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About Aluminum Adhesive Tube
The aluminum adhesive tube is made of aluminum slug or flake in purity not inferior to 99.7%. It is usually used as the packaging container for chemicals, pigment and other gel.
The Properties of the aluminum adhesive tube:
- Airtight,
- No ingress of light and UV rays,
- Heat-resistant,
- Corrosion-resistant,
- The aluminum adhesive tube efficiently protects the contents by preventing bacteria, germs and other potentially hazardous substances from entering the tube.
The aluminum collapsible tubes is produced by one time impact extrusion which makes it not possible to have gap or leak. has no spring-bak defect in use
More features of the aluminum foldable tube
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Raw material: 99.7% purity aluminum slug or flake |
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100% recyclable, environment-friendly |
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Impressive offset printing |
4 |
Max 6 colors offset printing; label or sticker will also do |
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Inner lacquer phenolic epoxy resists strong ammonia or acid |
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Wide use range: pharmaceutical, cosmetic & toiletry, like hair colour cream, hand cream, lip balm, chemical, pigment, painting, animal food, nutrition gel, and other the semi-liquid products including pharmacy ointment products such as eye ointment, personal care products such as shaving cream, shoe polish etc.. |
Wide ranging diameters: |
13.5 mm, 16 mm, 19 mm, 22 mm, 25 mm, 28 mm, 30 mm, 32 mm, 35 mm, 38mm, 40mm |
Orifice: |
Membrane sealed, open, with sanitary screw |
Thread/ Screw: |
M7, M9, M11, M12, M15, M16 |
Various nozzle: |
Membrane-sealed, open end, extended nozzle, long nozzle, nasal tips, ophthalmic tips |
Shoulder finish: |
Plain, uncoated, polished, coated, printing, pattern |
Internal coating/lacquer: |
High-quality phenolic epoxy resin.It is critical to adapt the high-quality and anti-leaking epoxy phenolic with reliable and stable performance to your tubes, and also it’s key element to spray the inner coating properly, OR the coating won’t protect the products from corrosion and even leads to leakage. |
Bottom sealant: |
It is optional and there are various sealants for the tubes, and it depends on customers’ filling. |
Regular volume and size of the aluminum adhesive tube
(The size may varies due to different formulation of products.)
Diameter (mm) |
Length (mm) |
Suggested Volume |
13.5 |
55~65 |
5ml / 0.17oz |
13.5 |
62~71 |
6ml / 0.20oz |
13.5 |
70~80 |
7ml / 0.24oz |
13.5 |
78~85 |
8ml / 0.27oz |
16 |
60~70 |
10ml / 0.34oz |
16 |
72~80 |
10ml / 0.34oz |
16 |
100~110 |
15ml / 0.51oz |
19 |
57~70 |
15ml / 0.51oz |
19 |
77~88 |
15ml / 0.51oz |
19 |
96~107 |
20ml / 0.68oz |
19 |
115~126 |
25ml / 0.85oz |
22 |
95~105 |
25ml / 0.85oz |
22 |
108~119 |
30ml / 1.01oz |
22 |
122~133 |
35ml / 1.18oz |
25 |
89~100 |
30ml / 1.01oz |
25 |
101~112 |
35ml / 1.18oz |
25 |
140~150 |
50ml / 1.69oz |
28 |
140~145 |
60ml / 2.03oz |
30 |
120~130 |
50ml / 1.69oz |
30. |
170~175 |
90ml / 3.04oz |
30 |
175~180 |
100ml / 3.38oz |
32 |
165~170 |
100ml / 3.38oz |
32 |
175~180 |
120ml / 4.06oz |
35 |
165~170 |
120ml / 4.06oz |
Further advantages
100% recyclable
Comparing to the hybrid products, the aluminum collapsible tube is from pure aluminum, so in addition to the properties above, the aluminum squeeze tubes are 100% recyclable.
Sterile handling
The aluminum soft tubes are perfectly adapted to products requiring the highest standards of hygiene and quality like pharmaceuticals, high-end cosmetics and foods.
Preservative-free
The use of aluminum adhesive tube allows preservative-free processing of products in the food and pharmaceutical industry.
Stylish…
The aluminum squeezable tubes have been used for packaging purposes in various sectors. Thanks to new printing techniques, the aluminum pharmacy tube can be printed in 8 different colors with a wide array of finishes.
FQA:
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Q: How is the MOQ of the aluminum adhesive tube?
A: Our MOQ is generally 50,000 pieces each design/art, we could do 30,000 pieces as well for consolidating shipment.
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Q: How is your lead time?
A: It takes generally 15 to 20 days. It could be shorter in slow season; while it could be longer in peak season.
But we always do our best to help deliver the urgent orders.
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Q: Can we get some samples of aluminum adhesive tube from you? Are you going to charge us for the samples?
A: Storage samples are always free any time. But it costs for running production when it comes to customized samples with your art printed, and it takes about 7 days to deliver customized samples.
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Q: Our company is launching several new products, and we’re looking for a metal collapsible tube type. This is the first time we work on the aluminum tubes, what would be the process if we are going to order from you?
A: We could follow the steps as:
~ We will quote you the price per your requirement about the tubes. (Basic information about diameter and length or volume, cap will be needed. If you don’t know anything about the size, you could refer to the Volume chart we provided above.)
~ Free samples will be sent to you for your evaluation or testing inner lacquer stability.
~ Customized samples will be made for you given you provided the artwork.
~ After you approved the samples, we could start the cooperation procedure.
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Q: What is your payment term?
A: Normally 30% deposit before production and 70% balance should be paid by T/T before shipment, while it could be negotiable for the good credit old customers.
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Q: What is the diameter range are you capable of with the aluminum foldable tube?
A: Our general diameter ranges from 13.5 mm to 40 mm.
Raw material: aluminum of great purity not inferior to 99.7%
Cap: long nozzle is usually for pharmaceutical eye ointment tube
Inner lacquer: high-quality expoxy phenolic resin; we used to use the lacquer from PPG who is a well-known and reliable supplier of lacquer. The quality of lacquer is critical to cosmetic and pharmaceutical, as it plays an important role of preventing ointment or cream from reaction with air.
Bottom latex or sealant: it is actually optional, and it depends on the characters of product and the filling machine of the clients.
Packaging: high-quality carton, and plastic pallets are optional due to different clients. Divider inside carton is not a common option, but used to be necessary for some specific clients, as it will lead to high cost on packaging.
Payment term: we used to do T/T & L/C, D/A or D/P is optional for some big customers
Lead time: generally 3 weeks to 5 weeks