Tooling and trial
The mould is cut, fitted and trialled in our own shop. T1 parts are measured against the drawing before production is scheduled.
BAOYUANFENG / PRODUCTION
How Your Cups Are Made
Moulding, decoration, assembly and packing all happen with 3,416 m² of floor space listed on our Alibaba company profile. The production and supply scope is confirmed for each model. This is the eight-step route a cup takes from resin to a sealed carton.
- Plant area
- 3,416m² One building
- Production machinery
- 65 Production machinery, total
- Production lines
- 4 Self-owned production lines
- Silicone output
- Project-specific Moulding capacity
- QA/QC inspectors
- 4 Full-time
THE ROUTE
Eight steps, one building.
The order of these steps is not decorative. A part that will be laser-engraved is moulded to a different surface than one that will be screen printed, and packing is planned before moulding starts, not after.
Material and colour
Resin is checked against the approved grade — PP, AS, PC, Tritan or silicone — and colour is matched to the approved chip under the same light as the sample.
Injection moulding
injection moulding equipment, from a 12 oz tumbler to a 5 L ice bucket. Wall thickness, cycle time and gate position are fixed on the setup sheet; first-off parts are kept as the reference.
Silicone compression moulding
Lids, sleeves, coasters and ice trays run on silicone compression equipment at an order-specific production plan, trimmed and deflashed by hand where the part needs it.
Trimming and assembly
Gates removed, flash cleaned, then multi-part items assembled — lid to body, seal fitted, straw and plug checked for engagement.
Decoration
Screen print, UV print, heat transfer, hydro dip, laser or decal. Artwork, colour and position are confirmed against the signed-off proof before the press runs.
Inspection
AQL sampling by batch size, with the checks the order specifies: dimensions, appearance, lid fit, leak test on assembled units, carton drop and shipping marks.
Packing and dispatch
Inner pack count, carton size and marks, packing list, then the goods move on the shipping method agreed at quotation.
LEAD TIME
Where the 25–30 days actually go.
A quoted lead time is a production window, not a promise about the whole project. This is the sequence behind it, so you can see which step your own delay would move.
| Stage | Typical duration | What starts the clock |
|---|---|---|
| Sample — existing model | 1–2 days | Model chosen and stock confirmed |
| Sample — decorated | 5–7 days | Artwork approved for print |
| Tooling, if needed | 25–35 days | Drawing approved and deposit received |
| First sample off new tooling | 30–40 days | Drawing approved |
| Mass production | 25–30 days | Deposit cleared <strong>and</strong> artwork approved |
| Production with new tooling | 30–40 days | Trial parts approved |
| Sea freight, Shenzhen to US West Coast | 14–20 days port to port | Vessel departure |
| Express door to door | 7–10 days | Goods ready |
Can production be faster than 25 days?
Sometimes, and only if the model already runs and the press has a free slot. A rush run is a scheduling decision made at quotation, with the cost of overtime stated. It is not something that can be promised after an order is placed.
Do you produce in one run or in batches?
One run per order unless the quantity needs several days of press time. On a long programme we can hold stock and ship against releases, which is agreed as part of the order.
What stops production mid-run?
An unresolved artwork question, a colour that does not match the approved chip, or a specification change. In each case the line waits for a written answer instead of guessing — that pause is visible in the delivery date.
CAPACITY, HONESTLY
What we can absorb, and what we cannot.
A factory page that claims unlimited capacity is not useful to a buyer planning a season. This is the shape of our floor.
Plastic drinkware
injection moulding equipment covering tumblers, stemmed glasses, steins, pitchers and ice buckets. Multiple SKUs of the same model can run in parallel if the moulds exist.
Silicone parts
silicone compression equipment, an order-specific production plan, for lids, sleeves, coasters and ice trays. Silicone runs are slower per piece than injection and are planned accordingly.
Metal items
Stainless shakers, openers and similar barware are sourced to the arrangement confirmed per model, and quoted as a separate line with the source stated. We do not claim a metal workshop we do not have.
We only work in plastic and silicone. Anything that needs glass, ceramic, leather or a metal body is either declined or sourced openly — it is not quietly passed off as our own production.
CONTINUE YOUR PROJECT
The next useful pages.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Tell us the model and the date. We will tell you which steps move.
Model or idea, quantity, decoration, destination and the date the goods must arrive.