I worked for 41 years in this industry, all on the same site, (Wigan) It started off as Reed Int, then it became SCA Packaging, then we were taken over by a Spanish firm Sieca, I worked in practically every process from the corrugator, flexo's, printer's, fork lifts, clamp truck driving, I ran a machine called a Bahmuller semi auto stitcher in the early days, I worked a 3 shift system, (nights-afternoons-days) for most of the time, 35-36 years and the remaining years I ran the effluent plant, treating all the waste water from the machines. I've been retired 3 years now and I'm BLOODY loving it!....I don't miss the job, but I miss the guys I worked with.
The science is fairly simple, but the engineering is beyond genius. Putting out such cumbersome material out at such great production speed obviously took decades of competitive advancement.
I'm a packaging Engineer in the UK, I have helped to or been in charge of installing at least 8 Corrugators and have disassembled a load more, it has been my life, I'mm 66 years old now and for the last number of years I have concentrated on Hand fed die cut machines because they are not so hard work, I'm too old to install that shit anymore, but I really enjoyed going all over the World doing it.
I loved working as a reliability technician for this company if young, learn electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, steam, plc, it is a challenging work environment, but well worth working for this company in my humble opinion almost 25 years
I was an estimator/job scheduler/cost analyst/production manager in a sheet plant in the late 70s in Los Angeles. It's interesting to see how far things have come in 40 years. We ran orders as small as 250 boxes up to about 2500. I used to inspect the pallets of sheets coming in. Almost all our B and C flute sheets were 84" x 55 - 110". We bought board from Fibreboard, Continental Can, Western Kraft, Boise Cascade, and a little Georgia Pacific. Had some sharp forklift drivers who could spot delamination problems pretty quickly. I'll bet the corrugators have solved that now with sensors so delamination errors never get shipped out.
Back in the early '70's I worked in a speaker factory. We got boxes from a manufacturer in Nashua, New Hampshire. I was just 17 when I started working there. Every now and then some boxes would have to be sent back and a couple of us young guys would send notes stuffed in the stack. Somehow we got replies from a girl in the plant in Nashua. All innocent but fun.
40+ years in the industry, ran everything from slitter to printer slotter to being flat and rotary die maker and package design, then I opened up my own small sheet plant for about 15 years. The corrugated industry gets into your blood.
This is a great video. I'm in the roller business and you never stop learning. We do some work in the States and Mexico for GP and proud to work for them.
Very fascinating to watch, and so detailed. The factory I work for doesn't use any custom equipment, have any government contracts, or make anything cutting edge, and would have a heart attack if a camera was on the floor. So thanks for sharing such an i depth look for a geek like me who loves this kind of stuff.
I just got into the business. I built camping trailers for years, now I run a GD 1228. I have learned a lot within a short time. The first thing I learned was don't call it cardboard, jeez that ticks 'em off real good for some reason. Make a video on that! Lol
nice vid... i was a switchman for chicago and northwestern... we had you guys as a customer out of milwaukee wi... would watch the clamp truck operator unload the box cars of kraftliner... always wondered what they did with those giant rolls beyond the railroad dock... now i know... thanks for the informative vid
I worked in a WeyCo box plant for 17 years. This video looks good but it doesn't always work the way it should. If the board is warped coming off the corrugator, which is just about all the time, nothing will go right out on the production floor.
Wow, increíble todo el proceso, sabia que era especial pero superó todo,es impresionante ver el grado de coordinación y tamaño de cada sección de las máquinas. Gracias por compartir su información y conocimiento
Take note that the product coming out of the singlefacer is quite flexible still and stores in folds. The sinusoidal part (the medium and generally of lesser quality and strength) takes about three times more length than the straight sheet. The glue is only at the crest and it sets within 20 seconds or less. Once it goes through the doublebacker the product becomes the standard 'cardboard' and is stiff. Generally one face is of better quality and will go on the outside of the client's box.
