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CANTECH INTERNATIONAL APRIL 2015
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Slim can update
CONTENTS APRIL 2015
CONTENTS
APRIL 2015
Volume 22, Number 7
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The
strength
of steel
INSIDE
Inks & coatings
Inspection and
sensing systems
Slim can update
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66 Candid
Richard Piper speaks to Graham
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Services, about his involvement
with can making machinery
supplier Suzhou Slac Precision
Equipment in China
FEATURES
16 FOCUS: EUROPE
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Alexander Mohr, secretary
general of Apeal, the
Association of European
Producers of Steel for
Packaging, discusses the
impact of the Circular Economy
Package (CEP) being shelved
on the steel for packaging sector
34 SOUTH KOREA
21 CONFERENCE REVIEW
Euro CanTech 2015 took
place at the Hotel Arts in
Barcelona, Spain, on 23-25
March. Richard Piper presents
some of the highlights for
those that were unable to
attend
24 SLIM CANS
Slim cans are gaining ground
in the beverage can market.
The Ball Corporation tells us
more about this important size
variation
Consumption of drinks in
aluminium cans continues to
grow in South Korea as lifestyle
trends influence consumers’
choice of packaging for
popular beverages
39 LASER TECHNOLOGY
CanTech talks to Sascha Benke,
business unit manager for Laser
at Videojet Technologies, about
the growing need for laser
solutions in the beverage can
market
42 INSPECTION & SENSING
12 FILLING
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Evert van de Weg talks to
DIS, a major contract filler in
the Netherlands
30 INKS & COATNGS
Jack Knight of INX updates on
the latest in the metal
decorating sector
Mark Mohn, sales manager at
Prime Controls, reports on the
value of inspection and sensing
systems for leak testing
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EDITORIAL COMMENT
Welcome
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W
elcome to the April issue of CanTech
International. We are back from Euro
CanTech 2015 in Barcelona and I have
to say it was a very enjoyable event, both to organise
and to attend. The team here are pleased with the
outcome and the feedback we have received has
been very positive. Thank you to all who attended, presented and exhibited at the beautiful Hotel
Arts. Your participation and enthusiasm, as always,
is what makes these gatherings worthwhile. The
full review begins on page 21 if you were unable
to attend last month and some of the presentations are available to download on the website:
www.euro-cantech.com.
There were certain themes that became clear
throughout the conference, one of which was the
topic of recycling. Obviously metal’s 100 per cent
recyclability is a pretty claim, but what we really
need to focus on are the recycling rates themselves,
both in aluminium and steel. The latter is a point
of interest this issue, as Alexander Mohr, secretary general of Apeal, discusses the impact of the
Circular Economy Package (CEP) being shelved on
the steel for packaging sector. The full article can be
found from page 16.
Elsewhere, and aside from the obvious topic of
the potential takeover of Rexam, Ball Corporation
discusses the importance of the slim can format.
This packaging option has increased in popularity
in recent years and has far exceeded expectations
in terms of opening the door for the can in markets
other than energy drinks. We are now seeing slim
cans used widely in the ready-to drink sector, not to
mention wines of all descriptions and soft drinks as
well. Turn to page 24 to read more.
Finally, a mention of the 100th anniversary of
the Coca-Cola contour bottle, which, after all this
time and having been originally made in glass, is
being celebrated in Europe and Asia with a limited
edition aluminium bottle can. Congratulations to
Ardagh on having been selected to produce this
commemorative can – we hope that one day all
Coca-Cola bottles will be made from aluminium.
Editorial
Advisory Board
Gordon Shade Chief Executive
Officer of the European Metal
Packaging Association (Empac)
Simon Jennings Owner and
advisor of Nomis Consultancy
Atit Bhatia Senior Vice
President at Hindustan Tin Works
Evert van de Weg Independent
Metal Packaging Expert
Enjoy this issue.
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CanTech International
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Graham Fenton Chairman of
the Can Makers
James Peterson Vice President
of Marketing and Corporate Affairs
at Ball Corporation
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WORLD: NEWS & VIEWS
HJ HEINZ COMPANY AND KRAFT
FOODS GROUP TO MERGE
HJ Heinz Company and the Kraft Foods Group
have announced a definitive merger agreement to create The Kraft Heinz Company,
forming the fifth largest food and beverage
company in the world.
Under the terms of the agreement, which
has been unanimously approved by both
Heinz and Kraft’s boards of directors, Kraft
shareholders will own a 49% stake in the
combined company, and current Heinz shareholders will own 51% on a fully diluted basis.
Kraft shareholders will receive stock in
the combined company and a special cash
dividend of $16.50 per share. The aggregate
special dividend payment of approximately
$10 billion is being fully funded by an equity
contribution by Berkshire Hathaway and 3G
Capital.
Alex Behring, chairman of Heinz and the
managing partner at 3G Capital, said: “By
bringing together these two iconic companies
through this transaction, we are creating a
strong platform for both US and international
growth. Our combined brands and businesses mean increased scale and relevance both
in the US and internationally. We have the
utmost respect for the Kraft business and
its employees and greatly look forward to
working together as we integrate the two
companies.”
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Silgan announces results of
tender offer
Silgan Holdings, a supplier of rigid packaging for shelf-stable food and other consumer goods products, has announced the
final results of its ‘modified Dutch auction’
tender offer. Silgan has accepted for purchase 2,766,354 shares of its common
stock at a price of $58.50 per share, for
a total purchase price of approximately
$161.8 million. Payment for the shares
accepted for purchase, and return of all
other shares tendered and not accepted for purchase, will be made promptly
by Computershare Trust Company, the
depositary for the tender offer.
