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Static Elimination

Static Beat | Static Dissipator Neutralization Efficiency

When do you need active static bars with high static dissipation performance?

Simco-Ion Pinner Charging Bar Series Is Updated

Upgrades include improved electrical insulation, new versatile mounting options, and new high output bar models

Static Beat | Should Static Brushes Touch?

Should static brushes or ionizing cords touch webs or rolls to neutralize static?

Meech Expands Static Control Line

Hyperion 971 line now includes 971IPS and 929IPS, both with upgraded features for demanding applications

NRD Ionizing Gun Suited for Clean Rooms

Model P-2021-5942 gun uses company’s Alpha Ionizing technology to remove static, dust, and other contaminants

CPP EXPO Taps PFFC To Collaborate on Conference Program

Conference sessions will feature PFFC's recognized experts and monthly contributors

Static Beat | How Do Passive Dissipaters Neutralize Static?

How does a static brush, a tinsel strand, or an ionizing cord neutralize static?

Static Beat | Static Bar Spacing

How far away can a static dissipater be mounted and still neutralize a web?

Meech Upgrades Static Elimination System

The Hyperion 971 static elimination system from Meech resists contamination and offers improved features

Static Beat | High Static on Unwinding Rolls

Why does unwinding a roll of homogeneous web generate so much static electricity?

Meech System Cleans Web with No Contact

The CyClean noncontact web cleaning system from Meech is said to provide integrated static control and long-lasting cleaning

Static Beat | Unwinding Roll Tribocharging

What measurements can you take to learn if tribocharging is occurring at the unwinding nip?

Static Beat | S-Wrap Rollers

The web exits S-wrapped rollers with static on both sides. How can we neutralize this static?

Static Beat | How Do Static Wands Work?

A static wand often is used to remove static from a wound roll. After treatment, is the roll static free?

The Staticmaster Line from NRD Grows

The Ionmaster Model 4067 joins NRD’s Staticmaster line, bringing balanced static control and reduced downtime for bench-top electronics repair/assembly

NRD Static Control Line Has New Model

The Ionmaster Model 4065, part of the Staticmaster line from NRD, offers a wide range of coverage and eliminates the need for constant recalibration

Static Beat | Laminators Present Static Challenges

Static control for laminators is complex because static charges can be sealed inside by the laminator.

Static Beat | Control Static at the Corona Treater

Static from corona treaters can cause several problems, including coating non-uniformities, contamination from dust attraction, and hot rolls at the winder. How can we neutralize static without affecting the treatment level?

Static Beat | Side Matters

When installing tinsel or a static bar near the web, does it matter which side it's on? If so, why does side matter?

Static Beat: Why Static Is Worse at High Speeds

At times, static is the root cause for significant waste, and at other times, it is simply an annoyance. Often, static problems are worse on machines

ITW Buys Contact Sheet & Web Cleaning Teknek

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has acquired Glasgow, Scotland-based Teknek, a leading manufacturer of contact sheet and web cleaning solutions for the electronic and industrial markets

Static Beat: Static Dissipation Testing

From packaging that protects high tech electronic devices to webs that minimize static problems during production, antistatic films are big business.

Simco Becomes Simco-Ion

HATFIELD, PA | Simco Industrial celebrates its 75th anniversary with a new corporate identity. Following its recent acquisition of Ion Systems and its

Teknek Expands in Asia

RENFREWSHIRE, SCOTLAND | Teknek, a provider of contact cleaning and yield improvement technology, reports two offices have been opened in Seoul, South

Static Beat: Surface Resistivity Testing

Designing products to have good static performance is cheaper and more reliable than upgrading manufacturing lines so they can handle static-prone products

Simco-Ion Becomes New Name in Static Control Technology

Simco Industrial takes on a new corporate identity, as the result of its acquisition last year of Ion Systems, and adopts the new name of Simco-Ion

Static Beat: How To Measure Resistivity

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. This insight is from Ben Franklin, famous for his work on static electricity. Designing a product to

Monitor Static in Hazardous Areas

The 977HL Pulsed DC Controller is designed for use in environments where solvents are used to monitor and control static. Alerts operator when ionizing

Static Beat: Off-Line Charging Measurements

Customer requirements are constantly changing. Suppliers work hard to gain a performance edge or a cost advantage. The pace of change is fast, and the

Reduce Static on Digital Presses

The RFDi 30-in. solution for remoistening on large-format digital printers reduces electrostatic charges, paper curl, and buckling. Said to result in

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