Electrostatic Answers provides expert consulting, 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 feasibility,
technology development,
product commercialization,
electronics manufacturing & assembly
industrial manufacturing operations,
and in customer applications.
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Contact Information:
Kelly Robinson
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
IEEE Senior Member
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Do I offer the services that you are looking for? |
Will I provide the knowledge and expertise that you need? |
Please review my consulting services, measurement capabilities, seminars, webinars, publications, 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
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. |
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. |
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 whitness with deposition experience. |
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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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OVERVIEW SEMINARS AND WEBINARS
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| Electrostatic
Fundamentals |
Electrostatic Issues in Roll-to-Roll
Manufacturing Operations |
Overview of ANSI/ESD S20.20 Development of an
ESD Control Program |
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| Electrostatic Instruments and
Measurement Techniques |
Electrostatic Issues in Printers, Scanners
and Sheet Transport Equipment |
Electrostatic Safety Awareness Training Design |
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Particle / Droplet Charging and Deposition
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Design Your Experiment to Deliver! |
Experimental Designs
to Find Important Factors
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RECENT TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
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to see additional professional activities, please review my Resume
ELECTROSTATIC RESOURCES AND LINKS
Meetings and Conferences
2009 Electrostatics Joint Conference
Prof. Mark Horentein, Boston University
hosted a fine conference! |
Boston University, Boston, MA
It was my honor and pleasure to serve
as the Technical Program Committee Chair. |
June 16-19, 2009 |
2009 EOS/ESD Symposium |
Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim, CA |
August 30, 2009
to Sept.4, 2009 |
Printed Electronics Asia |
Tokyo, Japan |
Sept. 30, 2009
to Oct. 1, 2009 |
AIMCAL 2009 Fall Technical Conference |
Amelia Island Plantation,
Amelia Island, FL |
Oct. 18 - 21, 2009 |
2010 Electrostatics Society Annual Meeting |
University of North Carolina - Charlotte, NC
General Conference Chair: Prof. Maciej Noras
Technical Program Chair:
Prof. Dan Lacks, Case Western Reserve University |
June 2010 |
2011 Electrostatics Society Annual Meeting |
Case Western Reserve University - Cleveland, OH
General Conference Co-Chairs:
Prof. Dan Lacks and Prof. Mohan Sankaran |
June 2011 |
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Electrostatics Resources
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 |
Journal of Electrostatics |
theoretical and experimental aspects, basic physics,
practical applications, and hazards of electrostatics |
Triboelectric Series |
In this version, I have identified broad categories of materials in the triboelectric series
to enable us to estimate where unlisted materials may be positioned.
Note that some materials such as Nylon are exceptions
and have a position quite different from similar materials. |
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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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