HJ Heinz
Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of
Berkshire Hathaway, said: “I am delighted
to play a part in bringing these two winning
companies and their iconic brands together.
This is my kind of transaction, uniting two
world-class organisations and delivering shareholder value. I’m excited by the
opportunities for what this new combined
organisation will achieve.” Bernardo Hees,
current Heinz CEO, will retain his position at
the top of the combined company, headquartered in both Pittsburgh and Chicago.
The Can Makers appoints new chairman
The Can Makers, the industry
trade body representing the UK
manufacturers of drinks cans,
has appointed Martin Constable
as the new chairman. Martin
takes over from Graham Fenton.
Martin Constable commented:
“It is certainly an exciting time to
be chairman of the Can Makers.
We’ve seen strong market performance for drinks cans across
the board, further recognition of
the can’s unique sustainability
credentials and independently
brewed beer gain momentum with the Indie
Beer Can Festival. I would like to thank
Graham Fenton for his hard work and dedication as chairman. I hope to continue the great
work he’s done to raise the profile of the
drinks can as we enter the beer can’s 80th
year. The can has a lot to offer. It’s uniquely
NEWS IN BRIEF
sustainable and the world’s
most recyclable drinks pack
as it’s made from permanently available material which is
100% and infinitely recyclable. Add eye-catching design,
a wide variety of shapes and
sizes, and the fact that cans
maintain the integrity of drinks
among the many benefits and
it’s easy to see why the can
is a drink pack of choice for
consumers and brands alike.”
Martin’s career in the can
making industry started when he joined
Crown Packaging in 2004, going in as a UK
key account manager following 15 years
at General Electric. He is now based at
Crown Bevcan’s offices in Carlisle, where
he is responsible for UK and Ireland as the
sales director.
Valspar chameleon in charity
can artwork
Valspar, a global supplier of coatings for
light metal packaging, unveiled 6,600
cans of tuna that became the building
blocks for a mammoth sculpture depicting
Val, Valspar’s chameleon mascot onsite at
the Valspar Championship on 12 March
this year. Four members of Canstruction,
a global charity whose mission is to feed
and inspire the world one can at a time as
it mounts some extremely novel artworks,
undertook this construction. When the
tournament was over, Valspar donated
the cans of tuna to Feeding America
Tampa Bay.
Ardagh reopens production facility
In March, Ardagh reopened its production
facility in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands,
which has been upgraded for the nutrition industry. The new plant was officially opened in a special ceremony in
the presence of Henk Deinum, Alderman
for Economic and Regional Development
Leeuwarden and the town’s Deputy Mayor.
Ewoud Vriens, commercial director of
Ardagh’s Nutrition sector, said: “The
upgrade of our Leeuwarden facility means
that we now have added capacity to
supply quality metal packaging to our
nutrition customers from several European
manufacturing sites. Leeuwarden also produces the packaging of Nestlé’s innovative
‘Scoop Out’.” Henk Deinum added: “As
Alderman for Economic Development, I am
extremely proud of Ardagh Leeuwarden.”
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100 YEARS OF THE COCACOLA CONTOUR BOTTLE
This year marks the 100-year anniversary of
the iconic Coca-Cola contour bottle. To celebrate this milestone the company has turned
to Ardagh Group to manufacture a limited
edition 25cl aluminium bottle.
The original contour shape, designed by
the Root Glass Company of Terre Haute,
Indiana, won approval from Coca Cola in
1915. Since the first aluminium contour
bottle – called the M5 (Magnificent 5) – was
introduced in 2006, Ardagh has continued
this tradition with a succession of limited
edition bottles, celebrating famous sporting
occasions as well as another anniversary bottle to commemorate the 125th anniversary of
the Coca-Cola Company.
“We have been associated with some
memorable limited edition Coca-Cola bottles
over the past few years, and in wishing Coca
Cola our very best wishes for this remarkable
anniversary we are very pleased that we
were able to join forces in manufacturing this
very special edition aluminium bottle for the
European and Asian markets,” said Woep
Möller, chief commercial officer at Ardagh
Group’s metal division.
New record recycling rate for cans
The overall recycling rate for aluminium beverage cans in the EU 27 + EFTA countries
increased by 1.5% to a new record level of
69.5% (70%) in 2012, according to an EAA
Environmental Report.
When considering the collection of cans in
the remaining European countries and Turkey,
the result is that the metal of more than 27.5
billion cans remains in the European circular
economy and is available again for the production of new aluminium products.
The collected cans represent a total amount
of 390,000 tons of recycled aluminium,
preventing more than
3.12 million tonnes
of greenhouse gas
emissions.
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The European Aluminium Association (EAA)
considers this result an important milestone
in its path towards its voluntary recycling
targets of 80% by 2020. However, Maarten
Labberton, director of the EAA Packaging
Group said: “These ambitious targets can
only be met if significant improvements are
made to the existing metal packaging and
can specific collection and sorting schemes.
The European regulatory framework should
also become more transparent and harmonised. Therefore, we urge the EU authorities
to present a revised EU Circular Economy
Package with ambitious but more realistic
and ‘real’ recycling targets.”
EAA recommends that extra investments
should be made in the recycling infrastructures of the EU Member States. Labberton
continued: “These funds should be used
in a more ‘intelligent’ way and respect the
waste management hierarchy, with a
strong focus on innovative collection
and sorting solutions for recycling.
Landfilling of recyclable packaging
waste should be phased out incineration with energy recovery should
be kept as a ‘second best’ solution.”
