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Featured Products for the flexographic, narrow-web and package printing industries including TAKK Industries, Polymag Tek, Meech, NRD Advanced Static Control, Jemmco, Simco-Ion, R.G. Egan, and Doyle Systems

Featured Products for the flexographic, narrow-web and package printing industries, including TAKK, Polymag Tek, Simco-Ion, Monroe Electronics, Doyle Systems and Meech International.

Dirt, dust, and any number of other contaminants can wreak havoc on a printing press. Package printers understand this well and work hard to maintain clean working environments and provide the necessary systems to eliminate contamination in their printing operations. Key components incorporated onto printing presses to achieve this purpose include static-elimination and web-cleaning systems. With the growing use of film materials, run at higher and higher press speeds, the need to control static (a.k.a., dirt magnet) and assure that substrates are free of foreign material is greater than ever. There are a number of companies that supply static-control and web-cleaning equipment and

Clean, clean, clean! It is one of the keys to successful package printing. The substrate must be substantially free of contaminants to stand any chance of providing consistent high-quality printing. Various systems are used to help keep printing surfaces clean, including static control systems and web cleaning systems. Although George Zuments, president of Web Systems, Inc., points out that static control and web cleaning are separate systems, they typically work in conjunction with each other. Static control systems are used to enhance the cleaning process by reducing or eliminating static levels. Static poses two problems relative to web cleaning. First, static can

Static control and web cleaning are tied together at the hip in the package-printing arena. Moving webs and sheets generate static, and static attracts dirt and other unwanted vermin. So, to consistently supply high-quality product, package printers must pay close attention to the static/contamination Medusa twins. 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

Contaminants and static create big problems for printers, but the right system will protect employees and increase production yields. ANY PRINTER KNOWS there are several things that can ruin a job and harm the company's reputation. Dust, contaminants, and static electricity are just a few—but a costly few. Static not only zaps press operators, but also attracts dust particles, hair, and other contaminants to the web, which leads to unsightly errors on the finished printed product. Brand owners don't want to package their products in dirty and poorly printed boxes or labels, and printers don't want to be the ones to supply such

As always, companies exhibiting at CMM International 2005 put on a display of impressive new products and technologies for converters and package printers. A SUCCESSFUL TRADE show is always measured on an individual basis—foot traffic, promising leads, or signed contracts. While attendees weren't exactly carried down the aisles in a swell of people, CMM International 2005 still offered a wide array of new products and technologies from the exhibiting companies. The following is a small sampling of what CMM International had to offer. Company news Enercon and Ciba Specialty Chemicals announced a joint development agreement which will combine Enercon's surface modification Plasma3™ technology

Suppliers of static control systems have answered their customers call for enhanced performance, longer neutralizing ranges, and system monitoring. STATIC CONTROL AND web cleaning go hand in hand. The build up of a static charge on any moving web will not only hold particles of contamination to the surface, but will also attract more contamination to join the party. Eliminating static build up is a big first step in keeping a substrate clean. This is even more important today as printers are running faster speeds and more film substrates. Faster speeds can cause an increased build up of the static charge, while plastic

Static control and web cleaning go hand-in-hand with safety, productivity, and quality in the package printing industry. STATIC ELECTRICITY IS a fact of life for most printers and converters. So are the productivity, quality, and safety issues that accompany static and its resultant web contamination. Static is a naturally occurring nuisance on many packaging substrates, building up as a result of the general processes of converting and printing, and aggravated by seasonal changes. The problem arises "once the material is out in the open, going from roller to roller, it becomes highly charged and pulls particles from the manufacturing environment to the film," explains

Attack static problems early, or else they could take over by Kate Tomlinson, Associate Editor IT'S THAT TIME of year once again. As temperatures drop and the heating units are turned on (sucking much of the humidity out of the air), pressroom static problems intensify. We all know the standard static control drill: add a bar, some tinsel, or a vacuum unit to avoid dirty webs and to keep your operators from getting shocked (or worse!). In addition to expanding product lines, today's static control and web cleaning suppliers have taken the best of the best, made slight improvements, and added features to ensure