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almostexclusivelywithonefixedfluteonly(usuallyB-orC-flute).

Today,aroundthreequarters

ofallcompaniesproducing

corrugatedboardusemachines

thathaveatleastthreetosixsetsofcorrugatingrolls.Usually,the

additionalinvestmentneededfor

thepurchaseofanewSingleFacerisquicklyamortised(particularly

fthelife-cycleoftheexisting

machinereachesitsnaturalend).Asarule,themoreextensive

therangeofdifferentqualitiesofboardproducedbyacompany,

thequickertheamortisationof

theinvestment.Theproportionofdoublewallboardwithlight-weightpapersisbecomingincreasinglyimportant,whereasheavysinglewallgradesarefoundlessofteninthemarket.

InsteadofproducingasingleCflute,plantsincreasinglyuse

combinationsofEandDflutes.Ofcourse,thequalityofboardtobeprovidedbysuchacombinationmustbeatleastcomparableto

thatofasingleCflute(that'soneofthecustomerrequirementsithastomeet).Whatcounts,isthereductionoftherequiredmaterialandthesignificantlyimproved

printingpotential.

Throughtheincreaseduseofdoublewallboard,flutechanges,too,arebecomingmoreandmore

important.Thehighernumberof

flutechangesisaresultofboth

theincreaseindoublewallboard

usedandthegrowingcomplexity

ofproductionprocesses.While

previously,sixtoeighthoursof

continuoususewerenotuncommonbeforeaflutewaschanged,manymanufacturerstodaychangeflutesbetweenthreeandfivetimesper

8-hourshift.Inotherwords,the

so-calledfluteruns'arebecomingshorterandshorter.Thesechangeshaveresultedinthefollowing

requirementstobemetbySingleFacers:

1.Formanufacturerstobeabletoprocessdifferentproduction

ordersasquicklyandefficiently

aspossible,flutechangesneedtoperformedwithintheshortesttime;

2.Sincecorrugatingrollsare

stillhotafteruse,thesafetyfactorisofparticularimportance.This

meansthatmachineoperatorsneedtobeprotectedfrominjuryduringthechangeofcorrugatingrolls.

Oncetherequirements

havebeenspecifiedandthe

correspondingsolutionsbeenfound,thefollowingtaskistheappropriatetransferofthese

solutionstothecorrespondingcategoriesofSingleFacers.

Toharmonisethetechnical

andeconomicrequirementsofcorrugatedmanufacturers,BHS

CorrugatedhasintroducedtwodifferentcorrugatingrollchangesystemsforitsAdvancedFacer

AF-PandModulFacerMF-B.

“IntheAdvancedFacerAF-P,thesetofcorrugatingrollsislocatedonakindofshuntingstationnexttothemachine",explainsAreaSalesManagerThomasMurr.“Onthe

slidingcarriage,therearethree

setsofcorrugatingrolls,neatandtidy,ontheso-calledcassette

magazine.Theyarelocatedonthedrivesideofthecorrugator,wherethereareusuallynooperating

personnel."Theimportantpoint,accordingtoMrMurr,isthatthecorrugatingrollsalwaysneed

tobeintroducedatanangleof

90degreestothemachine's

productiondirection.“Technically,it'saprettycomplicated

procedure,especiallyfornewandinexperiencedstaff.”

TheAF-Prelievestheoperatorofthiseffort.Here,thecorrugatingrollsetsaredirectlylocatedon

thecassettemagazine—atthe

requiredangleof90degrees.

Accordingly,thecorrugatingrollsetsnolongerneedtobealignednafurtherprocessstepbutcanbeinsertedonanaxisviatherailsystem.Eachmagazineiscapable

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ofcarryinguptothreedifferent

cassettesorflutes;theapplicationorcombinationofoptionsallowtheuserahighdegreeofflexibility.Forproductionprocesseswithmorethanthreeflutes,theadditionallyrequiredcorrugatingrollscanbeinsertedfromtheoperatorside.

Here,too,operatorsbenefitfromtheincreasedflexibilityofthe

corrugator—especiallywhen

largernumbersofsmalltomediumproductionordersneedtobe

processed.

AccordingtoMrMurr,the

safetyfactorwasimprovedby

theintroductionofamoreflexiblechangesystem,thekeypointbeingtheinsertionofthecorrugatingrollsfromthedriveside.“Theadvantageofferedtocorrugatorusersand

operatorsisobvious.Thereisnoneedtoremovethecorrugating

rolls(stillaround150℃)onthe

operatorsidewithatrolleyany

more—thisway,theriskofburnsforoperatorsisconsiderably

reduced.”

