static charge

Bag-making machines are available in various configurations, depending on the type of bag being produced. The machine creates a bag by guiding a roll of plastic film through a series of operations such as (heat) sealing, cutting, and stacking. Typical products include garbage bags, carrier bags, shopping bags, and drawstring bags. Bag-making machines naturally generate a significant amount of static electricity.

Blown film extrusion is used to manufacture packaging films. Many of these films are produced in multiple layers to achieve the mechanical, thermal, and transport properties required by the food or medical industries. The height of the "bubble" in the blown film line is needed to cool the material before it is folded flat at the top. You can detect static charges when you stand near a

Packaging manufacturers can experience fires in their coating areas caused by sparks of high static charge. Operators facing this problem require industrial antistatic solutions. Depending on the distance to the material, different ionization bars may be necessary in each section of the machine. Various types of rollers also require different solutions.,

Do you process plastics in your production? Then this new SIMCO case study from real-world experience will certainly be of interest to you! Due to strong electrostatic charging, plastic threads, plastic-based textiles, or even plastic tubing can repel, attract, or inflate each other during the manufacturing process, and may even adhere to machine parts. This can lead to production bottlenecks and unnecessary errors.

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The proven 24-volt technology used in the widely employed ion spray bars has finally found its way into a compact and highly versatile ion spray nozzle: the new SIMCO-Ion Blowflex-Easy nozzle. Thanks to SIMCO-Ion's proven 24-volt technology, the Blowflex can be integrated into the compressed air line and fitted with many existing attachments.

Production problems? It might be electrostatic discharge! Take advantage of our free ionization check-up! Sometimes things just go wrong and production simply doesn't run smoothly: materials clump together, films shrink in the wrong place and block the machines, dirt and fine dust are attracted… Valuable time (and therefore money!) is usually lost before the actual fault is found.

FMX-004 and TensION – 10% Special Offer! This equipment helps you track down electrostatics! If you want to find out whether electrostatic fields or ionized air are present at "problem areas" in your production, e.g., where film tears repeatedly occur or bulk materials stick, the FMX-004 helps with diagnosis. This handy device measures

Do you use SimcoION rods? Then you should definitely clean them regularly! Contaminants generated during production can drastically reduce the functionality of the rods. However, this can be easily remedied in just a few minutes and without expensive cleaning agents. Watch our short video where Pietro explains how to clean your rod.