Brief introduction
In terms of material categories, anti-static sheets can be divided into four categories: PS, PP, PET and PVC.
Divided from processing methods: anti-static plastic sheets can be divided into internal coating and external coating. PP plastic sheet and PS sheet belong to the inner coating, and PET plastic sheet and PVC sheet belong to the outer coating. Internal addition refers to the use of already added antistatic or conductive raw material particles to directly process into blister sheets without adding antistatic liquid. External coating refers to coating a layer of anti-static liquid on the surface of the material during the production of blister sheets to achieve anti-static effect.
Detailed introduction of anti-static plastic sheet:
1) PS plastic sheet
The full name of PS is Polystyrene. The conventional colors are black and white, and other colors can also be customized according to customer requirements. However, the MOQ of the color sheet is very high, and the color sheet can only be made into an antistatic index of the power of 9-11. If the quantity required is small and the anti-static value is high, it is generally not recommended.
PS black sheet can be made into anti-static blister tray with three index levels, while the anti-static index of white can only be 9-11 power.
The first type: anti-static plastic tray (anti-static index 9-11 power) under normal circumstances, the use time is about 3-6 months. However, the anti-static value is easily affected by the environment, air, temperature and humidity, which shortens the anti-static service life. The unit price is lower than that of semi-conductive and conductive materials, and it is recommended for customers who do not require high anti-static index and have a short service cycle.
The second type: semi-conductive plastic tray (anti-static index 6-9 power) under normal circumstances, the use time is about half a year to 1 year. The anti-static value is not affected by the environment, air, temperature and humidity, but since its price is comparable to that of conductive materials, and the anti-static index of conductive materials is more stable, it is established to choose the latter.
The third type: conductive plastic tray, also known as permanent anti-static tray (anti-static index 3-6 power) under normal circumstances, the use time is about half a year to 1-3 years, and the anti-static value is not affected by the environment. Influence of air, temperature and humidity. At present, 80% of blister manufacturers in the industry can’t achieve this effect. Yingshuo Packaging has obvious advantages in conductive blister trays. It is a long-term supplier of conductive blister trays such as Sumitomo, Huawei, and Amphenol in the world.
2) PP plastic sheet
The full name of PP is Polypropylene, and the conventional colors are black and natural. The natural color is the transparent color, which is slightly foggy and slightly white, and can also be called translucent. PP and PS have a lot in common. Like PS, color sheet and natural color can only be made into anti-static 9-11 power electrostatic index, and the MOQ of color sheet is very high, generally not recommended.
PP is the most high temperature resistant of all materials, and its heat distortion temperature is 80-120 °C. Compared with the other three materials, the PP material is softer. PP black anti-static sheet is the same as PS, and can be made into anti-static trays with three index levels. For specific reference data, see the detailed introduction of PS above.
3) PET plastic sheet
The full name of PET is Polyethyleneterephthalate, the conventional color is transparent, and it can also be made into color sheets according to customer requirements. The processing method of PET anti-static sheet is external coating, which is the same as PP and PS, and can also be made into three levels of anti-static index. 9-11th power, 6-9th power and 3-6th power. At present, most blister companies in the market can only control their electrostatic index to 9-11th power.
4) PVC plastic sheet
The full name of PVC is Polyvinylchloride. Like PET, the conventional color is transparent, and it can also be made into color sheets according to customer requirements. However, it should be noted that PVC can only be made into an anti-static effect with an electrostatic index of 9-11, and the raw material needs to be ordered from 1 ton. Therefore, it is not recommended to choose if the demand is small.
Anti-static blister tray test method and example of electrostatic index
Test instrument: electrostatic tester
Purpose: To measure the electrostatic index of the anti-static blister tray with an electrostatic tester
Testable target: anti-static blister tray, semi-conductive blister tray, conductive blister tray and ordinary blister vacuum forming tray
Test standard: ACL-380 adopts ASTM standard D-257 parallel electrode sensing method, which can easily and repeatedly test various conductive, electrostatic discharge and insulating surfaces. details as follows:
The test method is as follows: put the electrostatic tester on the anti-static plastic tray to be tested, press and hold the purple measurement (TEST) button, and the position where the continuously lit diode (LED) stays is the test product. Surface electrostatic index. The parameters are as follows:
● The value displayed by the green LED light is: 10 to the 3rd power – 10 to the 6th power, which is the conductive effect.
● The value displayed by the yellow LED light is: 10 to the 6th power – 10 to the 9th power, which is the semi-conductive effect.
● The yellow LED light shows the value: 10 to the 9th power – 10 to the 11th power, which is the anti-static effect.
● If the LED light is in the red state of 10 to the 12th power, there is no anti-static effect.