Automatic Flexo Folder Gluer-slotting printing folding machine

Automatic Flexo Folder Gluer-slotting printing folding machine

The optimal characteristics of corrugated boxes created a high demand for inexpensive boxes. Eventually, the demand for corrugated boxes created a demand for an efficient, inexpensive way to convert corrugated board into boxes. In 1959, an automated corrugated box making machine that combines printing, slotting, scoring, folding, and gluing was invented. The in-line process greatly reduced the cost of corrugated boxes. This machine, named the flexo folder-gluer, is still the most common machine found in box plants today, 50 years after its invention.

Before the invention of the flexo folder-gluer, the converting process for making corrugated boxes was slow and expensive. The process was done on two machines – the corrugated box printer-slotter and corrugated box folder-gluer. These machines worked independently of one another to make boxes. Once a corrugated blank underwent the processes of the printer-slotter, it was manually moved to the folder-gluer to be made into a box. This discontinuous process yielded a significantly lower production rate. The method required many manual laborers which also increased costs. The in-line process of the flexo folder-gluer reduced costs of producing corrugated boxes and also produced better quality corrugated containers.

The flexo folder-gluer utilizes many processes and components in order to complete the corrugated box making process. After corrugated board is produced, but before entering the flexo folder-gluer, the blank for each box is scored across the flutes in the machine direction of the liner. Each blank has two scores that allow for the flaps of the corrugated box to be produced. After this, each blank undergoes the operations of the flexo folder-gluer to become a box. First, a feeder takes each blank into the machine to be printed. Next, the blank is creased in the flute direction and slots are cut to form the box flaps. The manufacturer’s joint is also cut and trimming takes place if needed. Finally, the blank is folded and glued. At the end of the flexo folder-gluer, the boxes are stacked. This entire conversion process occurs in the seven sections of the flexo folder-gluer – the feed section, printing section, creaser-slotter, in-line die cutter, glue lap unit, folding section, and delivery end. Each component varies based on the model of the flexo folder-gluer. However, the same basic operations are consistent in all different types of flexo folder-gluers.

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