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Printed thiny metal box

Posted by pilot on 8 January 2008 at 13:57

Hi to all.

Maybe I´m in the wrong sub-forum, but…
I´m looking for a way to deliver over 20.000 pieces of metal box, made of thin metal sheets and fully printed. What kind of technology is used for that kind of job?

Thank you for reading this.

Best regards.

pilot replied 17 years, 10 months ago 5 Members · 10 Replies
10 Replies

Steve Underhill

Member
8 January 2008 at 14:20

Anodised aluminium, or polyester coated metal (but would be white)
and dye sublimation printing, then heat pressed on.
We have done a fair bit of dye sub printing onto aluminium and it looks very smart.
Dave Bruce

Member
8 January 2008 at 17:05

Pad printer?

Cheers

Dave
Steve Underhill

Member
8 January 2008 at 17:34

Ah,
the picture wasnt there when I posted my reply earlier.
Screen or pad printing, or more costly but full colour, printed stickers.
Nicola McIntosh

Member
8 January 2008 at 23:18

would go with screenprinting…better for cost and a quality print 😀

nik
Peter Normington

Member
8 January 2008 at 23:24

Are you looking at printing onto the box, or the sheet, before its formed into the box?

I dont know the best method, but I would think easier on the raw material than after the product is formed?

Peter
Nicola McIntosh

Member
8 January 2008 at 23:30

quote Peter Normington:

Are you looking at printing onto the box, or the sheet, before its formed into the box?
I dont know the best method, but I would think easier on the raw material than after the product is formed?
Peter

if its presicion printing….it has to be printed on the finished article…..i know it seems flimsy to print…you just have to spend time to make a jig for it possible to print them on, also its not possible for the company to send out the panel sprayed….then get printed as the spray would come off when they were moulded 😀

nik
Peter Normington

Member
8 January 2008 at 23:39

I have no idea how its done, Nick, but my tin of Quality Street chocs was obviously printed before the tin was made,
so there must be a process that does it, and for 20,000 units I though it may be worth suggesting, if only to look for alternative solutions.

😀

Peter
Nicola McIntosh

Member
8 January 2008 at 23:46

quite rightly so peter……if its HUGE quantities…then the panels are produced all at once….ie: production line….mould coating, printing but that i would imagine would be for mass amounts 😀 on another note..20,000 pieces is not that a big problem for a well equipped, motivated screenprinter …it all comes with the territory 😀

nik
pilot

Member
9 January 2008 at 05:41

quote Peter Normington:

Are you looking at printing onto the box, or the sheet, before its formed into the box?

I dont know the best method, but I would think easier on the raw material than after the product is formed?

Peter

Hi Peter,

thank you for the very good question. The amount of 20.000 is only the first order, another with similar amounts should follow. I´m looking for a solution, how to produce this amounts in good quality. I mean, I´m looking for a form technology too. Or for a supplier of this boxes. My concept is a machine, where on the on side will be the tinny sheet of metal inserted and on the other side of machine comes out a complete box, preferably already printed 🙂

Best regards.
pilot

Member
9 January 2008 at 05:48

quote Nicola Rowlands:

quite rightly so peter……if its HUGE quantities…then the panels are produced all at once….ie: production line….mould coating, printing but that i would imagine would be for mass amounts 😀 on another note..20,000 pieces is not that a big problem for a well equipped, motivated screenprinter …it all comes with the territory 😀

nik

Hi Nik,

thank you for the idea with screen printing. I outsource screen printing for many years to a company, which do the job very good. So I think, this would be a good way, especially when there´s a same graphics on every box.
Now I need just to find out, how to produce the boxes :-).

Best regards.