Changingthecorrugating

rollstakesapproximatelyten

minutes.Thisisabout30-50percentfasterthanchangingthem

fromtheoperatorside.MrMurrcontinues,“TheModulFacerMF-B,ontheotherhand,hasaradicallydifferentchangesystem.Here,

twosetsofcorrugatingrollsarealreadyintegratedinthemachine.Whenchangingthem,thesets

donotneedtoberemovedfromthemachinebutaresettotherespectiveworkingpositionvia

swiveldrives."Thegreatadvantageofthisisthatoperatorsofthe

ModulFacerforabouteightypercentoftheirorders,donotneedtochangecartridgesoutsideof

themachine.Asimplepushofabuttonisenough—andonesetofcorrugatingrollsisswivelled

in,whiletheothersetisswivelledout.Ifrequiredalargepartoftheremainingordervolumecanbe

donewith,analogoustotheAF-P,theoptionalinsertionofathirdsetofcorrugatingrolls.

Theflexibilitywhichthissolutionoffersisenormous.Forexample,thechangeovertimeforthetwo

setsofcorrugatingrollsisjust

betweenthreeandfiveminutes.

lfadditionalcorrugatingrollsare

required,theycanbeinserted,

similarlyasintheAF-P,from

thedrivesideandtheoperator

sidealike.IntheModulFacer,

changeovertimesonbothsidesarebetween10to15minutes.

WhatistruefortheAdvancedFacer,istrueforBHSCorrugated'sModulFacertoo—thecompany

claimthattheyaretheonly

machinesoftheirkindonthe

marketthatcanbefittedfrom

bothsides.MrMurrsays,“Thehigherdegreeofflexibilitycanbe

transferredtothepositionofthe

machineatitsrespectivelocation.Companies,forinstance,whose

productionhallsonlyofferlimited

floorspacecan,dependingontherespectivesituationonsite,moveonesideoftheSingleFacertothewalltogiveoperatorsmorespace.”

However,thebiggestadvantageofbothsystems,accordingto

MrMurr,isthegreaterflexibility

theyoffertoBHSCorrugated's

customerswhenitcomesto

handlingtheirproductionjobsandtominimisingdowntimeduring

operation,evenforcomplex

requirements.BoththeAdvancedFacerAF-PaswellastheModul

FacerMF-Boffermanufacturers

first-classsolutionsystemswhichguaranteethemsmoothprocessesandahighdegreeofautomationwhichbetterprotectsoperatorsintheirwork.

PathtothePerfectSheet

ThroughcontinuousdevelopmentandenhancementstoitsSyncro

WetEndProcessControlSystem,Fosber'sgoaltoimplementan

automaticprocesscontroland

on-linemonitoringsystemthat

willensuretheperfectsheetis

madeeverytimeisevercloser.

Syncrocontinuouslymeasures,

recordsandstoresactualsteam,power,starchandairconsumptionforeachindividualorderrunon

thecorrugator,alongwithalltheassociatedprocessdatasuchaspapertemperatures,moisture

levels,steampressures,glue

gaps,specificpaperrollIDs,shoepressures,papertensions,wraparmpositionsandmore.

Thisdatanotonlyprovidesa

complete'provenance'andhistoryofeveryindividualorderproducedonthecorrugator,butitalsoallowsproducerstoknowexactlywhat

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MOREPERFORMANCE,

LESSENVIRONMENTALIMPACT.

Fosber

simplybetter

Simplifythetechnology.Simplifytherunning&operation.Optimisetheresults.Thisisourvision.

Tomeetthestandardsrequiredbythefoodindustryforcorrugatedpackaging,FosberhasperfecteditsOilFreetechnologyandoffersaDry-Endcompletelyfreeofanybladelubrication,thusmaximisingthesafehygieneofthefinishedbox.TheOilFreetechnologydeliversthesamecuttingperformanceasonclassiclinesbutwithgreaterreliability,atsignificantlyreducedmaintenancecostsanditisbetterfortheenvironment.

Lessismore.

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confrmedthroughseveralnew

installationsoverthelastyear.

