Materials
Short run cups are suitable for both hot and cold drinks. Medium and long
run cups can be made in either heavy weight board for hot drinks or double
poly board for cold cups.
If extremely high quality printing is required on hot cups, on large
quantities you may be recommended to use double poly coated board as this is
a better surface to print on.
We can not use recycled materials in the construction of our cups as HSO
maintain any food contact materials must be made from virgin material. The
polyethylene coating (PE) represents a very small % of the total weight of
the cup, and is completely stable, it not only makes the board waterproof,
it is melted on the seams to weld the cup together.
Input your logo into your cups
Please provide your company logo or logo type to your project manager when
requested. Your logo must fit into the cup size. Under optimal conditions,
your cup artwork can be published within 2-3 business days following your
submission of required collateral.
Uses
Water – usually a cone (water cone ) or single poly 200ml cup usually 70mm
in diameter to go through cup dispensers. Hot drinks – single poly heavy
weight board, can be used with sleeves / clutches, there is also extra
insulated cups, double wall and triple wall cups to choose from.
Soup Cups – there are several options
Cups suitable for thinner soups, either single or double wall cups
Containers, with a paper lid (top of the range)
With a plastic lid makes it more economical.
Cold Cups – double poly board stops condensation that has formed on the
outside of cup soaking into the board and making cup soggy.
Sweet Cups – for selling sweets by volume rather than weight, usually in
12,16 and 20oz hot cups, as these would have a common lid.
Hot cups
These are ideally suited to hot beverages, making sure that a full risk
assessment has been done, and that serving temperature is recorded at
regular intervals on all drinks to make sure that maximum temperature is not
exceeded.
Barristers often put a small amount of cold water in the top of black tea,
black coffee and Americano to reduce the drink to a safe temperature.
The heat transfer through the side wall of a cup whether china or paper will
give an indication to the user of the temperature of the drink they are
about to consume.
If producing your own print you may want to put a warning on the side of the
cup “Caution Contents may be hot”
Lids
Lids are available for most products, the most common would be Straw slotted
for cold drinks
Gourmet lid – sip through for coffee to go market
Clear Dome lid no hole – for packaging (only suitable for cold use) Clear
Dome lid with a hole – use with a spoon straw for iced teas and coffees,
slush, milk shakes, gives the drink a upmarket look. (Only suitable for cold
use)
When applying lids, rest lid on the cup, and roll palm of hand from one side
to the other, this should cause a click whereby the operator knows correct
fit.
When applying hot lids, use the same process, but where possible make the
sip through, on the opposite side to the seam, as the seam some times cases
a leak in the lid when below the sip through hole. Lids for tea bags slide
and sip, enabling the use of tea bags on a string.
Please ring for further information
Lids are not printed, but on high volume accounts could be embossed with
customers logo.
Plasti cups & vengding cups
Raised sidewall rings increase strength and
provide a secure gripping surface that's easy to hold. Whether a weekend
tailgate, or a weekday refreshment break, translucent cups provide the
flexibility to adapt to all of your plastic cup needs.
Dispensers
It is a very good idea to have mounted cup dispensers to hold your cups,
this will keep cups clean, stop damage and speed up service.
Plastic bags
How do you convert metric/imperial?
1" = 25.4mm (100mm = 3.94")
100 gauge = 25 mu (100 micron = 400 gauge)
1 lb = 0.454 kg (1 kg = 2.204 lb)
what are the reel lengths/diameters?
Length of a reel = weight of reel / width x 2 x thickness x density
Single length roll lengths: 120 gauge = 700m ; 250 gauge = 336m ; 500 gauge
= 170m
The diameter of a single length reel is 9.5" ; 13" for double length ; 16"
for triple length
what are the Bag weights?
Per 1000 bags:
In Imperial = width x length x gauge / 3,306
In Metric = width x length x micron / 533,333
PE gloves , disposable plastic gloves
Disposable polyethylene or PE gloves are made with materials approved by USDA, provide protection from organic vapors, dusts and mists. All of the gloves are powder free. Our polyethylene gloves are printed with an embossed finish on both sides to improve grip and is ambidextrous to fit either hand.