I wana know when this most recent series of machines were built! I'm sure some have been in use for longer than others, and theyre extremely well maintained and updated as needed. I'm just curious as to when things got this efficient and speedy. so cool honestly. I wana know what team of people developed all this toooooo
Cristian Camarillo I come from a paper mill town, my dad and friends worked there. I never got to see inside it. So I'm glad I came across this site. :-)
Nice machines, Better then the company I use to work at. Wish I had that Clearvison software money well spent. Company I work at spent money in the wrong places.
if someone is interested in the customer service aspect of taking the orders from the sales team members out in the field or call in customers; can you suggest Math resources to practice for taking orders? THis may sound elementary but I have no experience in the business. Looking for tips and resources for the Math involved. thanks
I'm doing a case study for my Masters at university and I am going to look at the cardboard making process to see if I can model it in order to suggest improvements to the process. Is there anywhere I can get detailed figures / timings for each part of the process? I'm finding these hard to come by. Thanks
Daaamn... TMI. I get mad watching the real “How It’s Made” videos because they often leave out important information.... but you guys straight up spent the first 4 minutes showing us how you glue paper and make a corrugation. Too much info about how your machines glue things together.. and then you completely skipped over the fun details of how the cardboard is actually cut into shapes and how the shapes are made. Yea... I know the video talked about that stuff but it really didn’t show any detail... which is why I really even watched in the first place.
some people said box compression load test is not applicable to wrap around carton, coz the structure is not suppose support that, and it's applicable to open top carton. why is that?
+JoJo Wong It is because of the nature of its design. Wrap around cartons do not offer good stacking compared to open tops since its openings are located on the sides. The total stacking strength of the box relies on the strength from its side panels (mainly on the corners). A single opening on its sides gives the box a lower potential stacking strength. It is the reason why open top cartons are ideal for stacking requirements because all sides are complete or close. In terms of stacking strength, wrap around design is not comparable to open tops. The box compression test method is applicable only for open tops slotted cartons such as regular slotted containers and other designs with seminar body structure. Open tops were designed for high stacking and shipping purposes while wrap around carton were designed for heavy contents. It's the reason why the bottom structure of the wrap around is close instead of flaps to support its content. In fact, open top cartons uses C flute while wrap around uses B flute. Comparing the two flutes, C flute is better at stacking while B flute is better at flat crush strength.
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I worked for 41 years in this industry, all on the same site, (Wigan) It started off as Reed Int, then it became SCA Packaging, then we were taken over by a Spanish firm Sieca, I worked in practically every process from the corrugator, flexo's, printer's, fork lifts, clamp truck driving, I ran a machine called a Bahmuller semi auto stitcher in the early days, I worked a 3 shift system, (nights-afternoons-days) for most of the time, 35-36 years and the remaining years I ran the effluent plant, treating all the waste water from the machines. I've been retired 3 years now and I'm BLOODY loving it!....I don't miss the job, but I miss the guys I worked with.
The science is fairly simple, but the engineering is beyond genius.
Putting out such cumbersome material out at such great production speed obviously took decades of competitive advancement.
I'm a packaging Engineer in the UK, I have helped to or been in charge of installing at least 8 Corrugators and have disassembled a load more, it has been my life, I'mm 66 years old now and for the last number of years I have concentrated on Hand fed die cut machines because they are not so hard work, I'm too old to install that shit anymore, but I really enjoyed going all over the World doing it.
I loved working as a reliability technician for this company if young, learn electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, steam, plc, it is a challenging work environment, but well worth working for this company in my humble opinion almost 25 years
Cliedo Cladidahopper can you hit me up,I have a few questions as I am interviewing for hire.Ty
I was an estimator/job scheduler/cost analyst/production manager in a sheet plant in the late 70s in Los Angeles. It's interesting to see how far things have come in 40 years. We ran orders as small as 250 boxes up to about 2500. I used to inspect the pallets of sheets coming in. Almost all our B and C flute sheets were 84" x 55 - 110". We bought board from Fibreboard, Continental Can, Western Kraft, Boise Cascade, and a little Georgia Pacific. Had some sharp forklift drivers who could spot delamination problems pretty quickly. I'll bet the corrugators have solved that now with sensors so delamination errors never get shipped out.
Back in the early '70's I worked in a speaker factory. We got boxes from a manufacturer in Nashua, New Hampshire. I was just 17 when I started working there. Every now and then some boxes would have to be sent back and a couple of us young guys would send notes stuffed in the stack. Somehow we got replies from a girl in the plant in Nashua. All innocent but fun.
I work for International Paper and I must say, I'm impressed on how clean GP is.
40+ years in the industry, ran everything from slitter to printer slotter to being flat and rotary die maker and package design, then I opened up my own small sheet plant for about 15 years. The corrugated industry gets into your blood.
I'm a supervisor in the corrugator at ActionBox Inc... I have to say this is a great video.. We have the same machines as this one.
This is a great video. I'm in the roller business and you never stop learning. We do some work in the States and Mexico for GP and proud to work for them.
