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News Release from: Meech International | Subject: Static Eliminators
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 15 March 2004
Meech Ensures Stationery Isn't Static
Major stationery supplier, Whitegrove Group Plc, has its own in-house printing department, providing business print services to its customers including such items as commercial forms, letter heads and
Major stationery supplier, Whitegrove Group Plc, has its own in-house printing department, providing business print services to its customers including such items as commercial forms, letter heads and information packs The very busy department employs 14 staff at its Eastleigh (UK) offices and achieved a turnover of over ?1.25m last year
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 19 Dec 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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With such high level of demand, smooth production running is essential, but print production manager, Scott Turner, had been experiencing major issues with static on the company's Heidelberg 2-colour Sorm-z litho press.
Although static elimination equipment had been fitted, it was not solving the problems that were occurring particularly with 80gsm and 100gsm normal bond papers.
When printing these weights the static was so severe that the machine would not deliver the paper after it was printed, causing jams.
Heidelberg recommended that Turner should contact Meech Static Eliminators whose application specialist, Mark Jones, visited Whitegrove to assess the situation.
He fitted a demonstration Meech system to the machine on the spot.
Turner commented: "The effect was absolutely dramatic.
When the Meech bars were turned on, the paper delivered smoothly out of the machine.
When they were turned off, the static returned, the paper stuck together and the machine jammed." Thoroughly convinced by this demonstration, Whitegrove ordered the equipment immediately and has been more than satisfied with its operation ever since.
"Meech was really helpful and gave really good, unbiased technical advice and provided the right solution to our problem.
I only wish I had spoken to Meech before," said Turner. Request a free brochure from Meech International ...
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