Description
Operate or tend box lining machines that apply adhesives to attach paper, film, or foil liners to folding cartons or rigid boxes. Set up, monitor, and adjust equipment to meet specifications for size, glue application, alignment, and quality.
- • Remove, stack, and stage finished boxes; restock blanks, liners, and adhesives.
- • Clean and maintain box lining and glue systems, rollers, and conveyors using approved tools and solutions.
- • Transport materials and finished products between areas using pallet jacks or forklifts.
- • Inspect and measure lined boxes to verify specifications using tape measures, gauges, or calipers.
- • Adjust guides, mandrels, rollers, glue pots, and applicators for box size, liner width, overlap, and coat weight.
- • Monitor machine operation, adhesive flow, heat, and pressure; report or resolve problems.
- • Read job tickets and communicate with coworkers to confirm settings, materials, and product specifications.
- • Fill glue pots or tanks with adhesive and maintain proper levels and temperatures.
- • Load box blanks or preformed shells and liner rolls or sheets into feeders or unwind stands.
- • Maintain production records for counts, sizes, liner type, glue usage, and downtime.
- • Start machines and set feed, vacuum, temperature, pressure, speed, and dwell time.
- • Perform test runs and adjust to achieve bond strength, alignment, and a wrinkle-free finish.
- • Clear jams or misfeeds and readjust components to resume normal operations.
- • Align and square liners to boxes to ensure accurate registration and corner wrap.
- • Observe gauges, meters, control panels, and vision systems for temperature, pressure, speed, and registration.
- • Measure and mix or dilute adhesives to specified viscosity; perform glue checks as required.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
