Problem Solved

Matt Fyffe, GM, Meech Static -Eliminators Inc.

Problem—A large extruder of expanded polystyrene foam material was running into severe static electricity issues on their winders. The accumulation of the high static charges resulted in sparking.

Because the web path continuously changes (or indexes) on winders, a standard AC bar does not have the range capability to continually remove the charge from the web as it indexes on to the winder. Since the final product was used in food-grade packaging, the customer did not want to use an ionizing air blower as it did not want to blow potentially dusty air on to the finished product.