Got to love all those names of the machines - they tell it like it is. No acronyms.
Very fascinating to watch, and so detailed. The factory I work for doesn't use any custom equipment, have any government contracts, or make anything cutting edge, and would have a heart attack if a camera was on the floor. So thanks for sharing such an i depth look for a geek like me who loves this kind of stuff.
I worked in a Box factory many years ago. Things have changed. : )
I WORK IN THIS KIND OF PLANT AND I'M LOVING IT! CANADA HERE.
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Allan Mendoza how is it going? Today was my first day on PCA
All I can say is WOW!!!
I just got into the business. I built camping trailers for years, now I run a GD 1228. I have learned a lot within a short time. The first thing I learned was don't call it cardboard, jeez that ticks 'em off real good for some reason. Make a video on that! Lol
nice vid... i was a switchman for chicago and northwestern... we had you guys as a customer out of milwaukee wi... would watch the clamp truck operator unload the box cars of kraftliner... always wondered what they did with those giant rolls beyond the railroad dock... now i know... thanks for the informative vid
Even when u know how its made. Its still incredible, with high tech equipment enabling them to produce different types in real time. Amazing vid!
I worked in a WeyCo box plant for 17 years. This video looks good but it doesn't always work the way it should. If the board is warped coming off the corrugator, which is just about all the time, nothing will go right out on the production floor.
Great video for new comers in Corrugated field
Wow, increíble todo el proceso, sabia que era especial pero superó todo,es impresionante ver el grado de coordinación y tamaño de cada sección de las máquinas. Gracias por compartir su información y conocimiento
Which machine puts the razor sharp edge on the box flaps?
This guy talking in the intro talks like that one kid who the teacher forced to read something out loud for the class lol
Oh we don't assemble them here. That's done in Flint Michigan.
Take note that the product coming out of the singlefacer is quite flexible still and stores in folds. The sinusoidal part (the medium and generally of lesser quality and strength) takes about three times more
length than the straight sheet. The glue is only at the crest and it sets within 20 seconds or less. Once it goes through the doublebacker the product becomes the standard 'cardboard' and is stiff. Generally one face is of better quality and will go on the
outside of the client's box.
It's really nice to not hear someone say "cardboard" in the video. That's a sin in the industry. Love the Thermobars too.
worked in the industry called it cardbord, since corrugated sounds pretentious
Till I'm working in packaging unit it's very useful videos it develop myself thank you Georgia Pacific
great men great job i really appreciate georgia-pacific effort to bring better understanding of corrugated business that really enjoyed it
Bestest video on TH-cam about corrugated box😍
I can hear Skinner and Martin giggling already.
I wana know when this most recent series of machines were built! I'm sure some have been in use for longer than others, and theyre extremely well maintained and updated as needed. I'm just curious as to when things got this efficient and speedy. so cool honestly. I wana know what team of people developed all this toooooo
I worked in a food warehouse, and our boss just ordered one from amazon, amaing, SAVE our time and reduce injuries，love that！！！
What should be the viscosity of glue/gum used in the pasting process of corrugation process
Enjoyed my time on a corrugater. 8 years on the downstacker
Chris Moore can you hit me up..I have a few questions.Thanks
Very interesting and well-explained video. I like the animations used to elaborate the processes.
More clean and auto than my factory place
Great to see it all. I m a reseller of corrugated rolls
Good morning Naqash where are you based?
Boy oh boy do I want a box of boxes!
Need to add the update of FFGs can make more than 1 box per blank. Especially with twin box slitters
Great film, awesome graphics, and awesome technology, too.
I operate Rotary diecut machine but this machine is a whole new level
A line that intersects with respect to the cardboard path always works better than a line parallel to the cardboard path.good
Really great video
Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) in the house
This video is really well done. Reminds me of the How Things Work show on Science channel. I am hoping to get hired at GP in Sheboygan...
holy sh*t best intro ever xD xD
Great video
How are the rolls fed into the splicer?
waw... the best Corrugated Boxes ever
Wow i love this video! really taught me so much about the cardboard world LOL keep it up! 10/10 loved it! will be subscribing!!!
Good factory
Where do I get the book boxes that Amazon uses? Says they are made by GP but who sells them?
