Static control products and compressed air efficiency as a holistic solution
Why solutions and not simply static control products?
As the printing, packaging, and converting industries continue to develop, we can no longer simply supply a static elimination bar. We need to understand your environment, line speeds, where static builds the most, what existing compressed air you have, and many other factors that influence what solution to supply.
We apply our knowledge and expertise to solve your static challenges and deliver first-class customer service.
With StatAir, you receive a long-term solution that significantly improves your line performance, not just a piece of equipment.
Static control products
Our static elimination range of solutions removes unwanted static build-up, whether on a line, in hard-to-reach places, or on finished products.
Harnessed correctly, static can provide positive manufacturing benefits. Our static generation solutions introduce controlled levels of static for temporary pinning, assisting greatly in certain processes.
Meech Hyperion
We offer Meech’s Hyperion range of electrostatic products that provide anti-static and ESD protection and measurement, static generation, electrostatic control, and static elimination.
Hyperion is their latest, revolutionary industrial static control product range of ionising bars and power supplies. Developed by Meech engineers in conjunction with distributors and end users, the Hyperion range offers new levels of technical superiority for industrial static control.
The range has been engineered to include a number of key characteristics such as Ion Current Monitoring (ICM) technology, clean pin alert, and adjustable output voltage, frequency and balance.
Find more information on how static control can be used in multiple applications here.
Meech’s Pulsed DC Ionising Bar
Meech CyClean Web Cleaning range
Meech web cleaners
Our Meech range of web cleaners is perfectly suited for any narrow or wide-web contamination control. They include contact and non-contact web cleaning systems, designed to remove contamination from a moving web. Each system is based on a different cleaning principle, allowing us to provide a solution best suited for your specific application.
Compressed air efficiency
Meech manufactures two compressed air efficiency product ranges, both designed to work with a company’s existing compressed air supply: the Air Efficiency range and the Vortex Cooling range. Both run solely on compressed air and are used in a wide range of applications within many different industries.
They are designed to be easy to install and offer fast ROI by significantly reducing electricity use and noise reductions when compared to traditional compressed air solutions.
These solutions are used in various applications, from drying and cooling to air amplification. Click here for further information on where their compressed air technology is used.
reduction in compressed air electricity use when installing the energy-saving solutions
Meech’s Compressed Air Cabinet Cooler
Solutions by industry
South African packaging industry
What are the static control challenges in South African packaging?
Contamination
Dust and airborne particles are attracted to the surfaces when static builds up
Production jams
Slowing or stopping production due to product jams
Operator shocks
Static build-up needs to be discharged somewhere, and often it is the operator who becomes part of the conduit
Material misbehaviour
Materials and webs can move out of alignment or stick to equipment through static build-up
Customer rejections
Misaligned labels, dust in or on packaging: these sometimes leave your premises unnoticed and are picked up by customers, resulting in costly returns
What are the static control challenges in medical/pharma packaging?
Managing static along the production line helps mitigate these challenges: production jams, inaccurate weighing, contamination, poor blister pack sealing, and even repulsion of the tablets or capsules (leading to empty punnets) are challenges that may arise due to static.
Static charges can cause dust and other airborne contaminants to be attracted to the surface of a moving web, which could lead to costly rejections if untreated.
What are the static control challenges in food and drink packaging?
Where quality and safety are non-negotiable, any static build-up can be a major problem. It can attract dust and other contaminants to products and packaging.
This can lead to increased rejection rates or even consumer dissatisfaction. Introducing static control significantly decreases the chance of contaminants being embedded into your process and increases safety, quality, and yield.
South African printing and coating industry
What are the static control challenges in printing and coating?
Static challenges in printing and coating can include sheet misbehaviour, inkjet printing (repelled ink or poor print quality), or contamination post-corona treatment.
South African converting industry
What are the static control challenges in converting?
Contamination build-up and material misbehaviour are common challenges in converting environments. Whether slitting, unwinding, laminating, calendaring, or rewinding, the web can generate static and attract contamination and/or misbehave, resulting in downtime and quality challenges.
With an unrivalled range of static control, static generation, sensors and data logging, non-contact and contact type web cleaning, and air-efficiency and air-cooling systems, Meech delivers a suite of cost-saving solutions to the converting industry which enhances productivity, maximises yields, and supports customers with the latest industry offerings to get the work done.
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