The Role Viscosity Plays - Corrugated Chemicals, Inc.

B-420 Liquid

Description

B-420™ offers a sophisticated, non-caustic approach to microbial management, specifically formulated for plants prioritizing worker safety and automated precision. Available exclusively as a liquid, B-420™ provides the same high-level protection against mold and bacteria as traditional biocides but without the caustic base. Its liquid state makes it the ideal candidate for automated dosing systems, ensuring your starch tanks, mixers, and lines are protected around the clock with minimal manual intervention.

Benefits

Non-Caustic Formula: Provides a safer handling profile for plant personnel while remaining devastatingly effective against starch-attacking microbes.
Automation Ready: The liquid-only formulation allows for seamless integration into automatic dosing systems for consistent, "set-and-forget" protection.
System-Wide Sanitation: Prevents the spread of bacteria throughout the entire infrastructure, including storage tanks and supply lines, where hidden colonies often thrive.
Optimized Performance: By stabilizing starch viscosity, B-420™ eliminates severe bonding problems and ensures your corrugator can run at maximum designed speeds.

Recommended Usage & Dosing
To maintain a proactive defense, we recommend treating every batch of starch (excluding batches made on the final production day of the week) at the following rates per 666 gallons:

Product Format	Required Dosage
Liquid	4 lbs.

B-141

Description

B-141® is a versatile, industry-standard biocide designed to aggressively target and eliminate mold, fungus, and bacterial growth within your starch system. B-141® is available in powdered form in bulk drums or 1 lb. PVA bags and also in liquid form. B-420™ is a non-caustic based version; available in liquid only. By maintaining the integrity of your adhesive, B-141® prevents the rapid viscosity drops and gel temperature spikes that lead to brittle bonds and costly downtime.

Benefits

Broad-Spectrum Microbial Control: Effectively kills existing mold and fungus while creating an environment that inhibits future bacterial colonization.
Flexible Application: Choose between liquid or powdered formats, including pre-measured 1 lb. PVA bags for easy dosing and reduced chemical handling.
Maintains Gel Temperature: Prevents the 3–6 degree temperature spikes that force operators to slow down run speeds to compensate for heat requirements.
Protects Film Strength: Ensures the starch maintains its proper viscosity so that the correct amount of adhesive is applied to flute tips for a superior bond.

Recommended Usage & Dosing
To maintain a proactive defense, we recommend treating every batch of starch (excluding batches made on the final production day of the week) at the following rates per 666 gallons:

Product Format	Required Dosage
Dry / Powder	1 lb.
Liquid	4 lbs.

E-Z Glide

Description

E-Z GLIDE® by Corrugated Chemicals is a premium lubricant specifically engineered to eliminate paper drag in the hot plate section without the traditional drawbacks of wax or polyethylene-based products. By reducing friction, E-Z GLIDE® prevents tension warp and sheet length variation while simultaneously lowering power consumption, belt static, and wear on the doublebacker drive. Designed for modern high-speed operations, it ensures consistent amperage draw even when running demanding coated or clay white liners, all while maintaining the integrity of printing, gluing, and stacking processes.

Benefits

Elimination of Paper Drag: Dramatically reduces friction in the hot plate section, preventing the primary cause of tension warp and sheet length inconsistency.
Superior Aesthetic Integrity: Contains no wax or polyethylene, ensuring there is no discoloration on white or coated liners and no wax buildup on hot plates.
Enhanced Energy Efficiency: Lowers the amperage draw on the doublebacker drive, resulting in significantly reduced power consumption even when running heavy clay-white liners.
Optimized Printing and Finishing: Since the formula is wax-free, it leaves no residue that would interfere with ink adhesion or cause "slick sheets" in the stack.
Static and Wear Reduction: Minimizes belt static and decreases the physical strain on the doublebacker drive, extending the lifespan of your critical machinery.
Proactive Quality Control: When paired with our Automatic Spray Applicator, the system responds instantly to drag, reducing waste and ensuring consistent sheet dimensions.

