On Display: Metal Looks That Rock
Aluminum Line
A cosmetic packaging supplier offers its line of aluminum components. Items featured in the line include jars, pots, and shakers. The containers are available in various sizes and in custom anodized colors. Further decoration can be added such as silk-screened logos. The supplier can also turnkey fill products. Roberts Cosmetic Containers, Chatsworth, CA.
Diamonds and Stripes
Tins are decorated with black-and-gold patterns featuring diamonds and stripes. Diamond & Stripes tins are available in 1-, 2-, and 3-lb sizes. When they are grouped together as a set, they look eye-catching. The supplier specializes in metal packaging, including aerosol containers. For decorating, it offers six-color printing, stochastic screening, varnishing and coating, pressure-sensitive labeling, and more. United States Can Co., Baltimore, MD.
Curved Contours
Aluminum aerosol containers are fashioned with curved contours. The Body Shapes line is designed to exude a high-end look. Various shapes are available, ranging from soft, subtle outlines to dramatically-cut curves. The containers also feature improved functionality, including better dispensing control. Unlike the supplier’s other lines of contoured aluminum containers, including its Comfort Hold line, Body Shapes features curves along the entire length of the containers. CCL Container, Hermitage, PA.
Metallic Range
A supplier’s metal-manufacturing processes combine state-of-the-art printing and decorating with high-speed production. Each tin is developed, prepped, and manufactured in a digital environment designed to accurately replicate graphics and achieve precise color and embossing registration. The company’s services include structural design, graphics collaboration, fulfillment, and distribution. In addition to fine lithography on metallic packaging, the company’s decorating capabilities include holographic effects, multilevel embossing, high-gloss finishes, matte coatings; and FDA-approved materials. A range of container shapes and closures are available. Multiple materials can also be combined, with some designs marrying clear plastic with tin. IBC/Shell Packaging, Lake Success, NY.
Stock Bottles
Aluminum bottles are suited for bath and body and aromatherapy products, and other health and beauty items. The recyclable bottles are kept in stock by the supplier. Matching pumps and caps are also available from stock. A range of decorating techniques are also offered. Brad-Pak Enterprises Inc., Garwood, NJ.
Aluminum Finish
A supplier provided the jar and cap for Estée Lauder’s Re-Nutriv Revitalizing Comfort Crème. The packaging features high-quality aluminum finishes juxtaposed with transparent plastic. The supplier’s deep-draw metal specialists allowed the company to meet Estée Lauder’s demands for high quality. Services provided included deep-draw metal forming, anodizing, plastic injection molding, automatic assembly, and decorating such as silk-screening and debossing. Seidel GmbH & Co., Montclair, NJ.
Metal, Plastic
Packaging can be provided in metal, plastic, or in a metal/plastic hybrid. Some of the company’s most popular package styles include metal talc and salve tins decorated using metal lithography. Closures, including one-piece dispensing closures, can also be provided. The firm’s packaging services include graphic and concept design, package development, prototyping, project management, and contract packaging. J.L. Clark, Rockford, IL.
Metal Overshell
A supplier’s Agate line of small-sized refillable lotion and fragrance dispensers are dressed to impress in metal overshells. Product is housed in a glass tube within the dispenser. According to the company, the aluminum finish also helps to protect ingredients that are sensitive to light. Available with treatment or spray dispensers, the Agate packages are available in sizes of 9, 15, 20 30, and 50 ml. Cospack America Corp., Edison, NJ.