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Founded in 1907 and headquartered in Oxfordshire, UK, Meech International is a specialist developer and manufacturer of electro-static control solutions. The Meech product range encompasses four key markets – static control, air technology, web cleaning and JetStream – installed within a wide range of industries including printing, packaging, converting, plastics, automotive and food production.

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Fachpack 2019: Meech International to present its newest range of Static Control and Web Cleaner technology for the packaging industry

Release date: 13.09.2019 | images: 1

Meech will be showcasing several new products at Fachpack 2019 (Booth 4 – 413, 24 – 26 September, Exhibition Centre, Nuremberg), alongside its long-standing static control and web cleaning systems. These include the Hyperion 960IPS mid-range Pulsed DC ionising bar, the Hyperion IonCharge30 (15W) and Hyperion IonCharge50 (75W) static generators and the CyClean RTM non-contact […]

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Meech to display its newest static control and web cleaning technology products at K 2019

Release date: 05.09.2019 | images: 1

Meech International will be showcasing its recent technological developments at the K Trade Fair (Hall 11 – B60, Messe Düsseldorf, 16th – 23rd October 2019), including the new CyCleanTM R web cleaner, Hyperion IonCharge50 (75W) and IonCharge30 (15W) static generators and the Hyperion 960IPS – Meech’s newest static control bar. Meech will also be displaying its full, long-standing and well established static control and web cleaning product range at the largest exhibition for the plastics and rubber industry.

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Oxfordshire Deputy Lieutenant presents Meech International with 2019 Queen’s Award

Release date: 05.08.2019 | images: 2

Meech International has been presented with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade by Brigadier Dennis Blease PhD – one of the Lord Lieutenant’s Deputy Lieutenants. This is the third time in ten years that Meech has been awarded the UK’s most prestigious award for business achievement, having previously won the accolade in 2009 and 2012. The presentation was made to Meech’s CEO, Chris Francis and the whole of the UK team at its headquarters in Witney, Oxfordshire on July 26th, 2019.

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Meech’s energy saving air technology reduces waste and boosts production efficiencies for Paul Norman Plastics

Release date: 25.07.2019 | images: 1

Based in Stroud, Gloucestershire, Paul Norman Plastics (PNP) is a leading provider of plastic injected moulded products that, for over thirty years, have served a wide range of industries; from aerospace and electronics to education and retail. The company recently installed a Meech energy saving air curtain to reduce waste and boost production efficiencies on one of its injection moulding machines.

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Meech International wins 2019 Queen’s Award for Enterprise – International Trade

Release date: 29.04.2019 | images: 2

For the third time in ten years, Meech International has been awarded the UK’s most prestigious award for business achievement: the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade. This reaffirms Meech’s position as one of the world’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of static control, web cleaning, compressed air technology and surface cleaning products

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Meech presents new products for both static generation and elimination at ICE USA 2019

Release date: 09.04.2019 | images: 3

Meech USA (Booth 1111) is hosting previews of its new HyperionTM IonCharge 30 and IonCharge 50 static generators and HyperionTM 929IPS v2 mid-range Pulsed DC Ionizing Bar at ICE USA 2019 (April 9 – 11, Louisville, Kentucky). Due to be officially launched in the second quarter of 2019, these latest innovations from Meech will be joined by the company’s wide range of web cleaning and static control equipment, as well as its industry 4.0 solution, SmartControl.

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Meech previews new static generators and static bar at ICE Europe 2019

Release date: 12.03.2019 | images: 3

Meech International (Hall A6 – Stand 330) is giving an exclusive preview of its new HyperionTM IonCharge 30 and IonCharge 50 static generators and HyperionTM 929IPS v2 mid-range Pulsed DC Ionising Bar at ICE Europe 2019. These latest innovations from Meech, due to be officially launched in the second quarter of 2019, are accompanied by the company’s industry 4.0 solution, SmartControl, and its wide range of web cleaning and static control equipment.

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Sussex IM reports two years of energy cost savings and increased production efficiencies following investment in Meech static generation solutions

Release date: 06.03.2019 | images: 2

An industry leader in custom plastic injection molding, Wisconsin-based Sussex IM, Inc. has developed a deserved reputation for its Design-for-Manufacturing expertise and its range of ISO certified capabilities. Founded in 1977 as Sussex Plastics, Sussex IM is today, an internationally renowned, full-service, fully automated supplier that prides itself on problem solving for its diverse range of B2B and B2C customers across a huge range of sectors including: consumer goods, cosmetics packaging, healthcare products, agricultural products and industrial applications.

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Meech to present its Industry 4.0 solution, Smart Control, alongside its wide range of static control and web cleaning products at ICE Europe 2019

Release date: 13.02.2019 | images: 2

Meech International plans to use ICE Europe 2019 (12-14 March 2019, Munich Trade Fair Centre, Hall A6 – Stand 330) as a platform to demonstrate how its web cleaning and static control equipment can help converters produce immaculate webs for packaging and labelling. Meech’s recently released automation device, the HyperionTM SmartControl, will be on display, alongside a range of Hyperion ionising bars – including the 971IPS, 929IPS and 924IPS – and its entire series of contact and non-contact web cleaners.

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Innovia Films solves BOPP film static issues with Meech’s 935 Ionising Blowers

Release date: 05.02.2019 | images: 2

A major producer of biaxally orientated polypropylene (BOPP) film applications, Cumbria-based Innovia Films is a global leader in markets for high performance coated film, tobacco overwrap, labels and security films. Employing 1100 people worldwide and with production sites in Australia, Belgium, Mexico and the UK, Innovia prides itself on high quality, added value products, strong customer relationships and excellent service. Helping the business fulfil these qualities is a series of Meech 935 long range blowers, which remove static from the BOPP film as it winds on Innovia’s slitter-rewinder systems. The blowers ensure that the film lies smoothly on the reel, has a clear and untainted finish, and does not pose a hazard to operators.