Alcoa to curtail
smelting capacity
in Brazil
Alcoa has announced that it will curtail the
remaining 74,000 metric tons of smelting
capacity at its São Luís (Alumar) facility
in Brazil. The decision is aligned with the
Company’s recent announcement to evaluate
upstream capacity for possible curtailment,
closure or sale as Alcoa further optimises its
commodity portfolio.
“We continue to take decisive steps to
create a globally competitive commodity business and are executing against our upstream
capacity review,” said Bob Wilt, president of
Alcoa’s Global Primary Products. “These are
difficult but necessary actions in support of
Alcoa’s strategy to lower the cost base of our
upstream businesses.” This curtailment adds
to the 85,000 metric tons of capacity idled at
São Luís in May 2014 and the 12,000 metric
tons curtailed in October 2014.
“We understand how deeply this decision
affects our employees, our contractors and
our communities,” said José A. Drummond,
president of Alcoa Latin America. “Our teams
have worked extremely hard to make the
plant competitive, and we will actively consult
with our employees, unions and community
stakeholders to minimise the impact of this
action. We will continue working to achieve
the competitive conditions necessary for
aluminium production in the region.”
Ball receives second
request from FTC
Ball has announced that it has received a
Request for Additional Information, or “second request,” from the United States Federal
Trade Commission (FTC) under the Hart-ScottRodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976.
The request is in connection with the FTC’s
review of Ball’s recommended offer to acquire
Rexam PLC and is a standard part of the
United States’ regulatory process.
Ball expects that the necessary regulatory
clearances will be obtained in the first half
of 2016 but there is still some speculation
amongst industry professionals as to whether
it will be a straightforward process when it
comes to competition concerns.
The merger could potentially be cause for
concern for several players in the can making
industry should it be given the green light,
and the deal will be heavily scrutinised by the
regulatory bodies involved.
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EURO CANTECH 2015 HELD
IN BARCELONA
The second Euro CanTech Event was held
in Barcelona, Spain, from 23-25 March.
Suppliers and can makers alike converged at
the beautiful Hotel Arts, on Barcelona’s sandy
sea front, to discuss the industry in Europe
and the direction in which it is
headed.
One of the themes to
emerge from the event was
that of the need to differentiate
between recyclability and recycling rates – the latter being
of more importance to what is
actually being achieved.
Metal remains one of the
most recycled materials in the
world, and it was good to see
that as an industry this is an
area that is taken very seriously indeed.
Our thanks go to everyone who attended,
and in particular to those that gave a presentation at the conference, including our
distinguished keynote speakers.
A full review can be seen from page 21.
MetalMatters campaign in Wrexham
Wrexham Council has become the 50th local
authority to benefit from MetalMatters, the
industry-funded communications campaign
to increase household recycling of metal
packaging.
It is the fourth campaign the programme
has run in partnership with Waste Awareness
Wales. Previous campaigns include Newport,
which achieved a 9% increase in metal capture at a cost of £0.31 per household and
Rhondda Cynon Taff and Torfaen, which will
report results later this year.
The MetalMatters campaign delivers targeted messaging to residents about the benefits
of recycling via two leaflet drops, typically
eight weeks apart, which inform and remind
householders about what and how to recycle.
The Wrexham campaign is being actively
supported by Ball Packaging Europe, which
operates a beverage can manufacturing plant
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in the borough and is a MetalMatters funding
partner through its membership of Beverage
Can Makers Europe (BCME). The plant this
week hosted a tour for Councillors and representatives from Wrexham County Borough
Council and members of Brynteg County
Primary School, which was recently awarded
the Platinum Eco Schools Wales award.
Rick Hindley, executive director of project
managers at Alupro, said: “The Wrexham
campaign marks a significant milestone for
MetalMatters: Three million households have
now been directly targeted by our communications campaign, each one delivered for
around 30 pence per household and delivering return on investment far beyond the initial
financial outlay.
“MetalMatters offers a cost-effective solution to local authorities who are faced with
flatlining recycling rates and challenges
including budget cuts and increasing landfill
costs.”
On behalf of Waste Awareness Wales,
campaigns and recycling officer Andrew
Osborne said: “It’s vital that we keep encouraging householders in Wales to recycle and
MetalMatters is proving a very useful campaign to help us. It’s a tried and tested
campaign with an extensive range of communications materials, making it very straightforward to set up and manage.”
Celebrating
canned food
week in UK
In preparation for Canned Food Week 2015,
which was held held 30 March – 5 April,
Canned Food UK teamed up with celebrity nutritionist Amanda Hamilton to raise
awareness of canned food and its nutritional
benefits.
Canned Food UK and Hamilton have produced a set of seven healthy eating plans for
a number of different audiences. Each plan
featured a brand new recipe from Canned
Food UK, two of which were designed by
Canned Food UK ambassador and celebrity
chef James Martin. Consumers can download
the healthy meal plans from www.cannedfood.co.uk.
Hamilton said: “These plans have been created to help show people that eating healthily
isn’t as hard or expensive as you think – it’s
all about planning ahead. Good nutrition can
seem overly complex at times so I’m happy
to get behind a campaign that makes simple recipes suggestions that are genuinely
accessible to the vast majority – they taste
great too!”
Jason Hegarty, chairman for Canned Food
UK, said: “We know that canned food plays
an important role in cooking in the majority
of UK households, and that is why Canned
Food Week is so important to us. During
the canning process, nutrients are locked
in, so canned food really does present a
healthy option. By producing these plans with
Amanda Hamilton we hope to show that using
canned food is a convenient and affordable
way to eat healthily.”
