356029-YN-M — Tuthill Micro-Ion Plus Ionizing Bar (Pulsed DC, YN-M Length)

Tuthill Micro-Ion · Static Eliminator · 24V DC Pulsed DC · 90-Day Warranty

The 356029-YN-M is a catalog-length ionizing bar from the Tuthill Micro-Ion Plus family (now marketed under the Amstat / Tuthill static-control umbrella). It uses a pulsed-DC corona discharge to neutralize electrostatic charge on films, foils, paper, plastic sheet, and machined parts moving through converting, printing, extrusion, and electronics assembly lines. The "YN-M" suffix specifies the bar's effective length and emitter spacing for the install, and the "356029" root P/N identifies the Micro-Ion Plus mechanical and electrical platform. KOEED stocks this part alongside the full factory-automation spares catalog and cross-references it against adjacent components from Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Mitsubishi, Omron, Fanuc, Schneider, Yaskawa, Panasonic, and KEYENCE so that a single BOM can cover both the static-elimination subsystem and the upstream PLC / servo / vision that drives the line.

Key Technical Specifications & Overview

The Micro-Ion Plus 356029 platform is engineered as a drop-in replacement for legacy Tuthill / Micro-Ion ionizing bars on lines that already have a 24 V DC power and alarm wiring harness. The YN-M length variant is one of several catalog lengths in the family, so the same electronics module is shared across bars of different effective widths. Specifications below are derived from the published Tuthill Micro-Ion Plus datasheet family; for the exact value on your build, send the serial-tag photo to Moritta@KOEED.COM and we will confirm against our current stock.

Application Scenarios & Where It Fits

The Micro-Ion Plus 356029-YN-M is built for high-throughput industrial lines where uncontrolled static causes dust attraction, misfeeds, print defects, sheet sticking, or ESD damage to downstream electronics. It is a passive peripheral on the line — it has no PLC of its own, but it normally lives next to one. Typical co-located equipment on the same machine or line includes:

• Converting and slitting lines — film, foil, paper and label stock at high line speed. The bar sits just after the unwind, ahead of the slitter or printer, to discharge the web before the next process step.
• Label printing and finishing — flexo, digital and hot-foil presses where static mis-registers artwork and lifts laminate.
• Plastic sheet and film extrusion — calendered sheet, cast film, and thermoforming feed stock that can carry kilovolts of surface charge off the chill roll.
• Electronics assembly and SMT — pick-and-place, AOI, and KEYENCE CV-5000 vision cells where ESD on the board or component pocket causes placement errors or false AOI rejects.
• Cleanroom tooling and medical device assembly — particulate control on isolator surfaces and trays.
• Coil winding, web coating and laminating — corona-treated substrates and adhesive-coated webs that must be charge-stable before the next roller.

On multi-vendor lines you will usually find the bar wired into a ControlLogix 1756-L73 or Mitsubishi Q02HCPU rack alongside a Siemens S7-300 CPU for legacy cells, with the cleanliness signal landing as a 4–20 mA analog input on a SYSMAC CP1E or an Fanuc A06B servo amplifier on a CNC retrofit. Browse the broader factory automation spares collection to see the rest of the upstream stack.

Integration & Wiring Notes

The Micro-Ion Plus 356029-YN-M terminates at a multi-conductor shielded cable out of one end cap. The wiring convention is straightforward but must follow the manufacturer's pinout, not a generic guess. KOEED China sourcing bench-tests each bar before shipment, and we document the measured high-voltage output on the test report that ships with the unit.

• Power pair — 24 V DC on a dedicated, fused 24 V branch from the panel PSU. Do not share the DC bus with high-current 24 V loads (solenoids, brake resistors) that injects noise back into the bar.
• Earth / chassis ground — the bar body and the cable shield must land on the same protective-earth point as the host machine frame, not on a floating DIN-rail ground. Floating grounds are the most common cause of "weak neutralization" complaints on field retrofits.
• Cleanliness / alarm output — the 4–20 mA loop ties into the PLC analog input module (for example a Schneider BMXP342020 or a Yaskawa SGDV drive-side analog). The dry-contact alarm typically lands on a 24 V digital input on a Panasonic FP0R or equivalent compact PLC for line-stop interlocks.
• Air supply (clean dry air, if optioned) — the bar can be specified with a purge-air inlet for emitter-pin cleaning. Use instrument-quality air, dew point below −20 °C, oil-free.
• Cable routing — keep the high-voltage cable at least 100 mm away from VFD motor cables and servo power leads to avoid coupled noise. If you have to cross, cross at 90°.

