Consistency + Dependability = Treater of Choice

Company Overview

Central States Products (CSP, Inc.), located in St. Louis, Missouri, focuses on plastics for printing and foils for stamping. From extruded sheets to complete products, Central States Products brings years of experiences to high quality finished products.

The Challenge

CSP’s excellence in the industry has been accompanied by an experienced treater from its first line, purchased in 1971, that was supplied with a Pillar Corona Treater – the OEM’s choice. As technology changed over the years, CSP wanted to be assured that subsequent treater models would provide the same high-quality performance that they had been used to receiving. And because the majority of CSP’s products are decorated in some way (they print in-house as well), it is critical that treatment levels remain consistent.

The Solution & Benefits

As a result, CSP recently added yet another Pillar Universal Surface Treater and 2kW P6000 Power Supply combination to their line. The Pillar Treaters are used to treat both sides of the web on their sheet extrusion lines. The Pillar treaters are used to treat both sides of the web on their sheet extrusion lines. “The Pillar units have provided CSP with consistent levels of surface energy across our product range, .010’’ to 0.125’’ in thickness, and up to 60’’ in width,” states James Fleming, President of CSP. In addition to the corona treatment equipment present in the plant, CSP utilizes several of Pillar’s Ozone Destruct Systems to reduce ozone emissions in the plant.

“The Pillar system provided such reliability that subsequent purchases have had CSP specifying Pillar as their equipment of choice,” states Fleming. “By working with our Pillar Representatives, we were able to gain a comfort level between us. We were involved with the design that was being sent to our OEMs, as all of our units were customized to fit new sheet lines.”