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Static Beat | Static Bar Spacing

(Static-Beat)

December 06, 2012, How far away can a static dissipater be mounted and still neutralize a web? Static charge can cause a number of problems in web forming, coating, laminating, and converting operations, including shocking ...

Static Beat | High Static on Unwinding Rolls

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October 30, 2012, Why does unwinding a roll of homogeneous web generate so much static electricity? Why does unwinding a roll of homogeneous web generate so much static electricity? After all, tribocharging occurs when ...

Static Beat | Unwinding Roll Tribocharging

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September 18, 2012, What measurements can you take to learn if tribocharging is occurring at the unwinding nip? Tribocharging at the unwinding nip can generate high levels of static in a roll-to-roll manufacturing process. ...

Static Beat | S-Wrap Rollers

(Static-Beat)

July 12, 2012, The web exits S-wrapped rollers with static on both sides. How can we neutralize this static? Web cleaners often use S-wrapped tacky rollers to clean both sides of the web, and some machines use S-wrapped ...

Will 2 Bars Always Neutralize Static?

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June 28, 2012, Will 2 static bars facing each other effectively neutralize static on both sides of the web?   Figure 1:  Two static bars facing each other treat both sides of the web. When the web has equal amounts ...

Static Beat | How Do Static Wands Work?

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May 17, 2012, A static wand often is used to remove static from a wound roll. After treatment, is the roll static free? Wound rolls of PET, BOPP, PE, and other insulators often have high levels of static that pose ...

Static Quiz - Winding Roll - Answer

(Kelly on Static)

April 22, 2012, With a high electric field on this winding roll, what is the best way to neutralize the static? The tension on the winding roll in Figure 1 is controlled by the nip roller. Static bar SB1 is ...

Static Quiz - Winding Roll

(Kelly on Static)

April 22, 2012, With a high electric field on this winding roll, what is the best way to neutralize the static? The tension on the winding roll in Figure 1 is controlled by the nip roller. Static bar SB1 is ...

The Staticmaster Line from NRD Grows

(News | New Products)

April 16, 2012, The Ionmaster Model 4067 joins NRD’s Staticmaster line, bringing balanced static control and reduced downtime for bench-top electronics repair/assembly   GRAND ISLAND, NY | NRD, supplier of static ...

Static Beat | Laminators Present Static Challenges

(Coating/Laminating)

April 05, 2012, Static control for laminators is complex because static charges can be sealed inside by the laminator. Multilayer products may be engineered to achieve high performance having excellent barrier properties, ...

Find Sources of Static Charging

(Kelly on Static)

March 18, 2012, Electrostatic fieldmeters may be used to quantitatively measure the amount of static charge on the web. Electrostatic fieldmeters are often used to make relative measurements. Is static high or low? ...

Static Beat | Side Matters

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February 07, 2012, When installing tinsel or a static bar near the web, does it matter which side it's on? If so, why does side matter? When installing tinsel or a static bar near the web, does it matter which side it’s ...

Static Beat | How To Eliminate Hot Rolls

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January 16, 2012, Neutralizing static when unwinding a hot roll is difficult and almost always ineffective. So, what can be done? “Hot rolls” cause many static complaints. Winding a polymer web with static creates a hot ...

Static Beat: Beat Winter Static

(Static-Beat)

November 22, 2011, Now is the time for maintenance and process adjustments to prevent winter static. Static becomes worse when the humidity is low. Cold air holds less moisture than warm air. So, the relative humidity ...

Static causes 6 kinds of waste

(Kelly on Static)

October 27, 2011, ... about waste caused by static. The AIMCAL (Association of International Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators) 2011 Web Coating Conference had many interesting presentations. One was on designing a lean ...

Kelly on Static welcomes you!

(Kelly on Static)

October 19, 2011, Our PFFC website is up and running. Static is more interesting than ever! Please feel free to ask questions and offer your perspectives on static. I’ll be writing about static issues and offering my ...

Static Beat: Why Static Is Worse at High Speeds

(Static Elimination)

July 31, 2011, 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 At times, static is the root cause for significant ...

Static Beat: Static Dissipation Testing

(Static Elimination)

June 30, 2011, From packaging that protects high tech electronic devices to webs that minimize static problems during production, antistatic films are big business. From packaging that protects high tech electronic devices ...

Static Beat: Surface Resistivity Testing

(Static Elimination)

May 31, 2011, Designing products to have good static performance is cheaper and more reliable than upgrading manufacturing lines so they can handle static-prone products Designing products to have good static performance ...

Static Beat: How To Measure Resistivity

(Static Elimination)

April 30, 2011, 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 “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” ...