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Printing/Marking Aluminium tube, OD = 8.7mm

2006

I have 10,000 aluminium tubes 80 mm long, with an outside diameter of 8.7 mm. Does anyone know how these could be printed/marked with a product name/logo down the length?

Alastair McNeill

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2006

An adhesive vinyl stencil and sand blast will make 'em look very nice. Paint is a little tricky on aluminum but can also be done if it is first given a treatment with a chemical called aluminum wash. In my opinion, engraving, either with a machine or with laser will be the nicest looking but more expensive and hard to get. There are other alternatives.

Guillermo Marrufo

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2006

Hi, Lynx ink jet printers made in Cambridge England will print these very well, like the printing on drinks cans and cable.

Andrew Hunt