SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FACING FOR A BOARD PRODUCT WITH STRATEGICALLY PLACED SCORES
A system and method for producing a board product made from paper products that have a pre-scored facing in addition to a medium (sometimes called fluting). Conventional corrugated board may feature a cross-corrugated medium and one or more facing that have no score lines that are impressed (at least prior to assembly with the corrugated medium). Such a conventional board product may be inferior because any score lines that are impressed will damage the underlying corrugated medium in some manner. A breakdown in the strength of the underlying medium leads to poor precision when the eventual board product is scored, cut, and folded. A lack of precision in folding a board product leads to gap variation and fishtailing as any articulated portion of the board product may not maintain a precise plane of articulation when folded.
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18 . A board-making machine, comprising:
a scorer configured to impress at least one score line in a paper facing at first intervals;
an embosser configured to emboss a paper product to include a plurality of flutes at second intervals; and
a combiner configured to couple the paper facing to the embossed paper product such that the first intervals are aligned with respect to the second intervals.
19 . The board-making machine of claim 18 , further comprising a plurality of feed rolls configured to feed paper to the scorer and to the embosser.
20 . The board-making machine of claim 18 , wherein the combiner is further configured to align the at least one score line with one or more of plurality of flutes such that articulation of combined paper facing and embossed paper product is biased to a precise location with respect to the at least one score line.
21 . The board-making machine of claim 18 , wherein the scorer is further configured to impress the score lines in the paper facing in a machine direction.
22 . The board-making machine of claim 18 , wherein the scorer is further configured to impress each score line in the paper facing in equidistantly from each adjacent score line.
23 . The board-making machine of claim 18 , wherein the embosser is further configured to emboss the flutes in the paper product in a machine direction.
24 . The board-making machine of claim 18 , wherein the embosser is further configured to emboss a first set of apex structures facing a first orthogonal direction with respect to the paper product and second set of apex structures facing second orthogonal direction that is opposite the first orthogonal direction.
25 . The board-making machine of claim 18 , wherein the combiner further comprises a glue reservoir for supplying glue to facilitate the coupling of the paper facing with the paper product.
26 . The board-making machine of claim 18 , wherein the embosser comprises an embossing configured to emboss a C-flute profile in the paper product.
27 . The board-making machine of claim 18 , wherein the embosser comprises an embossing configured to emboss a E-flute profile in the paper product.