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NOVELIS LAUNCHES
EVERCYCLE
Novelis has announced the first product in
a new portfolio of certified high-recycled
content aluminium for speciality applications,
called evercycle. This new material will apparently enable customers to produce infinitely
recyclable products with a lower carbon
footprint. The first product in the portfolio
is designed for aluminium food containers.
Certified by SCS Global Services to contain
100 per cent recycled aluminium, made up
of 90% post-consumer content and 10%
customer manufacturing scrap, it is the only
material of its kind on the market. For now it
is available in the US, but demand is expected
to increase overseas.
“The launch of evercycle marks an important next step in our long-term commitment
to sustainable aluminium product innovation,”
said Phil Martens, Novelis president and chief
executive officer. “Our evercycle aluminium
appeals to customers who want to demonstrate their dedication to sustainability and
attract the growing numbers of environmentally conscious consumers.” The new product
adds to Novelis’ portfolio of high-recycled
content aluminium sheet products and is part
of the company’s plan to increase the recycled content of its products to 80% by 2020.
RECYCLING FACILITIES IN
SHOPPING CENTRES
According to a report by the drinks can
recycling programme Every Can Counts,
more than half of UK consumers have never
used their local shopping centre’s recycling
facilities.
These results were taken from a survey
of customers at two shopping centres with
a combined footfall of 38 million. The report
also claims that over 90% of consumers
recycle regularly at home, and 72% claim to
frequently recycle outside of the home.
Asked how facilities could be improved at
shopping centres to encourage recycling,
57% said that they wanted “more recycling
bins, in convenient locations.” Other suggestions included better promotion of facilities
and more information about the benefits of
recycling.
The findings form part of a two-phased
research report into the recycling attitudes
and practices at shopping centres and the
efforts being made to cut waste. The beverage can industry’s recycling initiative implemented ‘phase one’ in 2014 to learn more
about recycling attitudes and practices at
shopping centres, which showed that there
SanTan Brewing Company
selects Rexam cans
SanTan Brewing Company’s Mr Pineapple
Wheat Ale is back and available now in
redesigned Rexam 12oz cans. This year,
the brewery has teamed up with Chiquita
to use Rainforest Alliance Certified
pineapple juice for a more sustainable,
socially conscious and tasty beer.
“Mr Pineapple knows how to get the
party started,” said Anthony Canecchia,
founder and brewmaster at SanTan
Brewing Company. “Working with Rexam,
we created a new look for its can, something exciting that’s going to make you
smile from the first sip to the last drop.
We’re also very pleased to be partnering
with Chiquita to improve the quality of
our beer by using a premium juice that
allows us to support sustainable agriculture and to be more socially responsible.” Claude Marbach, president, Rexam
BCNA, said: “We are pleased to strengthen our relationship with SanTan, providing them with the perfect packaging
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solution for their craft beer. Our cans
help attract attention on store shelves,
maintain beverage integrity and deliver
superior recycling, filling, distribution and
retail display economics that will help the
brewery continue to build its brand and
business.”
Mr Pineapple in cans is currently
available at select retailers throughout
Arizona, Southern California and Texas.
have been significant improvements in facilities and employee efforts to recycle in recent
years, especially for retail tenants recycling
business waste.
Rick Hindley, executive director of Every
Can Counts, said: “These figures show that
there is a lot more to be done to communicate the importance of recycling when consumers are out shopping, and to make it as
easy as possible for consumers to recycle.
This is especially important when you consider that one in every three drinks cans sold in
the UK is drunk outside the home.”
He continued: “In ‘phase one’ of our
research we gained insight from environmental and waste management professionals
operating in shopping centres across the
country. Now that ‘phase two’ of the research
is complete, we have a 360˚ view of how
recycling programmes are delivered and
received. These findings confirm to us the
importance of taking a ‘joined up’ approach
to away from home recycling: it’s not enough
to create recycling points, they need to be
actively promoted to help develop a recycling
‘habit’ among people who are on the go.”
Ball donates $4 million
to charities
The Ball Foundation, Ball Corporation and its employees donated in excess of $4 million to charitable
organisations in the communities where Ball operates
in 2014.
The company’s employee matching gifts and dollars
for doers programme grew in 2014 to $2.1 million (up
from $1.4 million in 2013). Employees also logged
nearly 18,000 hours of volunteer service. This employee-focused programme, called the Ball Community
Ambassadors, supports and encourages employees
to donate to and volunteer for the causes that matter
to them.
Also in the US, The Ball Foundation invested $1.5
million into community programmes that create a positive, measurable impact in education, recycling, food
security and disaster relief. Ball’s plants around the
world also donated $467,000 to causes in their local
communities and organised community events such as
recycling, coat and food drives. “Ball’s commitment to
the communities where we operate spans the globe,”
said Kathleen Pitre, director of corporate relations and
executive director of The Ball Foundation. “Ball and
its employees have a genuine passion for making a
positive impact in communities.”
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FILLING
A view to
a ‘fill’
EVERT VAN DE WEG TALKS TO DIS,
A MAJOR CONTRACT FILLER IN THE NETHERLANDS
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FILLING
G
lass bottles were the main packaging
format for beer and other drinks for
centuries. For a long time, the bottles
were closed with a variety of, sometimes
weird, closures and it was a great step forward when
Crown Cork & Seal introduced the crown cork in
1892. In the 1930s and 1940s there were a number
of careful launches of metal ‘bottles’, almost literally
imitating glass bottles, including the crown cork closures, to pack beer and soft drinks in the USA and
Europe. After the second World War, beer and soft
drinks brands, both in the USA and Europe, wanted
to start using cans as an alternative packaging format, even if the cans used were still rather primitive
by today’s standards.
