Anti-static clothes cleaning

Laundry Detergent for Antistatic Workwear Without Damaging the Fabric

KAKEN TECH has developed the SUKKIRIN Series of laundry detergents to thoroughly remove paint mist, sealer, and oily contamination without damaging the fabric of antistatic workwear and robot protective suits.

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  Cleaner for Antistatic Workwear & Robot Protective Suits
  SUKKIRIN TU-392K

What Is Antistatic Workwear? Its Role and Proper Cleaning

Antistatic workwear is protective work clothing worn to help control the buildup and discharge of static electricity on workers. It is commonly used in automotive painting plants, electronic component factories, semiconductor manufacturing facilities, and other production environments where static electricity can contribute to particle adhesion and product defects.

In painting processes in particular, static electricity can attract airborne dust and other contaminants to product surfaces. These contaminants can cause particle defects and other appearance defects after painting. For this reason, antistatic workwear plays an important role alongside proper control of the working environment.

Robot protective suits fitted to painting robots serve a similar purpose by protecting equipment from paint mist and dust. However, antistatic workwear and robot protective suits are made from specialized materials that may include conductive fibers, so inappropriate cleaning methods can potentially reduce their performance.

During painting operations, paint mist, sealer, oils, and other contaminants accumulate on antistatic workwear and robot protective suits. Conventional laundry detergents may not remove these contaminants sufficiently, and cleaning thinner is sometimes used instead. However, thinner may damage the fibers and potentially cause fiber breakage and lint generation. Even small pieces of lint can become a source of particle defects in painting processes.

In recent years, efforts to reduce VOC (volatile organic compound) emissions have also led manufacturers to reconsider laundry processes that rely on thinner. As a result, there is growing demand for dedicated cleaning agents that can remove paint contamination while helping maintain the original performance of antistatic workwear.