New Purchasers Need to Understand the Knowledge of Packaging

How to become a professional packaging Buyer? What basic knowledge do you need to know to become a professional buyer? We will give you a simple analysis, at least three aspects need to be understood: one is product knowledge of packaging materials, the other is supplier development and management, and the third is common sense of packaging supply chain. Packaging products are the foundation, supplier development and management is actual combat, and packaging material supply chain management is the most perfect. The following editor briefly describes the basic product knowledge: 

Common Sense of Raw Materials

Raw materials are the basis of cosmetic packaging materials. Without good raw materials, there will be no good packaging. The quality and cost of packaging are directly related to raw materials. As the raw material market continues to rise and fall, the cost of packaging materials will also fluctuate accordingly. Therefore, as a good packaging purchaser, one must not only 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.

Basic Knowledge of Moulds

Mould is the key to the moulding of cosmetic primary packaging.  The quality and production capacity of packaging are directly related to moulds. Molds have a long cycle from design, material selection, and manufacturing, so many small and medium-sized brand companies They all like to choose male model products, and carry out regeneration design on this basis, so as to quickly develop new packaging, and then market them after packaging. Basic knowledge of moulds, such as injection moulds, extrusion blow moulds, bottle blow moulds, glass moulds, etc. 

Manufacturing Process

The moulding of the finished packaging needs to be combined by a variety of processes. For example, the pump material is composed of multiple accessories, and each accessory is manufactured through multiple processes, such as injection molding, surface spraying, Graphics and texts are hot stamped, and finally multiple parts are automatically assembled to form a finished packaging. The packaging manufacturing process is mainly divided into three stages, molding process, surface treatment and graphic printing process, and finally the combined process. Commonly used manufacturing processes include injection molding, spray coating, electroplating, silk screen printing, thermal transfer printing, etc.

Basic Packaging Knowledge

Each packaging is manufactured through the comprehensive organization and multiple processes. According to the characteristics of the cosmetics industry, we divide the finished packaging materials into skin care packaging, make-up packaging materials, and washing and care packaging, perfume packaging materials and auxiliary packaging materials. And in the skin care packaging include plastic bottles, glass bottles, cosmetic tube, pump heads, etc., cosmetic packaging also include air cushion boxes, lipstick tubes, powder boxes, etc.

Basic Product Standards

Small packaging directly determine the brand image and consumer experience. Therefore, the quality of packaging materials is very important. At present, the country or industry lacks relevant quality requirements for packaging materials, so each company has its own product standards. , which is also the focus of current industry debate.

If you are going to enter the cosmetics industry as a product developer or packaging buyer, understanding packaging will help you get twice the result with half the effort, help you find the right packaging, improve procurement efficiency, and control costs.