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“China Food and Packaging Machinery Manufacturing From the second half of 2008 by the international financial crisis, though still maintaining the upward trend contrarian, but the growth rate slowed down, obviously not as good as in previous years.” China Food and Packaging Machinery Industry Association The Secretary-General Ho south a few days ago, said in an interview.

Decline in domestic demand

“Although the food and packaging machinery in the economic operation of large machinery industry to a lesser extent, but obviously not as good as in previous years, the industrial added value.” Ho south analysis. 2009 1 August, machinery industry, the industry profit growth of 6.83 percent, while the food and packaging machinery industry profit growth of 18.42 percent, second only to heavy-duty mining machinery (growth rate of 21.66%), slightly higher than the automotive industry ( growth rate of 17.73%). 2009 1 ~ 11 months, packaging machinery exports fell more, down 28.71%. Because the food and packaging machinery industry, export proportion of smaller, decline in exports is not a big impact on the industry. But by the international financial crisis, domestic demand for food and packaging machinery more overall decline.

In 2009 the first 11 months, packaging machinery industry growth are below 10%, output and exports of new products has shown negative growth, in particular the value of new products in 2009, the performance was not very good, with the same period in 2008 compared to 2009 1 November every month on the decline,the first 11 months of decline in more than 20%. “This is a dangerous signal. How the new product development is slowing, or that it had developed a new product is not marketable. Even if a small number of 2009 doing a good business is not enough emphasis on new product development, resulting in insufficient capacity for enterprise development . development of the industry can not rely solely on increased sales of old products, no new product to do technical support, technological progress, where expression? hope to attract industries and enterprises attach great importance. “Ho south to the Secretary-General said, not without concern.

There is a gap can not be ignored

He pointed out that the south, as China’s commodity economy prosperity and people’s living standards, food packaging machinery packaging is very optimistic about the prospects. In recent years, the state has increased its food and drug quality and safety supervision, production and processing of food packaging technology have put forward new demands. A number of food-producing enterprises have invested funds for the technological  transformation of packaging equipment and production technology innovation, to a certain extent, improve our level of food and drug industries and market competitiveness, but our food packaging machinery in the competition with the developed countries was also evident at a disadvantage. China’s packaging machinery industry, about 30% of enterprises with low-level duplicated construction, this situation is not only a waste of limited financial, human and other important resources, but also caused the disorder in packaging machinery market confusion, hinder the healthy development of the industry, constraints China’s small and medium food enterprises to upgrade packaging machinery and packaging technology innovation.

China’s food packaging machinery more use of single-based, scientific and technological content and a low degree of automation in new technologies, new processes, new materials, applications of small food enterprises in our country can not satisfy the requirements of the development. Some food companies to technological innovation, had to spend a lot of money from abroad a number of technologically advanced, high efficiency, packaging, food packaging sets of high precision production line, leading to a large part of the domestic market share occupied by foreign brands.

Comparison of domestic and foreign brands of food packaging machinery exists between the main gap, mainly in the following two aspects: First, low productivity, high energy consumption, stability and reliability is poor, product modeling backward, look rough, basic parts and accessories, low life-made pneumatic parts and electrical components of poor quality. For example, Henan Spark Packaging Machinery Co., Ltd. in the light of foreign advanced technology, based on the packaging machine to carry out reform and innovation in products, Spark brand series of filling machines are used in pneumatic part  of Germany FESTO and Taiwan AirTac pneumatic components.

The second is less control technology. Such as long-distance remote control technology, stepper motor technology, information processing technology.

Today’s world, Germany, Italy, the United States and Japan, the level of the leading packaging machinery, in which the United States forming, filling,sealing three kinds of machinery and equipment technology updates soon. Liquid filling equipment, such as the U.S. company (EJF) production of liquid filling machine, a device can be achieved gravity filling, pressure filling, as well as positive-pressure mobile pump-filling. That is, any viscosity of the liquid,as long as the filling by computer control to change the way can be achieved.

In recent years, this technology emerged in China, such as Jiangsu, Qun-Jie Packaging Machinery Factory, Guangzhou, Macao Special Packaging Machinery Co.,Ltd. and so on.

With the global technology development, the developed countries have nuclear energy technology, microelectronic technology, laser technology, biotechnology and mechanical engineering into the traditional manufacturing technology. The new alloy materials, polymer materials, composite materials, inorganic non-metallic materials such as new materials have also been promoting the application of food packaging machinery, integrated, intelligent, network-based,flexible will become the future mainstream of development.

