Corrugation Gum

Corrugation Gum

'Balasanka Corrugation Gum' is an instant cold water soluble high adhesive corrugation gum. It is specially developed for use in the high speed corrugated paper making boards having the advantages of consistent and uniform paste with high self life even in paste form.

It is made of special adhesive grade starch with a special mix of additives and suitable adhesive strength yielding catalysts. It is partially hydrolyzed starches that are prepared by roasting in the presence of different catalysts. This modification reaction reduces the large chemical molecular structure into simple molecular form yielding adhesive characteristics and with maintained viscosity.

It is an innovative technology first of its kind in the corrugation industry equipped and developed from intense research and development projects. It delivers very good results and characteristics from various grades of paper from low to very high paper quality specifications (low to very high gsm grades).

Specialty is evident from the strength and rigid stiffness of the finished ply board just after pasting and on completion of full box making. No stirring is required and ready to use immediately on mixing with cold water.

Specifications

• Description: Cream White Powder
• Ratio: 1:6
• Particle size: 80% pass through 80 Mesh
• Moisture Content: 7% Max
• Ash content: 0.5 - 1% Max
• Viscosity: 15 to 20 seconds (measure in B4 cup)
• PH: 7.5 - 8.5
• Paste Clarity: Opaque
• Paste Shelf life: More than 5 days

'Balasanka Corrugation Gum' to water ratio may however, be changed to ensure required viscosity depending on the gsm, quality of paper and single facer or double backer bonding.

Note

• Take care that the Balasanka corrugation / solution should never be mixed with pasting gum powder/ solution and vice versa.
• While preparing the gum solution, add gum powder to water and not water to gum powder to avoid lump formation.

Advantages

• Innovative technology first of its kind in the corrugation industry
• High strength and rigid stiffness of the finished ply board
• High self life of paste and uniformity in paste no need for stirring
• Excellent adhesive properties
• High strength film properties
• Superior bond due to higher solids
• Stable viscosity to avoid uneven pick-up of the gum solution
• Improves stress and strain tolerance of finished corrugated boxes
• Has low gelatinization temperature thus minimizing the power consumption giving higher machine speed which ultimately results into greater production yield