Manufacturer of seamless aluminium bottles and cans as well as technical extrusion parts and industrial cleaning

Leicht & Appel GmbH

Bad GandersheimNew on Amplifa

1908Founded

10–30,500 mlVolume range bottles/cans

1 location (Bad Gandersheim)Locations

Manufacturing exclusively in GermanyProduction

About Leicht & Appel

Aluminium bottles have been manufactured in Bad Gandersheim since 1908; since 1971, Leicht & Appel GmbH has continued this tradition. The company is a specialist supplier of seamless aluminium bottles and cans made of pure aluminium in volumes from 10 ml to 30,500 ml, produced exclusively in Germany. In addition to its standard range, the company manufactures technical extrusion parts, deep-drawn parts and metal spinning work to customer specifications, as well as bottles, cans and special containers made to individual customer requirements. Since 2009, industrial cleaning services have been offered: degreasing, pickling and washing, including a special pickling process that achieves purity classes otherwise only possible with glass bottles. The UN-certified bottles with dangerous goods approval for rail, sea, road and air transport are used for transporting hazardous substances; the in-house developed closure systems System 35 UN and System 51 UN do not require intermediate sealing plugs. Customers come from the pharmaceutical industry, the flavours and fragrances industry, fine chemicals, hazardous substances applications, defence, laboratories, pharmacies and research institutes as well as the consumer market.

Site: Bad Gandersheim
Processes: Aluminium bottles and cans (seamlessly manufactured), Technical extrusion parts, Deep-drawn parts, Metal spinning work, Industrial cleaning: degreasing – pickling – washing, Special pickling process (cleaning up to purity classes comparable to glass bottles), Development and consulting/engineering for packaging solutions and aluminium parts, Special containers made to individual customer requirements
Materials: Pure aluminium, Extrusion (Impact Extrusion), Deep Drawing, Metal Spinning, Industrial Cleaning / Special Pickling Process
Certificates: UN Dangerous Goods Approval (bottles, incl. closures System 35 UN / System 51, UN Dangerous Goods Approval, ISO 9001
Founded: 1908
Industries: Pharmaceutical industry, Flavours and fragrances industry, Fine chemicals, Hazardous substances users, Defence, Laboratories, pharmacies, research institutes

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Consulting and Development
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Extrusion (Impact Extrusion)
03
Deep Drawing
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Metal Spinning
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Industrial Cleaning (Degreasing, Pickling, Washing)
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Closure Assembly / Export Support

Materials and Processes

Pure aluminium

Seamless manufacturing of bottles and cans from 10 ml to 30,500 ml.

FDP

Extrusion (Impact Extrusion)

Manufacturing of technical extrusion parts to customer drawings.

Deep Drawing

Production of deep-drawn parts to customer requirements.

MDR

Metal Spinning

Metal spinning work for custom aluminium parts.

REIN

Industrial Cleaning / Special Pickling Process

Degreasing, pickling and washing with purity classes otherwise only possible with glass bottles.

Locations

Bad Gandersheim

Production and Sales

Materials: Pure aluminium

Components

**Aluminium Bottle System 35 UN – 125 ml**Seamlessly manufactured · Dangerous goods packaging

**Aluminium Bottle System 35 UN – 625 ml Round Shoulder**Seamlessly manufactured · Dangerous goods packaging

**Aluminium Bottle System 51 UN – 1,250 ml Round Shoulder**Seamlessly manufactured · Dangerous goods packaging

**Aluminium Bottle System 51 UN – 6,250 ml**Seamlessly manufactured · Dangerous goods packaging

**Aluminium Dispenser**Metal spinning · Consumer market

**810-01.80x175**Custom manufacturing · Aluminium

**051-01 Rhombus**Seamlessly manufactured · Aluminium packaging

Inside the production

Industries

Pharmaceutical industryFlavours and fragrances industryFine chemicalsHazardous substances usersDefenceLaboratories, pharmacies, research institutesConsumer market

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Aluminium bottles and cans (seamlessly manufactured)Forming	–	–	–	–	Pure aluminium
Technical extrusion partsForming	–	–	–	–	Aluminium
Deep-drawn partsForming	–	–	–	–	Aluminium
Metal spinning workForming	–	–	–	–	Aluminium
Industrial cleaning: degreasing – pickling – washingSurface	–	–	–	–	Aluminium
Special pickling process (cleaning up to purity classes comparable to glass bottles)Surface	–	–	–	–	Aluminium
Development and consulting/engineering for packaging solutions and aluminium partsEngineering	–	–	–	–	–
Special containers made to individual customer requirementsForming	–	–	–	–	Pure aluminium

Additional services

Consulting and development for aluminium packagingIndustrial cleaning (degreasing, pickling, washing)Special containers and custom bottles/cansTechnical extrusion partsDeep-drawn partsMetal spinning workExport support (export department, logistics/network)Dangerous goods packaging solutionsDesign/development of individual solutions from concept to series production

Quality

The bottles carry a dangerous goods approval for rail, sea, road and air transport and comply with international standards for the transport of hazardous substances. The special pickling process enables purity classes otherwise only achievable with glass bottles.

Evidence	Bad Gandersheim
UN Dangerous Goods Approval
ISO 9001

History

1908
Start of aluminium bottle manufacturing in Bad Gandersheim
1971
Continuation of the tradition as Leicht & Appel GmbH
2009
Introduction of industrial cleaning (degreasing, pickling, washing)
Development of the closure systems System 35 UN and System 51 UN without intermediate sealing plugs; according to the company's own statement, market leader in Germany in the area of cleanliness