In terms of production, the birth of an ice pier is divided into the production of silicone shells and the production of plush dolls. After the shell is made by the manufacturer, it will be sent to the plush factory for assembly, sold to retailers and finally faced to consumers. With the upsurge of buying ice piers, factory employees quickly returned to their posts to prepare for production, and they have been working non-stop for the nationwide "ice pier" craze.
Li Zeng, the founder of Zhongsheng silicone, told the media: "This is the first time in the history of the mascot of the Winter Olympics to use a silicone shell. Dongguan enterprises successfully won orders, which also proved the strong strength of Dongguan manufacturing. " According to reports, there are three main reasons for the successful breakthrough of silicone shell: first, the material is transparent; Second, it feels good; Third, it can reach the level of environmental protection food.
Licensed manufacturer of ceramic products for mascots of the Winter Olympics. Zheng Pengfei, the general manager of the enterprise, said that the ceramic version of the "Ice Pier" was hand-made by ceramic craftsmen, and it took about 1 month to go through dozens of processes such as carving, polishing, blank making, kiln burning, coloring, applique decoration, glaze fixing and air drying.
Regarding the problems encountered in the supply of ice piers, Zheng Pengfei said that it is mainly a matter of time.
For example, it takes 48 hours to dry the gypsum mold, which is not easy to deform when the time is not enough; The ice pier of 20 cm should be cooled for two hours after grouting. Too high or too low temperature will affect the success rate of embryo removal. Ceramic blanks still need to be air-dried. Excessive humidity will lead to cracks in subsequent firing, so workers have to use electric fans to speed up air drying in rainy weather for several days.
Zheng Pengfei said that in order to realize the netizen's wish of "one household, one pier", the factory convened Dehua workers to celebrate the New Year on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year and started production. At present, more than 200 workers have been employed and are working at full capacity. It is expected that the supply will gradually increase by the end of February.
An employee in charge of the molding of ice pier ceramics told reporters that since the sixth day, employees on the ice pier production line have basically worked overtime to meet the demand for orders. We resumed work during the Spring Festival, and the factory gave a red envelope to the resumption of work. Now the treatment is much higher than usual.