The plant includes a single facer for the production of a corrugated board. Video cameras detect any gluing defects or other defects of the corrugated cardboard. An image processing unit and a central control unit provide information about the detected defects and can act on one or more operating parameters of the plant.

A corrugated cardboard plant has a corrugated cardboard production assembly having at least one device for producing at least one corrugated cardboard web laminated on one side, and a connecting device for generating a corrugated cardboard web laminated on both sides and includes the at least one corrugated cardboard web laminated on one side. The corrugated cardboard plant has a printed web/lamination web production assembly having a printing device for printing a printed web, a printed web storage device, and a lamination web unwinding device for unwinding a lamination web. The corrugated cardboard plant has a coupling/uncoupling assembly having a coupling device for coupling the printing device to the corrugated cardboard production assembly while using the printed web as the lamination web, and/or an uncoupling device for uncoupling the printing device from the corrugated cardboard production assembly while using the lamination web.

An assembly for producing a corrugated cardboard web laminated on one side includes a first corrugating roller and a second corrugating roller for producing a corrugated web. A glue application device applies glue to peaks of the corrugated web and a pressure belt apparatus which in turn includes a pressure belt for pressing a cover sheet against the glued peaks of the corrugated web which rests against the first corrugating roller. The assembly has a pressure belt engaging apparatus including a pressure belt engaging device which engages downwards at the pressure belt during a corrugating roller change to minimize and/or eliminate downwardly sagging of the pressure belt at least adjacent to the pressure belt engaging apparatus, and at least one displacement device in connection with the pressure belt engaging device to displace the pressure belt engaging device between a pressure belt engaging position and an idle position.

Systems for providing efficient manufacturing of sheet or box structures, corrugate sheets, or other products of varying size and structure often with pre-applied print (pre-print) are provided herein. The systems include various features and modules that enable automated control of the corrugator, including the knives, slitters, scorers and cut-to-mark detection system(s), are contemplated. Colored markings may be used to indicate an order change section between two order sections of a roll plan for the manufacturing process. The colored markings are detected as the corrugator runs and, once detected, a controller determines a next set of order instructionse.g., to match the upcoming order. Thus, an order change may occur, thereby enabling automated control of the corrugator based on the new order instructions. Computer readable markings may enable checking of the actual position in the roll plan to an intended position, enabling stopping or changing of the corrugator operation if needed.

Systems for providing efficient manufacturing of paper, sheet, and/or box products of varying size and structure, often with pre-applied print (pre-print), are provided herein. One or more controllers can be used to aggregate orders and information to prepare one or more control plans (e.g., reel maps, reel plans, etc.) for processing a roll of web product through the manufacturing process. The control plan may include a set of instructions for operating one or more systems within the manufacturing process to form the desired finished paper-based product. In such a regard, efficient manufacturing of various paper-based products, including corrugated boxes, folded carton, labels, flexible paper, industrial bags, plates, cups, dcor, and many others, can be achieved. Further, efficient customer ordering/tracking, job aggregation, print imposition, corrugator planning, and tracking and adjustments throughout the manufacturing process are contemplated.

Systems and methods for forming corrugated boards are disclosed. The system includes a single face unit configured to form a single face board having a fluted layer and an outer liner. The system also includes a single face buffer configured to store or hold a length of the single face board. The system has a glue station configured to attach a second outer liner to the single face board to form a single wall board. The system also has an ultrasonic unit configured to apply ultrasonic vibrations to the single wall board. The ultrasonic vibrations are configured to remove moisture from the single wall board, activate, heat, and/or dry an adhesive used to attach the fluted layer and the outer liners, and/or cause the fibers of the fluted layer and the outer liners to weave, intertwine, or otherwise stick together.

The invention relates to a corrugated board machine for producing corrugated board. The corrugated board machine comprises a detecting arrangement for detecting at least one web of corrugated board web, an order change cutting device arranged downstream of the detecting arrangement and an information processing device, which is in signal connection with the detecting arrangement. Furthermore, the corrugated board machine has a control device, which is in signal connection with the information processing device, with which the order change cutting device is in signal connection and as a function of a change identified by the information processing device of a first printing area printed on the web of corrugated board web to a second printing area printed onto the web of corrugated board web activates the order change cutting device to perform an order change on the corrugated board web.

A corrugated cardboard plant comprises at least one device for producing a respective corrugated cardboard web laminated on one side; a lamination web dispensing device; a lamination web printing device disposed downstream of the lamination web dispensing device; and a device, disposed downstream of the lamination web printing assembly, for producing a corrugated cardboard web laminated on two sides from the at least one corrugated cardboard web laminated on one side and from a lamination web. The at least one device for producing a respective corrugated cardboard web laminated on one side is configured and/or disposed in such a manner that the at least one corrugated cardboard web laminated on one side, at least in a manner adjacent upstream of the device for producing a corrugated cardboard web laminated on both sides, has a respective upwardly directed corrugation. The lamination web in the device for producing a corrugated cardboard web laminated on two sides is guided in such a manner that said lamination web therein runs above the at least one corrugated cardboard web laminated on one side.

The invention relates to a corrugated cardboard plant. The corrugated cardboard plant comprises at least one device for producing a respective corrugated cardboard web laminated on one side, from a respective cover web and a respective material web; and a lamination web dispensing device for dispensing a lamination web; and a device for producing a corrugated cardboard web laminated on two sides from the at least one corrugated cardboard web laminated on one side and from the lamination web, said device for producing a corrugated cardboard web laminated on two sides being disposed downstream of the lamination web dispensing device and of the at least one device for producing a respective corrugated cardboard web laminated on one side. The corrugated cardboard plant furthermore has a printing assembly for printing the corrugated cardboard web laminated on two sides, said printing device for producing a corrugated cardboard web laminated on two sides being disposed downstream of the device for producing a corrugated cardboard web laminated on two sides.

The invention relates to a corrugated cardboard plant for producing corrugated cardboard. The corrugated cardboard plant comprises at least one device for producing a respective corrugated cardboard web laminated on one side from a respective cover web and a respective material web; a lamination web dispensing device for dispensing a lamination web; a lamination web printing assembly, disposed downstream of the lamination web dispensing device, for imprinting the lamination web; and a device, disposed downstream of the lamination web printing assembly, for producing a corrugated cardboard web laminated on two sides from the at least one corrugated cardboard web laminated on one side and the lamination web.