Speaking about the production of pens, it should be noted that among all the variety and type of pens, ballpoint pens are the most popular.
Ballpoint pens are indispensable in study and work, they are simple, and most importantly, they last for quite a long time. Yes, in fact, everyone uses ballpoint pens in everyday life. This is a universal product, which means that the production of pens is a profitable business. Profit and the prospect of growth in such a business are guaranteed.
According to special calculations, approximately one hundred ballpoint pens, and at very different prices. The production of pens of such a plan is just a gold mine.
Based on the pricing policy, ballpoint pens can be conditionally divided into several groups. First - those pens that cost less than all the others, then pens costing from $1 to $3, and the most expensive group of pens: $3 and up.
Do not forget that all ballpoint pens are divided into household, intended for everyday writing (simple), promotional souvenir options, and, finally, gift pens.
Equipment for the production of ballpoint pens
Now about the equipment for the production of pens. First of all, you need to purchase molds for casting the body of a ballpoint pen, then there is equipment for making rods and copper tips, you will also need equipment for extruding polypropylene tubes, creating ink (but you can buy ready-made ones), and all other consumables.
The main thing to remember is that the implementation of such a production cycle involves some initial cash contributions, this is, in principle, inevitable for every new business. It should not be hidden that the equipment for the production of ballpoint pens is quite expensive, moreover, the mold must be changed to a new one over time, which also involves some costs, but it will be easier later, as the profit from sales will come. Please note that the replacement of molds is relevant only in cases of an idea to change the shape, style of a ballpoint pen produced by you.
A fountain pen is an extremely popular type of pen in our world. The cost of such a pen consists, as a rule, of the price of raw materials, tax, some deductions, wages of designers, overhead costs in the form of payment electrical energy, water and everything else.
A fountain pen is an expensive item. That is why experts recommend at the beginning of business activities to engage in an incomplete production cycle, we talked about this earlier in this article. With such incomplete production, you will do without the need to purchase centrifuge equipment, rods.
Remember that professional skills and abilities are not needed at all to assemble a ballpoint pen, you only need to purchase special equipment. The machine is capable of making up to 30 ballpoint pens in one minute.
Production technology of ballpoint pens
Consider the production of pens of the first category, because ballpoint pens for everyday use are the most profitable business.
In order to sell quality products, the main thing that needs attention is the manufacture of the tip of the pen, the outer body and the core itself. You should not be afraid of the initial stages of production: at first it may seem that the business is losing because of some expenses. At the beginning of the business, you will have to spend on the entire necessary material, electricity costs, plus salaries to employees at the first stages of production - this especially puts pressure on the heart and hits the pocket. Also, do not forget about tax deductions and so on. As a result, it may seem that the finished product was too expensive.
That is why, before starting production, it is recommended to think about the profitability of purchasing some parts of the handles, such as rods. You can buy ready-made rods and deal only with casting the body and assembling the final product. In this case, you do not have to acquire special equipment for the manufacture of rods, and this, as you might guess, will significantly reduce the cost of producing handles.
Video of the process how to do it:
You will not lose if you start this business, because the entire globe uses ballpoint pens. Business is profitable in that it always pays off, as demand does not decrease. It only grows. Of course, like any production, ballpoint pens have their own specifics and their own technologies, which are not difficult to master. Raw materials and equipment are the main components for manufacturing finished products.
In more detail, the manufacture of ballpoint pens consists of creating writing units, casting the body and casting the refills.
Plastic
Undoubtedly the most popular to order. They are budget, if you take a large print run, the application of the logo comes out cheap. There are almost all colors and shades, as recently designers have been gaining popularity. We can customize the handle according to your colors, such as white body, red button and green clip holder. Application is done in two ways - pad printing up to four pantone colors and full-color UV printing. Application can be combined.
metal
Metal handles can be called a premium segment. They are most often presented as a gift to high-ranking clients. The main plus is the presence of packaging with the logo of the manufacturer - Parker, Waterman and other popular brands.
Budget metal pens
In our catalog there are metal handles up to 100 rubles. You can order both full metal handles and combo handles, such as plastic/metal. Such pens will great addition to a diary or business notebook, making your gift complete. Application can be done pad printing or engraving.
stylus pens
Our production is located in Moscow, but we will deliver your order free of charge to transport company. Call, our managers will select a pen for you and calculate the application.
