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A new range of boards will shortly be launched by Abbey Board under the newly created AbbeyLam brand. AbbeyLam is a dedicated range of grades specifically designed and produced for mounting litho sheets and will comprise 20 double faced grades and 6 single face grades.

These grades have been developed to eliminate some of the issues that can occur during the lamination process such as bubbling, delamination, washboarding, out of square line-up, excessive glue usage, post lamination warp and other problems.

Abbey’s experience of producing both double and single face material for mounting has shown that a perfect sheet is unlikely to be produced unless the corrugator has been set up specifically to match the requirements of the mounting process, so a number of techniques have been developed in the production of AbbeyLam.

By controlling the moisture level of the sheet for example, it provides a more stable board in the lamination process, maintains the overall shape of the bonded materials and helps the litho sheet bond quickly and naturally.

It also requires less glue that not only reduces cost, it reduces the possibility of bubbling and warp which in turn reduces waste and improves productivity. Once AbbeyLam board has been produced, it is allowed to cure in a controlled environment then wrapped to prevent the board from gaining or losing moisture.

During the development of AbbeyLam, Swanline Print, which is now probably the UK’s most successful trade print house in the sector, used the new materials with great success as Swanline managing director Nick Kirby explained. “We have worked closely with Abbey on a number of projects and I believe that AbbeyLam offers a unique board range for mounting and is, in my opinion, the best corrugated board available in the UK today.”

Using AbbeyLam will result in fewer mounting issues; reduce glue consumption, provide an ideal laminating surface, enable lighter weight litho sheets to be used without increasing flute show and, because bond times are quicker, run speeds are increased. Initially, there will be twenty-six grades of AbbeyLam board available as a standard offering and the minimum order quantity is 1000sqm.

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