Glue bead outside the flap (visible glue)
Medium severitySymptoms
Glue peeking out of the finished box edge; boxes stuck together in the pile
Probable causes
- Applicator register shifted
- flaps arriving variably
- excess glue
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The Print Guy · 2026-10-05
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