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Enercon Offers Free Educational Webinar

The Webinar will cover Corona Treating Essentials for Printing Labels and Packaging

Static Beat | Static Dissipator Locations

Install static dissipators to control static. Easier said than done! Exactly where should they go?

Control Static on a Winding Roll

Where should I install static bars on a winding roll?

Pillar Announces Treater Service Program

The UPTIME Preventative Maintenance Program reportedly resulted from customer requests for new levels of support

Dissipation Time for Wound Roll

How long must we wait for static to dissipate from a wound roll sitting on a concrete floor?

Striving to Improve

In our business, we share the desire to get better every day. Striving to improve is in the DNA of modern business … especially manufacturing.

Pillar Launches Corona Treatment System

The VERSATreat system reportedly offers longer ceramic electrode life and will treat both conductive and non-conductive materials

Simco-Ion Completes Expansion

Company reports continued growth in its markets led to expansion

Impreglon Cellramic Offers Corona Treater Rolls

Company expands line to include ceramic coatings for corona treater rolls, with coatings said to have excellent dielectric strength and high hardness

NRD Ionizers Keep Static Under Control

Staticmaster Linear Ionizers, offered in two models, are said to increase safety, reduce downtime, and prevent materials jams

Pillar Names Shruti International Rep in India

Shruti will manage sales in India and offer Pillar’s surface treatment product lines for specialized applications in India’s flexible packaging market

Static Beat | Static Dissipator Neutralization Efficiency

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

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?

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