The Application and Development of China's Paper Honeycomb Products in Electronic Product Packaging

Paper honeycomb equipment, technology and products as a new branch of the packaging industry, in recent years set off a "paper honeycomb" fever. In particular, since 1998, the United States, Canada, and the European Union and other countries restricted the export of wooden pallets and wooden crates in China, and raised stringent fumigation quarantine problems, such as the complexity of the locks and the increase in costs, shocked the packaging industry in China. Domestic sudden emergence. So, what are the status quo and market prospects of paper cellular equipment, technologies and products today? The author recently conducted a visit survey, promotion and application work, showing that at present, the use of paper honeycomb products in China's electronic product packaging is not optimistic, it can be said that the market is not very booming.

The author believes that the following problems need to be solved: First, the paper cellular equipment and products need to be further improved and improved in terms of technology, process, etc. The author learned from the investigation that at present, many enterprises in our country have manufactured and manufactured paper honeycomb production equipment and are further improving and improving.

It is understood that the processing (formation) equipment of the honeycomb paperboard finished product is the biggest concern for users. Due to the low degree of automation of the production line, it is difficult to achieve the standardization and serialization of paper honeycomb products. Such as liner cardboard, trays and other production, and if processed into cardboard boxes, how indentation? How to nail the box? How to print? and many more! These problems are still not well resolved. There is an electronic product manufacturing company that currently requires more than 500 one-off trays a day. If the current production and processing equipment operates, two people can only make 4-6 trays a day, so if you want to meet this electronic product manufacturing company If you need a pallet, you need more than 250 workers to complete the operation for one day. Because it is manual operation, standardization and serialization are even more inconceivable.

Secondly, paper honeycomb products are not only rough on the surface, but also have poor colors and not enough grades. In particular, the issue of moisture protection has not yet been well solved. Some use units reported that due to the poor moisture resistance of paper-based honeycomb packaging boxes and pallets, the containers and trays were weakened and damaged after dampening and passing through the sea. They could not withstand shocks and sway.

Third, the current price of paper honeycomb products is high and it is difficult for users to accept them. It is understood that a standard wooden pallet price is around 40 yuan, and it is said that some places are less than 40 yuan. A honeycomb paperboard tray costs more than 40 yuan, or even more than 50 yuan. Users with high prices are unbearable.

Fourth, the limitations of funds. China's paper honeycomb industry started late, research and development of production line equipment, product structure design and product production and processing capabilities, and serialization and standardization of products progressed slowly. Therefore, the paper honeycomb manufacturing enterprises report that due to the lack of funds, research, development, design, production, promotion, promotion, sales, and other aspects of the work have certain difficulties. Fifth, there are insufficient policy regulations and measures formulated by the competent government departments. The author recently accompanied the director of a honeycomb paperboard production plant and took a sample of honeycomb cardboard pallets to a large-scale electronics manufacturing company, promoting the introduction of honeycomb paperboard trays instead of wood pallets. The company has so far used all wooden pallets, one day requires the use of more than 500 disposable trays, converted to consume 25 cubic meters of wood every day (according to the consumption of 0.05 cubic meters per tray). When we proposed to replace the wooden pallets with honeycomb paper pallets, the company's one responsible for the supply of goods (pointing to the truck to send wooden pallets) said: The whole vehicle to us to send wooden pallets, there are, how much When will it be sent? When will it be sent? The price is not high. ... We have gone to the three temples one after another.

Protecting forest resources, safeguarding the ecological environment, and prohibiting forest deforestation, it is a long-term national policy of China. In particular, foreign countries have restricted the severe situation of export of wooden pallets and wooden crates. Therefore, it is an urgent task to develop new packaging materials that can replace wooden packaging and wooden pallets as soon as possible. Honeycomb paperboard is a better substitute for effectively replacing paper with wood and paper.

Paper honeycomb products save resources, protect the ecological environment, and meet the development trend of international packaging industry materials. Although China currently has some problems in the development of this work, we can still see the promising prospects of paper honeycomb products, which will become the mainstream of China's electronic information industry product packaging materials with unique charm. The state has revived the electronic information industry as a pillar industry and a leading industry, and its industrial output value has increased at a rate of about 20% year by year. In 2000, the planned electronic information product manufacturing industry increased by 22% over the previous year. The export volume increased by 15%. It plans to produce 6 million microcomputers and 36 million color TV sets. According to incomplete calculations, only color kinescopes need to consume 5,000 disposable trays a day. about. The number of boxes, cushions, and trays needed for home appliances such as color TVs, air conditioners, refrigerators, and washing machines is also an astonishing number.

The packaging of electronic information products is an indispensable and important part of the electronic information industry. It is also an indispensable part of the entire packaging industry. To this end, the author proposes: 1. To increase the management of the paper honeycomb industry. The competent department of the national packaging industry should give attention and support to people, finances, and materials, and plans to establish a production equipment, forming and processing technology, and a process research center. At the same time, intelligence, scientific research, design, development, production testing, promotion and application of various links to strengthen system adjustment.

Second, improve and implement the standards for paper honeycomb products, strengthen testing methods, and in accordance with international standards and packaging standards, marketing practices, improve, implement packaging standards, and effectively strengthen testing methods, and continuously improve the overall level of paper honeycomb equipment, processes and products. , improve ergonomics, reduce costs, to meet market demand, and convergence with the international market.

Third, we must pay attention to cultivating technical talents and management talents and improve the technological level of paper honeycomb equipment and molding production and processing as soon as possible. It is necessary to create favorable conditions for cultivating talents, such as organizing participation in meaningful activities such as technical exchanges, business training, and study tours abroad.

Fourth, the competent government departments must formulate effective and effective policies and regulations. While strengthening the macro-guidance, the government departments in charge must also support the healthy development of the industry, give preferential policies for special loans, interest, and taxes, and give certain rewards to individuals and enterprises with outstanding work performance.

At present, China's many electronic information industry products, household appliances packaging is still in heavy use of EPS foam cushion cushion material, use of wood to produce trays and outer packing boxes, resulting in the "white pollution" is with the electronic information industry Development has become increasingly serious. Therefore, China's electronic information industry product development, application of "green packaging" has become imperative. Recently, the packaging office of the Ministry of Information Industry and the Electronic Industry Packaging Technology Association jointly proposed that in order to strengthen the coordination and management of the packaging of electronic information products from the national conditions and the packaging requirements of electronic information industry products, they must adhere to the electronic information industry and packaging. The company's development services focus on the development and application of high-efficiency, low-consumption, energy-saving and environment-friendly packaging materials, implement the “green packaging” project, focus on the packaging improvement of export products, promote the progress of packaging technology, and actively promote and promote the use of pulp. Molding, plant fiber and paper honeycomb, and other green packaging materials and products, replacing EPS plastics, wood materials, and as the main task of electronic information industry product packaging improvement during the "Tenth Five-Year Plan".