5 layer corrugated carton production line with cassette single facer easy for changing flute type

5 layer corrugated cardboard production line is the most popular line in world

Most carton manufacture prefer 5 layer corrugated cardboard production line because in the carton market, most carton is made by 3 ply corrugated cardboard and 5 ply corrugated cardboard. These both corrugated cardboard are hot to sell so many years. Even a new carton manufacture has no fix client, it will be also easy to find a customer just because it can produce 3 layer and 5 layer corrugated paperboard. 5 corrugated cardboard production line just can produce both 2 types of corrugated paperboard, so sure, it is popular.

Because 5 layer corrugated cardboard production line has 2 sets of single facer, then it can be at least with 2 types of flute. Normally, the combination of the flute is one big size flute like A flute, C flute, and one small size flute like B flute and E flute. Not the micro flute is more and more popular, like F flute and G flute. Just for normal packing, B/C flute, A/B flute, B/E flute is always be adopted.

Solution for difference specifications orders

Some big carton manufacture has lots of difference require from their customers, then they have to produce more types of flute. The cassette single facer is instead of the normal type single facer, because cassette single facer can be with more flutes type, and all flute can be combination optionally. That is the reason of cassette single facer is more and more popular.

Old recognize of 5 layer corrugated line

Years ago, the 5 layer corrugated cardboard production line only has 3 sets of mill roll stand, it can work, no problem, because 1 set of mill roll stand can hold 2 papers, and 3 sets mill roll stand can hold 6 papers, 5 layer corrugated cardboard only have 5 ply, then 5 paper rolls is enough for making the 5 ply corrugated cardboard, the problem is when changing paper roll, it would take long time. Why the carton factories prefer fewer mill roll stand?

1. Years ago, packing market was not as same as now, there is not big inquire of corrugated cartons. so taking longer time to change paper roll would not influence the orders be finished on time.
2. Carton factory has little budget, a full set of corrugated cardboard production line is only can be bought by big scale carton manufactures. Most carton factories still use semi auto machines or manual to making cartons. A corrugated production line is too big cost for them.
3. The workshop size is also a limit for the carton manufactures to decide to buy a corrugator line. Years ago, a 5 layer corrugated carton line normally in length 50-60 meters, width is 10m, and height need 4.5m at least. Then the carton plant need big size for putting the carton production line. If the carton factory want buy the production line, they have to have a big plant firstly, it is also a big investment.

To sum up, the big scale carton factories prefer 3 sets of mill roll stand for the 5 ply corrugated carton line.

New marketing of 5 layer corrugated cardboard production line analysis

Now, the situation is much difference than years ago. Not only big scale carton factory, but medium size, even small size carton factories also by full set of corrugated cardboard production line.

What the big scale carton factory do for this situation, they buy higher speed, higher technical, higher intelligence, bigger size corrugated cardboard line to gain the advantage in the market.