No-Foam 211P

Description

No-Foam 211P offers the same industry-leading organic defoaming power as the standard 211 series but is specifically optimized for modern, automated facilities. This variant is designed with superior flow characteristics, making it ideal for integration into automatic pumping equipment, dosing systems, or direct injection into mixers and storage tanks. By combining effective air release with ease of handling, No-Foam 211P ensures that foam control remains a "set it and forget it" part of your workflow without affecting the integrity of your starch or ink.

Benefits

Pumpable: Specially formulated for easy transit through automatic pumping equipment and narrow dosing lines without clogging.
Rapid Response: Delivers quick-action air release to keep production lines moving at high speeds.
Long Lasting: Maintains its defoaming properties over extended periods, even in large storage tanks or circulating systems.
Food Grade: Safe for use in the manufacturing of corrugated materials intended for food packaging.

Recommended Dosage
To achieve optimal results and eliminate all foam within your system, adhere to the following guidelines:

Product	Application	Recommended Dosage
No-Foam 211P	Starch Adhesives	3–8 oz per 2,000 gallons

For prolonged protection in a standard batch setup, applying 8–10 ounces per 660-gallon batch is typically recommended to maintain a foam-free environment over time.

No-Foam 211

Description

No-Foam 211 is a high-performance organic defoamer specifically engineered by Corrugated Chemicals Inc. to meet the rigorous demands of the corrugated industry. While originally formulated for starch adhesives, this concentrated solution is equally effective when used with flexo inks, providing nearly instantaneous foam reduction. Because it is chemically neutral regarding fluid dynamics, it ensures rapid air release without altering the critical viscosity of your starch or ink, maintaining consistent application quality throughout the production run.

Benefits

Rapid Response: Provides immediate knockdown of existing foam to prevent overflows and application inconsistencies.
Long Lasting: Formulated to remain active within the system, offering prolonged protection against re-foaming during high-shear operations.
Food Grade: Meets safety standards for use in packaging environments where food-grade compliance is a necessity.
Highly Concentrated: A powerful formula that requires minimal product volume to achieve maximum results, reducing storage needs and shipping costs.

Recommended Dosage
To achieve optimal results and eliminate all foam within your system, adhere to the following guidelines:

Application	Recommended Dosage
Starch Adhesives	4–6 oz per 2,000 gallons
Flexo Inks	2 teaspoons per 5 gallons

For prolonged protection in a standard batch setup, applying 8–10 ounces per 660-gallon batch is typically recommended to maintain a foam-free environment over time.

Benefits of Starch Be Gone

Simple to Use: The easy-to-apply formula requires no complicated procedures, making routine cleaning efficient and hassle-free.
Safer Formulation: Engineered with worker safety in mind, Starch Be Gone reduces risks commonly associated with harsher cleaning chemicals.
Improved Results: It provides a deeper, more thorough clean compared to traditional products, ensuring long-lasting system performance.
Super Concentrated (1:100): This highly efficient concentrate delivers maximum cleaning power at low dosage rates, reducing product usage and cost per clean.

Starch Be Gone

Description

Keep your starch systems running smoothly with Starch Be Gone, the next-generation cleaning solution. It's engineered to safely and effectively eliminate buildup in starch lines, tanks, and mixers, preventing clogs and improving flow. By keeping your equipment clean, Starch Be Gone reduces costly downtime and extends the life of your machinery.

Benefits

Simple to Use: The easy-to-apply formula requires no complicated procedures, making routine cleaning efficient and hassle-free.
Safer Formulation: Engineered with worker safety in mind, Starch Be Gone reduces risks commonly associated with harsher cleaning chemicals.
Improved Results: It provides a deeper, more thorough clean compared to traditional products, ensuring long-lasting system performance.
Super Concentrated (1:100): This highly efficient concentrate delivers maximum cleaning power at low dosage rates, reducing product usage and cost per clean.

Tanc Clean

Description

Tanc Clean is a powerful cleaning solution engineered to thoroughly remove tough starch build-up from mixers, storage tanks, and starch lines. It delivers a complete clean, helping to improve system reliability, reduce downtime, and extend the life of your equipment.

