The delevepment of box folder gluer machines

I. the market application status of the folder gluer

In China, most large-scale printing companies are equipped with automatic box gluing machines, but the overall application level of packaging and printing companies is only, the production speed is mostly about 100 meters per minute, and the box type is mainly linear box, automatic lock bottom box, and Many products are folded by hand. In today’s situation of greatly increasing labor costs, production costs have also increased, which will further expand the use of folder-gluers and promote the improvement of the level.

Regarding the current situation of the entire domestic folder-gluer market, Liu Zheng, product manager of BOBST Group Greater China, believes that BOBST is the representative of high-end products in the entire market, while Taiwanese brands are the main ones in the mid-range, and local brands are basically dependent on Prices are on the lower end of the market, with some exceptions.

In fact, the difference in equipment grades is not only the processing quality of the equipment and the price of the equipment, but the most fundamental thing is the difference in the concept of equipment development. Maybe some users think that BOBST or Heidelberg is just a foreign brand, which cannot bring actual benefits, and may not be willing to pay extra for this. Little do they know that the product development philosophy represented by these foreign brands is what truly brings value to users. Take BOBST folder gluer as an example. Its technological development is to meet the current and future needs of users. Its research and development goal is to summarize the current and future needs of users for equipment based on market research, and use the latest existing technology to satisfy users. . Therefore, in the past ten years, BOBST designed the GYROBOX unit to realize the controllable turning of the box piece according to the customer’s request, which opened the door for the production of special box type. This type of equipment has been sold in more than 100 units worldwide; According to the EU’s decree on Braille marking, Bobst has also developed the Accubrallie Braille unit, which provides the best quality for online Braille production. It is the most stable and economical solution; it also pioneered the introduction of plasma surface treatment technology on the folder gluer. Solved the problem of poor effects of different surface adhesives; the developed Accu-fold technology successfully controlled the corrugated paper folding bell mouth problem that has plagued the industry for many years to an acceptable range for the first time. “The starting point of all these R&Ds is to meet the needs of users and solve their difficulties. In return, users are willing to pay Bobst a much higher price than other suppliers. This is a win-win situation. “.

In the market, packaging boxes in the fields of food, medicine, health care products, cosmetics, wine, light industrial products, etc. basically use automatic box gluer for box glue processing. However, most of the domestic automatic folder gluers are used to produce linear boxes, which are not very adaptable to special-shaped boxes. When encountering such jobs, most packaging and printing companies use manual box gluing, but manual gluing is inefficient and poor in quality. With the development of domestic society and economy, labor costs are getting higher and higher, increasing packaging The production cost of the printing plant. Therefore, the function of the automatic folder-gluer is one of the important factors that users consider. If the function is too simple, you will be at a loss when encountering a slightly more complicated box-shaped product, and it will inevitably affect the business expansion. Of course, the more functions of the device, the higher the price. Therefore, under the premise of ensuring that the product needs are met, the price of the automatic folder-gluer must be considered and cost-effective equipment should be selected.

II. Technical Development of Folder Gluer

1 The technical gap between domestic folder gluer and imported folder gluer

(1) Box-type adaptability

The function of the domestic automatic folder-gluer is relatively single, generally only suitable for one or two general box types, and currently it can only produce ordinary square boxes. Foreign manufacturers of automatic folder-gluing machines pay special attention to the processing requirements of customers for complex box shapes. Therefore, imported automatic folder-gluing machines adapt to more diversified box types, such as hexagonal boxes, octagonal boxes and special-shaped boxes.

(2) Scalability and flexibility

Imported automatic folder gluer is more scalable. In contrast, domestic automatic folder gluer is much inferior. For example, some automatic folder gluers can only do ordinary straight boxes or lock bottom boxes, and add more if needed. Other functions are more difficult, and the model structure must be modified.

3) Stability

In terms of stability, imported automatic folder-gluers should also win. Domestic automatic folder-gluers have a higher failure rate. Therefore, many packaging printing plants that choose domestic equipment generally have multiple domestic-made automatic folder-gluers to avoid maintenance. The machine affects normal production and delays delivery.

(4) Gluing speed

According to Mr. Liu Zheng, the normal production speed of foreign automatic folder gluers can reach 450 m/min or 500 m/min, and the highest can even reach 650 m/min.

(5) Degree of automation

In terms of the degree of automation, the domestic automatic folder gluer cannot be compared with the imported automatic folder gluer. For example, when one product is produced and another product of a different box type is replaced, the adjustment of the domestic automatic folder gluer is more troublesome. The above are all done manually, which takes time and effort. The imported automatic folder gluer adopts automatic control and can display specific values ​​on the display.

(6) Operational aspects

In terms of operability, the imported automatic folder gluer is simpler and more user-friendly than the domestic automatic folder gluer, while the domestic automatic folder gluer is inferior in the humanized design and appears to be relatively “stiff”.

