Advantages of Metal Packaging for Food and Technical
Products
Metal packaging was invented more than a century ago. Since then it has undergone
constant changes and improvements in order to adapted to the needs of modern
consumers.
Its main advantages are as follows:
1. Full impermeability to the passage of gases and air as compared to other
packaging materials, meaning a long shelf-life
2. Tamper evidence and total protection against intentional damage to the finished
product (poisoning or contamination, biological terrorism)
3. Full compatibility with the strictest demands for direct contact with food, sprays,
paints, etc.
4. Low losses in all stages of filling, sealing, packing, distribution, and sale
5. High speed production rates (for both manufacture and user)
6. Good heat transfer (for canned food)
7. High-quality and varied graphic capabilities
8. Possibility of interesting shapes
9. Fully recyclable, environmental friendly packaging