Kelly Robinson of Electrostatic Answers LLC

Electrostatic processes are the basis of many important engineering applications in fields as diverse as air pollution control, printing, copying, painting, and materials separation. Worldwide these applications account for billions of dollars in annual business. Moreover, these various applications all came to fruition during the 20th century. The common factor that they share is the controlled movement of small particles ranging in size from millimeters to nanometers. The development of electrostatic precipitators, electrostatic spraying, and xerography are reviewed. Several fundamental concepts are presented including the Coulomb’s Law and the classical solution for the electric fields near a dielectric sphere in a uniform field. These fundamentals lead to the Rayleigh limit on charge of a liquid droplet and the Pauthenier limit on corona charge of a particle or droplet. Finally, corona chargers and contact charging are reviewed, which are fundamental to Xerography.

Biography:

Kelly Robinson received the B.S. Engineering Science and Ph.D. E.E. from Colorado State University, Fort Collins CO, and the M.S. E.E. from the University of Illinois, Urbana IL.

Dr. Kelly Robinson has over 40 years of industrial experience solving manufacturing problems and commercializing new products. Dr. Robinson, Professional Engineer (NYS), founded Electrostatic Answers, an engineering consulting company dedicated to eliminating injury and waste from static electricity. Electrostatic Answers has served over 100 clients including many Fortune 500 companies.

Dr. Robinson is an accomplished engineer.

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellow (2011)
  cited for contributions to the static performance of manufacturing operations.
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Static Electricity Committee Chair (2018 – present)
• Electrostatic Discharge Assoc. (ESDA) Member, Writing Team for ESD in Healthcare.
• Inventor on 16 US patents issued on sheet/web products and printer/copier technologies.
• Journal of Electrostatics Associate Editor
• Paper, Film & Foil Converter (PFFC) Writer on static control (2009 – present)
• Association of International Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL)
  technical consultant on static control (2019 – present).
• Electrostatics Society of America (ESA) President (2005 – 08)
• IEEE-IAS Electrostatic Processes (EPC) Chair (1987 – 89)

Email:

Address:Electrostatic Answers, , New York, United States, 14450

Steve Cooper of ByoPlanet International

Electrostatic processes are the basis of many important engineering applications in fields as diverse as air pollution control, printing, copying, painting, and materials separation. Worldwide these applications account for billions of dollars in annual business. Moreover, these various applications all came to fruition during the 20th century. The common factor that they share is the controlled movement of small particles ranging in size from millimeters to nanometers. The development of electrostatic precipitators, electrostatic spraying, and xerography are reviewed. Several fundamental concepts are presented including the Coulomb’s Law and the classical solution for the electric fields near a dielectric sphere in a uniform field. These fundamentals lead to the Rayleigh limit on charge of a liquid droplet and the Pauthenier limit on corona charge of a particle or droplet. Finally, corona chargers and contact charging are reviewed, which are fundamental to Xerography.

Biography:

Business Entrepreneur and Leader

• Founded Electrostatic Product Development, LLC and Electrostatic Spraying Systems, Inc.
• Senior Vice President of Engineering and R&D at ByoPlanet International in Athens Georgia,

Technical Focus – Water-based air-atomizing induction-charging (AAIC) electrostatic spray systems
for a wide range of surface and air treatment applications in human health, animal health,
air quality, cosmetics, agronomic and ornamental agricultural crops.

Accomplished Engineer and Inventor

• BSAE (1983) and Master of Science (1985) from the University of Georgia, Athens.
• 17 US patents related to electrostatic spray nozzles, spray devices and precision pumping systems.
• 20 peer-reviewed scientific publications, primarily on electrostatic spraying topics
• Innovation awards from:
  ASABE (American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers)
  IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers).

Email:

Address:Athens, Georgia, United States