Corrugated Board

Quality

Controlling Corrugator Speed

The speed of the corrugator is also a function of several factors:

Dry End Factors – order length, cut length, cycle time of the dry end between orders.
Wet End Factors – whether a partially consumed roll is being run, time for the wet end crew to get ready for a paper change, splicing while keeping the doublebacker speed constant.
Quality factors – board grade, lower temperature limits for bonding (adequate heat).

A process control system monitors all the above constraints and optimizes the speed of the corrugator to push it closer to the limiting constraint. The result is a corrugator running at the maximum possible speed for a particular order while producing quality board.

The Qualitek Quality Control System (QCS) provides the tools to ensure consistent, high-quality board – it controls preheater wraps, doublefacer loading, starch application, auxiliary moisturizers and machine speed.

The Qualitek Production Control System (PCS) provides controls such as bridge speed controls, synchronized splicing, minimizing partially consumed rolls, and maximizing the speed of the machine to a wet end or dry end limitation.

The integrated Qualitek Control System provides the tools for producing high-quality board consistently at the highest production speeds. Fastest paper change is achieved through the QCS system to get immediate return of investment for the complete corrugation line.

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