The Extraordinary in Simple Living
A seemingly simple aluminum end carries a promise of freshness preservation and safe, reliable use for consumers. Leveraging robust production capacity and automated precision manufacturing, GCM delivers the most dependable sealing solutions for beverage and food brands.
Micron-Level Scoring Technology: 200-Size Beverage Ends (Beverage Ends)
In the high-pressure environment of carbonated soft drinks and beer, the greatest challenge in end-making is balancing pressure safety with easy opening. GCM specializes in 200-size SOT (Stay-On Tab) ends and masters the core capability of micron-level scoring control.
Precise Score Residual Control: Using high-speed precision presses, we control the score residual thickness within an extremely tight tolerance window. This enables the end to withstand high internal pressure without deformation, while allowing consumers to open it smoothly with minimal fingertip force.
Buckle-Resistance Design: For high-temperature logistics and transport conditions common in tropical climates, we optimize the end’s geometric structure to significantly enhance pressure resistance—effectively preventing deformation or burst failures under extreme conditions.
Dual Standards for Safety and Hermetic Sealing: 401/502-Size Dry Food Ends (Dry Food Ends)
For markets such as milk powder, coffee powder, and snack foods, GCM offers large-diameter easy-open ends in 401 and 502 sizes, including FOE (Full-Open End) and POE (Peel-Off End with foil). The technical focus for these products lies in edge safety and long-term airtightness.
Safety Edge Hemming: To eliminate the risk of sharp edges associated with conventional easy-open ends, we adopt advanced hemming processes that roll the cut edge inward. Whether full-open aluminum ends or foil peel-off ends, consumers touch only smooth, rounded edges when accessing milk powder or food products.
Precision Compound Lining: Hermetic sealing is essential for preserving dry powder foods. We utilize high-precision, vision-aligned lining systems to ensure the sealing compound is applied uniformly, continuously, and bubble-free within the seaming channel. This invisible barrier effectively blocks moisture and oxygen, keeping contents fresh throughout shelf lives that may extend for months—or even years.
Fully Automated Optical Inspection: A Commitment to Zero Defects
Quality is driven not only by inspection, but by process stability. To meet our zero-defect shipping standard, every high-speed production line is equipped at the end with an advanced Vision Inspection System. Operating at several thousand ends per minute, the system scans both the top and bottom of every end in real time. It tightly controls critical parameters—from rivet tightness of the tab, to score continuity, to compound lining integrity. Any minor imperfection—such as scratches, oil stains, or dimensional deviation—is automatically detected and rejected, ensuring only flawless products proceed to the packaging line.
Sustainable Manufacturing and Material Optimization
GCM is committed to ESG-driven sustainability and actively advances lightweighting engineering in end-making. Through optimized tooling design and the application of high-strength aluminum alloys, we have successfully reduced material usage per end without compromising strength. This not only lowers customers’ transportation costs, but also contributes to reducing the global carbon footprint.
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