In the rigid box industry, precision and consistency are everything. From luxury packaging to high-end retail boxes, the quality of the final product often comes down to one critical factor: how well your adhesive is applied. Yet despite its importance, glue training is often overlooked. Whether you're operating Emmeci equipment or other rigid box machinery, proper adhesive training helps maximize machine performance and product quality.

Can glue really help to make your production line more profitable? Yes, of course. And we're not just saying that because we're glue fanatics!

At LD Davis, we make it a priority to help our customers run their business as efficiently, and profitably, as possible. To assist with that, our Technical team offers free glue audits to our customers. We recommend these audits on a regular basis (semi-annually or annually) to ensure that you are running your glue and gluing equipment at its fullest potential.

While Crathern and Smith is no longer manufacturing new rigid box machines, many of their machines are used and sold in the packaging industry.

If you make rigid boxes, chances are you're pretty familiar with protein glue (animal glue). Have you ever run into a situation where the glue film becomes brittle and shatters? Today we dive into why this happens.