Beating Static Woes

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Erhardt + Leimer has introduced the new LC 2000 contact cleaner family for both single- and double-sided continuous contact cleaning. Specially formulated polymer rollers lift and transfer contaminates from the web surface to easily replaceable adhesive rolls. "The polymer roller is shaped to give good contact to the web, even at low pressures," says Todd Guzzardo, assistant sales division manager for E+L's converting industry. "Contaminates are then transferred from the web to the adhesive roller and a static discharger, located after the cleaner, ensures that the web does not re-attract dust after passing through the cleaner." The LC 2000 contact cleaners are suitable for cleaning coated (glossy) paper, film, and foil at web speeds of up to 984 feet per minute and web widths up to 78 inches. The system is pneumatically actuated, in manual or automatic functions.