Benefits

Removes Buildup: Tank Clean effectively dissolves and removes starch deposits in mixers, tanks, and lines. This prevents flow issues that can slow down production and strain your equipment.
Prevents Bacterial and Mold Growth: By removing the material that bacteria and mold thrive on, Tank Clean helps keep your starch systems cleaner and improves overall hygiene.
Maintains System Reliability: Keeping tanks and lines clean ensures consistent starch flow, which reduces downtime from blockages and maintains steady adhesive performance.
Easy Usage: You only need to use Tank Clean about once every six months, making it an easy way to keep your starch systems clean and efficient.

Calci Clean

Description

Calci Clean is a simple, effective solution that keeps your glue rolls and storage tanks running smoothly. It not only eliminates existing calcium deposits but also prevents new buildup from forming. By keeping your equipment clean, Calci Clean helps ensure consistent adhesive transfer, reduces downtime for maintenance, and improves the overall quality of your board.

Benefits

Removes Existing Build-Up: Calci Clean excels at removing old calcium deposits from glue rolls. This helps restore the surface and gets your rolls working like new again.
Prevents Future Accumulation: Regular use of Calci Clean helps keep rolls and starch tanks clean, reducing the need for frequent heavy maintenance. This can make your equipment last longer.
Keeps Starch Systems Clean: It prevents calcium buildup in starch tanks, ensuring the starch flows smoothly. This improves the reliability of your system and cuts down on downtime.
Ensures Uniform Glue Application: By keeping glue roll cells clean, Calci Clean allows for an even and consistent transfer of adhesive. This leads to a stronger bond and fewer defects in the finished sheets.
Improves Board Quality: By ensuring a proper and even distribution of adhesive, Calci Clean helps create firmer sheets with fewer delamination problems, resulting in a higher-quality finished board.
Supports Operational Efficiency: It keeps production running smoothly by minimizing the downtime that's usually caused by clogged cells.

Roll Clean Plus

Description

Roll Clean-Plus is a liquid cleaner designed to dissolve and remove calcium and starch buildup from the cells of your glue applicator rolls. By restoring your rolls' cleanliness, this product improves adhesive transfer, enhances bond consistency, and helps to maintain the optimal performance of your corrugator.

Benefits

Removes Existing Calcium Build-Up: This product dissolves and clears calcium deposits from the cells of your glue applicator rolls, restoring their performance and ensuring the adhesive is applied accurately.
Prevents Future Accumulation: Using Roll Clean-Plus weekly keeps cells clean and free of deposits, reducing the risk of future build-up that can cause bonding issues.
Enhances Adhesive Transfer: Clean roll cells ensure the glue is applied evenly and consistently, which improves the strength of the bond and the overall quality of the board.
Improves Operational Efficiency: By minimizing downtime for roll maintenance or due to defective sheets, you achieve smoother, more reliable production runs.

Roll Clean

Description

Roll Clean is an effective dry cleaning solution engineered to remove stubborn calcium and starch build-up from your glue rolls. By restoring the roll surface to its optimal condition, Roll Clean improves adhesive transfer, minimizes sheet defects, and ensures consistent corrugator performance.

Benefits

Removes Calcium and Starch Build-Up: Roll Clean effectively cleans out calcium and starch deposits from your glue applicator rolls, restoring the roll's surface and ensuring consistent adhesive transfer.
Prevents Future Accumulation: Regular, weekly use of Roll Clean helps prevent new calcium build-up from forming, keeping your rolls cleaner for longer.
Improves Adhesive Performance: By ensuring clean roll cells, Roll Clean helps you achieve a more uniform glue application, which leads to fewer bonding issues and better overall board quality.
Reduces Downtime: By preventing roll build-up, Roll Clean helps avoid unexpected production shutdowns, allowing your operations to run more smoothly and efficiently.

Ultra Grip Series

Description

The Ultra Grip Series offers a complete line of alumina-based anti-skid formulas meeting the toughest safety standards. From our convenient, Ready-to-Use (RTU) products to the highly concentrated ULTRA GRIP CP, we provide consistent and reliable anti-skid performance. Our diverse range ensures you can achieve the precise slide angle needed for any application, giving you ultimate flexibility and confidence.

