In folding carton production, maximum machine speed is not the only factor that counts. What matters is how much production time can actually be used and how efficiently the process runs. The solution is now in use in hundreds of installations worldwide.
At the heart of the solution is contactless adhesive application. Instead of applying adhesive to the glue flap with a glue wheel unit, the adhesive is applied precisely from below by an application head. An integrated light barrier detects the glue flap and controls the application. The solution can be integrated in place of the existing glue wheel unit.
Adhesive consumption can also be actively influenced. Dotting and Stitching allow the application pattern to be adapted to the specific bonding task. With Stitching, a continuous adhesive bead is divided into short segments, while Dotting applies the adhesive in individual dots. Depending on the application, savings of up to 50 percent are standard.
Another economic factor is the production time gained. Baumer hhs bases its calculation on a specific scenario: Around 20 minutes of cleaning time per shift, with two shifts per day and 250 production days, in approximately 200 hours per year. During this additional production time, more than 20 million folding cartons can be produced, depending on format and speed.
What costs are incurred by current cleaning requirements? How much adhesive consumption can be reduced? And what is an additional hour of production worth in your own operation? Using their own operating data, each user can calculate their individual ROI.
The solution is designed for virtually all production speeds and combines precise application with simple operation.
Christoph Herrmann, Business Development Manager Folding Carton at Baumer hhs:
“For us, it is crucial that the solution does not only offer economic benefits on paper. In practice, we see that machine operators rate the ease of use and stable adhesive application very positively across different production speeds. This everyday practicality is an important benchmark for us.”
The economic perspective is therefore clear: Lower adhesive consumption and less cleaning effort are combined with additional available production time. This creates potential for higher productivity and lower process costs. The actual impact can be determined using each operation’s own production data and these calculation figures.