The cans were still three-piece soldered cans,
which could only be opened with the help of a
so-called Churchkey can opener. The introduction
of the DWI process in the 1960s, to make thinwalled two-piece cans, and some years later the
easy opening end, quickly gave an enormous boost
to the use of cans for beverages as consumers soon
appreciated the additional convenience that cans
were able to provide, particularly in out-of-home
situations.
In particular in the USA, the use of beverage
cans grew exponentially over a number of years,
whereas the growth path for beverage cans in
Europe was different depending on the country.
Beverage cans were quickly adopted in the UK,
but on the continent this took somewhat longer.
Personally, I remember that the main beer and soft
drink brands in the Netherlands and Belgium had
their reservations towards the new packaging type.
They did extensive technical trials and consumer
tests, but a large part of the production capacity
for two-piece cans we had built up in the company
where I worked (Thomassen & Drijver-Verblifa) was
standing idle. An additional complication was that
glass bottles were returnable packages and breaking
into that system was another hurdle for one-way
cans. We started launching heavy promotional campaigns, with the help of the raw material suppliers,
telling consumers on posters and in promotion spots
on radio and television to be “Happy with Cans”.
When supermarkets started to dominate the retail
chain more and more they rejected returnable packages because of the high handling costs, and when
consumers turned out to be very happy with cans as
a packaging format, because of their convenience,
beer and soft drinks in cans very quickly became a
booming business.
Who on earth could have imagined in the 1970s
at the very start of two-piece beverage cans in
Europe that nowadays, in Europe alone, more than
60 billion of these cans are filled around the continent and that the total number of filled beverage
cans in the world exceeds the unimaginable number
of 300 billion cans?
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DIS, AN EARLY ADOPTER OF CANS
In 1964, the company DIS was founded in Sittard, a
medium-sized city in the south of the Netherlands.
The company started bottling all kinds of lemonade
varieties in glass bottles and developed rapidly, in
particular after a big Dutch brewery took a majority
share. Marketing manager Ronald Geurten said:
“Already, as early as 1980, not long after the introduction of two-piece cans on the European continent, we installed our first can filling line, mainly
operating as a contract filler for major retailers.
Global A-brands became more and more our core
business and we invested heavily in state-of-the-art
filling lines to do this job in the best possible way.
“The management team arranged a management
buy-out in 2006, when the major shareholder wanted to step out. In 2008 we decided to focus fully on
filling in cans only and we skipped our filling facilities for other packaging types completely. We made
sure to be able to fill all can sizes that are available
on the market, from 15 to 55cl and not only in the
standard configuration, but also in the sleek and
slimline versions. Moreover we are fully equipped to
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fill aluminium bottles. As a contract filler, we feel
we have to be fully flexible and able to respond to
new trends in the market. We therefore equipped
ourselves to handle special types of easy opening
ends like the resealable end, but we are also able
to fill such special products like foaming coffee and
wine. However, the major share of our activities
consists of filling beer and soft drinks.”
CONTINUOUS EXPANSION AND COMPLETION
OF THE MACHINE PARK
The great flexibility DIS wants to offer in
beverages and can types to its customers means
that its machine park has to be able to cope with
all these demands. Ronald Geurten: “To start
with, it is of course essential that our state-of-theart fully automatic syrup room is able to prepare
virtually all the recipes you want. Our four filling
lines are tailored for the various can sizes and the
filling speed varies from 48,000 cans up to 90,000
cans per hour for our newest filling line number
seven. We can pasteurise and if necessary even
retort some beverages if required.”
In the last few years, DIS has made some big
steps in terms of capacity expansion and efficiency improvement. Marco Vossen, technical
manager, said: “The venue of our new Krones
filling line, our current line number seven, boosted
our filling capacity. The installation as such went
very smoothly, also because our main contractor,
Krones, contracted it as a turnkey project. If you
think you are better off by using your own cheaper
engineers, you got it completely wrong. Krones
as the main contractor was fully responsible for
the construction of all parts of the line, including
those parts supplied by sub-contractors. This has
to result in a fixed delivery date for the whole line
and a defined efficiency level and we are very
satisfied about their work and the high efficiency
of the line. Sustainability through the whole chain
is important today and in particular in the whole
set-up of the new line we were able to engineer
that in, so to say.
The use of energy is minimised, the loss of valuable product is minimal and the whole line has to
be able to cope with downgauged cans, which are
becoming thinner and thinner all the time. I call
line seven our Formula 1 line, with its capacity of
90,000 cans per hour. Recently the mayor of our
city and some other authorities paid a visit to our
company and they were flabbergasted when they
saw the line running.”
THE LATEST DIS ACQUISITION: THE KRONES
CLEAR PASTEURISATION SYSTEM
In April the new pasteurisation system will be in
operation, again supplied by Krones. The new
system is rather revolutionary. Krones itself says
about it: “The system enables a fully automated
CIP (cleaning in place) process to be performed
while the pasteuriser is actually running. This
interior cleaning function has been integrated into
the machine’s operational mode, and removes dirt,
filters the water, kills off any germs present and
the surfaces inside the machine are simultaneously
cleaned. Special cleaning shifts need not be interpolated, while the quality of the pasteurisation
process nonetheless remains continuously assured.
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It is environmentally friendly, and at the same
time economical with both resources and energy.”
DIS is happy to have the new unit in place. Ronald
Geurten: “The reason why we did not install the
system at the same time as line number seven is
that at the start of line seven we thought we could
fill more products without pasteurisation. But
the market asked for more pasteurisation capacity because of the growing market for innovative
energy drinks with juice and the growing market
for beer in cans in Germany.”
