Milk Tea Cup Production Machine for Thailand Market

Thailand's beverage cup market is uniquely strong due to the country's traditional iced tea culture combined with the modern bubble tea trend. Thai tea (cha yen), milk tea, and boba drinks generate demand for billions of PP cups annually. Major Thai chains including ChaTraMue, Inthanin (by Bangchak), Amazon Cafe, and international brands like Gong Cha and Tiger Sugar drive cup consumption. Thailand's 13,000+ 7-Eleven stores sell massive volumes of iced beverages requiring quality PP cups. The Thai market favors 400 mL, 500 mL, and 700 mL formats with clear or translucent PP for showcasing colorful drinks. Thailand also serves as a beverage packaging export hub, supplying cups to Myanmar, Laos, and Cambodia. Thai converters in the Eastern Seaboard, Bangkok periphery, and Nakhon Pathom industrial zones are scaling cup production to meet growing domestic and regional export demand. The growing demand across both traditional retail and modern foodservice channels creates a sustained need for high-volume, cost-efficient milk tea cups production equipment. Local manufacturers who invest in high-speed thin-wall injection molding gain competitive advantage over both imported finished products and local competitors using slower conventional equipment.

HWAMDA's 12-cavity milk tea cup mold for Thailand produces 400 mL, 500 mL, and 700 mL formats popular in the Thai beverage market. The valve-gate hot runner with 12 nozzles delivers balanced filling of tall cup geometries with 100-120 mm depth. H13 steel inserts at 50-52 HRC with mirror-polished surfaces produce cups with the transparency and surface quality Thai brands demand. Cooling design incorporates conformal channels for consistent cycle times under Thai tropical conditions. Cup rim profiles ensure reliable dome lid and flat lid snap-fit for both hot and cold drink applications. For Thai iced tea applications, cups include reinforced sidewalls to handle ice stress without cracking. The mold supports in-mold texture options for branded grip patterns. HWAMDA offers 8-cavity options for startup Thai operations or larger 700 mL formats requiring more cavity spacing. HWAMDA's mold engineering team provides comprehensive DFM (Design for Manufacturability) analysis before mold production begins, optimizing gate location, cooling channel layout, and ejection strategy for the specific milk tea cups geometry. All molds undergo full dimensional inspection and trial production at HWAMDA's factory before shipment.

With 12 cavities at 5-7 second cycles, the HMD 450M8-SPV produces 6,171-8,640 cups per hour. Running 22 hours daily yields 135,771-190,080 cups per day, reaching 40-57 million cups annually per machine. Thai beverage cup operations typically run 2-4 machines covering multiple cup sizes for different brand customers. HWAMDA designs multi-machine Thai production layouts optimized for Eastern Seaboard or Bangkok-area industrial estate floor plans. PP resin consumption of 80-130 kg/hour per machine sources from Thai domestic producers PTT GC and IRPC, with random copolymer PP from Borealis or LyondellBasell for high-clarity applications. HWAMDA's Thai production planning targets 90-93% OEE, leveraging Thailand's skilled manufacturing workforce and reliable industrial infrastructure. HWAMDA provides a detailed production capacity spreadsheet customized for each customer's operating schedule, accounting for planned maintenance windows, shift changeover time, and mold change frequency. The capacity model includes sensitivity analysis showing output variation across different cycle time scenarios to help customers plan their commercial commitments accurately.

HWAMDA ships to Thailand through Laem Chabang port with transit from Ningbo averaging 6-10 days. The machine and mold ship in a 40-foot container. Thai import duty is approximately 1-5% with 7% VAT. HWAMDA's established Thai agent provides local language support, spare parts inventory, and technical coordination. Two HWAMDA engineers provide 7-10 days of installation, mold commissioning, and operator training at the Thai factory site. Spare parts from China reach Thailand within 3-5 days. HWAMDA's multiple Thai reference installations allow prospective customers to visit working cup production lines. BOI documentation support is available for customers applying for Thai investment promotion privileges. HWAMDA assigns a dedicated project manager to each order, providing weekly status updates during manufacturing and coordinating all logistics milestones from factory testing through delivery and installation completion. Post-installation support includes a 90-day production optimization period with priority remote engineering access. The entire system is designed for 24/7 continuous operation with minimal operator intervention, reducing labor requirements while maximizing production consistency and quality output.