Thankstoitstriple-reelpositioningsystem,theLink-M3offersoneoftheshortestcontinuousautomaticrollchangecycletimesavailable

andisspecificallydesignedto

handleandmanagemultipleand

frequentpaperchangesonthewet-end.Inaddition,thefullyautomaticfunctionstoload/splice/unload

andrewindrollspriortoexpulsionmeanswet-endoperatorlevelscanbereduced,asoncetheoperatorhashungthepaperandpreparedthesplicehistaskiscomplete.

nipandthespecialdesignofthe

twodifferentlysizedcorrugating

rolls,theSmart400significantly

reducestheflute-forminglabyrinthtoensureoptimumfluteformation,resultingingreaterboardstrength,idealforlighterweightpapers.

FosberclaimsthattheSmart

400producesboardqualitythat

matches(orevensurpasses)thatwhichisproducedontraditional

beltedmachines,butdoesso

atafractionofthecomparative

operatingcostthankstotheprovenandguaranteedlifetimeofthekiss'pressrollsystem.

consumptionswererequiredto

produceeachparticularorderin

termsofenergy,starchandair

withexactlywhatprocesssettings.Theautomaticclosedloopcontrolsystemmanagesallthesettings

andvariablesofthecorrugatingprocess,addingsignificantlytotheconsistentqualityoffinishedproduct,corrugatorproductivityandreductionofwaste.

Theintelligenttargetspeed

controlfeatureensuresthatthe

corrugatorisautomaticallypushedtoreachsettargetspeedsforeachboardquality,whereuponSyncro

Onitsconventional'butterfly'rollstand,thelatestgenerationmodelcanbesuppliedinmanual,semi-

Fosber'sLink-M3integratedrollstandandsplicersolutioncontinuestobeagreatmarketsuccess,

furthercontinuestoincreaseline

speedabovethesettargetspeedin

incrementalstepsuntilanewlimitis

reachedandautomaticallysavedas

thenewtarget,furtheroptimising

productionoutput.

Fosber'sBeltlessSmart400

quick-changecassettesingle

facerhostsaseriesafully

automatic'local'processcontrol

featuressuchasvariablewrap

armpositioning(accordingto

actualpapertemperatures)as

wellasautomatedcontrolsfor

steampressures,corrugator

rollpressures,proportional

steamshower,auto'kiss'press

roll,gluegapsandgluedam

positioning.Withitsextended

autoorfullyautomaticversions.All

areequippedwithcoreejectorsandhavejumborollcapabilitythankstodoublehydrauliccylindersfittedoneachsideoftheunittoeliminate

anydeflectionswhichresultin

unevenpapertension.Innovative

multi-discbrakesdramatically

reducewearprovidingmanyyearsofmaintenance-freeoperation.

TheLink-400autosplicerfeaturesautomaticconstanttensioncontrolthroughoutthesplicesequence.

Thedouble-sidedfixedsplice-headpositionallowsquick,safeandeasysplicepreparationwithautomatic

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moststringentlegaldirectives,buthasthedualfunctionofforming

anintegralpartofthemachine

guarding.Largeareasofarmouredglassensureoptimumoperator

visibilitytoallthevariousmachineoperatingareasandcreatesa

quiet,friendlyandstimulating

workingenvironmentforboth

operatorsandvisitorstothe

corrugatorline.Theintegrated

enclosureshavebeenspecificallydesignedandtailor-made'fortheFosberwetendtoensureeasy

andunrestrictedoperatorand

maintenanceaccesstoallareasofthemachinewheneverrequired,whichthecomapnyclaimstotallydifferentiatesthisdesignfrom

traditional'secondskin'sound-boothsolutions.www.fosber.it

doublebackertoensurethattheselowlevelsofstarchdispensed

stillsuccessfullypenetratethe

fibrespriortogelling.Aspecial

shoesystemautomaticallyappliesvariablepressureatanyareaalongthemachineasandwhererequiredtoensureoptimumheattransfer

totheboard.Inaddition,theshoesystemautomaticallyliftsupandremovespressureexactlyatthepointoftheboardedges,whatevertheworkingpaperwidthbeing

run,eliminatingedgecrushandprolongingbeltlife.

TheFosberwet-endis

complimentedwithabespoke

noise-reductionsystemintegratedintothebuild.Thisenvironmental

enclosurenotonlyservestoreducesoundemissionstobelowthe

foolproofindexingofthenew

paperintoexactlythecorrectsplice

positioneliminatinganypossibility

ofoperatorerror.Furtherreliability

isachievedthroughtheimpact-

freesinglemovementrotatingnip

splicesequenceandautomatic

managementofthetensioncontrol

accordingtoactualreeldiameter,

paperwidthandpaperquality.The

resultingsplicereliability,thanksto

thesimplicityofthedesign,makes

afundamentalcontributiontothe

overalllineefficiencyandoverall

outputandperformanceofthe

corrugatorline.

