Welcome to the world of STATIC!

Published: July 29, 2009

Thank-you for visiting ‘Kelly on Static.’ Here, I will share some fundamental concepts of static electricity, apply these concepts to real-world roll-to-roll manufacturing operations, and answer questions on electrostatic theories and applications. I’ll be sharing my thoughts on how webs become charged, how static charge causes problems, and how to dissipate charge to prevent problems.

How To Prevent Winding Roll Sparks

Published: July 01, 2009, By By Dr. Kelly Robinson Contributing Editor

Film Charge Causes Winding Static

Published: June 01, 2009, By By Dr. Kelly Robinson Contributing Editor

Valuable product is delivered to customers in wound rolls. Unfortunately, the wound rolls often contain product defects, dust particles, and static charge. To satisfy their customers, manufacturers work hard to eliminate defects, dust, and static.