Mass production design that lowers the unit price of acrylic goods OEM: acrylic stand Acky Magnet

1. Reasons why the unit price changes in acrylic goods OEM

Acrylic stands, acrylic key chains, and acrylic magnets are standard categories often used for anime goods, oshi-katsu goods, lottery prizes, and event merchandise. It is relatively easy to mass produce and is suitable for developing multiple characters.

On the other hand, even for the same acrylic goods, the unit price varies greatly depending on the size, thickness, printing method, cut shape, pedestal, metal fittings, packaging, and number of SKUs.

In order to lower the unit price, it is important not to simply reduce the specifications, but to create a design that is easy to mass produce while maintaining the appearance of a product for sale.

In this article, we will explain the factors that affect the unit price and design points for reducing costs when mass producing OEM acrylic goods in a Chinese factory.

2. Differences between Acstar, Ackey, and Magnet

The design of acrylic goods changes depending on the purpose.

First, decide which product category will be your main focus and which categories will be combined in the same project.

3. Main specifications that affect unit price

The following items have a major influence on the estimate for acrylic goods.

• size
• Thickness
• Cut line complexity
• Single-sided printing / double-sided printing
• Presence of white version
• special acrylic
• Lamé, hologram, aurora processing
• Shape of pedestal
• Type of metal fittings
• Mount, OPP packaging
• Number of SKUs
• Total quantity

If you want to lower the unit price, it is important to check these one by one and distinguish between necessary specifications and specifications that can be cut.

4. Design points for size, thickness, and shape

For acrylic goods, size and thickness are directly linked to unit price. The larger the size, the higher the material cost, and the more complex the cut line, the longer the processing time will be.

Design points:

• Same size range for the same series
• The pedestal and background parts will be shared.
• Avoid overly complex cut lines
• Reduce small parts and thin protrusions
• Do not increase the thickness more than necessary
• Make it easy to pack

In the case of Acstar, it is tempting to increase the size to emphasize appearance, but you also need to consider the stability of the pedestal, the risk of damage during transportation, and the packaging size.

5. How to choose printing, special processing, pedestals, and metal fittings

Printing specifications

Single-sided printing makes it easier to reduce unit costs, and double-sided printing makes it easier to increase product value. Choose according to how the character looks and the selling price.

Check items:

• Single-sided printing / double-sided printing
• White version range
• color, density
• Detail reproduction
• Printing deviation tolerance range

Special processing

Lamé, hologram, aurora, colored acrylic, etc. are effective for differentiation, but if they are included in all SKUs, the unit price will increase.

The recommended method is to use special processing only for limited edition products and top prizes, and to mass produce SKUs with common specifications.

Pedestal/metal fittings

The pedestal for acrylic stand and the metal fittings for Ackey affect the impression of quality.

Check items:

• Pedestal insertion accuracy
• Thickness and shape of the pedestal
• Nasukan, ball chain, crab crab
• Metal color
• Installation position
• Damage prevention during transportation

6. How to reduce costs through multi-SKU mass production

For anime goods and oshi-katsu goods, multiple characters are often created at the same time. In this case, the higher the number of SKUs, the higher the management cost.

How to keep costs down:

• use common size
• use a common pedestal
• Use a common mount
• Use common packaging
• Unify metal fittings
• Limit special processing to some SKUs
• Create a SKU table with images
• Determine the quantity for each pattern early

In particular, common pedestals and common mounts are effective in both cost and progress management. It also makes it easier to create a unified look, making it easier to develop a series of products.

7. Concept of packaging, mounts, and JAN stickers

For acrylic goods, not only the product itself but also the packaging is important. Packaging specifications differ for in-store sales, event sales, lottery prizes, and e-commerce sales.

Check items:

• OPP bag
• Mount included
• JAN seal
• blind packaging
• set assembly
• hanging hole
• Caution display
• Quantity per carton

While the mount increases the product value, it also incurs printing and enclosing costs. We design according to the product rank, such as using simple mounts for low-priced products and highly designed mounts for limited edition products.

8. Information to prepare before quotation

To speed up your estimate process, it will be helpful to have the following information ready:

• Product category
• design data
• Desired size
• acrylic thickness
• Printing surface
• Presence of pedestal and metal fittings
• Number of SKUs
• Quantity by SKU
• Packaging specifications
• Desired delivery date
• Delivery destination

Even if the design is not finalized yet, if you know the reference image, desired size, quantity, and purpose of sale, you can organize the approximate specifications.

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