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Cold Drink Cup production. Equipment around your product.

Define your cold drink cup format, dimensions, materials and production target. Explore the equipment and supporting stages for your project.

Cold Drink Cup Solution
Before choosing a machine

Your product requirement leads the equipment choice.

Share what you know now. Dimensions, materials and output help define the configuration.

01

Define the product

Finished-product type, capacity or dimensions, structure and intended use.

02

Confirm the target

Required output with its unit, paper specification and operating shifts if known.

03

Choose the starting point

Prepared materials or raw paper; available equipment, inspection and packing needs.

Recommended equipment

Equipment linked to this application.

Review the existing recommended models. Final suitability depends on the agreed product, material, tooling and output.

Application details

Cold Drink Cup Solution

Cold Drink Paper Cup Forming Solution


Designed for juice, iced tea, soft drinks, cold coffee, and other chilled beverages

Cold drinks pose unique challenges to paper cup performance due to condensation and prolonged holding time. This solution helps customers select the right cup structure and material to ensure the final product is durable, leak-proof, and comfortable to hold in cold beverage scenarios.


1. Common Applications


Cold drink paper cups are widely used in:

-Juice bars, smoothie shops, milk tea chains
-Iced tea and cold brew beverages

-Convenience stores and take-out cold drinks

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2. Recommended Sizes & Paper Weight

Volume

Typical Use

Recommended Structure

Suggested Paper Weight

8oz

Cold brew coffee/ small iced tea

Double-sided PE coated paper

230gsm

12oz

Juice/ regular cold drinks

Double-sided PE coated paper

280–300gsm

16oz

Iced milk tea/large fruit drink

Double-sided PE coated paper

≥300gsm

20-22oz

Large cold drinks/ sharing drinks

Double-sided PE coated paper

≥320gsm




All cold drink paper cups must use double-sided PE coated paper to effectively block condensation water penetration and prevent the cup body from softening or leaking.

The larger the capacity, the higher the grammage of the paper is recommended to improve the stiffness of the cup body and the stability of holding.



3. Key points for cold drink drinking cups


✅ Why must double-sided PE be used?

Cold drinks will produce condensation on the outer wall. If single-sided PE paper is used, the uncoated outer layer will absorb water and soften, causing deformation or leakage. Double-sided coating can effectively prevent moisture, seepage, and keep dry.

 

✅ How to choose the right weight?

The larger the capacity, the higher the liquid weight. 280gsm is the basic standard. It is recommended to use 300gsm and above for 16oz and above to ensure that the cup body is crisp, leak-proof and not deformed.

 

✅ Improve the hand-held experience

Double PE is not only impermeable, but also improves the feel of the cup body, keeps the outer wall dry, and avoids wetness and slipperyness that affects the consumer experience.

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4. Summary and suggestions


All cold drink cups must use double-sided PE coated paper to prevent condensed water from softening the cup body

Weight matching suggestions are as follows:

8oz: 230gsm

12–16oz: 280–300gsm

20oz and above: ≥320gsm

The cup taper, paper rigidity and sealing should be optimized in combination with actual beverages and sales scenarios

Avoid using single PE or light weight paper to prevent risks such as leakage and complaints

Through reasonable structure and material configuration, cold drink paper cups can maintain stability in humid environments and long-term use, helping brands improve user experience and product reliability.

Production planning

Define the stages your project needs.

A complete equipment scope depends on the product you choose and the materials or equipment already available.

01

Product & drawing

Confirm the dimensions, structure and material requirements.

02

Material preparation

Discuss prepared blanks or any printing and cutting stages required.

03

Forming equipment

Review the matching machine, tooling and agreed operating conditions.

04

Connected stages

Confirm inspection, collection and packing requirements.

Plan this production route
Application questions

More answers for your project.

Is it better to use double PE film or double PLA film for cold drink cups?
Double PE film is more suitable for ordinary cold drink cups. It has low cost, good low-temperature resistance, and can effectively prevent leakage and condensation; double PLA film is more environmentally friendly.
Why do cold drink cups need double coating?
The double coating of cold drink cup is to prevent leakage and water beads. The inner layer prevents beverage leakage, and the outer layer prevents water beads from forming on the wall of the cup and making the cup soft.
What are the common sizes of cold drink cups?
There are three common sizes of cold drink cups: 12oz (medium), 16oz (large), and 22oz (extra large).
Project consultation

Let’s find the right equipment for your project.

Share your product, size and production target. We’ll help clarify the equipment scope.

Equipment selection support

Your cup comes first.
Then the right equipment.

Tell us what you want to produce. We can discuss the forming machine and the connected equipment around your project.

01Cup type & size
02Output & unit
03Materials & packing
04Existing equipment

Not sure about the specifications yet? Start with the finished product.

Your requirements will help us recommend equipment and prepare a quotation.
Which machine is suitable for my cup?

Start with the cup structure, dimensions, paper and output target. The forming machine and any connected equipment can then be discussed.

Do I need printing and die cutting equipment?

It depends on your starting material. A business buying ready-made cup fans has a different equipment scope from one preparing fans from paper rolls.

Can a forming machine make double wall cups on its own?

Double wall projects need the inner cup and outer sleeve to match. Confirm the forming and sleeving combination for the selected cup.

How should I compare the production output?

Confirm the cup, material, tooling, run conditions and accepted output. Forming speed and packaging speed are different measures.

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