Lmao that guy definitely isn’t reading his lines at the end
This is nice, but they should have went with EAM-Mosca instead of Signode for unitizing.
im a single facer operator great job
What company do you work for
Cristian Camarillo
Cristian Camarillo I am a single facer operator, and also 7 year experience
i work for georgia pacific andi love it and it pays my bills
+Cristian Camarillo I want to get a job at GP. Hoping the call me back. Sheboygan, WI
+Justin Kellner I worked for GP for 29 years in Chicago :-)
Cristian Camarillo can I ask you a few questions, I have an interview coming up
can i work for this company i have 12 year experience in this industries
Cristian Camarillo I come from a paper mill town, my dad and friends worked there. I never got to see inside it. So I'm glad I came across this site. :-)
I was an offbearer on a corrugater about 45 years ago at Owens-Illinois in ALTON, il.
Wonderfully made video and explanation...Very insightful
This was awesome.
Nice machines, Better then the company I use to work at. Wish I had that Clearvison software money well spent. Company I work at spent money in the wrong places.
do you sell boxes for knitting machine for shipping
It's great to see how the sausage is made! I am a huge fan of your product! Great informational, more people need to know this stuff!
What is the method of preparing glue?
And ingredients to paste layers of waterproof paper
Who or which company did your motion info i want to khow how to do the rolling motion
amazing，New friend here. All the best for 2020!
Good work god Delivery Packaging. 👍🏻😊
Feel like I'm on The Simpsons school field day out
ahhahahahahahahahahahhaha
That's some juicy cardboard sheets
Nice machine
if someone is interested in the customer service aspect of taking the orders from the sales team members out in the field or call in customers; can you suggest Math resources to practice for taking orders? THis may sound elementary but I have no experience in the business. Looking for tips and resources for the Math involved. thanks
Cool vid
I was a sliter operator on an old school corrugator. Hand set up with a t wrench and tape measure. Not fun...in tampa florida with humidity at 100%
Very Helpful video.
Nice video, good automation..
thanks for sharing this .
Nice video ..I am working in this line as a quality executive
good, I'm vietnamese, I like it
*I N T E R E S T I N G*
My son's a box!
Where you have bought all this machines
wow really cool video do you work with distrubtors or directly with consumers?
Nice machine!
Very interesting. Thank you.
Nice video ..
IP all the way!!!
manufacturing show in this video step by step interesting machining process
I'm doing a case study for my Masters at university and I am going to look at the cardboard making process to see if I can model it in order to suggest improvements to the process. Is there anywhere I can get detailed figures / timings for each part of the process? I'm finding these hard to come by. Thanks
Lots of machinery, but really - how many paper cuts happen every day here?
I want to apply for job. I have 5 years experience box sample maker and rotary die maker.
Cool
What type of glue do you use?
Beautiful Factory, Interested to join in your team as Machine Maintenance
plus safety every employee has the right to improve the conditions at the plant they work at
Nice and great up to the mark #sarokarngo
nice
Daaamn... TMI. I get mad watching the real “How It’s Made” videos because they often leave out important information.... but you guys straight up spent the first 4 minutes showing us how you glue paper and make a corrugation. Too much info about how your machines glue things together.. and then you completely skipped over the fun details of how the cardboard is actually cut into shapes and how the shapes are made.
Yea... I know the video talked about that stuff but it really didn’t show any detail... which is why I really even watched in the first place.
right it didnt even say where they got the trees and how it got in the barrels
Let me guess, you're a die maker or CAD designer.
I deliver the boxes for international paper container plant in Putnam Connecticut
GPI with the Bobst star fold!!
What the f is the deal with all the obvious fake comments on this video? lol
Any one knows about small carogated box plant.
I do these job in Ein Hamifratz 40 years ago
some people said box compression load test is not applicable to wrap around carton, coz the structure is not suppose support that, and it's applicable to open top carton. why is that?
+JoJo Wong It is because of the nature of its design. Wrap around cartons do not offer good stacking compared to open tops since its openings are located on the sides. The total stacking strength of the box relies on the strength from its side panels (mainly on the corners). A single opening on its sides gives the box a lower potential stacking strength. It is the reason why open top cartons are ideal for stacking requirements because all sides are complete or close. In terms of stacking strength, wrap around design is not comparable to open tops. The box compression test method is applicable only for open tops slotted cartons such as regular slotted containers and other designs with seminar body structure.
Open tops were designed for high stacking and shipping purposes while wrap around carton were designed for heavy contents. It's the reason why the bottom structure of the wrap around is close instead of flaps to support its content. In fact, open top cartons uses C flute while wrap around uses B flute. Comparing the two flutes, C flute is better at stacking while B flute is better at flat crush strength.