It is clear DIS continues to innovate, and also
when it comes to the use of new can types. DIS
feels somewhat handicapped by the current lack
of sufficient aluminium bottles, as this limits
market penetration with new products. Ronald
Geurten: “We see attractive possibilities for considerable growth with this luxurious packaging,
which offers convenient reclosability and a cool
look. Hopefully things will get better when additional capacity for aluminium bottles is created.
For the rest, the current price difference compared
to an ordinary can is still a serious handicap for
large market penetration, but bigger volumes may
decrease the prices in future, I hope. You see, there
are new challenges all the time in our exciting
beverage can filling business.” CT
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The
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Alexander Mohr, secretary general of Apeal, the Association of European
Producers of Steel for Packaging, discusses the impact of the Circular
Economy Package (CEP) being shelved on the steel for packaging sector
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iscussions on the circular economy and
the package to be developed by the
new EU Commission are very high
on our agenda at the moment. The
decision to scrap the previous package earlier this
year was met with mixed emotions. It was a major
disappointment for the steel industry as we have
always advocated the package and the Packaging
and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD) contained
within. The recycling targets set by the PPWD
have encouraged recycling rates to improve over a
20 year period and at Apeal we have long shared
the opinion that increased efforts must be made
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to reach higher recycling targets for all packaging
materials.
Steel packaging is the perfect example for a
circular economy. Our industry has declared an
objective to reach 80 per cent steel recycling by
2020 and zero steel packaging to landfill. Due to its
material properties steel can be recycled over and
over again without loss of quality. If Europe is to
be more resource efficient, legislation will be crucial in pushing all industries representing different
materials across all EU member states to make similar commitments and improve their sustainability
performance.
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While we are concerned by the decision made last
year by the new EU commission to get rid of the
package, we are confident that any new policies put
in place by the EU can be met positively by the steel
packaging sector. Steel will always have a natural
advantage over its competitors due to its magnetic
properties, which make steel easy and economical
to sort and extract from waste streams. Even where
effective collection and separation practices fail and
steel ends up in residual waste, steel that has then
been incinerated can still be recovered from bottom
ash and brought back into the open product and
closed material recycling loop.
Whatever the steps taken by the EU Commission,
it must ensure that long-term sustainability policies
that benefit and drive improvements for all packaging materials are at the heart of their decisions.
FOOD WASTE AND SECURITY
Food waste continues to sit very highly on the
agenda for everyone involved in food and beverage
supply chains, from legislators to brand owners,
manufacturers and consumers. It is widely acknowledged that the packaging of products will play a
major role in lowering the volume of food waste
both through the supply chain and in the home.
Most of Europe’s political bodies are already
seeking to reduce food waste through a variety of
measures involving retailers and food and beverage manufacturers. The European Commission is
currently working with stakeholders, experts and
member states to provide an analysis on how to
reduce food waste without compromising food safety. The EU aims to halve the volume of edible food
waste currently disposed of in the next five years – a
reduction of 45 million tonnes.
Hitting this target will be difficult and steel
packaging will play a pivotal role as a result of its
inherent qualities. Steel offers a unique total barrier against light, gas and liquids, with the overall
effect of protecting products and prolonging shelf
life. Steel packaging is also impact and punctureresistant in the supply chain and single portion
dispensing options are already widely used,
meaning that product loss and consumer waste is
also reduced.
The reduction in food waste will also play a major
part in the global drive towards food security. This
was defined in 1996 during the World Food Summit
as existing “when all people at all times have access
to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a
healthy and active life” and is built on three pillars,
all of which have to be in place for food security to
be achieved.
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nutrition and care as well as adequate water and
sanitation and how to use food appropriately.
At Apeal we believe that steel packaging is
a necessary component of the push for food
security. The ability for consumers to purchase
portion sizes appropriate to their needs makes
food more affordable in some instances. In addition, the vitamin content of canned food is proven
equal to or better than its fresh equivalent and can
ensure long-term access to healthy foods at ambient
storage conditions.
SUSTAINABILITY
Brands are increasingly focused on promoting
their sustainability and our industry is working to
support them wherever necessary with available
industry data.
Apeal has made its Life Cycle Inventory (LCI)
dataset for tinplate available from the European
Commission’s European Reference Life Cycle database, allowing all types of business and brands to
effectively assess the environmental credentials of
steel for packaging and make informed purchasing
decisions.
The creation of the “Recycles Forever” identifier by Metal Packaging Europe, of which Apeal
is an active member, is a great example of a
consumer-facing focus on sustainability being met
by the collective metal packaging industry.
The work of the steel packaging sector to engage
with the food and beverage industry and advocate
the material’s sustainability performance will be key
to the industry’s on going success and growth. With
74 per cent of steel packaging recycled in 2012,
steel is the most recycled packaging material in
Europe and we will announce 2013 statistics in the
forthcoming weeks.
Again, our industry has a natural advantage
when it comes to recycling. Because steel scrap is
an inherent part of the production process for new
steel, every single steel plant across Europe is also
a recycling plant, so no need to invest in specific
recycling plants, or transport long distances. And
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Aided by the inherent properties of
steel, the steel industry in Europe
has the capacity to intercept
steel scrap material and recycle it
responsibly.
the true value of recycled steel is made evident
when you consider that every tonne of recycled
steel saves one tonne of virgin steel production,
which enables enormous savings in energy, water
and CO2 emissions.
The key to closing the material loop is all here.
