Bond-Rite® Range
Static grounding with visual indication
Bond-Rite® range overview
The Bond-Rite® range offers a mid-level solution between basic clamps/cables and systems with visual indication and interlock capability. The Bond-Rite® provides confirmation to the operator of a low resistance ground path by a high intensity flashing green LED.
The patented Bond-Rite® CLAMP was the first in a series of flexible active ground monitoring solutions that could be specified for scenarios where interlocking the grounding system with process equipment at risk of static charge accumulation was not possible or required.
The Bond-Rite® CLAMP also has the advantage of providing site operators with a means of advancing their static grounding practices from passive non-monitored basic grounding clamps and reels up to actively monitoring the ground circuit between the object at risk of static charge accumulation and the plant’s verified ground connection point.
Monitoring the connection resistance to plant equipment provides added reassurance that a clear path is in place for static charge to flow from the bonded object to the plant’s verified ground connection point whilst the process is underway.
It was the innovative step of mounting a high-intensity flashing green LED indicator in the clamp that enabled the patent for this concept. Since the product launch in 2001, this concept has evolved into a range of solutions that still encompass the original objectives of the Bond-Rite® while meeting the installation and application flexibility demanded by our customers.
Bond-Rite® solutions align site operators with NFPA 77 2024ed “Recommended Practice on Static Electricity” and IEC TS 60079-32-1 “Explosive atmospheres – Part 32-1: Electrostatic hazards, guidance”* where 10 ohms or less is cited as a guidance electrical resistance threshold for metal equipment requiring static grounding or bonding in hazardous locations using copper wire which is often found in grounding systems. Also, take a look at our static grounding of portable containers.
*Also specified in IEC TS 60079-32-1
Explore our Bond-Rite® range
The Bond-Rite® CLAMP can be used in a variety of application scenarios that involve the use of a wide range of metal objects that require static grounding. Bond-Rite® CLAMP contains a green LED indicator, housed in a stainless steel clamp body, that flashes continuously, informing operators that a ground connection of 10 ohms or less resistance is in place prior to and during the operation being carried out.
The Bond-Rite® REMOTE adds increased levels of installation flexibility by providing site operators with a wall mounted indicator station so that processes which could impair operator visibility of the LED mounted in the clamp (e.g. coating or resin deposits from mixing or filling operations) are mounted a safe distance from the operation which could be more easily seen for the application.
The Bond-Rite® EZ is a flexible portable bonding solution that can be used in a wide range of application settings where fixed grounding system installation points are not possible. It consists of the Bond-Rite® EZ used in conjunction with a range of connection options linked by a 2-core spiral or straight cable.