Estimated cost of pad printing
| Circulation / color | 1 color | 2 colors | 3 colors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | 15,10 | 24,16 | 37,65 |
| 200 | 13,25 | 21,75 | 37,40 |
| 300 | 8,00 | 12,80 | 18,90 |
| 400 | 5,93 | 10,35 | 14,48 |
| 500 | 4,80 | 8,40 | 12,00 |
| 1000 | 3,15 | 5,70 | 8,25 |
| 2000 | 2,63 | 4,95 | 6,08 |
| 3000 | 2,15 | 3,52 | 4,95 |
| 5000 | 2,04 | 2,85 | 4,29 |
| 10000 | 1,61 | 2,49 | 3,56 |
Specialists of the company "Azimuth" put the logo on handles made of various materials. We work with plastic, wood and metal products. Your order will go into production immediately after you pay for our services and will be ready within 1-2 days.
Ways of applying information
Pad printing. Printing a logo, image or inscription on wooden and metal handles is possible only in one color, on plastic - from one to four. We use the highest quality consumables: MARABU paints, ALUCOREX clichés. Each color is applied separately, and the thickness of the lines starts from 0.01 mm. This is a delicate, almost jewelry work, which can only be done competently by an experienced pad printing specialist. Our company has them. We take on even the most complex orders that other service providers refuse.
Laser engraving. It is carried out on metal and wooden souvenirs, glass and paper.
Depending on the material, a certain type of engraving is used. For lacquered wood or metal handles, we use a CO₂, fiber or Flexx Laser. On uncoated metal products, the image is applied using a fiber optic laser. Is our modern equipment allows you to engrave at a speed of 3.55 m / s and acceleration up to 5 g.
Note: for pad printing, laser engraving and screen printing, layouts in vector format are required. Raster images are not suitable for this. If you do not have enough technical capabilities, we can draw the logo on our own. The service is paid separately.
Frequently asked Questions
You can see product samples in our showrooms in offices in St. Petersburg and Moscow, after checking the availability of the articles of interest with the sales department specialists. If a sample is not available, we will order it from stock especially for you. Sample delivery time to the showroom is 1-3 working days. We are glad to see you on weekdays from 10 to 18.30.
Regular customers of AvroraSTORE have additional privileges:
(you can check your client status with your personal manager)
- free delivery of samples to the client's office;
- provision of samples for the period of approval up to 10 working days without collateral;
- bonus "Test drive of samples" - free provision of samples for personal use in the amount of 3000 rubles. in year.
In other cases, samples are handed out on bail, on the terms of pickup. You can use the services of our partners: courier service CSE or Deliverista.
You can make a preliminary calculation of the cost yourself on our website in the basket, guided by the recommended type of application in the product card.
The final cost of personalization is confirmed by a sales specialist after receiving a layout or logo in vector form from you. The calculation can change both up and down, it will depend on the complexity of the layout and its compliance with the selected souvenir material. If you have a layout, we recommend that you contact the sales department for the selection of suitable products. This will save you time and allow you to get the highest quality result at a bargain price.
You can find information about current promotions in the News section. We are constantly launching activities so that you get the maximum benefit when placing orders in the AvroraSTORE cybermarket.
There is a system of discounts for AvroraSTORE clients, the amount of the discount depends on the amount of the order and the number of orders per year. Contact your personal manager to find out the size of your discount.
In Moscow and St. Petersburg, we deliver orders and samples using our own delivery service.
Order delivery by Moscow - from the 1st working day.
Order delivery to Petersburg - from 2 working days.
Delivery of orders to regions - from 4 working days.
In Moscow, within the Moscow Ring Road, delivery is free, if the order amount is more than 20,000 rubles. Delivery cost in other cases - 750 rubles. Outside the Moscow Ring Road, the cost of delivery is calculated individually.
In St. Petersburg, within the Ring Road, delivery is free, if the order amount is more than 20,000 rubles. Delivery cost in other cases - 750 rubles. Outside the CAD, the cost of delivery is calculated individually.
