Anti-static Coatings

But we are probably mentioning the electric current, generated for operating any kinds of electric devices and machines. There is, on the other hand, another type that results from an imbalance of electric charges occurring within or on the surface of a material, called static electricity. As the name suggests, it stays in one place and remains there until being able to move away by means of an electric current or electrical discharge.

Even though modern scientists have found a number of benefits of static electricity and successfully applied those in how devices like printers, photocopiers, paint sprayers, or air purifiers function, it still in most cases causes troubles, damages, or even dangers (Figures 1).

For instance with flexible packaging and the core material being plastic film, which essentially is an insulator, here comes the phenomenon of the films building up a static charge and causing small particles to adhere to packaging or even the goods inside. That does nothing but create numerous problems for manufacturers like compromised heat sealing ability or contamination during packing and labeling processes, hence the unforeseen downgrading productivity.