Patent ID: 8584727

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a single backer machine adapted to form a single-faced web by securing a first backing material to a fluted material, wherein the single-faced web includes a leading edge; a double backer machine adapted to form a corrugated material by securing a second backing material to the single-faced web; an inlet disposed on the double backer for receiving the single-faced web; a clamp disposed between the single backer and the double backer and movable between an open position and a closed position, wherein the single-faced web is free to move through the clamp when the clamp is in the open position and the single-faced web is prevented from moving through the clamp when the clamp is in the closed position; an air table configured to selectively convey the leading edge of the single-faced web into the inlet by way of an air stream, wherein the air table is disposed between the clamp and the double backer; and a cutting device disposed between the single backer and the clamp, wherein the cutting device is adapted to form a cut in the single-faced web extending from a first edge and terminating prior to a second edge opposite the first edge.