Perfect solution for plastic cup production

The rapid changes in the market today, fierce competition in the industry, and increasingly stringent production standards of enterprises have directly led to the traditional paper rings used for thermoforming plastic cups, and it has become increasingly difficult to meet the appearance of plastic cups. , production flexibility and the convenience of plastic cup processing and many other needs. Therefore, many customers and suppliers are looking for more advanced packaging solutions. In this case, the plastic cup labeling technology has gradually been recognized by many customers.

"Plastic Cup Sleeve Label" technology is actually a tubular tag made of plastic material. By heat shrinking, it is bonded to the periphery of the cup as the outer packaging of the plastic cup. In this way, the cup shape is molded and the shelf of the plastic cup is enhanced. effect. The plastic cups packaged by the sleeve labeling method can easily customize the cup type according to the customer's requirements, and can also provide corresponding labels for different kinds of products. Plastic shrink labels can easily achieve up to 8 colors for better printing results, which is a great innovation and breakthrough for style, graphic design and traditional paper labels.

As the packaging company of SACMI Group and the well-known Italian BENCO PACK in the aseptic packaging field, in addition to having the plastic cup asepsis molding-filling-seal packaging technology known to customers, the company is in the plastic cup set. Technological progress in the subject is also at the leading level in the world. Recently, BENCO PACK has introduced a high-performance heat-shrinkable labeling device (ISA), and the innovative ISA can be integrated with a molding-filling-sealing (FFS) packaging line to form an Asepack plastic cup including a sleeve label. production line". In this series of plastic cup production line, all the processes can be completed in one go, including molding, filling, sealing, sleeve labeling, cutting and a series of links. Therefore, BENCO PACK's advanced "Asepack series plastic cup production line" can provide customers with a perfect plastic cup production, packaging and even the entire process of labeling solutions.

Case 1: Cooperation between Leche Pascual Food Group and BENCO PACK

The Leche Pascual Food Group in Madrid, Spain was established in 1969. It is one of the world's leading groups in the food and beverage industry, producing dairy products (including milk, yoghurt, coffee cups, etc.), fruit and vegetable juices, purified water and many others. product. Leche Pascual is the world's leading and well-known dairy company and the first non-US company to pass the US Food and Drug Administration's "A-grade certification" of yogurt products. In the past five years, Leche Pascual has developed over 70 new products and exported them to many countries and regions around the world.

During more than 30 years of development, Leche Pascual Group has accumulated rich and valuable experience in food processing and packaging. Therefore, Leche Pascual Group will only choose the world's top packaging suppliers as partners. In 1999, Leche Pascual Group purchased Benco Pack's aseptic packaging line, Miniasepack/10, for the production of light coffee milk products at a speed of 18,000 cups per hour. The outstanding performance of the Miniasepack/10 is a productive milestone for the Leche Pascual Group. Therefore, since the experience of Miniasepack/10, Leche Pascual Group has selected Benco Pack as a partner to meet the needs of any thermoforming and labeling technology. Further, Leche Pascual bought the Benco plastic cup production line Asepack/12-S in 2004 to produce 125ml yoghurt products in PS plastic cups at speeds of up to 18,000 cups/hour.

The Leche Pascual Group, a Spanish company that has partnered with Benco, believes that the performance of the new ISA labeling equipment is very reliable and the advantages are very prominent. Compared with the original traditional paper labels or preprinted cups, the sleeve labels can use a variety of materials, including OPS, PET and PVC, and can significantly reduce the cost of packaging materials; in addition, due to the use of heat shrink sleeve labels , Customers Leche Pascual Group can make more choices in the shape of the container. What is worth mentioning is that, for the traditional FFS packaging line, changing the cup shape and labeling is very difficult, but the application of the ISA device makes this work possible within 30 minutes. The "Asepack series plastic cup production line" equipped with a labeling machine has a speed of 12,000 to 36,000 cups per hour.

Case 2: Cooperation between Taiwan Kaiyuan Food Industry Co., Ltd. (Creation Food) and BENCO PACK

The private company Kaiyuan Food Co., Ltd., located in Taipei, China, was founded in 1982. The company produces dairy products (coffee, milk, etc.), baked coffee, concentrated fruit juices, and instant beverage beverages. Kaiyuan Food's products mainly supply restaurants, fast food restaurants, hotels, public catering industries, coffee shops and high-end department stores in mainland China and Taiwan. As an official supplier of famous companies such as KFC, Pizza Hut and Starbucks, Kaiyuan Foods has gained a stable market share.

Kaiyuan Foods Co., Ltd. has cooperated with Benco Pack since 1991 and has contracted to purchase the Miniasepack/40 aseptic packaging line for the production of coffee cups. The speed can reach 72,000 glasses per hour. In 2004, Kaiyuan Foods Co. purchased Into the "Asepack series plastic cup production line" Asepack/8-S, used for the production and labeling of plastic cup juice products, speed up to 12,000 cups / hour.

BENCO's newly developed packaging line, the Asepack/8-S, is a collection of 3D software tool applications - the HMI touchscreen operator panel based on the Windows operating system and the control system connected by the fieldbus (profibus standard). The application of touch screen operation panel, control system and remote modem enables customers to enjoy a convenient remote diagnosis and assistance system for Kaiyuan Foods. Asepack/8-S also brought a good plastic cup display effect, lower production costs, a simpler plastic cup handling program and an easy and convenient cleaning process, and made Kaiyuan Foods’ product sales and market share surge. .

Source: "Packaging Materials and Containers"