the picture you are about to see is the story of a dynamic part of a remarkable new industry it is the story of Tupperware Tupperware a plastic house where designed and made especially for the purpose of keeping foods fresher longer ceiling flavor in and keeping odors out Tupperware is made from polyethylene polypropylene and polystyrene relative newcomers to the wonderful world of imagination and industry Tupperware is one of the brightest stars in the plastics industry an industry that did not exist 25 years ago today Tupperware is a worldwide organization responsible for the introduction of plastic food
storage containers to millions of housewives in many countries throughout the world history of plastics began over 30 million years ago when intense heat natural chemical changes and tremendous pressures created by the shifting of the Earth's crust or the substance needed to make plastic petroleum wrong seemingly desolate and parched regions of America's great Southwest quality begins with the search for one of nature's vast stores of raw material oil the search is never-ending for the black gold which yields a rich and abundant harvest of byproducts adapts as rate as two miles once considered useless ethane and propane
are extracted from natural gas and pumped vast storage wells at huge complexes like the Rexall El Paso natural gas operation in Odessa Texas the unseen vapour is compressed into a liquid and then heated to 1500 degrees Fahrenheit in giant cracking vertices the intense heat separates the feedstock into various gaseous compounds now mostly ethylene it is cooled and through a myriad of pipes swiftly and out of sight it is compressed and chilled again and finally refracted the virtually pure ethylene is then exposed to a catalytic agent which actually changes the molecular structure of the gas into
a solid polyethylene from the ground of the finished product the process is never exposed to the atmosphere petroleum a material that furnishes our industrial life hours our cars heats our homes and generates our electricity hurtled into the Holocaust of the Second World War the growing scarcities of natural materials forced the mind of man into making substitutes called synthetics the test-tube spent the development of the plastics industry into breathtaking acceleration ultimately producing polyethylene a thermoplastic developed as an insulating material it had unheard-of qualities it was unbreakable odorless tasteless strong and unaffected by most household chemicals or
solutions this magic substance made possible the creation of today's Tupperware these wonder leer bowls are just one of over 100 Tupperware items that are imaginative Lee designed and manufactured ideas for new Tupperware products are sent to the designers here at branch River Tupperware's research & development laboratory several comprehensive drawings are finished and sent to the office of John Ansley president of Tupperware company where he confers with his staff on engineering production packaging costs and utility of the product for each of the design submitted the product drawings are then sent to copper wires international headquarters in
Orlando Florida where the Tupperware sales and marketing staff discussed the various designs at like determine the utility and sale ability of the item following design approval minor modifications are made and a finished product drawing is completed from this drawing a wooden mold is carefully made that will be an exact duplicate of the finished steel mold a vacuum forming machine is then used to make in plastic a copy of the engineering design the sample is hand-finished and then sent to the engineering department now it will be transformed into a seemingly endless list of engineering specifications and
detailed drawings when the design has been finalized the task of building the mold begins mold-making is very precise and delicate work requiring years of experience from skilled craftsmen who make each part of the mold the word Tupperware is engraved on the actual cavity of each mold so that each item bears the proud name which is synonymous with quality the world over the Finnish mold is polished by hand and will be assembled for testing on an actual production machine molten plastic will fill in the areas between these pieces resulting in the formation of the completed bulb
once the mold is thoroughly tested it will be sent to one of many Tupperware manufacturing operations throughout the world such as the Tupperware facility at Wigan England that supplies Tupperware products for the United Kingdom or our Belgian operation near Brussels which furnishes Tupperware to European Common Market countries this fast-growing plant is located at Ferntree gully near Melbourne Australia and this new facility supplies our Canadian market from Cowens Ville Quebec and our plant located at Akasaka Japan supplies our far eastern consumers for the world's largest plastic housewares manufacturing plant located in North Smithfield Rhode Island which
furnishes all the Tupperware sold throughout the United States and Puerto Rico as well as for export to supplement the needs of overseas operations now the molding can begin the new product is born it will be sent to quality control for exhaustive tests and analysis and if the passes inspection it will be added to the regular production runs the screw is carefully removed and the bowl inspected visually by the operation the container is then placed on a rack for additional cooling the seals will be made with another mold on a separate machine wallah tea begins with
the raw material used in the manufacture of Tupperware although the material has undergone rigid tests and is shipped to its destination in sealed cars a sample will be tested once again before the car is unloaded in our own quality control Department the pellets are checked against standards engineered for the products to be manufactured each individual Tupperware item uses different blends of material having various properties of melt wait and specific gravity if found acceptable then the car is unloaded on from the karna matically the pellets are transported through stainless steel pipe into giant storage silos each
holding over 100,000 pounds of plastic but only enough to operate our plant for less than five days from the silos the material is blended automatically and piped into storage bins many Tupperware products are frosted crystal a natural color however the addition of color to Tupperware items is accomplished by adding a precisely measured amount of pigment to a specific quantity of white pellets the Pegman is then mixed thoroughly with the pellets creating the rainbow beauty of Tupperware the pellets are then transferred to storage hoppers from here is moved by forklift to the proper machine offers and
unloaded keeping a constant supply of raw material to each of the over 100 machines in the huge molding room below the Tupperware plant is the largest injection molding operation in the world covering an area of over 100,000 square feet a heating core governs the flow of raw material into the mold cooling is then provided by the circulation of water through these hoses a checklist is used to make over 100 individual adjustments to ensure the perfect production and function of the Tupperware product the size of the product to be manufactured determines the size of the molding
