Technical Papers
Technical Papers
How do you know if you have a static problem?
Detecting static electricity promptly in industrial operations is paramount to safeguard personnel and machinery. Undetected static buildup can act as an ignition source for flammable ...
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Static Eliminators – What are they & How do they work
Contact and separation between two surfaces creates static electricity, which can often cause materials like paper, plastic, textiles, and other non-conductive materials to randomly attract ...
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International Nonwoven Disposables Association Goals & Plans
International Nonwoven Disposables Association Goals and Plans – 2021 Written by Dave Rousse, INDA President Published in the January, 2021 PFFC (Paper, Film & Foil ...
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Static Control for Corona Treaters
Static Control for Corona Treaters Written by Kelly Robinson, Contributing Writer for PFFC Magazine Published in the October, 2020 PFFC (Paper, Film & Foil Converter) ...
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Improve Efficiency on Winders, Unwinders & Slitters
How to Guide: Improve Efficiency on Winders, Unwinders & Slitters Published in the November, 2020 PFFC (Paper, Film & Foil Converter) Magazine Contact and separation ...
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Fluid Dynamics – Laminar Flow – Turbulent Flow – Transitional Flow & Particle Reduction
In physics and engineering, fluid dynamics is used to describe the flow of fluids – liquids and gases. For the sake of this discussion, it ...
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Particle Size, Particle Retention & Process Practicality
Particle collection efficiency by a filtration device usually brings a common question. What is the ISO number that is associated with HEPA filters used in ...
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Where do the particles go?
Did you ever rub a balloon on your hair and stick it to the ceiling? The balloon sticks because you’ve created static electricity on the ...
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It’s That Shocking Time of the Year
Ethanol; Intoxicating or Explosive? This week, especially because it’s December and so close to the Christmas holiday, I worked on an alarming application that involved ...
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How Static Affects the Summer Olympics
Achieving Peak Performance The Summer Olympics are in full swing and the elite athletes are always trying to find ways to achieve peak performance. Sometimes ...
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All That Glitters Is Not Gold
Meaning “All That Glitters Is Not Gold” — Not everything that is shiny and superficially attractive is valuable. _____________________________________________________________________________ Cleaner Means Safer.. Sometimes the smallest ...
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Cancer Treatment in the Form of Static Electricity
Fighting to Win! Last week I went to Toronto to attend a “Bell Ringing Ceremony”. Before I received the phone call invite from my niece ...
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Product Spotlight – Tempest Ionizing Air Blower
Tempest Ionizing Air Blower and the Background on its Name Webster’s Dictionary defines a Tempest as a windy storm or a disturbance. When static electricity is ...
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Swiss Made Movement Is Not a Dance, But a Quality Standard
Can a gadget get too small? In the world of micro-electronics and the trend towards miniaturization, I don’t think we can put the Genie back ...
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The FM Fight Goes On
Tribo-Charging, Who Really Discovered Electricity? The relationship between static electricity and particle attraction has been long known. The Ancient Greeks when polishing their jade and ...
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FM Isn\’t Always the Best Frequency
FM Not Just For Radio Who doesn’t like FM when it comes to listening to the radio? In the world of music, FM stands for ...
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As the Crow Flies
Making a Beeline for the shore The term “As the Crow Flies” has been found in print since as early as 1758. The term ...
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Controlled Turbulence in the Clean Room
Most Clean Room experts and consultants cringe at the thought of having turbulence inside of a clean room or clean space even though it is ...
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The Waves
A thought provoking quote “Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours”? Gordon Lightfoot The real ...
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Call Me Crazy!
How many ways can you call someone crazy? “What are you nuts, kooky, mad, silly, wacky, ape, psycho, bonkers, cracked, delirious, berserk, daft, demented or ...
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