For regions, delivery is free to a transport company within the Ring Road or Moscow Ring Road, if the order amount is more than 15,000 rubles. Delivery cost in other cases - 750 rubles.
All catalog products are suitable for personalization. Our capabilities allow us to carry out any application of the logo that corresponds to the product according to those. characteristics. Our managers will tell you which method of application is recommended.
Ballpoint pens are a product that will always be in high demand. Almost all people use ballpoint pens - at school, at work, and just in everyday life. The data on sales of ballpoint pens is impressive - 130 units of this product are sold every second in the world. Therefore, a ballpoint pen business can become a very profitable and promising business.
According to the cost criterion, ballpoint pens can be divided into several groups - the lowest price segment ($0.2-0.3), the middle price segment ($0.9-3), and the highest price segment (over $3). According to their purpose, pens are also divided into gift, promotional souvenirs and pens for daily use. In this article, we will focus on the latter type, since it is pens for everyday use that occupy the largest share in this market.
To get the final product, it is necessary to make a writing unit (the tip of the pen itself), cast the core and the outer body. If you immediately begin to engage in the production of a full cycle (that is, to manufacture a product “from A to Z”), then it may turn out to be not entirely profitable at the initial stage. After all, the final price of a ballpoint pen includes quite a lot of expense items: these are the cost of materials, and wages to employees, and payment for electricity and other operating expenses, and tax deductions. The product can be quite expensive.
Therefore, at the beginning of production, it will be more cost-effective to buy individual parts of the pen already prepared (for example, rods), make unusual cases and assemble them into a finished product. In this case, you will not need equipment that manufactures rods, which will significantly reduce your costs. When the business is already established and a stable income appears, you can switch to a full production cycle.
Equipment for the production of ballpoint pens
For the complete production of ballpoint pens, you will need special equipment, namely:
- Machine for the production of ball rods (approximately 9 thousand dollars).
- Molds for casting hulls (approximately 6 thousand dollars).
- Handle assembly tool.
- Centrifuge (about 6 thousand dollars).
- Polypropylene (1-2 dollars per kilogram).
- Consumables (ink, copper tips, etc.).
It is very beneficial that ballpoint pens are assembled into the final product by a special machine, and not by a person. Just compare: the device will assemble 30 pieces of pens in one minute, and if we used human labor, we would need at least 20 people for the same amount of work. Everyone needs to highlight workplace and pay wages, respectively, it goes to expenses.
Product range
Blue and black ink pens are in the highest demand. You can also produce pens in less common colors - green, red, purple - they will also find their customers. However, their sales will not be that great, so you should not make too many of them.
Pay attention also to the body of the pen, because many people pay attention to its appearance. For a children's consumer audience, it makes sense to produce pens with a multi-colored body, with the application of various cartoon characters (using pad printing technology). The thickness of the rod should also be different - from the thinnest to the thickest.
room
To locate the production of ballpoint pens, it is best to rent a room on the outskirts of the city in order to protect yourself as much as possible from complaints from people living nearby. In addition, rent there will cost much less. The size of the room must be at least 200 square meters to accommodate everything necessary equipment and a warehouse.
Staff
A small factory for the production of ballpoint pens will need no more than 10 people. These are process engineers working with molds (2 people), pen collection machine operators (2 people), an accountant, additional workers (3-4 people), an advertising manager.
Marketing and promotion
There are many brands of ballpoint pens whose products are already well known to our consumer - this is Zebra, and Pental, and Stabilo, as well as Schneider, Paper, Universal. But ballpoint pens are the product, when choosing which the consumer first of all pays attention not to the name of the manufacturer, but to the favorable price-quality ratio. Also often important is the non-standard design of the handle and ease of use.
You can't call ballpoint pens a seasonal product, but the rise in sales is felt in late summer and early autumn. This is the period when schoolchildren and students begin their studies, and it is necessary to stock up on stationery. During the year, sales remain at a stable average level, and in the summer they decrease slightly.
Additional earnings can be obtained in the production of pens with the image of branded various companies. Often such personalized pens are ordered by various banks, higher educational establishments, and just small private companies that distribute such products among their employees, for example, on the round date of the company's foundation.
