On automated sleev?ng machines, the problems arise as the sleeve is opened for fitting to the bottle. As the sleeve ?s opened, the two surfaces are separated and electrons migrate from one surface to another. As the material is Non conductive, it cannot re-address the imbalance and retains the static charge.

       The charged labels will now become attracted to an earth potential or a charge of the opposite polarity. If the bottle the label is being fitted to is of the same polarity, the label will repel and jam causing waste and rejects. If the bottle is of the opposite polarity, the label will be attracted to bottle too quickly and the syncron?sat?on will be out, causing jams, down time and waste.

        By neutralising the bottles pr?or to the label being fitted, you w?ll el?m?nate the chance of material m?sbehav?or and miss aligning. This w?ll reduce waste and rejects and ?ncrease volume, productivity and profits.