(7) Service life

The service life of the domestic automatic folder gluer is not as good as that of the imported automatic folder gluer, mainly because the materials and processing technology used in the domestic automatic folder gluer are a little behind foreign countries. Although there is a considerable gap between the domestic automatic folder gluer and the imported automatic folder gluer, the domestic automatic folder gluer still has some advantages, such as the domestic automatic folder gluer has better adaptability to paper and the price Relatively very affordable.

In short, in the packaging and printing industry, the folder gluer is one of the important post-press processing equipment. Currently,

With the rapid development of my country’s packaging and printing industry, the application of folder-gluers has become more and more extensive, such as food, medical

Packaging boxes for medicines, health care products, cosmetics, alcohol, light industrial products, etc., basically use a folder gluer

Carry out paste box processing. However, for a long time, the industry has paid far less attention to folder-gluer than pre-press and printing equipment.

Preparation, the understanding of the folder gluer is far from enough. At present, the proportion of manual folder gluer in the domestic market is still.

However, it is quite large, occupying half of the folder-gluing market. But because there are more and more special-shaped boxes on the market, and

Still growing, this demand has greatly promoted the application of automatic folder-gluers and improved the

Productivity. In 2007, the output value of my country’s packaging and decoration printing industry reached 140 billion yuan, accounting for the total output value of the printing industry that year

31.82%. With the rapid development of the national economy, the packaging industry has maintained a good momentum of development. Folder Gluer

It is the last process of packaging box processing, which is to fold the printed and die-cut cardboard into shape and paste it.

Mouth equipment. Domestic development situation The domestic automatic folder-gluer manufacturing industry started late, in the 1980s and 1990s

Only then began to develop. At present, the quality of products is still relatively low, roughly equivalent to that of advanced foreign enterprises in the 1960s.

At the same time, most of the automatic folder-gluer manufacturers are still imitating foreign equipment. Of course, there are also some domestic manufacturers.

Manufacturers introduce foreign advanced technology at all costs to develop their own brands.

III. Development Trend of Folder Gluer

At present, the proportion of manual box gluing in the domestic market is still quite large, occupying half of the box gluing market.

Bijiangshan. However, as there are more and more special-shaped boxes on the market, and the demand is still growing.

It has greatly promoted the application of automatic folder-gluing machines and improved the production efficiency of enterprises. my country’s packaging and decoration in 2007

The output value of the printing industry reached 140 billion yuan, accounting for 31.82% of the total output value of the printing industry that year. With the rapid development of the national economy

Development, packaging industry-has maintained a good momentum of development. The folder gluer is the last process of packaging box processing,

It is a device that folds the printed and die-cut cardboard and makes it sticky. Domestic development

The automatic folder-gluer manufacturing industry started relatively late and only began to develop in the 1980s and 1990s. Currently, product quality

It is still relatively low, roughly equivalent to the level of advanced foreign companies in the 1960s. Most automatic folder-gluer manufacturers

They are all imitating foreign equipment. Of course, some domestic manufacturers have introduced advanced foreign technology at any cost.

Technology and develop independent brands. Therefore, the future development of folder-gluer will take the following aspects as the mainstream trend.

1.Multi-function and mobility

In terms of international market share, linear boxes account for about 60%, lock-bottom boxes account for about 30%, hexagonal boxes, octagonal boxes, and special-shaped boxes account for about 10%, and the proportion of linear boxes is declining. The proportion is gradually increasing. At present, standard linear boxes are still widely used in my country’s packaging market. With the acceleration of economic globalization and the intensification of market competition, consumers and packaging users have higher and higher requirements for packaging boxes. In order to increase the added value of products, the box-shaped design of packaging boxes has become increasingly diversified. Some advanced automatic The demand for bottom-locking color boxes is also increasing, including toy boxes, wine boxes, and medicine boxes. This kind of complicated box type generally cannot be effectively produced by manual or simple box gluer. In terms of box type adaptability, domestic automatic folder gluers are far inferior to imported ones, especially in the production of special-shaped boxes. At present, domestic automatic folder gluers cannot meet the requirements. Domestic manufacturers need to redouble their efforts.

2High speed, high productivity

As a color box supplier, whether it can provide immediate production and immediate supply has become a prerequisite for customers’ choice. On-time delivery, providing a sufficient number of cartons in the shortest time will help to obtain orders. It is required that the folder-gluer must be easy to adjust and have a high production speed. Of course, stability is also indispensable, because the manufacturer needs to be in a state of preparation at any time.

3 Adapt to the production of small batch packaging boxes

4 At present, there are more and more short editions. Small batch glue box is mainly relying on manual in China. If the automatic box gluer can make a breakthrough in small batch production in the future, it will be more conducive to the promotion and application of the automatic box gluer .

5Improve the degree of automation

As the entire printing industry is moving towards tighter deadlines, shorter operating cycles, more job conversions and the need to reduce set preparation time, post-press equipment manufacturers are also facing increasing pressure. The higher the degree of automation of the automatic folder-gluer, the lower the dependence on the operator, and at the same time, it can also improve production efficiency and reduce the labor intensity of the operator. In terms of operability, it will become more and more humanized, embodying the “people-oriented” design concept.