host posted on May 05, 2008 19:44
In today’s high stress business environment, the balance between profit and loss for web printing operations is closer than ever before. More competition for jobs, the cost of labor, and productivity demands have pushed manufacturers to find ways to differentiate themselves and their companies from the competition. Quality is, and always has been, the magic word.
Quality generally translates into more colors, higher resolution, ability to deal with different materials, the list goes on and on. Unfortunately, quality usually means more production steps that slow down the line and contamination problems that cause constant stoppages to clean equipment.
The question is always, “How can I clean my web consistently, and cheaply?”. The fact is “it ain’t easy!”
To successfully clean a moving web, you must understand the influences that are causing the contamination in the first place. It’s easy to identify where a lot of the contamination comes from, the manufacturing process that produces and slit’s the base material (paper, film, etc.). But, what holds it there and why does it appear to attract more dirt as you run your process? The fact is, it’s static electricity, and a boundary layer of air.
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