Frequently Asked Questions About Electrostatics & Ionization

Electrostatics — Fundamentals

What is electrostatics, how electrostatic charge forms, and why it causes problems in manufacturing.

Ionization & Static Elimination

How ionizers work, AC vs DC ionization, and how to eliminate electrostatic charge on your production line.

Technological Cleanliness

Contamination control, web cleaning systems, and achieving cleanliness standards in manufacturing.

ESD Protection & Hazardous Areas

Electrostatic discharge, ATEX certification, EN 61340 standards, and intrinsically safe equipment.

Static in Printing & Converting

Why static electricity disrupts flexo, offset, and rotary printing, lamination, and slitting processes.

Static in Plastics & Moulding

Static charge in injection moulding, extrusion, vacuum forming, and plastic packaging.

Static Control by Industry

Industry-specific static challenges in automotive, pharmaceutical, food, electronics, textiles, and glass.

Meech Equipment & Technology

Hyperion, CyClean, JetStream, IonRinse, SmartControl Touch — what each product does and how it works.

Practical Tips & Diagnostics

How to identify, measure, and troubleshoot static problems. Ionizer placement and grounding advice.

Animat — Services & Ordering

Free on-site measurement, equipment demos, installation, training, and after-warranty support.

Air Technology & Cooling

Vortex Tubes, Cabinet Coolers, Coldstream Air Guns, Air Curtains, Air Amplifiers, and energy-saving nozzles.

Web Cleaning Systems

Contact and non-contact web cleaning: CyClean, VacClean, RoClean, TakClean, AHUs, and system selection.