Static Control
Patterson—The main impact from overseas is the production and supply of low-cost, low-quality products. The sour taste of poor performance lingers long after the sweet taste of cheap prices.
Overman—From our perspective the business outlook is positive and we’re seeing significant growth opportunities for static controls/web cleaning solutions in the packaging-print markets due to the continuous development of unique packaging substrates, inks, and ever-increasing machinery production speeds. In many cases, these developments necessitate the need for best-in-class static control equipment solutions. Secondly, we definitely recognize that we are competing on a global basis for some opportunities. Having said that, we are steadily creating international partnerships and alliances to give ourselves a more competitive advantage to further expansion into these developing markets.