Whilst it is important to raise awareness across
the board of the benefits of recycling, it is vital
that the recycling process is as simple and efficient
as possible. Aided by the inherent properties of
steel, the steel industry in Europe has the capacity
to intercept steel scrap material and recycle it
responsibly.
COMMUNICATION
Getting our messages across to the right audience
remains one of our industry’s biggest challenges.
Last year, Apeal launched the ‘Take a Fresh
Look’ campaign and amongst other things we
hosted our own stand at the world’s biggest packaging trade event, Interpack, to communicate the
sustainable benefits of steel for packaging to a
wider stakeholder audience.
Steel has a great story to tell. CO2 emissions
from steel production have halved over the last 40
years and energy consumption has been reduced
by 45 per cent over the same period. Steel cans
are 46 per cent lighter than 30 years ago but deliver the same technical performance required from
a pack such as the food can. Recycling rates are
getting better year on year and steel still leads the
way when it comes to packaging materials – 74
per cent in 2012 across the EU. These messages
need to be thoroughly communicated throughout
the entire food and beverage supply chain, and
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we’re constantly exploring new ways of communicating with stakeholders.
Worldsteel, the association which promotes
steel and the steel industry on an international
level, recently hosted a Twitter debate called
#steeltalks, which asked “Why is steel the competitive material of choice in a sustainable world?”
With more than 250 participants, the topic
made for a superb conversation among industry professionals and the innovative nature and
adaptability of the industry was evident throughout the debate. The discussion highlighted many
of the attributes of steel that make it an exceptional material – 100 per cent recyclability, high
recycling rates and permanent material status.
The economic value of steel was also widely discussed. The global steel industry employs more
than eight million people worldwide and spends
over €10.5 billion a year on improving manufacturing processes, and developing new products
and innovative materials.
But the debate actually says a lot more about
the industry. It is evidence of a modern approach
to communicate and a transparency that is not
always present among other material manufacturers. The steel industry is showing that it can adapt
and innovate. It is a vibrant sector and custodian
of a truly valuable material resource. CT
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CONFERENCE REVIEW
Euro CanTech 2015 took place at the Hotel Arts in Barcelona, Spain, on
23-25 March. Richard Piper presents some of the highlights for those that
were unable to attend
O
n the afternoon of 23 March, registration opened at the second Euro
CanTech conference in Barcelona,
Spain. As always with the first day of
our events, there was plenty of time to get settled
in for the delegates before the exhibition opened
at 14.00.
The great and the good of the can making supply
chain were present in the exhibition room and the
tabletop stands looked fantastic across the board.
It was good to see familiar faces from around the
industry, as well as many new ones too and the
room filled quickly, creating quite a buzz.
Following on from the first exhibition session, the
networking dinner commenced and it was good to
see colleagues talking shop over a very nice meal
and a couple of glasses of local wine. Our very own
Spanish guitarist, who added a very authentic feel
to the proceedings, provided entertainment.
DAY TWO
Day two is also the first day of the conference agenda for our events and we were proud of our lineup
of speakers once more.
We opened with Eduard Tenas, group procurement director at Grupo Damm, who gave us a
detailed view of what the company does, what they
aim to achieve and where they are headed in terms
of the future. He remarked that although Spain is
very proud of its world-renowned red wines, it is
also very passionate about beer, with Damm filling
up to 500,000 cans per hour across its seven filling
lines.
“We like to be considered as a craft Mediterranean
beer,” he commented.
Presentations followed from industry-leading
companies such as Applied Vision, Intralox, CMB
and Windelev, before the coffee break gave everyone present the opportunity to network and discuss
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Eduard Tenas, group procurement
director, Grupo Damm
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the morning’s presentations.
Daniel Hilfiker of Pneumofore started
the next session, talking of the importance
of seamless operations and how rotary vane
technology could help can makers to achieve
this. He was followed by Greg Pickert of
Pride Engineering and Paul Buckley of
Lighthouse Systems before lunch.
The afternoon’s keynote speaker was Dr
Ulrich Roeske, president of Apeal, who
spoke of the advantages of using steel for
packaging. He is passionate about steel
and its uses and highlighted five key areas
where the metal is superior, in his opinion.
One such area is its recyclability, where he
pointed out that whilst you can call something 100 per cent recyclable, “the only
figure that matters is the actual recycling
figure itself ”. This was a message that was
repeated again throughout the conference,
showing that the issue of recycling rates is
high on the agenda.
Vision Experts, KBA MetalPrint, Mall
& Herlan and Prime Controls followed Dr
Roeske in the afternoon session. It occurred
that there were many present with an
interest in inspection and testing, which is
obviously of great importance to the can
makers and their clients. Mark Mohn, of
Prime Controls, pointed out that in an ideal
world, everything that comes off of the line
would be perfect. However, as he rightly
said, this is not the case, and the key is to
detect those cans that have an issue and to
stop them getting into general circulation.
As you will have seen, no doubt, a faulty can
can sometimes become quite a dangerous
object. Mark has kindly contributed a full
article on the subject, starting on page 42.
The evening saw the Gala Dinner, a full
sit-down three-course meal that featured
John Revess, sustainability director, Rexam
Ulrich Roeske, president of Apeal
some very good food indeed. During the
dinner, one of our sponsors, Oscar Lacueva,
of Lacueva Can Making Machinery, presented a silver platter to his father Octavio
to honour his achievements over the years
and his contribution to our industry. It was a
proud moment for Octavio that was met by
rapturous applause from all present.
We were also treated to a truly first class
display of Flamenco dancing, which eventually saw members of the audience, including our own editorial board member Evert
van de Weg, taking the stage to demonstrate
their own dance moves.
