seaming
Crown offers 550ml beverage can
Crown Embalagens Metálicas da Amazônia S.A. (Crown Brazil), a joint venture of Crown Holdings and Évora S.A. of Porto Alegre, Brazil, is now offering a 550ml beverage can that brands can use to leverage the growing culture of sharing beverages. The can enables consumers to easily share their beverage with friends or family, yet retains […]
SteeloCare wins German Packaging Award
SteeloCare, a tinplate aerosol can from the technology network Lanico, Schuler Pressen and ThyssenKrupp Rasselstein, has been awarded the renowned Packaging Award in the category cosmetics & hygiene articles. The jury of independent experts from industry, research, teaching and the trade press was convinced by the new concept can, which combines the unusual approach of […]
CMB Engineering expands Academy
CMB Engineering has announced it will be expanding the Academy of Canmaking and Seaming that it launched earlier in the year. The Academy, which includes workshop area where practical lessons could be conducted with machines as the CMB5000 Bodymaker and CMB550 Trimmer (CMB 5500 Canmaker), will now also feature three separate classrooms where theory lessons […]
September 2014
Inks and coatings Tooling developments Seaming
Lanico’s SteeloCare at Metpack
At this year’s Metpack in Essen, Germany, Lanico unveiled its SteeloCare product, a tinplate monobloc design aerosol can. The cans were developed alongside packaging steel producer ThyssenKrupp Rasselstein and the press manufacturer Schuler Pressen. Lanico’s technique enables inner seaming of the can, a visible bottom fold is not required. The can reaches the 18 bar […]
PneumaticScaleAngelus expands global operation
PneumaticScaleAngelus is expanding its global operations with a new engineering/manufacturing facility in Parma, Italy. The move is set to take place early May 2014. The new operation will include engineering, manufacturing, assembly, sales and service of new and rebuilt can seamers. It will serve as an additional manufacturing centre for seamer tooling (chucks & rolls). […]
DSG launches resealable can
German-based ACTEGA DS and the US company Dayton Systems Group (DSG) have joined forces to create the DSG Beverage Cap Can with a twist-off, recloseable lid. Resealable Can Closures for Beverages provide added convenience for consumers. The patented two-piece can and dome design is engineered to attach to standard can sizes utilising existing seaming technology, […]
CanTech sponsors CMB Academy of canmaking
CMB Engineering recently opened the CMB Academy of Canmaking and Seaming in the company’s headquarters at Shipley, Yorkshire. The new Academy – a first in the industry – will serve as a platform to train the company’s existing customer base, offering in-depth theoretical and practical understanding of seaming and canmaking. Present at the opening of […]
March 2014
Regulars: Equipment news; Filling focus; Candid Features: Soft drinks; Beverage Cans: Taiwan and China; Seaming
Seaming systems from Lanico
Lanico will be presenting a range of stainless can seaming machines at this year’s Interpack. The automatic model V1 10 SVA 50 T is designed for low volume production and laboratory applications, and is stainless and splashproof. The machine can operate as a stand-alone unit or in combination with a filling machine. By means of […]
Multi Colour
Neil McRitchie visited the laminating line at IMCP in Surabaya, and talked to Mr Tan Kee Huak, chief operating officer of IMCP, who has been working on laminated cans for the past two and a half years
Indian can maker wins Asia CanTech Supreme Award
An Indian can maker has won the Supreme Award at Asia CanTech 2013. Easy Pack of India took the award for its Speciality can that uses reverse seaming technology. Held last week in Surabaya, Indonesia, the awards honoured innovations in the Asian can making industry at a prestigious gala dinner. Here is a round-up of […]
Critical features measured with non-contact back end gauges
Sencon has introduced an automatic Finished Can Master and benchtop Finished Can Gauge, which measure dimensional features on finished (necked) cans. Both gauges make all of their measurements using solid-state optical metrology that is wear-free and has proven its reliability on Sencon’s widely used End Progression Gauge over the last 12 years. Using non-contact optical […]
Double seam interchangeability
In the first of a series of articles from Rexam, Paul McNaughton, Quality & CTS Director for Rexam across Europe & AMEA, looks at the importance of interchangeability.