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How to solve wash-boarding adhesive problems making corrugated board

Starch glue, roller roundness, and a parallel glue gap. Printable board starts at the applicator. Call 800-249-0337.

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Plant-floor overview. Unlock below for the full converter checklist.

Corrugated board is a hard printing substrate. Washboarding (puckers, cockles), warp, and edge curl keep the plate from making a continuous impression. This sheet treats those defects as a starch-adhesive application problem, not a print-plate problem. Call 800-249-0337.

What's in this guide

  • Starch-based corrugating adhesive
  • Mechanical control of adhesive application
  • Roller TIR (roundness)
  • Parallel rollers and glue gap

Longer plant training (5–10 min)

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General plant guidance only — not a substitute for your process, SDS/TDS, or line trials. Call 800-249-0337 to match a grade.

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Call 800-249-0337 or email sales@cattieadhesives.com. Cattie Adhesives, Quakertown, PA.