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3D mockups · Cans, tins

Rectangular meat can

Nº D-11130

Luncheon meat, pâté, ham — rounded rectangular 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 Ø102 × 83 mm.

About this mockup

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.

Usually holds
Luncheon meat, pâté, ham.
Who uses it
Canneries, food brands.
Popular in
Vietnam, the Philippines, Korea.
Also searched as
luncheon meat can mockup · rectangular meat tin · canned ham label · rectangular food can

How to use this mockup

  1. Start from the Ø102 × 83 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

  • A round tin turns on the shelf: repeat the logo twice around the body.
  • Cans are printed straight on metal: white is a separate underprint, or colours show the metal through.
  • Clear PP labels give a "no-label" look on glass; white text needs an underprint.
  • Gloss lamination deepens colours but shows fingerprints and glare under shelf lights.

Questions

Is the rectangular meat can 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 rectangular meat can?

Yes — from the Ø102 × 83 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 rectangular meat can sample printed on?

The sample is plastic decal (white / clear PP) 0.08 mm with gloss lamination.

Construction

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.

Choosing board and material

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.

Finishing

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.

Preparing the print file

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.

Common mistakes

  • Putting type and logos on the neck or base curve: they squash and a round logo stops being round.
  • Designing smooth gradients for direct can print: they band and break up on a multi-station dry-offset press.
  • Forgetting the weld strip on a three-piece tin: type crossing the seam breaks or loses colour.
  • Paper labels on cans that go into ice: condensation wrinkles them and they lift off in the cooler.

Questions and answers

How does designing a rounded rectangular meat can differ from a round one?

It has four flat faces and four radiused corners: the wide face is the front, the narrow faces carry a short name so it reads lying flat; a wrap must be sized to the perimeter including the corners.

How does a 340 g luncheon-meat can open?

Usually a full-aperture ring-pull end so the loaf slides out whole; print opening and serving pictograms (slice, pan-fry) on the lid or back.

Can small runs be printed directly on aluminium cans?

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.

What 330 ml can formats are there?

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.

What's the difference between tin and aluminium cans?

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.

Sizes available

  • Ø102 × 83 mm

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