With projections for continued growth in film usage and RFID labeling, static control will get lots of well-deserved attention.

By Tom Polischuk

However, OEM relationships are becoming a larger and larger part of our complete business model. We have had very good success of late with actually designing and supplying custom equipment unique for that particular OEM.

Perry—OEM relationships are always important to equipment manufacturers. For the print-specific industries, which have traditionally had trouble with static control and web/sheet cleaning, the products and relationships generally evolve as technologies change. Instances like RFID, that happen quickly, usually involve OEM and retail (retrofits as you describe) efforts to help customers solve static problems that impact their production.