Glue Kitchens: How Do They Improve Adhesion?
In corrugated cardboard manufacturing, adhesive quality is a decisive factor in ensuring the strength and durability of the final product. This is where modulating components in glue kitchens come into play—key elements that optimize starch performance and improve efficiency on production lines.
What Are Modulating Components?
They are systems and additives designed to adjust and stabilize starch-based adhesive formulations. These components allow the modification of variables such as viscosity, gelling time, and mixture homogeneity, resulting in a more stable and reliable glue for corrugated board lamination.
Role in Adhesive Optimization
Modulators fulfill several essential functions:
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Viscosity control: ensure that the glue flows correctly in the corrugator without losses or excess.
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Process stability: prevent adhesive degradation over time or due to temperature variations.
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Formulation flexibility: allow the use of different types of starch (native, modified, mixed) depending on production needs.
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Energy and resource savings: optimize preparation, reducing mixing time and steam consumption.
Improving Corrugated Board Quality
An optimized adhesive translates into better bonding between paper layers, which increases the mechanical strength of the board, reduces defects on the production line, and ensures a more uniform finish. Consequently, boxes and packaging become more robust and reliable for transport and storage.
Modular Glue Kitchens: Efficiency and Flexibility with Warakteknic
Warakteknic’s modular kitchens are designed to grow alongside each plant’s needs. This allows for an initial installation of the basic equipment and the possibility of expanding capacities step by step, thus optimizing the investment.
Key Features
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Specialized modular design: Warakteknic assembles modular components to guarantee the most technically appropriate and economically viable solution for any corrugator line.
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Open and traceable software: its open-source system records all formulations and provides detailed control of adhesive variables. This ensures full traceability and facilitates process optimization.
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Remote control and support: operators can make adjustments to the kitchen’s controls remotely, while Warakteknic provides remote maintenance to resolve issues quickly.
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Proven experience: more than 20 years of applying starches in corrugators support the development of kitchens that deliver high performance.
Technical Innovation
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Dual glue circuit: enables working with two different formulas depending on the section (double backer or corrugating groups).
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Third cleaning circuit: exclusive for cleaning the machine at any time, recovering water and reusing it in glue preparation.
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Variety of models: from the Standard Modular Kitchen, to the Automatic, up to the High Productivity version, adapted to every level of demand.
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Custom kitchens: specific projects for laminators or corrugators up to 400 m/min, designed by the in-house engineering department.
Production Benefits
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Efficiency and safety: the software prevents abnormal situations, reducing failures and downtime.
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Cost reduction: tailor-made designs optimize resources based on real production data.
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Total control: local or remote adjustments, ensuring flexibility and maximum efficiency.
With this modular and innovative approach, Warakteknic provides glue preparation solutions that combine safety, control, and profitability, ensuring optimal adhesion and superior-quality corrugated board.
