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ROPP aluminium cap

Nº D-11488

30 × 60 ROPP aluminium screw cap with tamper band — wine, spirits, olive oil; printed on the top and round the skirt.

Made for: Beverages, Tết & gifts.

Sample printed on drawn / extruded aluminium (tubes, ROPP caps, cigar tubes) 0.2 mm, matte lamination; style: gifts & souvenirs.

Sample size 30 × 30 × 60 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
Wine, spirits, olive oil, premium sauces.
Who uses it
Wineries, distilleries, olive oil brands, cap printers.
Popular in
Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Vietnam.
Also searched as
ROPP cap mockup · wine screw cap · aluminium screwcap · stelvin closure mockup

How to use this mockup

  1. Start from the 30 × 30 × 60 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

  • Plan the space for the required information (ingredients, dates, maker) from the start, not at the end.
  • Place a bottle label on the straight part of the body; a flat label wrinkles over the shoulder and neck.
  • When a label wraps more than half the bottle, its two ends hide at the sides: keep key information away from them.
  • Matte lamination feels premium and softens colours by about a shade: add contrast in the design.

Questions

Is the ROPP aluminium cap 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 ROPP aluminium cap?

Yes — from the 30 × 30 × 60 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 ROPP aluminium cap sample printed on?

The sample is drawn / extruded aluminium (tubes, ROPP caps, cigar tubes) 0.2 mm with matte 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

How much text fits round the skirt of a 30 × 60 mm ROPP cap?

The skirt is about 60 mm tall; minus the tamper band, about 40–45 mm of height round a circumference of nearly 95 mm — enough for a brand, vintage and a repeating motif.

How does a ROPP cap for wine differ from one for olive oil?

In the liner: wine needs an oxygen-barrier liner so it doesn't oxidise, while oil and spirits use other liners; the aluminium shell and printing are the same.

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

  • 30 × 30 × 60 mm

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