Recently, Dongguan Shangsheng Acrylic Products Co., Ltd. completed the expansion of its second workshop, with two new large-format UV flatbed printing machines officially put into production. These are specifically used for color printing and pattern embossing of acrylic boards, effectively alleviating order backlog during peak seasons. The company has been deeply involved in acrylic processing for many years, with most long-term clients being offline physical stores, cultural and creative merchants, and hardware supply manufacturers. During festive season inventory preparation periods, orders for patterned customized acrylic display stands and signs double in volume. The existing printing equipment's capacity could not keep up with the shipping demand, and customers often reported extended delivery times. After the new equipment is installed, single-sided color printing, double-sided printing, and glossy embossing processes can be simultaneously分流生产, with an overall processing efficiency improvement of about 40% for the same order volume.
The workshop has been simultaneously divided into independent dust-free printing areas, with dust removal and ventilation devices installed in the workshop to reduce acrylic cutting dust from spreading to the printing surface, causing defects and lowering the rework rate. Previously, plate cutting, sanding, and printing were all done in the same workshop, making it easy for dust to adhere to the acrylic surface, resulting in small particles after printing, which required manual sanding and rework. This wasted plate material and extended processing time. After the new zoning is completed, the cutting and polishing workshop is physically separated from the UV printing workshop. Raw materials are first cut, thermally bent, and polished, then transported to the dust-free printing area for coloring, significantly reducing the defect rate of finished products.
For front-line operators, the company arranged for engineers from the equipment manufacturer to conduct on-site practical training for a week, covering topics such as plate positioning, color mixing, control of glossy layer thickness, and daily cleaning and maintenance of the equipment. Many long-term employees have been operating small printing equipment for a long time and faced issues with color mixing and alignment when first encountering large-format machines. The training combined daily order samples for practical operation, distinguishing between transparent acrylic, frosted boards, and colored boards to help workers quickly adapt to the new machine production.
To avoid increasing customer customization costs, the company has borne all the costs of equipment procurement and workshop改造 itself, maintaining the original standard pricing for acrylic printing and processing, with no price increases due to production capacity upgrades. Nearly a month after the expansion, the delivery cycle for store display stands and cultural acrylic ornaments has been shortened by 2 to 3 days, with many long-term clients reporting that restocking no longer requires long waiting times.
Management stated that they will continue to optimize the workshop layout based on market demand, improve raw material storage zoning, and store transparent boards, frosted boards, and thick boards separately to reduce material retrieval time.
Simultaneously establish a finished product inspection mechanism, checking color deviations, surface scratches, and adhesion for each printed acrylic product before shipment, ensuring customers receive the finished products ready for direct shelf display without secondary processing. The core purpose of this production line upgrade is to balance production capacity with product quality, leveraging the advantages of our in-house processing factory to provide stable and fast acrylic customization services for small and medium-sized merchants. Long-term reliance on reliable delivery and stable craftsmanship will maintain customer relationships.
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