Meech Product Launch at ICE USA 2011

Meech International will use ICE USA 2011, April 6-8 in Orlando, Florida, to launch into the American market the 904CM, a highly effective monitoring unit for its AC ionizing systems of which many thousands are in use in the graphic arts, packaging, converting, plastic and pharmaceutical industries. Visitors to booth 315 can hear about a wide range of recently developed Meech static control products, while the company will also be showing the new ShearClean™ non-contact web cleaning system and the Tornado F5 contact web cleaning system.

“Today, companies want to monitor the performance of static control systems so cleaning can be carried out when needed, without incurring unnecessary stoppages to the production line or press,” says Matt Fyffe, VP/General Manager of Meech Static Eliminators USA Inc. “Visually, it’s difficult to tell whether bars need dirt and paper dust removed and usually the first signs are problems in quality or throughput levels because static levels have become too high.

“Because contamination is affected by the stock and running conditions, it is difficult to set the frequency of cleaning in advance. To provide even greater peace of mind to the operator, 904CM includes spark detection circuitry, which gives immediate detection of any damage to the high voltage cabling or ionizing bar.”

The new 904CM system is straightforward to fit and operate, and provides accurate monitoring of the performance of the emitter pins incorporated within the ionizing bars. The system consists of a power unit and monitor. The amber and red LEDs have adjustable percentage trigger points that can be set by the customer, while the analog output means that the output of the bars can be monitored off-line and the data logged for future analysis.

The recent launch of ShearClean means that Meech has both non-contact and contact web cleaning systems in its product portfolio, so customers can ensure they have the best solution for the type of materials they handle.