Establishing the Pillars for Excellence

In 1974 Corma founder and President, Manfred Lupke, designed, produced and delivered the M600: the world’s first corrugator with vertical construction and independent mold block carriers. This vertical construction is the foundation of our machines while continuing to embrace technological changes evolving and improving our design. This unique construction and its benefits are in every corrugator we have delivered around the world to our customers.

(LEFT IMAGE) Corma M600 — the world’s first corrugator with vertical construction with independent mold block carriers produced in 1974. (RIGHT IMAGE) Mold block tunnel on Corma 30 and 40 Series Corrugator. Our drive sprocket system pushes the mold blocks and carriers evenly on all four corners to prevent titling and jamming of the machine.

(LEFT IMAGE)
Corma M600 — the world’s first corrugator with vertical construction with independent mold block carriers produced in 1974.
(RIGHT IMAGE)
Mold block tunnel on Corma 30 and 40 Series Corrugator. Our drive sprocket system pushes the mold blocks and carriers evenly on all four corners to prevent titling and jamming of the machine.

 

Why Vertical Construction?

Longevity

Wear and tear is low on Corma corrugators due to our vertical design. A small gap between the top and bottom mold blocks is left when they are closed, allowing for expansion and free movement. Specifically designed column spacers are used for each mold block size to create the perfect mold block closing position and pressure. Our drive system applies force at four points of contact to the mold block carriers pushing them around evenly, preventing them from tilting or jamming.

Accessibility and Simplicity

The vertical design gives access to and around the machine allowing for easy maintenance and setup. Having a clear and uninterrupted view of the mold blocks against the tooling decreases the time for size change setups and prevents damage from incorrect alignment. All our corrugators have lateral, as well as center height adjustment, which allows for accurate centralization to occur. This allows for control of concentricity between the mold block and die tooling, and during manufacturing.

Production Versatility

The vertical construction enables Corma corrugators to produce a wide range of pipe sizes and specialized profiles. Together with our Unified Mold Block System and Mold Block Adaptor Shoes we can offer our customers a highly versatile production capability, allowing mold blocks to be shared across machine sizes, minimizing capital investment of mold blocks, while still preparing for future expansion. The vertical design allows for our machines to have a much smaller footprint. Compared to a horizontal machine that can manufacture pipe in similar ranges, the Corma design footprint is 50% less. Utilizing the wasted space above and below allows for efficient use of the factory floor space.

Corma’s vertical construction is designed to provide our customers with versatile production capabilities while minimizing mold block investment requirements.

 

Additional Benefits

The vertical design enables a single person to remove and install the mold blocks as pairs on the operation side of the machine, without the need for tools or fixings.

The vertical design ensures that the top and bottom housings and mold block chains are perfectly balanced. This reduces the stress and fatigue on the machine allowing for smooth rotation regardless of mold block size.

The vertical design allows for all services to be accessible from the sides, negating the need for them to rotate with the mold blocks. The vacuum is provided to the mold blocks directly from the top and bottom housings, giving the best vacuum levels for processing and product quality.

Technical Data

Corrugator Model Number* Vacuum Forming or Blow Molding Pipe Range (mm) Pipe Range (inches) Maximum Line Speed** Maximum Line Speed** Maximum Output** Maximum Output**
Min. I.D. Max. O.D. Min. I.D. Max. O.D. M/min ft/min Kg/hr lbs/hr
054 3 40 0.12 1.6 50 165 40 88
130 6 110 0.25 4.5 55 180 360 790
430 6 160 0.25 6.3 35 115 450 990
630*** 50 200 2.0 8.0 35 115 1040 2300
830*** 50 300 2.0 12.0 35 115 1040 2300
840 50 300 2.0 12.0 25 80 840 1850
1030 50 365 2.0 14.4 30 100 750 1650
1230 50 400 2.0 16.0 30 100 800 1760
1530 50 700 2.0 27.5 23 75 1000 2200
1540 50 700 2.0 27.5 23 75 1100 2400
2430 100 800 4.0 32.0 10 33 1300 2860
3630 100 1200 4.0 48.0 6 20 1300 2860
4830 200 1500 8.0 60.0 5 16.5 1400 3100
6030 450 1800 18.0 72.0 3 10 1500 3300
P30/60 750 1800 30 72 1 3.3 1300 2860
P30/120 750 3000 30 120 1 3.3 1500 3300

 

Vertical Corrugator Model Number Pipe Range (mm) Pipe Range (inches) Maximum Line Speed** Maximum Line Speed** Maximum Output** Maximum Output**
V053 1 20 0.04 0.8 50 165 30 66
V130 4 110 0.16 4.5 50 165 215 475

 

Rib-Pipe Model Number Pipe Range (mm) Pipe Range (inches) Maximum Line Speed** Maximum Line Speed** Maximum Output** Maximum Output**
R 2030 100 700 4.0 28.0 10 33 1100 2420
R 3030 100 1000 4.0 40.0 10 33 1300 2860
* Mold blocks are interchangeable within family (shaded) groupings. Also, mold blocks from smaller corrugators can be used on larger corrugators, using Corma’s Unified Mold Block System and Mold Block Adapter Shoes.
** Line speeds and outputs are theoretical and depend on: pipe diameter; type of plastic; machine model; cooling options; mold track length; temperature and quantity of cooling water; profile configuration; extruder capacity, etc.
*** 630-12 and 830-12 line speed and output based on high speed corrugator configuration.