Packaging machinery industry to face market demand and how to catch up and even surpass the developed countries food packaging machinery, and how to increase the pace of independent innovation, and strive to develop in a short time a group with independent intellectual property rights and the international advanced level products, is placed in our food packaging machinery business before the urgent task.

Development of the market outlook remains bullish

At present, the global demand for packaging machinery 5.3% annual rate. The United States has the largest packaging equipment maker, followed by Japan, other major producers are Germany, Italy and China. But packaging machinery equipment of the fastest growing in the developing countries and regions.

Packaging machinery manufacturers in China to conduct professional research and development of small manufacturers, which is also our shortcomings. However, packaging machinery manufacturers in the country continued efforts of the domestic packaging machinery in the measurement, manufacturing, technical performance and achieved good performance, especially in beer, beverage filling equipment, high-speed, complete sets of high degree of automation and reliability. There are mechanical and electrical integration, the emergence of the automatic packaging machine equipment, surge in demand.

As the market changes, the domestic packaging machinery is also growing, the domestic packaging machinery manufacturers to develop fast, low-cost direction of packaging equipment and packaging machinery equipment already has the company’s future product updates or additional packaging machinery production line the ratio will rise, especially in food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries need the most pressing.

Blister box: It is a class of products covered and at the end of the blister, bottom and lid together are known to fold the blister box, bottom and lid separately called days Bottom Cover Plastic Box.

Plastic Tray: Also known as plastic Neto, using a hard piece of plastic blister technology-specific grooves made of plastic, the product placed within a groove and played the role of protecting and beautifying products.

Adoption of a transparent plastic blister process will be hard-convex shape of a specific piece made of a transparent plastic cover on the product surface, play a role in the protection and beautification products. Also known as plister,vacuum enclosures, plastic mask.
According to different forms of bubble shell, can be divided into: single bubble shell, double-bubble shell, card bubble shell bubble shell and blister card

Blister process used to produce plastic products, and use the appropriate equipment, the general term for the product packaging.
Blister packaging products mainly include: bubble shell, trays, blister box, synonyms are: vacuum cover, blister and so on.
Blister packaging equipment including: blister forming machine, punching machine, sealing machine, high frequency machine, folding machine.
Encapsulated form of packaging products can be divided into: card, blister card, double-bubble shell, semi-bubble shell, folded foam shell, folded foam shell and so on.

A plastic processing technology, the main principle is that the flat sheet of plastic rigid heat softened following the introduction of vacuum adsorption on the mold surface, after cooling molding, widely used in plastic packaging, lighting, advertising, decoration and other industries.

In the field of cosmetic packaging, with its technological level, packing the gradual development of a personalized highlight highlight and innovation, new technology introduction and application of new technology, new environmental protection materials, such as the development and characteristics of alternative, safe and convenient packaging will be more than welcomed by the market. After China’s accession to WTO, the global brand management has become an important international competition, business strategy, brand development, brand education, brand innovation has increasingly gained the attention of domestic enterprises, although not an international brand experience, a wealth of brand management, but also a lack of successful brand operations management methods, but the Chinese national enterprises are still trial and error, in the innovation and development. To cosmetics, cleaning products industry as an example, although in people’s minds also left white porcelain vase green metal cover, antique, economical “big friendship” vanishing cream impression, but this famed country in 80 years, with hundreds of millions of customer’s old brand, and now can only be reduced by virtue of the growing consumer groups to maintain their meager sales of the. Opposite to the involvement of outside information, the use of new technologies, the emergence of new products, as well as overwhelming packaging and publicity, study for one purpose – each one competing hesitant customers. Extremely abundant in the article today, do not change, no innovation, and should be eliminated.

For the novelty of the product concerned, if we adopt the new packaging, then the influence that the customer will be greatly enhanced. Another innovative packaging can be a very ordinary product to add luster and appeal. In the personal care products and perfume market, product packaging has become the retail shelves, consumers can quickly locked eyes of the important factors. The fact that contemporary consumer packaging design has gradually come to understand, from the mass market to high-end stores, from glass to plastic bottles, perfume and cosmetics marketers increasingly focused on packaging innovation and unconventional. Out of the end consumer attention to the intense competition in many product design, packaging supplier that has become more important than ever. Customized demand-driven production of the custom (for the different needs of consumers personalized mode of production) and the continuous development of the patent mold popular in the market of enterprise.

