Double Facer

What is double facer?

Double facer is the biggest machine in wet parts of corrugated cardboard production line, we also call it double baker, its the final process for corrugated cardboard quality, it makes the final treatment on the corrugated cardboard for make the paperboard strong.

We know, the double facer is the machine behind the gluing machine, the paper and single face paperboard will be applied glue on the gluing machine, then they are go into the double facer to finish sticking and baking.

After baking, there is some meter section for final cooling of the cardboard, and then corrugated cardboard is finished for sticking layer and layer. It will be 3 layer, 5 layer and 7 layer corrugated cardboard after the double facer.

Structure of double facer

The double facer main frame is made by difference size profile steel, there are drive rollers on the end of double facer, it is for driving the belt moving, then belt can take the corrugated cardboard moving on the heating plate, difference speed corrugated cardboard production line, their double facer with difference quantity of heating plate. Sure difference layer corrugated cardboard production line is also with difference quantity of heating plate.

The heating plate is very important parts for double facer, normally its size is 750mm, and for the low speed production line, like the corrugated cardboard production line in speed 120m/minute, its double facer with the heating plates in 600mm. The heating plate likes a box, there is holes for steam inlet and outlet, the heating plate is heated by steam, then it can bake the corrugated cardboard dry soon.

Except the double facer for 120m/minute production line, all double facer with a protection door, it has a better appearance, and more safe for workers.

Double facer transportation

Double facer is the biggest size machine and heaviest machine in whole corrugated cardboard production line, when we shipping the double facer, it can not be like other machines to put in container directly. We have to disassemble the double facer in lots of small parts, then put all parts in double facer one by one, then assemble it again when it arrive in the carton factory.