Creasing matrix specialist C&T Matrix says its new creasing matrix, Corrugate, is “a revolution in the creasing of corrugated board”.
According to the UK-based company, which manufactures and supplies specialist creasing matrix products and accessories to the print and packaging industries, Corrugate was developed and engineered to help eliminate costly cracking, registration, runnability and adhesion problems normally associated with creasing corrugated board.
Corrugate reduces the problem of knuckling, found in traditional folding, by creating a holding form in which to crease.
The result is said to be a more accurate and better defined crease and improved overall appearance.
According to the company, Corrugate also has a much wider base than traditional products, resulting in much stronger adhesion to the plate, thus reducing movement of the matrix, poor registration and even failure to crease.
It also eliminates parallel marks known as ‘witness marks’, which can be unsightly and even weaken the board.
C&T Matrix managing director Simon Shenton says: “When used in conjunction with the correct rubber solution, Corrugate will reduce production problems including cracking of the outer liner, or the printed colour and fishtailing misalignments.
“This revolutionary combination will improve productivity, performance and quality as well as avoiding expensive additional make-ready or machine downtime,” he adds.
With Corrugate, the improved edge on the creasing matrix and shallower angle of the chamfer is said to help to overcome problems such as runnability of the board and blocking in the machine caused by folding thicker boards.
With sales and distribution in more than 80 countries worldwide, C&T Matrix offers several internationally known brands of creasing matrixes, including Kiss, Jazz, XTC and Trax Plus, as well as manufacturing and supplying a broad range of accessories for diemaking, diecutting and print finishing.