Benefits

Delivers High Slide Angles: Consistently achieves high slide angles on the combined board, which improves load stability and meets demanding customer specifications.
No Impact on Printing: The formula won't interfere with print quality, ensuring graphics stay crisp and clear on finished boxes.
Excellent Indicator Spray Response: Provides clear visibility when sprayed, making it easy for operators to monitor application accuracy and coverage.
Easy Clean-Up: Designed for a hassle-free cleanup, which reduces downtime and improves overall plant efficiency.
Flexible Dilution Ratios: Can be adjusted to meet varying performance needs, giving you both cost efficiency and application versatility.
Low Abrasion: Engineered to minimize wear on equipment and substrates, extending component life and reducing maintenance costs.
FDA Approved: Safe for use in food-contact packaging applications, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
Long-Term Stability: Remains sprayable for up to six months in storage, maintaining consistent performance and reducing waste.

Ultra Grip CRS

Description

Ultra Grip CRS is a high-performance, silica-based anti-skid solution improving slide angles of combined board. Designed for customers who need high results, its clean-running formula and precisely engineered particles ensure a consistent, optimal application. This leads to enhanced safety and improved stacking stability in demanding production environments.

Benefits

High Slide Angles: Ultra Grip CRS is engineered to achieve elevated slide angles, which improves stacking stability and helps meet demanding customer specifications.
Long-Lasting Performance: The precisely engineered silica particles provide consistent, long-lasting anti-skid properties, ensuring your products remain stable throughout handling and transport.
Reduces Tip Plugging: This clean-running formula minimizes applicator tip blockages, reducing downtime and ensuring smooth, uninterrupted application.
Reduces Maintenance: The clean chemistry prevents corrugator buildup, which lowers maintenance needs and enhances operational efficiency.
Higher Dilution Ratios: Ultra Grip CRS allows for greater dilution, which reduces product usage and lowers your costs.
Minimizes Waste: Optimized application reduces overspray, which minimizes waste, improves accuracy, and helps keep your production environment cleaner.

LBL

Description

LBL is a highly concentrated liquid borax solution designed for the corrugated industry. It's engineered to be a true pound-for-pound replacement for granular borax, offering a more efficient and accurate process. Unlike dry powders, LBL eliminates the issues of dust, difficult handling, and solubility, allowing for consistent and precise batching.

Benefits

Safer: No dust or heavy lifting. Operators connect a liquid tote instead of lifting 50 lb. bags, which creates dust when they empty them into the hopper.
Automated Borax: This offers a smarter, safer way to work. It automates the use of borax.
Boosts Production Efficiency: LBL helps resolve a major source of production delays -nearly 68% of mixer alarms are caused by issues with handling dry borax.
Simplifies Cleanup: This liquid formulation gets rid of the mess associated with granular borax, drastically reducing the time and effort needed for housekeeping.
Strengthens Adhesion: By improving the adhesive's ability to retain water, LBL helps create a more efficient gel, which leads to stronger and more reliable bonds in the final product.
Reduces Shipping Costs: As a highly concentrated liquid, LBL takes up less space than other liquid borax options, which translates to lower freight volume and reduced shipping costs.

CBC 500+

Description

CBC 500+ is a unique performance additive formulated with caustic and borax. Streamline the batch process while improving starch performance, ensuring consistent results in the starch room and at the corrugator.

Benefits

Increase Run Speeds: Enhances bonding performance, enabling corrugators to operate at higher speeds.
Strengthens Bond: Creates stronger fiber-to-fiber bonds, leading to more dependable dry pins with fewer converting issues.
Automated Borax: This offers a smarter, safer way to work. It automates the use of borax, so you can stop wrestling with those heavy 50lb bags, making the process safer for everyone.
Firms the Corrugated Sheet: Produces a firmer, more stable sheet right off the corrugator, improving stack stability and the final board quality.
Starch Batch Stability: Leads to more consistent starch formulations, reducing variability and ensuring reliable performance from one run to the next.
Reduces Loose Edge: Strengthens edge bond, reducing delamination, waste, and increasing yield.
Resin-Compatible: Works with resin systems, maintaining adhesive integrity and consistent performance.