Thelatestdevelopmentsonthe

CrestglueunitandExpress400

doublebackerfollowthesame

performanceenhancingcriteria.

TheCrest'sautomaticallyadjusting

riderrollpressurecontactsystem,

micro-precisiongluegapcontrols

andtheutilisationofthepositive

cellapplicatorrollsensurethatonly

theminimumamountofstarchis

preciselydosedtoonlytheflute

tips.TheExpress400double

backerhasthreeindependent

controlledheatingsectionsableto

rundowntojust0.5Bar,complete

withaclosed-oopon-boardsteam

andfullcondensaterecovery

system.Afourth'zerosection'

independentheatingsectionhas

beenintroducedtominimisethe

thermalimpactonentrytothe

450mpmisareality

DevelopedwiththeSteadyStateratitscore,theTM450corrugatorfromMHlhasadesignspeedof

450mpm.Thefirstsuch2.5m

singleknifemachinestartedupatTomokuTatebayashiinJapan.“Werunabroadrangeofpapersonthismachine,"explainsHisaoSonoki,ProductionManager.“Linersrangefrom80gsmrightthroughto

280gsm,whileflutingalsorangesfrom80gsmupto200gsm.ThankstothecassetteSingleFacer,we

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runA,B,CandEfluteboard,

whichisanidealrangeofboardforproductionofcorrugatedpackagingforourwidecustomerbase."

Sonoki-sanconfirmedthatsinceitscommissioning,theTM450hashadamonthlyoperatingaveragespeedof390mpermin.

GiovanniBettini,Sales&

MarketingDirectorforMHIE,

confrmsthatthenewgenerationof450mpmcorrugatorhasareducedenergyconsumptionandwiththeadditionofaspecialacoustichood,noiselevelsinthefactorycanbe

considerablyreduced.

ChoichiroKano,General

MangeroftheSalesDepartmentofMitsubishi'sTokyooffice,

isquicktopointoutthatthe

developmentofsuchamachinetakesalotofworkandastrongrelationshipwithcustomers.“WeareveryproudoftheTM450

corrugatordevelopment.Not

onlyhaveweshownthatthese

kindsofspeedscanreadilybe

achievedonamoderncorrugator,butwehavealsoshowntheworldthatourmachineryprojectsare

alwaysdevelopedasaresultofconsultationwithourcustomers.WeareindebtedtoTomokufortheirexperienceandengineeringskillsonthecorrugatorandalso

thankthemforallowingustoworkwiththemonthefirstever450mpmmachineanywhereintheworld.”

ThenewMHIwetendhasbeen

redesignedandimplementedtobeabletorunlightpapers.Thesenewdesignsandimprovementsincludedthe60HPasersinglefacer,allpre-heatersandpre-conditionersaswellasthenewGlueMachine65J.

Nowactivelybeingmarketedglobally,the65JGlueMachineisthelatestinnovationfromMHI.

Effectivelyreplacingthe65H,thenewunithasbeendevelopedaspartofMitsubishi'sSteadyStatercorrugatorconcept.The65Hhashadconsiderablesuccesssince

itslaunchin2002,withunits

havingbeeninstalledaroundthe

world(including15inEurope,theMiddleEastandAfrica).Developedoverthelastfewyears,thenew

65JGlueMachinehasbeer

successfullyinstalledatvarious

plantsinJapan,thefirstunitgoingtoDynapackontheoutskirtsof

TokyobackinNovember2010.

“ThisisverytypicalofMitsubishi'sdevelopmentmentality,"explainsMrBettini.“Thefirstunithasbeenrunningforseveralyearsnowandthecustomerhasrecordedsomesignifcantamountsofdataonitsoperation.NowthatbothDynapackandMitsubishiarehappywiththe65J'sperformance,weareactivelypromotingthenewmachinetotheglobalmarket.”