For signal-conversion work — for example, mapping the 4–20 mA loop to a Modbus register on a legacy controller — the PLC Analog Calculator and the Modbus CRC Calculator on the KOEED toolset cover the common engineering-unit math. If the fault is intermittent, the PLC Error Code Database is the fastest first stop.

Installation & Commissioning Tips

A clean install takes about 20–30 minutes per bar on a typical converting cell. Most field problems we see on returned units are mechanical or wiring, not the bar itself.

• Set distance-to-target first — mount the bar 25–75 mm from the web. Closer is not always better; below 20 mm you risk arcing onto the substrate at high humidity drops.
• Parallel to the web, not angled — the bar must run parallel to the target surface. A 2° tilt can drop the neutralization efficiency by more than 30% at the far end.
• Clean the emitters before power-up — a single isopropyl wipe on each titanium pin removes the factory oil film that otherwise absorbs the corona and looks like a dead bar on first start.
• Verify with a charged-plate monitor — before locking the panel door, sweep a handheld electrostatic fieldmeter across the web at the bar's exit zone. You should see ±500 V or better within 50 mm of the bar.
• Set the alarm threshold in the PLC — on the host controller, alarm on cleanliness-loop drop > 25% of the commissioning baseline. That gives you a predictive window before the line starts rejecting parts.
• Document the install — record the bar's serial number, the host PLC tag (e.g. ION_BAR_3_CLEAN), and the commissioning date. KOEED real-time records keep the matching shipment history for warranty lookups.

If the line is being retrofitted as part of a wider controls refresh, KOEED can quote the bar together with the matching PLC, HMI, and servo drive. Send the line's full instrument list to our team and we will return a single BOM quotation covering the static-elimination hardware, the controls, and the cabling.

Procurement, Warranty & Lead Time

KOEED is an independent multi-brand industrial-automation distributor, not a subsidiary of Tuthill. We source the 356029-YN-M through our own supply chain and ship it under our standard China-sourcing warranty terms. Pricing is quote-based; we do not publish a fixed retail price, because the answer depends on quantity, length variant, and any required option cards (alarm relay, air-purge, special cable length). Send the full part list to Moritta@KOEED.COM for a written quotation.

• Warranty — 90 days, parts and workmanship, from the date of delivery. Defective units are replaced or refunded after bench verification at our service center.
• Lead time — typically 3–7 business days for the standard YN-M length. Custom lengths and option cards may add 1–2 weeks. Worldwide shipping by DHL or FedEx is standard.
• Documentation — test report, declaration of conformity, and commercial invoice ship with every unit. We can pre-fill the COO and HS-code fields on the commercial invoice on request.
• Cross-reference help — if you are migrating from a Tuthill legacy bar, an Amstat "Plus+" bar, or a third-party static-elimination bar, send the existing P/N and we will cross it to the closest 356029 family member.
• Payment & logistics — T/T in advance for new accounts, net-30 terms for established buyers. Worldwide delivery by DHL / FedEx / UPS with full tracking; see our shipping policy for cut-off times.

Engineers who want a broader view of the line should also read the KOEED Daily PLC News for static-control and converting-industry updates, or contact our support team for a direct conversation with a KOEED application engineer. Pricing and availability are quoted only on request — we do not post a fixed list price.

Related Parts & Cross-Reference

The 356029-YN-M is normally co-deployed with the following controllers, drives and vision modules. KOEED keeps them all in stock alongside the bar so a single BOM covers the whole static-control subsystem.

Need a written quote for 356029-YN-M or a full converting-line BOM? Email Moritta@KOEED.COM — KOEED is an independent multi-brand industrial-automation sourcing company, not a subsidiary of any of the nine brands we carry. KOEED ships worldwide by DHL / FedEx / UPS.