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Static Dissipator Performance

Here, I provide my analysis of static dissipator neutralization efficiency. While this is a "first principles" analysis making it only approximate, it provides two important insights and a key quantitative result.

AIMCAL Tech Meeting Honors Excellence

Assn. of Intl. Metallizers Coaters & Laminators names technical award winners Marcio Carvalho (Pontifica Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro) for coating & laminating and Sheila Hamilton (Teknek) for vacuum coating.

Static Beat | Should Static Brushes Touch?

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

Enercon eBook on Treating Is Free

“Getting Started with Corona Treatment” uses an interactive approach to explain the fundamentals of corona treating

CPP-Patent That

How should you decide whether to file a patent application on a new technical breakthrough?

Presentation - So, Should We Patent That?

How should you decide whether to file a patent application on a new technical breakthrough?

Passive Dissipater Operation

How do passive dissipaters work with no external power source?

First Static Dissipater

Why was the first static dissipater invented? And, who was the inventor?

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?

Will 2 Bars Always Neutralize Static?

Will 2 static bars facing each other effectively neutralize static on both sides of the web?

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