A Brief Discussion on the Development and Selection of Corrugated Box Gluing Machines

Jun 14, 2025

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In the corrugated box forming process, the adhesive box process has been adopted since the last century. Currently, this processing method has been widely used in developed countries such as Europe and America, and it is also widely applied in China. The main reason for its wide application lies in the fact that the gluing box process itself has many advantages that are beneficial to the production of cartons, such as the following:

It is beneficial for papermaking enterprises to recycle old cardboard boxes. It can be directly pulped without the need to remove nails, which is beneficial to environmental protection.

 

One has a low cost. Compared with the nail box process, using adhesives can significantly reduce costs than using nail box flat wires. Especially in recent years, with the continuous emergence of rubber powder and new processes, and the continuous rise in steel prices, there is a clear account between the two.

The cartons are not damaged and the corrugations are not damaged, which can relatively enhance the strength of the cartons and is conducive to the long-distance transportation of packaged products.

 

One is more conducive to preventing the inner packaging from being scratched by nails, especially for soft packaging or liquid packaging inside, such as fresh milk boxes, etc.

 

One can greatly enhance production efficiency, especially the fully automatic box gluing machine, which can save labor. One box gluing machine can replace three box nailing machines.

 

One can be matched with the corresponding printing unit to form a "one-stop" configuration of the carton production line.

 

Harbin Fenghua Packaging Co., Ltd. of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation is one of the first batch of designated manufacturers of carton machinery by China National Packaging Corporation. As early as the 1980s, it introduced advanced foreign carton gluing machine technology and carried out renovations and innovations in combination with the characteristics of China's carton industry, producing multiple batches of semi-automatic carton gluing machines. However, due to the slow development of China's carton industry, especially in the northern regions, in the past few years, the equipment, technology and other aspects were backward and unmatched, as well as the influence of the product structure. Therefore, the box gluing machine, especially the box gluing process, has not been widely popularized very well. However, with the increasingly rapid popularization of box gluing technology in recent years, the understanding of the box gluing process among some large and medium-sized carton enterprises has also significantly improved. At present, there are mainly two types of box gluing machines produced in China: fully automatic and semi-automatic.

 

Semi-automatic box gluing machine

Semi-automatic carton gluing machines can be divided into two types: The first type is more widely used in China and is mainly used for functions such as folding, gluing, shaping, conveying, pressurizing, counting, and drying of cartons. The entire machine consists of a feeding section, gluing section, shaping section, conveying and pressurizing section, and receiving and counting section, etc. The operation procedure is that workers manually fold the processed whole cardboard and send it to the gluing section. The gluing section automatically applies glue to the bonding parts of the cardboard, and then sends it to the shaping section one by one through rollers. After reaching a certain quantity, it is automatically transmitted, pressurized, dried and finally completed. This semi-automatic box gluing machine is suitable for outer packaging boxes with standard half-fold flap covers, and it is required that the "half-fold line" along the corrugation of the carton must be pressed well; otherwise, the glued carton may produce waste. This machine is highly suitable for cardboard processed by die-cutting. Its maximum folding size of cardboard is 1200mm×1200mm, and the minimum is 400mm×400mm. The production speed is 50 to 70 pieces per minute.

 

Another semi-automatic box gluing machine is formed and evolved based on the structure of the box gluing machine. This box gluing machine is composed of an automatic feeding part, a grinding and gluing part, a conveying part, and a manual folding and pressurizing part. Workers manually fold and press together. After reaching a certain quantity, they are placed in the pneumatic work department for pressing. Its feature is that the feeding part automatically feeds at a fast speed, but it cannot feed folded cardboard; it can only feed flat plates. The feeding part of this box gluing machine is similar to the front-line paper feeding structure. It is fed by special tapes, rollers, etc. At the same time, it can also complete the bonding of two pieces of cardboard into a box, and can also complete the bonding of special boxes such as irregular-shaped boxes and beveled boxes. Its grinding and gluing work section can precisely roughen and apply glue at the areas that need to be bonded. It can also use the nozzles equipped with this machine to locally spray glue on irregular-shaped boxes. The machine has 12 workstations on both sides, allowing 12 workers to carry out production operations simultaneously, and the production speed is also considerable.

 

Fully automatic box gluing machine

The fully automatic box gluing machine is a machine that automatically completes all processes from cardboard feeding, folding, gluing, pressing, shaping to strapping in one go. Its features are labor-saving and high efficiency. At present, developed countries such as Europe and America basically adopt this production mode, while in China, it is only used in a few large carton enterprises. Its market prospects should be promising.

 

Make a reasonable purchase

The author believes that when purchasing carton gluing machines, carton enterprises should consider the following aspects:

Consider your comprehensive processing capacity, such as how many ten thousand square meters of cartons are produced annually;

The structure of product n. This is extremely important. If the variety is small, the batch is large, the standard is folded in half to form a box, the factory area is spacious, and there is a high-speed printing and slitting machine, then a fully automatic box gluing machine should be chosen.

If it is a medium or small-sized carton enterprise and its product structure is very complex (referring to a wide variety of products, including both water-based ink printed cartons and offset printed color cartons), then the second semi-automatic carton gluing machine should be chosen. Because it can stick two boxes and irregular-shaped boxes, it has a wide range of applications.

If one does not produce offset color boxes at all and all the boxes are made in one piece, then a semi-automatic box gluing machine should be chosen. It can fully guarantee the needs of production. For instance, in Harbin City, most of the carton enterprises that provide products for brands such as "Longdan", "Huiyuan" and "Wandashan" have adopted this type of carton gluing machine. It requires a relatively small investment, generally ranging from 60,000 to 80,000 yuan. It can significantly save labor, enhance efficiency and benefits. If used in conjunction with die-cutting machines, it is even more likely to improve product quality.