Utilisingapositivecellglueroll,the65JwillrunatfulllinespeedofanyMitsubishicorrugator,uptoa

maximumlinespeedof450mpm.Itisavailableinthecompletewidthrange,from1.8mto2.8m.With

integratedpre-heaters,thisnew

generationgluemachinehasa

patentpendingforit'snewconceptofvariableflutetipcontacttotheglueroll.Itispossibletoadjust

theglueapplicationfromawide

rangetothefinestlevels,whichisasignificantfactorwhenrunning

verylightpapersintheproductionofmicrofluteboard.“Oneofthe

benefitsofthisnewmachineisthatitallowsforastablegluethickness,regardlessofthespeedofthe

machine,"continuesMrBettini.

“Thismeansthatthe65Jcanapplyaconstantamountofadhesive

basedonpaperweightandflutecombinationatanyspeed.Addedtothis,thereisaconsiderable

reductioninstarchconsumption,whichhasbeenconfirmedby

existingusers."

Becauseofthenewdesignconcept,the65Joffers'cleaner'

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production,asMrBettiniexplains.“The65Jadoptsanewsheetpathinthemachine,whicheffectively

eliminatesstarchsplashfromthegluepan.OnecustomerinJapansaidtheyseethisasanadvantage,becauseitmeanstheleadintothedoublebackerstaysmuchcleaner,resultingina'cleaner'looking

machineforwhentheyhavevisitorslookingatthecorrugator.”

MrBettiniconcludes,“The65JGlueMachinehasbeendevelopedwithspeedandaccuracyinmind.Likeallourmachines,ithasalsobeendevelopedtohelpreduce

energyandsteamconsumption,thusallowingaspeedyreturn

oninvestment."NowMHIEhas

successfullyinstalledandstartedupthe65Jgluemachineboth

inEuropeandSouthAmerica

withexcellentresultsonstarch

applicationandreductioninstarchconsumption.

NewSpliceControl

COPARinauguratedanentirely

newSynchronizedSpliceControl

in2014-2015.TheCSSC-8Sync

MasterusesthelatestAllen-Bradley(A-B)L33ERPLC.

A-Bhaspromisedthatthis

controlplatformwillbesupported“forever.”ThatistosaythatifthePLCcontrollerbecomesobsolete,A-Bwillsupplyaplugcompatiblecontrollerthatwillrunthesame

software.CostlyPLCupgradeswillbeathingofthepast.

Giventheincrediblespeed

ofthisprocessor,COPARhas

incorporateda“BlackBox”systemthatstoresanarchiveofallinputandoutputsignalseveryone-

quartersecond.TheBlackBox

allows"replay"ofanysituationthathasoccurredduringtheprior30days.Itprovidesapowerfultool

fortheespeciallytroublesome

intermittentproblemssuchas

“almostbroken”cables.These

issuescannowbediagnosedandresolvedinafewminutes.

COPARhasalsoprovided

importantaccuracyimprovementstothebridgecontentmeasurementprocedureforsynchsplice,end-

of-rollsplicing,andoutputsfor

dryendswithbothnormaland

“highspeed”shearoptions.The

CTCQualityMasterusescustom

madehightemperaturetolerant

infra-redsensors,improved

thermocoupledesigns,redesignedsensorhousings,andnewoperatorinterfacesoftware.

COPARhasalsorefinedthe

optionsavailabletoitsWarp

Wackerwideanglelaser-based

closedloopwarpcontrol.Two

lasersmountedsixfeetabove

theentrancetothedownstacker

provideprecisemeasurement

andcontrolofboardflatness.In

responsetocustomerrequests,

thecompanyisnowofferingalinktoallowuseofitsPulseJetwaterspraytocorrectnon-uniform"hook"warp.

Todate,COPARhasinstalled18SyncMaster/QualityMaster

combinationsystemsand10WarpWackersystemswithpositive

feedback.Inaddition,thecompanyrecentlyinstalledtheworld'sonlycompletecontrolsystemforquadwallcorrugatedproduction.

Quantumsuccess

BPAgnat'sapproachtoinnovationhasbeentoco-operatecloselywithcustomersonproductinnovationandproductivityneeds,listening

carefullytoideasandstudying

solutionsthatmighthelpanticipateindustryneeds.Inrecentyears,

Agnatihasachievedoneofthemostrevolutionaryinnovations,thankstotheabovementioned

R&Dstrategy.Agnatihasfoundacompletelynewwaytoprocess

paperintotheidealcorrugated

board.ThisrevolutionaryprocesshasbeenengineeredanddesignedinthenewQuantumcorrugator.

