Shocking Fact of Life

To increase yield, a Doyle Systems web cleaner was added to the converter's process. It worked and reduced scrap by 3.7 percent and provided cost savings up to almost $185,000 per year in materials.

Solution: For all companies dealing with packaging, output is critical and static can hinder it. "Improving productivity is the No. 1 issue right now with respect to web cleaning in packaging applications," said Peter Mariani, president of ElectroStatics (Harleysville, Pa.). "Customer complaints related to product quality and/or dust and dirt on the product, machine downtime, and scrap rates all have a negative impact on productivity and profitability in package printing operations," he said.