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Crown bottle caps

Nº D-11487

Ø26 crown cap with 21 teeth — beer, soft drinks, kombucha; logo printed on the top, PVC liner inside.

Made for: Beverages.

Sample printed on offset-printed tinplate (tins, cans, crown caps) 0.21 mm, gloss lamination; style: gifts & souvenirs.

Sample size 82 × 70 × 6 mm.

About this mockup

Metal bottle closures: the 21-tooth tinplate crown crimped onto beer and soda bottles, and the ROPP aluminium cap rolled onto the bottle's thread with a tamper band. Both take a logo on the top and the skirt.

Usually holds
Craft beer, soft drinks, kombucha, soda, glass-bottled energy drinks.
Who uses it
Craft breweries, beverage brands, crown cap printers.
Popular in
Vietnam, USA, Europe, Japan.
Also searched as
crown cap mockup · bottle cap mockup · beer cap logo · printed bottle cap

How to use this mockup

  1. Start from the 82 × 70 × 6 mm sample or type your own size.
  2. Upload your label or artwork.
  3. Turn it in 3D, export a picture or video, or stage a scene.

Trade tips

  • Place a bottle label on the straight part of the body; a flat label wrinkles over the shoulder and neck.
  • Check the label at true size on the mockup: 6 pt text looks fine on a big screen and is hard to read on a small bottle.
  • When a label wraps more than half the bottle, its two ends hide at the sides: keep key information away from them.
  • Gloss lamination deepens colours but shows fingerprints and glare under shelf lights.

Questions

Is the crown bottle caps mockup free?

Yes, commercial use included; Free adds a watermark grid at 1K, Pro exports 4K without it.

Can I use my own size for the crown bottle caps?

Yes — from the 82 × 70 × 6 mm sample or your own size.

Can I use the mockup pictures to sell and advertise?

Yes, on every plan including Free: use them on your website, marketplaces, social media and for clients. Pro removes the watermark and exports 4K pictures.

What is the crown bottle caps sample printed on?

The sample is offset-printed tinplate (tins, cans, crown caps) 0.21 mm with gloss lamination.

Construction

Metal closures are stamped from pre-printed tinplate or aluminium sheet: a crown cap is drawn into a shallow cup with a fluted skirt crimped round the bottle mouth, while a ROPP (roll-on pilfer-proof) cap is a plain aluminium shell placed over the neck and rolled by the capper to form threads matching the bottle finish plus a tamper band. Every cap carries a liner inside for the seal. The print is applied flat before forming, so it distorts with the cap's shape.

Choosing board and material

Crown caps use tinplate or chrome-plated steel (TFS) of about 0.2–0.25 mm with a PVC or PVC-free liner. ROPP caps use aluminium alloy of about 0.2–0.23 mm, with liners chosen per product: wine needs an oxygen-barrier liner, oil and spirits use others. The cap size must match the bottle neck standard — it can't be picked freely.

Finishing

The metal sheet is offset litho printed and finished with gloss or matt varnish that survives forming; a white base coat brightens colours on steel. ROPP caps can also have an embossed logo on top and print round the skirt, some with metallic coatings. Avoid very fine effects as the cap is small and the image stretches during forming.

Preparing the print file

On a crown cap the clearest print area is the top, about Ø20–22 mm; the fluted skirt wrinkles, so give it background colour only. For ROPP, the file has a round top and a band round the skirt; the tamper band at the bottom breaks on opening, so keep text off it. The maker compensates for forming distortion, so send a vector logo, Pantone colours and the cap standard.

Common mistakes

  • Type right to the edge of a crown cap top: that area becomes the fluted skirt and the text crumples.
  • Key information on a ROPP's tamper band: it breaks off when the bottle opens and the information goes with it.
  • Choosing a cap by preferred size rather than the neck standard: it won't seal and the capper won't run.
  • Fine gradients and type under 5 pt: on a Ø20 mm litho-printed top they're unreadable.

Questions and answers

Which bottles take a Ø26 mm 21-tooth crown cap?

It's the common pry-off standard for beer, soft drinks and kombucha on standard necks; imported craft beer bottles usually use 26 mm too, but check the neck before ordering caps.

Does the PVC liner in a crown cap affect printing?

No, the liner is flowed into the inside after forming while the print is outside; just choose a liner suited to carbonation or pasteurisation.

How many colours can a crown cap be printed in?

Offset litho on metal allows multi-colour printing like paper, plus a white base; but the top is small, so a crisp one- or two-colour logo looks best.

What bottles use ROPP caps?

Wine, spirits, olive oil, premium waters and liquid pharmaceuticals; the screw cap's tamper band shows whether the bottle has been opened.

Can printed bottle caps be ordered in small quantities?

Litho-printed caps are usually made in large lots since printing and stamping are done by the sheet; small runs typically use stock-colour caps with a sticker or digital printing on top where the maker offers it.

Sizes available

  • 82 × 70 × 6 mm

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