Rubick's cube
ABS plastic 
Thermoplastics.
Thermoplastics are rigid, durable, and can be permanently molded into various shapes.
- Polymer resins, colorants, and additives, are blended.
- Then these raw materails are heated.
- Then pressed through an extrusion die.
- Then, drawn into a sheet through a set of rollers.
- Then thermoplastics are formed and shipped to Hungary for further processing.
Thermoplastics are made in the United States
Made in Hungary
- Finally, ABS plastic is formed by the polymerization of thermoplastics
Secondary Sector
ABS plastic pellets are put into a injection molding machine
Then they are melted when they are passed through a hydraulically controlled screw.
As the screw turns, the melted plastic is shuttled through a nozzle and physically forced, or injected, into the mold
After the melted plastic is injected into the mold the two halves of the mold are brought together to create a cavity that has the identical shape of the Rubik's cube part.
This could be an edge, a corner, or the center piece.
Inside the mold, the plastic is held under pressure for a specific amount of time and then allowed to cool. While cooling, the plastic hardens inside the mold.
After enough time passes, the mold halves are opened and the cube pieces are ejected. The mold then closes again and the process begins again!
- Parts assembly
In this phase all the individual cube peices are put together.
Starting with the nylon core, each ABS center cube is riveted to the core with a spring spacer.
The rivet is carefully controlled with a depth stop to ensure the spring is compressed just the right amount.
The ABS edges and corner pieces are individually stacked around the core.
Each center cube has a plastic cover that is glued on to hide the rivet.
The cube is built from the bottom up and the last piece to be assembled is the final center cube.
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Then riveted into the core with a spring spacer and the final cap is glued on.
- Labeling
The labels are made from sheet polypropylene material that is printed with the colors.
The printed sheet PP is then laminated with a clear PP protective covering.
The material is then die cut with the labels wound onto rolls.
The labels are made with all nine squares of each face exactly aligned.
This way the labels can be perfectly aligned when they are applied to the cube.
- Packaging
After all the labeling is completed, the cubes are put in their final packaging.
It will be shipped in a small box that has an instruction booklet included or a plastic blister pack with a cardboard backing.
The package serves the dual purpose of protecting the Rubik's cube from damage caused by shipping and advertising the product.
The Rubik's cube packages are put into cases and moved to a pallet.
The pallets are then loaded on trucks and the products are shipped all over the world.
Tretriary sector
Where rubiks cubes are sold
Sold in superstores
Sold in toy stores
Sold online(amazon)
Sold by personal buiessnesses
Shipping to Stores
If the desired destination is too far it will be shipped by plane.
If the desired location is close to a local Rubiks cube company, the Rubiks cubes will be shipped by cargo trucks.
Advertizing (promote product to attract customers)
Online store.
Emails sent to potential customers.
Commercials produced by global brands
Honda
Mcdonalds
Promote on social media.
Signs and posters.
Primary sector
Quantrnary sector
Rubiks cube mannufacteres reveive feedback from people all over the world on how they can improve their product.
They improve their product (Rubiks cube) each year, and change it depending on what custormers potentially want.