ACC Corrugator Profile

ACC Corrugator Advantages

Our Basic Corrugator Functions

• The only 100% completely NEW corrugator in Arizona.
• Built and installed by BHS, Germany, the #1 corrugator in the world.
• Latest technology. Totally computerized. Designed to meet U.S. Electrical Codes, etc.
• Able to run short & midsize orders faster with less warp than Arizona competitors.
• ACC has the largest total corrugator facility for converting corrugated in Arizona. We own, (not lease) 150,000 sq. ft. in Mesa with a total of 300,000 sq. ft. in Arizona.
• Our top management team has a combined total of over 100 years experience.
• Since 2018, ACC has installed $700,000 of computerized conveyors and over $6-million in new converting machines.
• With two (2) state-or-the-art corrugators, ACC is part of five corrugated box & display facilities.
• Since 2016, ACC has installed a $700,000 computerized conveyor, making a total corrugator investment since 2013 of more than $12 million.
• ACC runs light and heavy grade paper to produce board from 125 test (27 ECT) to 900 test (120 ECT) double wall.
• ACC corrugated sheets have perfect flut profiles, resulting in more ECT value stacking strength - which can be as high as 40%.
• ACC carries over $1 million in roll stock inventory with turn over every 4 to 5 weeks.
• We do not sell our quality sheets (to make boxes) on the open market.

Our 400 foot long corrugator consists of a wet and dry end to combine three rolls (or reels) of paper to to corrugtated sheets.

The wet end of a modern corrugator starts with roll stands, splicers, preheaters, a bridge, two single facers with flute changes, glue machine, and double facer with hot plates, which complete the combining process. Paper changes on the wet end are a moving caliper target. Mill liners and mediums are specific to their own paper machines. So the caliper of box converting machines is going to be different and will always need proper settings.

The dry end function receives, at speeds over 1,000 ft/min., board from the wet end going to a slitter-scorer and cross-cut with a direct-drive knife. Then the sheets are neatly stacked, ready for transfer to converting into corrugated boxes. It's software provides a detailed diagnostic of processes, controls the production schedule and status of the roll stock inventory.

To better understand our corrugator operation, why not visit and take a plant tour.
You will realize why we have the best Quality Flat – No Crush corrugated sheets in Arizona.