July 2010 PFFC

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Film Charge Causes Winding Static

Valuable product is delivered to customers in wound rolls. Unfortunately, the wound rolls often contain product defects, dust particles, and static charge. To satisfy their customers, manufacturers work hard to eliminate defects, dust, and static. Eliminating static on a winding roll is challenging because the roll can accumulate a large amount of charge — enough to cause headaches for customers, pose a safety risk to operators, and threaten damage to equipment. Follow this procedure to solve winding roll static. Use an electric fieldmeter on free spans to measure the film charge. Start near the winder and work ...

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