Shocking Fact of Life

With the help of suppliers and converters, packagePRINTING took a closer look at three main issues converters and printers deal with when combating static: safety, productivity, and quality.

Safety first

Converter's issue: "Hop Industries has been converting PVC sheeting and Hop-Syn Synthetic paper for more than 25 years. These substrates generate a large amount of static electricity during converting processes, and static elimination units are necessary to minimize the static so that the operators will not be constantly shocked," said Robert Noetzel, the marketing director of Hop Industries Corp.