Paper cups, Paper bags, Paper ware
Disposable paper dishes are practical and affordable. It is used throughout the world by many companies. Somewhere just for the consumption of food and drinks, in other places as a carrier of advertising information, holding different types of actions or to support the corporate identity of the brand. We meet her everywhere: in cafes and other public institutions. restaurants, cinemas, fast-food outlets.
The main advantages are obvious: disposable paper utensils are much less toxic and more environmentally friendly than plastic. It is easier to recycle and does not burn your hands.
Paper (cardboard) glasses are disposable tableware, which is made of paper (cardboard) laminated with a thin layer of polyethylene, preventing wetting and leaking of the paper base. It is used for packing food products (ice cream, pasta, cream, dry mixes) and drinking cold and hot drinks, broths and instant soups.
HISTORY OF PAPER GLASSES
Paper cup has long been firmly established in our daily life and is well known anywhere in the world. Everyone at least once in his life held it in his hand, but probably few people thought about the history of his appearance. The paper cup was invented by chance and became widely used as a result of the then active anti-virus and infection control company.
How it all began
In 1907, an American, Hugh Moore, abandoned his farm and left the province to work in the major city of Boston, where he entered Harvard University. There he did not study for a long time. His brother-in-law Lawrence Luellen was fascinated by the idea of inventing a soda machine. He persuaded Hugh to take up this business together.
A few years later the machine was invented, but disposable cups were needed for his work. Luellen began to make them from taped paper. Lawrence and Hugh installed machines in the city and began selling 7 ounces (210 ml) of water for one cent. But their business did not go, because at that time on the streets of the city there were taps with completely free drinking water, to which a circle was tied.
Closing the drinking tap
Business has improved when the machines were approved by the League of wrestlers drinking establishments. But the real breakthrough came when a representative of the Committee on Health (Dodge City, Kansas) called street cranes with metal circles a hotbed of infections and germs. He was supported by Dr. Sammuel Crumbine. Soon all the taps were closed.
Project found support
Things Moore and Luellen did not go well for long, soon everything began to decline. People did not want to buy simple water from the machines. The partners concluded that they were selling the wrong product: you need to sell not water, but cups that people will buy to avoid the danger of catching the infection.
In 1910, Moore and Lowellen moved to New York and began to seek financial support for the development of their business and the purchase of special equipment.
It was not easy to find money, partners were denied in all large banks. But still, money was soon found. Moore and Luelen agreed to help the head of the American canning company W.T. Graham (W.T.Graham), who was a man with progressive views on hygiene. Graham proposed to invest in the project a huge amount for those times - 200.000 dollars.
"Conjuncture"
Dr. Krumbain, at Moore’s request, announced that the only way to solve the problem of transmission of infections through drinking water is to use disposable cups. At the same time, by a happy coincidence, one of the professors of the college in Lafayette conducted a study in schools, which revealed that the tanks with free drinking water contain a lot of bacteria and causative agents of dangerous diseases. All this has panicked parents and health workers.
Paper cup triumph
The triumph of the paper cup came after the publication of a series of promotional articles against the use of the general mug. Such an advertisement depicted a patient with a tuberculosis drinker from a public circle, and loud headlines were also used. Thanks to all this, sales of paper cups have grown a lot, they have completely supplanted public use circles.
Birth of Dixie Caps
Soon it was decided to change the name of the “germless glass” to a more harmonious one - “Dixie Caps”. This name was borrowed from the name of the nearby toy factory “Dixie Doll” with the consent of its owner. "Dixie Caps" is a popular brand to this day.
From the history of vending
In the 1960s, there was a tendency to serve beverage dispensers - disposable paper cups and a decrease in sales of beverages in cans and bottles. Apparatus for bottling drinks (non-alcoholic) in paper cups, became more popular in clubs, offices and schools. But attempts to use paper cups were made before the beginning of the Second World War.
Head of the company Vendo E.F. Pierson in 1939, invented the concept of a machine known as the “Decapper”. The car opened the bottle and poured the drink into a glass before issuing it. The consumer did not have to throw away the empty bottles. But the technical difficulties of the device of the machine made it expensive to manufacture - there were only 251 such machines made. The next attempt by Vendo to sell “drink in a cup” followed 10 years later in 1959. Paper cups in vending machines are becoming popular since 1960.
CLEANER TODAY
Today, paper cups are used in the network of snack bars, which are actively developing. Disposable cups are used for drinks, they are served popcorn, ice cream and other foods. They are used in vending machines, which today can be found in almost any public place. Recently, advertising on glasses has become much in demand. This is especially true for vending glasses. Vending equipment is installed everywhere, and now serves as an effective method of advertising and not only as a way to sell goods. In this way, after buying a glass with advertising, the buyer manages to find out some more information.
Paper cups are designed for hot (laminated only from the inside), and for cold drinks (laminated outside and inside, so that there is no baking paper from condensation.
