Paper & Textile Industries
Problems With Offset Printers
An offset printer produces a large electrostatic charge.
This charge causes various problems such as: two-sheet feeding, sticking to the feeder board, ink splashing, sticking to the drum, uneven powder application, paper jam/misalignment in the paper discharge section and errors in the next process.
Using a static eliminator can prevent these problems.
Conventional countermeasures
Conventional countermeasures
- Running cost is high.
Handled by workers
- Cost increase due to increased labor cost
Countermeasures with static eliminators (ionizers)
Costs can be reduced.
Improvements and Effects
Words from the worksite
Reduced cost of antistatic agent and labor cost for addressing the problem
Cost of antistatic agent: $1,000/month x 12 months = $12,000 (when the amount used is reduced by half)
Labor cost per line: $200/month x 12 months = $2,400/year
