GR-950WA
GR-950WA Fully Automatic Integrated Side and Plane Dual-Use Assembly Machine
Fully automatic dual-use assembly machine for high-end cigarette, phone, wine, moon cake and ring boxes, with covers to 930 x 500 mm and 18-28 pcs/min forming.
Guide
Rigid Box Assembly Machines and Collapsible Box Machines Compared
Both families glue paper to board and both are sold as box machines, but they solve different problems and are specified from different numbers.
What a rigid box assembly machine does
A rigid box assembly machine wraps cover paper around a shell and bonds the shell to an inner box. The box leaves the machine fully formed and stays that way, which is why cover size, inner box size and inner box type are the three numbers on every specification table. Guorun covers this family with the GR-600B, GR-1000B, GR-580/720ZA and GR-950WA.
What a collapsible box machine does
A collapsible box machine glues wings and side panels so the finished box folds flat and erects square later. The critical numbers are the wing or side panel size and the positioning accuracy, because a wing placed half a millimetre out shows up as a box that will not close. Guorun covers this family with the GR-1000BA, GR-1100ZA and GR-1200ZA.
Where they overlap
The GR-950WA is listed under both categories, because an integrated side and plane machine covers work at the boundary. Gift, cosmetic and electronics boxes appear in both families, and the deciding question is whether the box ships assembled or flat.
Which one to buy first
If your customers collect assembled boxes, start with an assembly machine. If you ship boxes abroad or into retail distribution centres, the freight saving from flat packing usually points to a collapsible line.
Machines Referenced
Equipment Discussed In This Guide
GR-1200ZA
GR-1200ZA 7-Link Board Collapsible Box Forming Machine
High-precision 7-link board collapsible box line with CCD vision glue dispensing and a four-axis robot, running shells to 1000 x 450 mm at 2 mm robot positioning.
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Questions From This Guide
Can one machine do both
The GR-950WA is an integrated side and plane dual-use machine and is listed in both Guorun categories, but a dedicated collapsible line still forms folding boxes faster.
Which family has the tighter accuracy
Rigid box assembly. The GR-580/720ZA is stated at +0.2 mm, against 0.3 mm forming positioning on the collapsible lines.
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