Author: Site Editor Publish Time: 07-04-2024 Origin: Site
I. What do purchasing newcomers need to know knowledge of cosmetic packaging
1. What is raw materials?
Raw materials are the basis of cosmetic packaging materials. Without good raw materials, there will be no good packaging materials. The quality and cost of packaging materials are directly related to the raw materials. As the raw material market continues to rise and fall, the cost of packaging materials will also rise and fall. Therefore, as a good packaging material purchaser, not only must understand the basic knowledge of raw materials, but also understand the market conditions of raw materials, so as to effectively control The cost core of packaging materials. The main raw materials of cosmetic packaging materials are plastic, paper, glass, etc., among which plastics are mainly ABS, PET, PETG, PP, etc.
2. What is mold?
The mold is the key to the molding of cosmetic inner packaging materials, and the mold is the mother of packaging materials. The quality and production capacity of packaging products are directly related to the mold. The mold design, material selection, and manufacturing cycle are long, so many small and medium-sized brand companies like to choose male mold products, and then carry out regeneration design on this basis, so as to quickly develop new packaging materials. After packaging, it goes to market. Basic knowledge of molds such as injection molds, extrusion blow molds, bottle blow molds, glass molds, etc.
3. What are the manufacturing processes?
The molding of the finished packaging material requires a combination of various processes. For example, the pump head packaging material is composed of multiple accessories, each of which is manufactured by multiple manufacturing processes, such as injection molding, surface spray treatment, and graphic hot stamping. , and finally multiple parts are automatically assembled to form a finished packaging material. The packaging material manufacturing process is mainly divided into three stages, forming process, surface treatment and graphic printing process, and finally the combination process. Commonly used manufacturing processes include injection molding, spraying, electroplating, silk screen printing, thermal transfer printing, etc.
4. Product brief knowledge
Every packaging product is manufactured through a comprehensive organization of the packaging factory and multiple processes. According to the characteristics of the cosmetics industry, we divide the finished packagings into skin care packagings, cosmetics packagings, cleaning packagings, perfume packagings and accessories packagings. Skin care packagings include plastic bottles, glass bottles, tubes, pumps, etc.
5. Basic product standards
In a sense, packagings directly determine brand image and also directly determine consumer feelings. Therefore, the quality of packagings is very important. Currently, there is a lack of relevant quality requirements for packaging products in the country or industry, so each enterprise has its own product standards, which is also the focus of industry debate.
II. New procurement personnel need to understand supplier development and management knowledge
When you have learned about raw materials, processes, and quality, then the next step is to accept practical experience. Starting from understanding the company's existing supplier resources, you will then proceed with sourcing, developing, and managing new suppliers. There is both game and collaboration between procurement and suppliers, and balancing the relationship is very important. As an important component of the future supply chain, the quality of packaging suppliers directly determines one of the important factors for brand enterprises to compete in the end market. There are many channels developed by suppliers nowadays, including traditional offline channels and emerging online channels. How to effectively choose is also a manifestation of specialization.
III. New procurement personnel need to have knowledge of the packaging supply chain
Products and suppliers are integral parts of the packaging supply chain, and a complete packaging supply chain includes both external suppliers and internal procurement, development, warehousing, planning, processing, and filling within the company. Thus forming a lifecycle chain for packaging products. As a procurement of packagings, it is not only necessary to connect with external suppliers, but also to connect with internal companies, forming a new round of procurement loop from the beginning and to an end.