About JCI Chilworth - a DEKRA Company,
The Global Experts in Electrostatic Process Safety
Established by renowned
electrostatics research expert Dr John Chubb 30 years ago, JCI was
acquired by Chilworth Technology in 2009 and has become the market
leader in the design, manufacture and supply of state-of-the-art
electrostatic instruments, accessories and safety
services.
JCI Chilworth has tens of thousands
of hours experience in providing electrostatic solutions for our
clients. We produce customised test equipment to solve
electrostatic problems, undertake hazard assessments and
electrostatic audits, and most recently introduced market
leading JCI 140 field-mill technology to our new JCI 180 Lightning
Warning System being launched at Electrostatics 2013 in
Budapest. Should the unthinkable happen, we are also here to
provide a rapid response to incident investigation and, if
necessary, expert witness services. JCI Chilworth also provides GLP
compliant electrostatic testing and calibration services, safety
consultancy and open-access and in-company training courses.
As part of Chilworth-a DEKRA
Company, JCI's client base now covers over 40 countries and
includes manufacturing companies in the fine
chemicals/pharmaceutical, bulk organics, food stuffs,paints,
resins/plastics, dyestuffs, pigments, agrochemicals, soaps /
detergents, oil/petrochemicals and the legal and insurance fields
to name a few.
With increasing emphasis within
industry on safer plant and processing, the role of Chilworth as a
centre for process safety expertise has never been more
important.
Join great companies such as
Glaxosmithkline, Unilever, BASF, Pfizer, Tate & Lyle, Nestle,
BP and others in making Chilworth part of your safety team. Visit
our dedicated stand at Electrostatics 2013 to see why JCI Chilworth
are acknowledged by our peers as The Experts
in Electrostatic Process Safety.
New JCI 180 Lightning Warning System Launches at
Electrostatics 2013 Event in Budapest
JCI Chilworth are delighted to announce the launch of
our brand new JCI 180 Lightning Warning System at the
Electrostatics 2013 event in Budapest, Hungary on Wednesday, 17th
April 2013.
The JCI 180 Lightning Warning System is an advanced, portable
and cost effective solution using latest detection algorithms to
forewarn of lightning build-up, even before strikes are seen or
thunder heard. It detects storms remotely providing the warning
needed to better safeguard people and installations.
"We are very excited about the JCI 180 and the world class
performance it brings to lightning detection" says Dr. David Firth
at JCI Chilworth. "Leading organisations know that to achieve
better people and infrastructure safety they need the very best in
mobile, lightning warning detection. Electrostatics 2013 in Budapest is an ideal
platform to hail the success of the new JCI 180" adds David.
Full details of this new system can be accessed via the main JCI
index to your left or by following this link to our new microsite.
Other Electrostatic Instruments
Other instruments are particularly important within the wider
JCI product range include:
JCI 140 Handheld Static Monitor
The JCI 140
handheld Static Monitor is an exceptionally high quality and high
specification instrument. It is easy for anyone to use, and will
show where static electricity is present, giving both polarity and
magnitude. As such it is a key instrument in diagnosing the source
of static problems and hence a first line of attack in
systematically assessing such problems and then proposing
solutions.
Although it is easy for anyone to use, the specification of the
JCI 140 means it is also a very serious instrument for industrial
and academic professionals in the field of electrostatics.
An analogue output and mains power supply make it suitable for
extended monitoring where required, and a number of optional
accessories extend its applications to such items as very high
input impedance, high voltage voltmeter and a charge-measuring
Faraday Pail. A high speed option increases the normal
frequency response of -3 dB at 120 Hz to -3dB at 400Hz.
JCI 155v6 Electrostatic Charge Decay Analyser
The JCI 155 provides a
unique all-in-one package capable of measuring the charge decay
time for materials. This is a key and intuitive indicator of the
susceptibility of materials to electrostatic problems and possible
electrostatic hazards. It is also useful for Quality Assurance
resting where materials are intended to address or control possible
electrostatic problems and hazards. The unit can be placed directly
on the surface to be tested, but optional bases and inserts ensures
a range of material types including sheet, film, textiles, powders
and liquids can all be placed in the optimum location for testing.
If the active JCI 176 Charge Measuring Base is used,the JCI 155
will also measure capacitance loading.
JCI 131 Adverse Conditions Field Meter
The JCI 131 Field Meter is
a high specification fieldmeter, yet is designed for extended use
in adverse conditions, including outdoors. It has been extensively
used for monitoring around high voltage power lines, but is clearly
very suitable for many other applications.
One such application is in the JCI 504 Lightning Detector. This
gives advance warning of likely lighting activity by a combination
of electric field measurements and radio detection of lightning
activity. The radio detector allows lightning to be detected from
some distance away, and the field measurement means that storm
systems likely to give rise to lightning can be identified even
before the first strike! Hence, it is effective even near to
extensive plane areas such as seas and oceans, providing advance
warning for lightning activity anywhere where electrical storms
could potentially disrupt an activity or where lightning might
represent a specific and avoidable hazard such as for golf courses,
inland and shoreline watersports and track and field events.
A fast version of the JCI 131 is also available which is able to
measure electric field at mains frequencies. An optional accessory
base unit will even resolve alternating and near-DC fields, which
is one of the reasons it is so suitable for use in the region of
power lines.
All the JCI instruments referred to above have a range of
optional accessories enhancing and extending functionality, which
together with JCI's other electrostatic instrumentation makes for
one of the most comprehensive ranges of exceptional quality
instruments of their type in the world. Further information about
the full range of JCI instruments can be found using the
product index to the left.
For further specialist process safety instrumentation and test
equipment also manufactured by Chilworth, see Instrumentation.
