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Anodizing and stamping operations

Packaging technologies

Anodizing, metallization, forming and decoration — every process in-house, so a program never waits on an outside vendor's schedule or color match.

01 · Anodization

Color grown into the metal

Anodizing is an electrochemical process that grows a hard oxide layer into the surface of the aluminum, then seals dye inside it. Because the color lives in the metal rather than on it, it cannot chip, peel or scratch off. Our patented system ensures a tightly controlled color range from first piece to last.

1B+
Units / year
ΔE ≤ 1.0
Color variation the eye can't detect
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REN Clean Skincare anodized aluminum caps and jar lid

02 · Metallization

A metal surface on any geometry

3D sputtering metallization deposits a thin metal layer onto molded plastic parts inside a vacuum chamber. The result reads as solid metal but weighs and costs like resins, and it holds shapes aluminum forming can't reach. Available across a wide color and finish range, including pearlescent, gradient, and varying opacity.

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Metallized caps and closures on Victoria's Secret, L'Oréal, OPI and fragrance packaging

03 · Metal Stamping

From coil to component

Metal stamping and deep draw transform aluminum coil into expertly designed shells, caps, collars, and more. In-house tooling and forming means wall thickness, draft and decoration limits are engineered together rather than discovered at assembly.

Deep-drawn and stamped aluminum caps and closures

04 · Injection Molding

From pellet to component

Injection molding produces the resin substrates and inner structures that pair with formed aluminum components. Molding in-house means geometry, decoration limits and assembly fits are engineered together rather than discovered at assembly. It also guarantees suitable surface quality for metallization.

Injection-molded resin jars, bottles and caps for cosmetics packaging

05 · Finishing & Decoration

The final touch is what buyers notice first

Hot foil stamping, laser engraving, offset and screen printing, and combination finishes applied over anodized or metallized surfaces. Because decoration runs in the same plants as anodizing and forming, registration and color are controlled against the same physical standard from the first article on.

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Decorated aluminum caps and closures on REN, Bath & Body Works and Clinique packaging

06 · Prototyping

Answers in days, not tooling cycles

Rapid 3D prototyping puts a physical part in your hand in days, so geometry, proportion and finish direction get validated before production tooling is committed. It is the cheapest point in a program to change your mind — and the most expensive one to skip.

Prototype packaging components for design validation

Capability reference

What we can hold

One table a buyer can screenshot and an engineer can quote from. Published as structured data, not locked in a PDF.

Process Substrate Volume fit Best for
Anodizing Aluminum High Durable color, full recyclability
Double anodizing Aluminum High Two-tone, deep saturation
Vacuum metallization Resin and Aluminum Medium–high Complex geometry, light weight
Metal stamping & deep draw Aluminum High Shells, caps, collars
Rapid 3D prototyping Mixed One-off Design validation in days

Not sure which process fits your part?

Send the geometry. Our engineers come back with the process, the finish options and the tooling implications.

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