Maverick is dedicated to helping you with any or all of your capsule needs and manufacturing the best products for your business.
We are a local business in Ukiah, CA with an abundance to offer. Our facility and office is local so we have total control and can check on your project from inception to delivery to ensure quality and excellence every time.
Custom Color Matching
Every capsule project is printed with custom mixed inks developed by our professional ink technicians. Our technicians are able to match an array of different color samples, ranging from Pantone swatches, labels or other packaging material.We offer pre-press appointments for difficult color matching and press checks to ensure consistent color. Our eletronic ink management system stores all of our custom formulas to ensure a perfect match every time.
Outstanding Production Team
At Maverick, we print and form 100% of our capsule orders. This assures top quality and faster turn around for your bottling needs. Each new project goes through a thorough process of evaluation for optiminum production specifications, print layout and efficiency for both Maverick and our customers.Our In-House Design Team works closely with both Print and Capsule Production and endeavors to optimize your artwork for the best possible replication.
MavLam™ Material
In order to reduce our environmental impact, increase pricing stability and to decrease project lead times, Maverick has developed processes for providing proprietary versions of both Polylaminate and Almost Tin™ material at our Ukiah facility. This material is laminated and inspected on-site to provide a quality American made option for our capsules.Polylaminate
Polylaminate capsules are comprised of a three layer aluminum-polyethylene-aluminum seamed skirt and aluminum top disc. They provide a professional and cost effective packaging solution. Polylaminate and Almost Tin™ capsules can be hot stamped and have a variety of top artwork options. Both substrates can have a C-Cut tab added for easy removal.Almost Tin™
Our Almost Tin™ capsules are comprised of a more durable three layer material that is a great recyclable and less costly alternative to tin capsules. Almost Tin™ is optimum for bottles that present challenges with spin down (this also includes bottles for distilled spirits, which have custom shaped necks).
PVC / PET(G)
PVC capsules can be an economical alternative to traditional Polylaminate or Tin capsules. PVC comes in an array of colors, which can provide more options for artwork layout and design possibilities. These capsules are comprised of a PVC skirt and an aluminum or clear top disc. PET(G) capsules can be a more environmentally friendly capsule option. The process for printing both PVC and PET(G) is the same, as well as forming. Tear tape is available for both substrates.
Champagne
Champagne capsules are a combination of a three layer Polylaminate body and a paper foil or aluminum top disc. They provide a clean and premium finish to champagne packaging. The skirts can be printed or hot stamped. We also offer a pebbled texture that is applied during our forming process. All champagne tops are printed. Ventilation holes (grillages) and tear tape are also available for these capsules.CapASleeve ™
CapASleeve is an alternative PVC capsule without a top disk.- Multiple diameters available: 29mm through 37mm
- Can produce in length from 35mm through 70mm
- Stock Colors: Silver, Black Semi-Matte, Black Glossy, White and Clear
- We can also produce custom artwork on the bodies
- Can include a tear-strip opening feature if desired
- This closure is a great way to dress-up your bottle while providing tamper proof evidence
- Can include a horizontal perforation pattern for easy opening
- Perfect for those decorative "T-Stoppers" you don't want covered up
Maverick Enterprises Customer Care Dept. at (707) 234-6103 or your local Representative.
Stock Capsules
Created for our customers as a convenience to order stock capsules, our web store contains everything our customers need to know: colors, sizes, pictures of our stock capsules, features each of our capsules offer, and quantities we offer.Enter Our Web Store!
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Stock Top Options
Grape Cluster
Available for Poly, PVC, and Almost Tin
Custom Top Options
Blind Embossed
Uses an embossing die and no top ink is applied to the artwork
Embossed & Painted
Uses an embossing die and custom top ink is applied to the artwork
Printed
Uses a cylinder engraving to
print the artwork
Printed & Blind Embossed
A combination of a cylinder engraving and embossing die
Printed & Embossed & Painted
A combination of a cylinder engraving and embossing die with top ink applied
Hot Stamping
Hot stamp foil can be applied to all capsule substrates but PET(G). Hot stamp foil is ordered based on the foil callout indicated by the customer and cannot be shown in our draw down process. We generally match KURZ or Crown hot stamp colors, but can special order material upon customer request (this may or may not be subject to testing prior to forming).Size / Function / Fit
A bottle sample is required for all Maverick capsule projects to ensure customer satisfaction. We provide accurate sizing based on the bottle dimensions, placement of any additional labels (neck labels), desired fit and the type of equipment used during bottling. Each bottle is reviewed for optimum placement of removal features and custom artwork by our team prior to production.Removal Features
We offer removal features on all of our capsules. Tear tab/tape is only offered for PVC, PET(G) and Champagne capsules. For those substrates we also offer perforations and notcherations. Below are our available tear tab colors.
Project Information Needed:
Bottle Bottles are a very important part of our process in making a capsule. To ensure the best possible fit for your capsule we ask that you submit a bottle sample. This guarantees a correct fit for your capsule and can be more precise then manufacturing based on mold numbers that are not finish specific.
Artwork Artwork should be provided in a workable format for Adobe Illustrator (.ai or .pdf) with fonts outlined or font files provided. Artwork may be provided via CD or e-mailed to our Design Team (artwork@maverickcaps.com). If the capsule size and substrate have been predetermined, an illustrator template can be sent to you or your designer, if desired. If any other packaging information (label or electronic file) is available, please submit it to ensure that we can provide you with the best option available.
Colors Please provide us with a label, PMS color, or sample to match for color as well as the finish (sheen) desired. (Maverick does not guarantee color matching to KURZ color samples unless the job specifically calls for hot stamp material.)
Helpful Information for Capsule Application
Hot or cold filled product
Automatic vs. Hand Dispensing
For Polylaminate: Spinner type, manufacturer and # of heads.
Project Timeline:
10 Business Days for Artwork and Draw downs After we have received all the components necessary, it will take up to 10 business days to create approvals and draw down samples.
5 Business Days - Artwork and Draw Down Approvals We ask that you send back approvals and draw down samples approved or alert us of any necessary changes within 5 business days to ensure we can meet the delivery date. (Scanned copies of approvals sent via email are preferred for production and must be in color– Hard copies must also be sent via mail to have for our records.)
10 Business Days - Receipt of Tooling
This is our estimate of the time required in order to receive the custom tooling
(print cylinder engravings, embossing dies or hot stamp plates) for your
capsule.
Production:
After we have finished this process and all of this information is available to us we will begin production on your capsules. Production on new projects is estimated to take 4-6 weeks.Customer Service in the field
Maverick offers technical field representatives that provide on-site assistance to ensure your capsules are applied with the highest quality and efficiency. We provide application specifications for our Polylaminate and PVC capsules to assist your bottling line personnel in optimizing and troubleshooting bottling equipment. Our technical reps can also share their expertise on bottling line equipment and any required adjustments to optimize application of our capsules.Design
We have a talented design team that are ready to take on new projects and are there to help in the assistance of creating a new and unique capsule design for your company.Quality
Quality and consistency is important here at Maverick Enterprises. We inspect all of our material through each process in our facility to ensure our capsules are the best quality on the market.© 2012 Maverick Enterprises, Inc