ALUCAN, the beverage packaging brand under Yantai Zhuyuan Environmental Tech Co., Ltd., has unveiled a comprehensive sourcing checklist aimed at aiding beverage brands, breweries, and contract fillers in the selection process of aluminum beverage cans and easy-open ends. This new resource ensures that companies have the necessary technical and production information before proceeding with quotations, design approvals, or filling-line trials. The checklist is designed to enhance coordination between purchasing, production, and design teams during the packaging selection phase.
A key aspect of the checklist emphasizes the importance of comparing actual can dimensions, rather than relying solely on nominal capacity. For example, ALUCAN’s 355 mL Standard can and 355 mL Sleek can, while holding the same volume, differ significantly in proportions. The Standard can has a body diameter of 66.04 mm and a height of 122.22 mm, whereas the Sleek version is narrower at 57.40 mm and taller at 155.73 mm.
The checklist identifies five critical areas for buyers to review prior to placing an order: confirming the capacity and can profile, verifying the exact easy-open end specification, detailing beverage and filling process information, planning for production-line and seam trials, and ensuring artwork and pallet arrangements are in place. Despite both 355 mL examples using a nominal 202 end size, filling teams are recommended to confirm the precise end profile and seamer tooling against the relevant can and end drawings.
Another crucial element in the specification process is the beverage characteristics. Suppliers require information about the product type, carbonation level, and any pasteurization needs to determine the suitability of the proposed can, end, and internal coating. Furthermore, production teams should agree on sample requirements and trial procedures to evaluate can handling and seam quality ahead of a full production run, preventing potential compatibility issues that could disrupt manufacturing schedules.
Technical performance isn’t the only focus; artwork and logistics are also critical components. Buyers should use the print template for the selected can format, confirm design quantities, and review pallet configurations based on the receiving facility’s requirements. ALUCAN also offers guidance on shipping logistics, including information on the number of cans that fit in a 40HQ container, aiding purchasing and logistics teams in planning orders.
Accompanying the checklist is ALUCAN’s Aluminum Can Sizes and Dimensions Guide, featuring 18 size and format combinations across five product families: Standard, Sleek, Slim, Super Sleek, and 1 L Sharing. This guide, available without registration, provides reference dimensions and nominal end sizes for initial comparisons. However, final decisions regarding filling equipment, seaming, and artwork should be made based on the supplier’s specific drawings. For further details, ALUCAN’s product guide and container capacity resource can be accessed through their website.
About ALUCAN
ALUCAN is a beverage packaging brand operated by Yantai Zhuyuan Environmental Tech Co., Ltd. in Yantai, Shandong, China. It supplies unprinted and custom-printed aluminum beverage cans and easy-open ends.
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Christine Wong, Sales Director
ALUCAN | Yantai Zhuyuan Environmental Tech Co., Ltd.
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Website: https://www.aluminum-can.com
Christine Wong
Yantai Zhuyuan Environmental Tech CO., LTD.
+86 130 5450 1345
[email protected]
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