HARTLAND, WI—ITW Pillar Technologies has announced the development of breakthrough, proprietary corona and atmospheric plasma electrode retraction technology designed to avoid splices at production speed.
HyperSplice electrode technology is said to be capable of interfacing with splice sensors to not only initialize treater electrode retraction, but also to return electrodes to their treat position as fast as the splice clears the electrode gap—at production speed. The HyperSplice technology is also said to eliminate waste, downtime and electrode replacement costs associated with web splice impact, as well as being an available option for all new ITW Pillar Technologies corona and atmospheric plasma treaters.
According to Steve Helker, treatment systems sales manager, “Customers had come to us asking for a solution for the high material waste and lost productivity they experience due to treater electrode damage after incidental or excessive splice impact. They specifically wanted to eliminate the lost productivity encountered when reducing line speed in order to clear splices through treaters.”
“The new HyperSplice technology is fully scalable automation for new corona and atmospheric plasma treatment systems, and is not retrofittable to existing treaters. It is breakthrough technology which is designed to retract electrodes to avoid web splices at very high production speeds, and capable of returning them to ‘treat’ position in milliseconds,” added Steve.
“Since its beginnings, ITW Pillar Technologies has seized every change and major shift in the packaging industry as an opportunity to evolve, reinvent itself, and remain a leading manufacturer and innovative partner for its customers,” according to Rory Wolf, business unit manager for ITW Pillar Technologies.
“ITW Pillar Technologies mirrored the same innovation recently when we introduced the world’s first automated ‘Maintenance Indication’ system earlier this year,” according to Steve.
“Innovating highly productive technology is part of good business management. It’s a matter of being aware of our customer’s needs and making the commitment to addressing those needs with existing or new technology. We welcome change where change is needed, and we always make sure we are the first to offer new techniques, new processes and new services in order to bring our customers leading edge solutions. This effort has served to differentiate us in this highly competitive market,” said Rory.