Bond Aid Extra

Description

Bond-Aid Extra is an effective penetrating agent used in the starch. It’s engineered to help starch bond with the most challenging mediums and liners.

Benefits

Enhances Starch Penetration: Bond Aid Extra improves how adhesive soaks into paper fibers, creating stronger bonds. This makes the final sheet of paper stronger and more durable.
Effective on Challenging Papers: Specially designed to work on difficult-to-bond papers, such as dense or coated papers, which usually repel adhesive.
Boosted Water Resistance: It improves the bonding performance of adhesives, helping resin meet strict moisture and water-resistance standards.

Bond Aid Plus

Description

Bond Aid Plus quickly helps penetrate difficult liners and mediums. It accelerates starch absorption, creating a stronger, faster bond.

Benefits

Improves Starch Penetration: Accelerates adhesive penetration into liner and medium, strengthening bonds and reducing the time required to set.
Effective on Difficult Papers: Formulated to penetrate even the most challenging paper substrates, including high-density and specialty grades that typically resist bonding.
Enhances MRA/WRA/WPA Results: Boosts MRA, WRA, WPA adhesive performance by strengthening the starch bond.
No Impact on Gel or Viscosity: Integrates easily into starch formulations without altering gel point or viscosity, simplifying adoption and ensuring stable process control.

Benefits of MCS-38

Improves Run Speeds: Corrugators operate at higher line speeds across a broad range of paper grades.
Firmer Sheet: Produces a stable and firmer sheet off the corrugator. Improves stack integrity, reduces warp, and enhances downstream converting performance.
Reduces Loose Edges: Strengthens edge adhesion to minimize separation and delamination, leading to fewer rejects, less waste, and improved overall board quality.
Same Gel and Viscosity: Integrates into existing starch formulations without requiring process adjustments, making adoption reliable and straightforward.

Benefits of Turbo Max 40/50/66

Enhanced Run Speeds: It improves bonding performance, allowing for faster line speeds.
Stronger Bonding: Delivers superior bond quality across all board grades, which minimizes converting failures and ensures consistent performance.
Improves Dry Pin Adhesion: Achieve stronger, more reliable pin adhesion that reduces production slowdowns and boosts overall efficiency.
Higher Sheet Quality: Turbo Max 40/50/66 helps produce firmer, more stable sheets off the corrugator, improving stack integrity and enhancing the quality of your finished products.
Reduces Delamination and Loose Edges: Strengthens both edge and surface bonds, effectively minimizing delamination issues, producing less waste.
Easy Automation: Seamless integration into existing starch systems with automated dosing, ensuring precise and consistent application with minimal labor.
Superior Moisture Resistance: Turbo Max 40/50/66 is formulated to meet the most rigorous moisture-resistant and weatherproofing standards, including MRA, WRA, and WPA, ensuring the integrity of your corrugated board in demanding environments.

Benefits of MLS 50/266

Improve Machine Speeds: The adhesive's strong bonding performance lets your corrugator run at its maximum line speed (MLS), increasing overall output.
Superior Quality: MLS helps produce a more uniform, firmer sheet with better warp control, less loose edge, and reduced delamination.
Better Pin Adhesion: The formula delivers stronger, more consistent pin results, which helps to minimize failures in the converting process.
Reduces Cleanup time: Our adhesive minimizes the buildup of calcium and starch on applicator rolls, hot plates, and starch pans, keeping your equipment cleaner longer.
Easy integration: You can use MLS in your current starch formulas without changing your gel temperature or viscosity, making for a seamless transition.
Superior Moisture Resistance: MLS 50/266 is formulated to meet the most rigorous moisture-resistant and weatherproofing standards, including MRA, WRA, and WPA, ensuring the integrity of your corrugated board in demanding environments.

