The aluminium tube: always dwell on the ball!
The industry of technical products is strongly related to the history of tubes for the inventor of the first tube was an artist painter. His name was John Rand and it is more than 175 years ago that he made this brilliant and functional invention: The tube was born to protect his individual merged paints against draining by a new kind of innovative packaging which conquered the world afterwards. Nowadays the tube is convenient and by combining the tube with the premium light metal aluminium it is first-choice for attractive and all-purpose packaging until today.
Quite possible that there is still no other branch which is more related to the advantages of the aluminium tube than the industry filling up technical products - right in the sense of history. The reasons for that are manifold and all of them are attributable to the combination of the packaging type “tube” which stands for perfect and convenient dispensing and the fact that aluminium is the premium light metal equipped with perfect barrier functions. The primary character of the aluminium tube fits perfectly to the requirements of filigree active principles as used in the technical industry: isolation and preservation inbound as outward is the motto. The absolute barrier function of isolation -only the aluminium tubes can provide this- makes sure that valuable volatile components cannot escape from the tube body. And thanks to a thorough choice of sophisticated internal lacquers even aggressive ingredients cannot cause chemical reactions attacking the packaging. The other way round the aluminium tubes barrier function also stands for perfect isolation of the content against anything coming from the outside. Neither oxygen nor light can interact with the active substances and degrade its function. En passant the tube fulfils a need most consumers of technical products are thankful for. Thinking about model making for example perfect dispensing is more than a “nice to have” feature. It is a “must have” and necessary selling preposition.
Responsibility for future generations
Within the technology industry ecological aspects of waste disposal are an ongoing item. Besides the recycling of the products itself, aluminium tubes reach highest recycling rates in Europe, and Bauxite, the raw material used for the production of aluminium tubes, is an almost endlessly available resource.
But nowadays a packaging must provide more than optimal packaging performance. It has to be convenient in terms of additional benefit for the consumer, it has to enhance a brand image and communicate shelf appeal. In other words, the packaging must proclaim, “Choose me because I am the best!” In terms of decorative properties aluminium is second to none. Aluminium’s natural metallic sheen is often imitated but never attained and high-quality designs guarantee eye-catching shelf appeal. Even in terms of convenient dispensing and complete emptying, the aluminium tube trumps other packaging materials. Perfect dispensing is guaranteed because there is no vacuum pull and complete emptying is provided for the extreme flexibility of aluminium.
And finally, the use of aluminium stands for environmental protection as well. The use of aluminium means that the content stays fresh longer, which contributes to conserving the resources and energy used for the production of the filling. Entire and sustainable is the protection for products once filled in this lightweight metal, which achieves high recycling rates in Europe.