HoReCa Sector
As the main market for the consumption of paper utensils, you need to select the sector of Khorek (“HoReCa” Hotel - Restaurant - Cafe / Catering / Casino), the Russian version of CaBaRe (Cafe - Bars - Restaurants). This sector is represented by hotels, bars, restaurants, cafes and other businesses, "hospitable" business. This term is used, as a rule, to refer to the catering sector. The outlets of Khorek are rapidly gaining weight lately, the number of restaurants, bars, hotels and clubs is growing every day. The business accompanying the Khorek is growing and multiplying. Including specializing in the supply of paper utensils.
A very important condition of the Khorek is the presence of the brand, starting with the branded menu, napkin holders and dishes, ending with advertising in the toilet room and a stand with cards at the entrance. The ferret is favorable for holding different actions - the customer is good-natured, relaxed and inclined to calmly relate to advertising, while in a limited space there is less presence and distraction to other brands. - In other words, communication with the target audience is less problematic than in any other place. All this gives a big plus to a paper cup - this is an ideal place for the application of any advertising information. It has been proven that advertising in public catering points is very effective. The greatest effect is achieved if the specifics of the institution and its visitors are taken into account.
Russian market
In Russia, there is practically no paper ware market. The manufacturer of paper dishes in Russia is not only a subsidiary of Huhtamaki (Finland) - Polarcup in the Moscow region. - There are not so many productions yet, but there are about 20: some specialize in one size of cups (more often vending), others produce 1-2 types of machine tools. There are firms that import cups from Poland, Italy, Finland, China, Korea, Germany, USA and even Vietnam. The cups are usually in sizes of 100-200 grams for coffee, 200-280 grams for tea, 280-300 grams for cold drinks, and in small quantities for ice cream and popcorn.
Underdevelopment of production has a negative impact on sales. A client who wants to switch to an attractive dish, with the effect of an advertising medium, often faces the manufacturer’s inability to quickly and in small batches to fulfill an order. The client remains to seek a replacement. Vending companies, advertising firms, fast foods, confectioneries, transport workers (railway workers and aviators) appreciated the advantages and possibilities of a paper cup. They are supported by sanitary inspections that prohibit the use of other dishes in street cafes when consuming alcoholic beverages. The prestige factor also plays a significant role - many large enterprises use only paper dishes: Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and others.
The possibilities of application are endless: square-bottom glasses, cylindrical glasses, sealing the glasses with a lid, plates of various shapes and depths, cups with handles, with different ways of printing, etc. By a conservative estimate, today's market is only about 10% full. But at the current rate of growth in demand, supply will lag significantly.
The growth rate of the consumption of paper utensils is very high and so far we can talk about a promising development path - the emergence of new industries with almost no competition. You can hear the objection about the excess of the price of a paper cup over plastic. But it is necessary to understand - as long as they import paper cups, while there are several dozen manufacturers to the whole country - there is no point in reducing prices.
Paper cups have a number of advantages of use, first of all - environmental friendliness, high thermal insulation and wide branding possibilities. The cost of paper cups is slightly higher than plastic, and both types of cups will occupy their niche. Using paper cups is a good tone, because of their environmental friendliness.
To produce a quality product you need high-quality raw materials. With the high attractiveness of this business, its profitability is not high - 7-15%. This is due to the following factors: expensive raw materials, high technological and general production costs, great competition with manufacturers of plastic glasses.
Psychologists note that pleasant tactile sensations (and at a subconscious level) from paper are much more in comparison with other materials.
The paper cup will soon be 100 years old since in 1907, Hugh Moore and Lawrence Luelen in Kansas made the first cup and began a triumphant march across the planet. And it is not known when the first copy appeared in our country, but today the growth in consumption of paper utensils is very high.
The market is free and waiting for you!
Interesting fact:
The largest paper cup has a height of 2.53 m. It was made by Banzle Conference Europe with the help of Polarkap on February 1, 2000 in Epsom (United Kingdom). The local fire brigade filled it with 4,930 liters of water. In order for the largest paper cup to be used, its walls were made of 17 layers of paper, sealed with a waterproof seam.
TECHNOLOGY, RAW MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT
Raw material
The main raw material used is extrusion laminated paper with a density of about 130 - 280 g / sq.m. The thickness of the laminated layer is about 10-20 microns. At the same time at high-tech enterprises apply the corona paper surface. Coronation is the process of corona discharge treatment which allows to increase the adhesion (and as a result of wettability) of the material and the applied layer (paint, varnish, glue, etc.). The goal of any treatment system is to increase the surface tension measured in Dean (unit of force) by 1 centimeter of the surface . Corona treatment systems achieve a result by treating a surface with a certain amperage at a given time interval. An electrical discharge, leading to the activation of the film, occurs in a pair of film-electrode. The corona effect is based on polymer bombardment.
