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

By Tom Polischuk

This area also warrants additional attention due to a couple of hot topics in the world of package printing—the increasing use of film substrates and the coming of static-sensitive RFID electronics. Plastic films generate and hold static charges a lot better than paper substrates (more snakes in Medusa’s ‘do) and the relatively expensive electronic components in RFID tags can get fried by static discharges.