Cosmetics packaging materials in China leading direction, the general sense of the word “cosmetic” actually includes skin care products, beauty salon supplies and perfume several major categories. According to China Association of Fragrance Flavor and Cosmetic Industry Association, the relevant personnel, all kinds of eye cream, night cream, SOD can be classified as such as honey, and sunscreen out of the skin-care products, shampoo, hair conditioner, hair water, lipstick, eyebrow pencil, nail polish and other cosmetics are grouped into beauty salon supplies, and perfume can always dreams of. Cosmetic products as a lifestyle consumer goods, it needs high-quality packaging materials to enhance their social status. At present, almost all kinds of materials are used in cosmetics packaging, while the glass, plastic, metal three kinds of materials are currently the main materials used in cosmetics packaging containers, cartons are commonly used for cosmetics packaging. “Constantly developing new materials and new processing technologies, the pursuit of a new shape, has been in the cosmetics packaging containers in the industry’s development focus.” Packaging materials long been engaged in a study of engineers, told reporters, “Now, the scope of application materials has not only limited to glass bottles, plastic bottles, the application of new materials has also become a cosmetics industry to introduce new products, improve existing products a way. “He said to well-known P & G (Procter & Gamble) as an example, its last year’s launch of the “Zest” brand bath bottles material change in the past on a hard plastic texture, and the choice of a more user-friendly soft hardness of plastic packaging, “In this way, virtually, on increasing a product of this degree of affinity. “overtones,” Zest “and the successful launch, rather than the choice of packaging materials are not unrelated. Similarly, the P & G’s other brands — “Pantene” in the current on the basis of strong brands, but also in the improvement of packaging designs and materials up and down a lot of effort, and strive to be “old” brand fresh impetus. This also means that, fashion, eye-catching, vibrant, interesting packaging design and the introduction of new bottle-type, will be decisive in future cosmetic manufacturers means of the terminal. In the field of skin care products, durable and beautiful packaging is endless.

The trade to the north of a Cosmetics Co., Ltd. Chupin crystal products, for example said that because of their paste manufacturing process rather unique — a computer system with automatic paste machinery will be the efficacy of a variety of different essence made of spherical particles , filamentous flower and other shapes, placed in a transparent gel-like mile, not only crystal clear appearance, stylish appearance, and its essence will be a complete seal, and the use of active metal ion conduction so than the average cream shaped skin-care products more quickly and more effectively restore the natural vitality of the skin to eliminate skin problems. Therefore, the designers take into account the aesthetics of its paste, in the choice of outer bottle body, there is tendency to choose the transparency is good, plasticity, and feel the same with the glass, plexiglass and more robust material, adding to the quality , superior gloss, gold, silver cap, hoping to give this crystal series of luxury cosmetics, fashion product content. The following have also proved their right to choose the right packaging.

It is learned that one of this series of products on the market, it has been the target consumer groups — young female consumers of all ages. Protective, functional and decorative Not One Less “Generally speaking, cosmetic packaging should be both protective, functional and decorative. According to market research, we expect that this ‘one of three’ is the future of cosmetic packaging the direction of development. “the expert said. First of all, fresh install of cosmetics will occupy a considerable market. In order to meet customer needs, companies choose to produce more products without preservatives. Thus, companies had to fill them in small containers, so that people can once used up, such as many brand essence is to adopt this packaging. While such an expensive cosmetics in general, it is difficult to become the market mainstream products, but it is the future of fashion, luxury lifestyle brand, so there will be a stable consumer group. Followed by the development of green packaging materials design. At present, a growing number of cosmetics companies begun to focus on environmental issues, in the selection of cosmetics packaging materials will also be taken into consideration — the use of these materials can be recycled? “And products, there is no doubt, green, environmentally friendly packaging materials will be the general trend. ”

Another possibility is that the mainstream multi-layer plastic composite technology. It enables multi-layer composite of different types of plastic together, one into the plastic out, you can choose any color and design of any shape — as long as you have enough imagination. With the multi-layer into the plastic technology and plastic packaging on the one hand be able to completely cut off from light, air, skin care products to avoid oxidation, on the other hand, through the blend of different types of materials, in appearance who can bring amazing visual effects and a unique feel improve the hose that can be tortuous. At the same time, vacuum-packed quietly rising. Vacuum packaging can protect contain fat, retinol, vitamin skin care products. It has strong protective and elastic recovery of higher benefits. Another significant development in vacuum-packed direction is outstanding functionality, which is not less complicated for the container is very important. Nevertheless, years of packaging “Alone Huadan” — plastic bottles in the future will still occupy an important position. Light weight, durable and easy to produce plastic containers has been the advantage. Chemists and plastics through the efforts of manufacturers,plastic products has made the past, only the transparent characteristics of glass only. And according to experts, a new type of plastic bottles can be dyed various colors, even after anti-UV treatment, has also been no reduction in clarity.