explosion
investigation and prevention; Georgia, USA |
Chilworth Technologies
Ian Pavey |
electrostatics resource; experts in process safety; UK |
Dangelmayer Associates
Ted Dangelmayer |
electrostatics resource; ESD solutions for the electronics industry |
Demonstrations of Electrostatic Principles
Prof. Thomas B. Jones |
electrostatics information and consulting; University of Rochester, USA |
Electrostatic Applications
Dr. Joe Crowley |
Consulting & information resource; California, USA |
Electrostatic Solutions
Dr. Jeremy Smallwood |
Consulting and information resource; UK |
Fowler Associates, Inc
Steve Fowler |
Consulting and information resource; SC, USA |
Journal of Electrostatics |
theoretical and experimental aspects, basic physics,
practical applications, and hazards of electrostatics |
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Professional and Trade Organizations
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Related & Adjacent Resources
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ELECTROSTATIC COMMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS
Working to solve static problems, to dissipate static electricity,
and to develop electrostatic technologies has been my pursuit and passion
for over 30 years. I am anxious to share my understanding and expertise
to help you solve your static problems.
Your experiences are part of a long tradition of observations and learnings.
"Electrostatic phenomena have been known for the past few thousand years"
(Preface - Handbook and Electrostatic Processes).
Please consider sharing your thoughts and experiences
with the electrostatics technical community.
Please contact me, or consider attending one of our
electrostatics meetings or conferences.
Regards,
Kelly Robinson
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