Benefits of STM 40/50/66

Reduced Consumption & Costs: Reduce starch application and solids, savings on raw materials.
Increase Run Speeds: Enhances bonding performance, enabling corrugators to operate at OEM speeds.
Strengthens Bond: Creates stronger fiber-to-fiber bonds, leading to more dependable dry pins with fewer converting issues.
Firms the Corrugated Sheet: Produces a firmer, more stable sheet right off the corrugator, improving stack stability and the final board quality.
Starch Batch Stability: Leads to more consistent starch formulations, reducing variability and ensuring reliable performance from one run to the next.
Resin-Compatible: Works with resin systems, maintaining adhesive integrity and consistent performance.
Enhanced Board Quality: Improve bond integrity by minimizing delamination and loose edges.
Increased Productivity: Run orders at top speeds, boosting plants' throughput.
Superior Moisture Resistance: Turbo Max 40/50/66 is formulated to meet the most rigorous moisture-resistant and weatherproofing standards, including MRA, WRA, and WPA, ensuring the integrity of your corrugated board in demanding environments.

Benefits of TURBO MAX

Boosts Production Speed: Turbo Max improves run speeds on all board grades, which can significantly increase your corrugator output.
Enhances Board Strength: It helps firm up the finished corrugated sheet, making it more durable and resistant to damage.
Reduces Defects: The additive minimizes common issues like delamination and loose edge, leading to a higher quality finish sheet.
Versatile Application: Turbo Max is effective across a wide range of paperboard weights, from light single-wall to heavy triple-wall board.
Optimize Starch Use: It allows you to minimize the amount of starch needed, which can lead to cost savings and cleaner operation.
Seamless Integration: The addition of Turbo Max to your starch can be easily automated, requiring no manual changes to your formulation or process.

Benefits of MLS

Improve Machine Speeds: The adhesive's strong bonding performance lets your corrugator run at its maximum line speed (MLS), increasing overall output.
Superior Quality: MLS helps produce a more uniform, firmer sheet, with less loose edge and reduced delamination.
Better Pin Adhesion: The formula delivers stronger, more consistent pin results, which helps to minimize failures in the converting process.
Reduces Cleanup time: Our adhesive minimizes the buildup of calcium and starch on applicator rolls, hot plates, and starch pans, keeping your equipment cleaner longer.
Easy integration: You can use MLS in your current starch formulas without changing your gel temperature or viscosity, making for a seamless transition.

Benefits of STM

Reduced Consumption & Costs: Reduce starch application and solids, providing savings on raw materials.
Increase Run Speeds: Enhances bonding performance, enabling corrugators to operate at higher speeds.
Strengthens Bond: Creates stronger fiber-to-fiber bonds, leading to more dependable dry pins with fewer converting issues.
Firms the Corrugated Sheet: Produces a firmer, more stable sheet right off the corrugator, improving stack stability and the final board quality.
Starch Batch Stability: Leads to more consistent starch formulations, reducing variability and ensuring reliable performance from one run to the next.
Reduces Loose Edge: Strengthens edge bond, minimizes delamination, lowering waste, and increasing yield.
Resin-Compatible: Works with resin systems, maintaining adhesive integrity and consistent performance.
Enhanced Board Quality: Improve bond integrity by minimizing delamination and loose edges.
Increased Productivity: Run orders at top speeds, boosting plants' throughput.

Benefits of ENVIRO REZ 210

Formaldehyde-Free: Engineered with 0% free formaldehyde, providing a safer, more sustainable solution.
High Solids: Designed with increased solids for enhanced wet strength, reduces the amount of adhesive needed, and improves overall results.
Proven Results: Years of extensive field testing show it surpasses even the most stringent MRA, WRA, and WPA requirements, consistently delivering quality in all applications.
Universal Compatibility: Works seamlessly with all starch formulations, integrating with your current process without costly changes.
Flexible Application: Whether you use automated autofill, precision dosing, or manual applications, this product is suitable for any usage scenario.
Full Lab Support: Gain access to our comprehensive laboratory testing. We can analyze samples to ensure they meet your performance expectations.

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