Nº D-11129
Sardines, tuna, fish in tomato sauce — flat oval can, ring-pull lid.
Made for: Food & specialties, Beverages.
Sample printed on plastic decal (white / clear PP) 0.08 mm, gloss lamination; style: plastic jars, glass jars, bottles (labels).
Sample size Ø105 × 30 mm.
Aluminium and tinplate cans and aerosols printed all round. In Vietnam, sleek 330 ml cans let soft-drink and beer brands look more modern and premium; small batches (craft beer) use shrink sleeves instead of printed cans.
Yes, commercial use included; Free adds a watermark grid at 1K, Pro exports 4K without it.
Yes — from the Ø105 × 30 mm sample or your own size.
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.
The sample is plastic decal (white / clear PP) 0.08 mm with gloss lamination.
A beverage can is two-piece: the body is drawn and ironed with its base from one aluminium blank, necked in, then seamed to an easy-open end with a ring pull. Food tins are usually three-piece: flat-printed tinplate is rolled into a body, welded along one side seam, then the ends are double-seamed on. Aerosols are three-piece tinplate or impact-extruded monobloc aluminium topped with a valve cup, actuator and overcap; the designer handles the body print or a wrap label/shrink sleeve.
Aluminium cans and monobloc bottles are printed directly on the metal by dry offset after forming; tinplate is offset-printed flat before rolling. For short runs or stock plain cans, use white or clear PP labels of about 60–80 micron or PETG shrink sleeves of about 40–50 micron. Food and drink cans carry a food-contact internal lacquer supplied by the can maker.
Direct print on aluminium can leave bare metal showing for a silver effect, take gloss or matt over-varnish, or thermochromic inks; the number of colours is limited (often up to 6–8) and fine vignettes and tiny type are hard. Labels and sleeves print photos, metallics and zoned matt like any flexible pack. Neoprene koozies are dye-sublimated or screen-printed, never laminated.
The can body flattens into a rectangle as long as the circumference and as tall as the straight wall; leave out the necked shoulder and domed base, where artwork distorts. Three-piece tins need a few mm unprinted strip at the side weld; direct-print cans need separations matched to the can maker's print stations, with no complex overprints. Run barcodes along the can axis and keep key type 5–8 mm from the top and bottom edges.
Usually printed straight onto the tinplate lid and body, or a plain can goes inside a printed paperboard sleeve; the oval body is only about 30 mm tall, leaving little room for a wrap label.
It helps for gift and export lines: a thin carton carries all mandatory text with a serving photo on the front, while the can itself can be a simple one-colour print.
Direct printing usually needs very large quantities per design; short runs such as craft beer or event drinks use plain cans with shrink sleeves or film labels, which look almost like printed cans.
The standard Ø66 mm can about 115 mm tall and the tall sleek Ø58 mm can; same volume, completely different artwork — it must match the filler's can.
Aluminium is light, rustproof and the norm for carbonated drinks; tinplate (tin-coated steel) is rigid and handles high-temperature sterilisation, so it suits canned fish and meat, condensed milk and premium dry goods.