Cardboard (paper) for the production of cups consists of 30% hardwood and 70% softwood pulp (plastic cup - from 70-90% of recycled "garbage", and only 10-30% of primary polystyrene). This cardboard is made only by Americans, Finns and Koreans, but in Russia there is also not bad paper for this production. Paper with one-sided lamination is usually used for making cups for hot drinks, and with double-sided lamination (due to condensation formed on the outer side of the wall) - for cold ones. To reduce the cost of the final product is used as raw material and laminated Kraftliner. Kraftliner (German kraft - strength) - cardboard, consisting of not less than 80% of hardwood pulp fibers. The remaining 20% is a mixture of primary fibers (cellulose of various cooking methods, wood pulp, hemicellulose, waste paper, straw, flax, cane, etc.). Kraftliner composition is multicomponent. But in order to be called a cardboard kraftliner, there must be a minimum amount of secondary fibers in it. Topliner - Kraftliner consisting of 100% Kraft pulp, obtained by the sulphate method.
Equipment.
Machines for the production of cups of paper comes mainly from the United States, France and Germany, China, South Korea.
American machines are focused on the production of a large number of glasses at high speed, mainly from roll paper, very expensive - from 200,000 to 1,000,000 dollars. European is cheaper - several hundred thousand dollars, but very reliable and highly automated, quite high-speed. Also reliable and practical machines from South Korea. And the price is much lower - about 30,000 - 50,000 dollars. With a good price-to-quality ratio, machines from this country are in great demand all over the world. Chinese machines can be different - both licensed or co-production with South Korea is of fairly good quality. And underground low quality. The main advantage of them - the price: 15.000 - 30.000 dollars.
The performance of Korean or Chinese machines - about 30-50 pieces per minute. There are 80 pieces in min. European faster - 120-250 pieces per minute. Different machines and application of the method of soldering - thermal or ultrasonic. The first method is simpler and more reliable, the second one makes it possible to work at high speeds, but requires careful adjustment and, as a result, it gives a better seam. The machine can produce in one cycle only one size and for the release of another size it is necessary to readjust the moldings (heads). Moldings - metal truncated cones, on which the walls of cups are drawn. Replacement takes a long time - it depends on the experience of the operator. One person, depending on experience, can service one or several machines.
Cups and plates are made partly on different equipment.
For printing on blanks you can use different types of printing: offset, flexographic, high, and even on some laser printers. Machines are required for cutting for cutting blanks out of paper - a crucible machine will do as well. This equipment is used in many printing houses.
With a single-shift mode of operation, with a capacity of about 35 pieces per minute and an 8-hour working day, about 300,000–400,000 cups per month can be made on one machine, consuming about 3 tons of paper.
Technology.
The production technology of paper cup volume, rich in a variety of processes. It can be divided into several stages, allowing you to vary the technological line depending on the tasks and budget:
1. Purchase of already laminated cardboard or lamination of paper base. The result is a roll or sheet laminated cardboard (paper) for the manufacture of blanks under the walls of the glass and roll laminated cardboard (paper) for the bottoms of the cups.
2. Sealing the necessary image and the subsequent carving of blanks. The procedure may vary, but in the end we must get white or sealed blanks of the walls of the future glass.
3. Manufacturing of the paper cup itself. At this stage, previously manufactured blanks and a roll of laminated cardboard are loaded into the machine. The machine makes the walls of the cup from these blanks, and the machine will cut the bottoms for cups from the rolled material (this operation will be performed by the machine automatically).
4. Quality control of finished paper cups.
5. Packaging of controlled paper cups in a plastic sleeve and a corrugated box.
The production technology depends on what part of the technical processes you are ready to do yourself and which to give to contractors. Be sure to take into account the risks that you will encounter in the production process. The most optimized process - without the participation of contractors.
About the advantages of flexographic printing
This is a rotational printing with quick-fixing low-viscosity paints with volatile solvents and the use of polymer printing plates. If water-based paints are used for production, the result is that glasses and other paper utensils do not smell when pouring hot beverage into them. But the source of unpleasant odor can also be poor-quality paper base and its polymer coating.
Thanks to the use of rolls of paper, and not sheets for flexographic printing, up to 10% of paper raw material is saved at the stage of printing and cutting. When using flexography for printing blanks for a large batch of glasses, the execution time is reduced by combining the process into one production line.
About the advantages of offset printing
Flexographic printing does not provide such a soft transition of shades and tones, as offset, as small elements in the field of bright colors are almost not reproduced. But this deficiency in production is eliminated to some extent at the stage of prepress preparation of images.
Production technology for offset printing involves the transfer of ink from the form to the printed sheets through the intermediate offset cylinders. Its main advantage is high resolution and low spreading, which ensures high image quality, especially for halftone transitions and shades.
Subsequent cutting of blanks from sealed sheets in this case are carried out using crucible presses, working with a single-layer and multilayer material.
Interesting fact:
Among the Hindus, the god Ganesh is worshiped as the supreme god of wisdom, good fortune and abundance. Residents believe that Haschet removes obstacles on the way to wealth and success with his trunk. This artist made a god of 30.000 paper cups, August 2011.
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