Will “Production Corrugator” be Automated?

Core Skills & Abilities

• Fill glue and paraffin reservoirs, and position rollers to dispense glue onto paperboard.

• Install attachments to machines for gluing, folding, printing, or cutting.

• Measure, space, and set saw blades, cutters, and perforators, according to product specifications.

• Monitor finished cartons as they drop from forming machines into rotating hoppers and into gravity feed chutes to prevent jamming.

• Cut products to specified dimensions, using hand or power cutters.

• Lift tote boxes of finished cartons, and dump cartons into feed hoppers.

• Observe operation of various machines to detect and correct machine malfunctions such as improper forming, glue flow, or pasteboard tension.

• Place rolls of paper or cardboard on machine feed tracks, and thread paper through gluing, coating, and slitting rollers.

• Start machines and move controls to regulate tension on pressure rolls, to synchronize speed of machine components, and to adjust temperatures of glue or paraffin.

• Disassemble machines to maintain, repair, or replace broken or worn parts, using hand or power tools.

• Adjust guide assemblies, forming bars, and folding mechanisms according to specifications, using hand tools.

• Stamp products with information such as dates, using hand stamps or automatic stamping devices.

• Remove finished cores, and stack or place them on conveyors for transfer to other work areas.

• Examine completed work to detect defects and verify conformance to work orders, and adjust machinery as necessary to correct production problems.