TheQuantumhasbeen

recognisedbyleadingcompaniesasarevolutionintheindustry,

havingchangedthetraditional

productionprocessforthefirst

timeaftersomanyyears.In2011,thefirstprototypewasinstalledatanItaliansolid-boardandmicro-

fluteconvertingcompany.Overthefollowingyears,theQuantumhas

beenfurtherdevelopedtocover,

thanksalsotoitsmodularstructure,allpossiblefieldsofapplication,

bothinthetraditionalsheetsandinthepreprintultra-microsolutions,allowingacompleteplantconceptinnovation.

Thismachinedesignallows

boardproducerstoplantheirplantaccordingtonewstandards,thatincludeasignificantlyshorterpaybackperiodontheinvestment,

utilisingsignificantlylessspaceduetothefactthattheQuantumhas

alengthofbetween40and80m,dependingonconfiguration.

Thenewmachineallowsbox

plantstochangetheirtraditional

plantmanufacturingphilosophyandstrategy,diversifyingtheirprodut

range,obtainaloweroperation/

employeecostratioandreduce

transportcosts.TheQuantum

conceptanditsflexibilityallows

boxmanufacturesandsheetplantsconvertingupto30millionsqm

ofboardperyeartointegrate

boardproductionwithintheirplant,leveraginguponseveraleconomicaladvantages.ThesavingsandloweroperationalcostoftheQuantumareleadingtoalowercostpersqmofboardandconsequentlytoareturnofinvestmentwithamuchlower

productionvolume.Thisallows

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customerstorethink,configureandbuildsmallerplants,strategically

closertothecustomer,furtherreducingtransportationcosts.

WiththeQuantum,BPAgnati

setsafurthermilestoneinthe

constructionofcorrugators,

offeringacuttingedgetechnical

solutioncapableofmeetingtoday'scompetitivefactors,including:

■Easyoperationandeasyprocessmanagement;

■Flexibility,allowingjustintimeorderplanning,shorterordermanagementandwiderpaperrangeutilisation(downto

45gsm);

■Productivityandprofitability,

byincreasingplantefficiency

andreducingwasteandenergyconsumption.Lessenergy

isneeded(25percent);

reductionofglueapplicationandconsumption;lessoperationalwaste;

■Investment/Cost-reduction,

allowingashorterpaybackandlowermaintenancecosts,givingcustomersthepossibilityto

producehighqualityboardatalowcostpersqm;

■Superiorsheetcharacteristicsforprinting,thankstonowashboardorpressuremarks

Thankstoitsspecialcharacteristics,theQuantumallowscustomers

toutilisecorrugatedboardin

packagingapplicationsthathad

previouslybeenservedbysolid

boardsolutions.TheQuantum

managesNorF-fluteforsolidboardapplicationsandswitcheswithoutanyspecialsettingdowntimeissuesorhighwastequantities—forN,

G,R,toE,F,CandBflutewithallkindsofpapers.

Itsflexibility,revolutionary

processdesign(nomore

bridge)anditscompactprocessmanagementmakestheQuantumtheidealmachineforallthose

applicationswhereatraditionalcorrugatormighthavelimitations.

WhilethefirstQuantumhada

workingwidthof1300mm,thenextseriesofQuantumcorrugators

installedhavebeenenlargedto

1800mmand2500mm,extendingtheirapplicationsnotonlyto

producefineflutesandhighqualityflexopre-print,butalsotorun

regulargradeswithhighqualityC,BandEflute.Thetotallengthofthemachinevariesbetween41m(singlewall)and84m(doublewall),dependingontherequireddry-endconfiguration.

Toachievetheseresults,BP

Agnatihastotallychangedthe

designofthecorrugator.The

applicationoftheglueonthesinglefacedwebtakesplaceimmediatelyattheexitofthesinglefacerwithnoaccumulationonthebridge.Theoutsidelineriscombinedfromthetop,totallyprotectedfromanykindoffrictionthroughoutthewhole

process.TheBPVantageSingle

Facer(VSF)featuresaspecially

designednon-metallicVantage-

pressure-rolltoeliminatepressuremarks,utilisescorrugatingrollswithreducedlabyrinthlengthandaminimumcrownforaperfect

fluteformationandincludesan

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innovativevariablepressuresystematthelowercorrugatingroll.

Thedoublefacerhasaspeciallydesignedtopandbottombeltto

eliminatecontactbetweenthe

heatingplates/shoesandthe

printingsurfaceorthepre-printed/coatedliner.Thisconsequently

allowsasignificantreductioninthedoublefacerprocesstem