What is a Corrugated Box Manufacturing Machine?
A corrugated box manufacturing machine is a comprehensive system used to transform flat base paper into corrugated boxes of specific sizes and shapes. These machines are essential in the packaging industry, producing various types of cartons to meet the diverse packaging requirements of different products.
What machine is used to make corrugated cardboard?
The machine for producing corrugated cardboard is a complex set of equipment, usually called corrugator line or corrugated cardboard production line. The production line consists of multiple machines, each responsible for a different process, and together they process the base paper into finished corrugated cardboard. It usually consists of the following machines:
- Mill roll stand
- Single facer machine
- Preheater
- Gluer machine
- Conveyor bridge
- Double facer
- Slitter scorer machine
- NC cutter
- Stakcer
- Paper return logistics or whole plant logistics systems
- Production management system
- Splicer machine
What machines are used to make corrugated cartons?
- First corrugated cardboard is made by the above machines or produced by single facer lines.
- Thin blade slitter scorer: Cut the large corrugated cardboard into the required size.
- Flexo printer: Print patterns, text, etc. on corrugated cardboard to increase the beauty and recognition of the product.
- Slotter: The slotter cuts slots and creases in the corrugated board to create the desired box shape.
- Die-cutter: This machine uses a die to cut the corrugated board into the final box shape.
- Folder-gluer: This machine folds and glues the corrugated board to form the box structure.
Corrugated carton production process
The production process of corrugated carton is roughly divided into the following steps:
1. Corrugated cardboard production:
- Double layer corrugated cardboard producing: This will be carried out on a single facer line, corrugating the base paper and producing double-layer corrugated cardboard, and cutting it into the required cardboard size.
- Multi-layer cardboard production: which is finished by corrugator line, a series of corrugated cardboard machinery composed of a corrugated cardboard production line, used to produce 3/5/7 layers of corrugated cardboard and cut it into the required corrugated cardboard size.
2. Printing:
Flexo printer: print the required patterns, texts, etc. on the cut corrugated cardboard to increase the beauty and identification of the carton.
3. Creasing & cutting
Creases and cutting are made on the corrugated cardboard to cut it into the required shape and size for easy folding into boxes.
4. Forming:
Folding & gluing: The printed and die cut cardboard is fed into the box gluer machine, folded into shape, glue is applied into the bonding parts and pressed to ensure a firm bond, and then transfered into the stacking area;
Stapling machine: For some special cartons, you can use a stapler to fix the cartons with nails.
Raw materials for corrugated carton production
1. Facial paper: The surface layer of the ripple carton is usually kraft paper or white card paper.
2. Corrugated paper: The middle layer of the corrugated cardboard has resistance.
3. Adhesive: Use the corrugated paper to bond with the face paper together.
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