machine to the use arranged from doilies Delon serves the giant canisters the safety bar one of three devices installed on each machine for the protection of the operator prevents the mold from closing as the finished product is removed with this giant moulding machine controlled temperature cycles and the force of over 20,000 pounds per square inch the pellets are transformed into useful household food containers like this popular 50 ounce and Alire from the surgically clean mold the items are placed on cooling racks and the sprue where the molten plastic enter the mold is carefully removed the
operator then visually inspects the product for any one of nearly 30 possible defects which would interfere with the delivery of quality housewares quality begins with preventive maintenance our telecontrol room constantly monitors each machines operation information is compiled which enables skilled craftsmen to service the moulding machines before serious failure occurs quality also begins with enough air-conditioning to cool 700 homes circulated by 18,000 gallon per minute pumps the molds and molding room are maintained even humidity and temperature for operator comfort and product uniformity Tupperware quality is not an accident random samples are taken from every machine in
the plan 12 times a day for testing by our quality control department first the famous Tupper seal is checked for leakage precise weight measurement ensures that only the exact amount of material is used in each mold all products are checked for stress far exceeding that normally encountered in the home and finally all production runs are checked visually sometimes a product is found to have a defect so small that will escape unnoticed by the untrained eye such as this carbon spot but complete production runs have been scrapped for failing to measure up to the quality standards
that homemakers throughout the world have come to expect this reground material is used for a variety of other products that do not require the rigid quality control of Tupperware once a Tupperware items are moulded some like the measuring picture are sent to the hot stamping Department where color is added to the gradients safety is emphasized in all phases of the manufacturing operation such as the dual electrical switches located on each side of the machine the operator must use both hands to activate the hot stamping process gradients are also added to the mix and store picture
salt and pepper shakers received their markings too Supper where technicians are also ingenious when it comes to innovations in packaging equipment the score later designed and built by Tupperware employees keeps thousands of tumblers moving in a constant flow from the molding room to the consumer since most of our products are food containers every effort is made to keep the items Hospital clean by minimizing direct handling and every manufacturing step to increased quality and uniformity our continuing research program has brought about innovations such as the you know made the UNAM 8 was designed to remove Tupperware
from molding machines automatically allowing the operator more time to concentrate on quality inspection this closure machine automatically couples the two portions of the seal used on items such as spice shakers and the salt and pepper shakers while machines perform intricate and difficult processes quickly and efficiently they will never completely replace a pair of human hands the measuring spoons like the pastry pal are assembled by hand carefully inspected and packaged in the packing room Tupperware items such as wonder layer bowls are packaged in sets call Nesta G this feature adds greater utility to the product as
the homemaker is able to conserve storage space when the containers are not being used the cartons are sealed not once but twice to make doubly certain that storage is dust free IBM control cards are added to all cartons of Tupperware allowing greater accuracy and inventory control and production scheduling data processing equipment is employed wherever possible allowing orders to be processed at the Lightning light speed over 100 Tupperware items are stored in the enormous 450,000 square foot warehouse where Tupperware is stored in an endlessly rotating inventory of over five million items railroad cars and freight trucks
are loaded daily to carry Tupperware to franchise distributors throughout the United States and Puerto Rico after Tupperware is received at distributors warehouses it is first assembled then packed into individual orders like this one for the thousands of independent Tupperware dealers who distribute Tupperware on the unique home party plan each Tupperware dealer repackages her orders for the individual consumer through Tupperware parties such as this housewives discover the magic of Tupperware a Tupperware hostess receives exciting gifts as a special thank-you from the Tupperware dealer for allowing her to use her home and share her hospitality the rewards
of being a tupperware dealer are medic and weekly distributorship assemblies they share sales techniques with other dealers recognition is also given for past achievements national sales and recruiting contests provide the opportunity to earn exciting gifts the family of Tupperware distributors managers and dealers participate in activities such as Jubilee a unique sales convention held in the United States each year at Jubilee top sales people gather for classes recognition and for my mama done told me that's good when I was in pigtails my mama done told me she told me honey we're having a party a Tupperware
party we'll get us a gold key and mama was right we sold them at night my friend Zoey what a song they came from everywhere Orlando where to buy it my mama done told me by land sea and air they took our Tupperware to try it my mama done told me well we got a gold key unlock the door the Tupperware door to opportunity I love it hello Donny you're still growing you're still throwing a your going strong the room its way and while the band is playing one of those favorite shops from way back
then one more have a listen patiently doli doli won't ever go away I'd other world go away now he won't go away again not yet I'll tell you hold it hold it right there hold it right there hold it right there hold it right there I got something special I were to say so don't start clapping till I tell you where are when I go like this you can clap now I was sad when she left me I thought she didn't care until I find out my dolly was out selling Tupperware four days of Jubilee
are culminated by graduation Jubilee represents the philosophy of sharing knowledge which is contributed to the worldwide growth with Tupperware this philosophy is expressed by amy wilson president of Tupperware home parties the great accomplishments in Tupperware around the world are the sum total of the individual successes of people these successes have been made possible by people unselfishly sharing their experiences and knowledge with others we believe the most unique thing about our company is that every month every year we learn to understand and work better with each other this philosophy of sharing and belonging makes us proud
to be a part of the wonderful world of Tupperware you