DAY THREE
The second day of presentations was set in
motion by John Revess, director of group
sustainability at Rexam. The delegation
were no doubt interested to hear if he would
discuss the potential takeover by Ball, and
whilst this was mentioned briefly in the
beginning, the main body of his presentation was devoted to his specialist area of
sustainability. It was interesting to see the
plans for carbon reduction at this major can
manufacturer, and also to learn that today
we can produce 50 per cent more cans using
50 per cent less carbon compared to 1980.
The morning session continued with talks
from C.I.E on zero liquid discharge and
Jakob Purruker of Ibea, who gave a presentation on the company’s optical inspection systems and how they can help to
improve can line operations. Jed Hardcastle
from Dantex continued on the dry offset printing sector and William Geller of
Quality by Vision spoke on quality and
process control equipment.
After coffee, Michael Calahan from IPS
took the stage, Michael Almagor from
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Advanced Vision Technology outlined the services it can provide and Oscar Lacueva presented a
video to the delegation on his company Lacueva
Can Making Machinery.
Vision systems were prevalent at the event, and
the final presentation before our closing keynote
was delivered by Emilio Chiesi of Sacmi Imola.
The title Deeds not Words showed that this is a
company that prefers to act rather than to sit back
and simply talk of what can be done.
Our final keynote address was by industry
heavyweight Anders Linde, executive director of
Metal Packaging Europe. He spoke of a sustainable future for metal packaging, highlighting the
importance of this packaging format in terms of
the circular economy.
Lunch was followed by a final exhibition session,
throughout which the delegation had a chance
to discuss the various technologies and services
presented over the last two days in more detail.
THEMES
Having listened to the presentations from start
to finish there were some noticeable themes that
emerged. As mentioned before, one such theme
was that of recycling rates. As I mentioned in a
recent blog, if everyone in the world took the time
to recycle their metal packaging then it would
be a marvellous thing. Recyclability would be a
reasonable thing to refer to, as all the metal used
in the manufacture of packaging would re-enter
the supply chain. But, as it happens, this is not the
case and although as an industry we have a fantastic record when it comes to recycling, the fact
remains that there is still room for improvement.
It is the rate itself that is the important figure.
Also evident was the number of presentations
and exhibitors present that were dedicated to
inspection and testing systems. Quality is of the
essence in our industry and the technology is
ready and available to ensure that the end products being sent to the can fillers are of the very
highest standard. It was amazing to see that even
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infinitesimal defects can be identified, which, if left unchecked,
could eventually lead to more
serious problems further down
the supply chain.
SEE YOU NEXT YEAR
From all of us here at CanTech we
would like to thank our speakers
for their valuable presentations
and also everyone who attended
in order to learn more and to
share their own experiences with
other like minded industry professionals. It is gatherings such as
these that truly bring us together
as an industry and we hope that
you found it to be as enjoyable
to attend as it was to organise.
We look forward to seeing you
all again next year, and as always
we will be asking for your input
on location very soon. CT
Anders Linde, secretary general of MPE
What delegates said about the show
people in your organisation are wonderful
“ All of thepeople
and a joy to work with
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on organising this event again with a top notch
“ Congratulations
facility and location. You guys always do a great job
”
I would also like to take the opportunity to congratulate Euro
“CanTech
on the great development and progress that your fair
has undergone – it was great to see in Barcelona how both in
quality and in quantity – a new level has been reached in 2015
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Megan, thanks for a successful show in Barcelona.
The venue (setting) was extremely nice, the organisation
professional as usual
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THE TRIUMPH
OF SLIM
SLIM CANS ARE GAINING GROUND IN THE BEVERAGE CAN MARKET.
THE BALL CORPORATION TELLS US MORE ABOUT THIS
IMPORTANT SIZE VARIATION
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lim appears to be “in” – or at least that
is what the market indicates, as more
brands choose to add this premium packaging option to their drinks portfolio.
After emerging several years ago as “the can size
of choice” for energy drinks, slim cans are now
finding favour with brands looking to tackle
new markets, create a meaningful brand differentiator and/or expand opportunities
for consumers to enjoy their beverage outside of traditional settings.
Whether fine wine, wellness drinks
or water, slim cans are becoming
an increasingly popular addition to
retail shelves across the globe. A big
hit with consumers thanks to their
shape, reduced weight and overall
visual appeal, the market is seeing a
niche packaging option expand into
territories once thought uncommon
for the can.
Slim cans were first introduced in
the early 80s and seen as the new,
standout beverage solution for energy drinks in the United States, as well
as in many regions across Europe.
Slim cans closely mirror the height of
their standard can cousin, but have a
smaller diameter creating a more
slender shape. Ball Corporation, one
of the world’s largest manufacturers
of metal packaging, produces more
than 20 different can sizes in North
America alone. The company’s slim
can lineup includes 6.8, 7.5, 8.4 and
12oz sizes – all part of Ball’s speciality packaging portfolio, which makes
up more than one quarter of its global
beverage packaging sales.
As it relates to the overall can market in Europe,
slim cans currently account for about 15 per cent
of all available can formats. Energy drinks account
for the largest share at around 70 per cent, with
key markets including, but not limited to, Austria,
Switzerland, the Netherlands and Germany. Ball
has capitalised on this trend in slim by manufacturing in 150, 200 and 250ml size formats in Ball
plants throughout Europe.
“Although slim cans have been around for several
years now, they are still viewed as a fresh and modern alternative to the standard can,” said Thomas
Haensch, VP sales, marketing and innovations at
Ball Packaging Europe. “While the energy drink
sector has “owned” this format from the start, we
are seeing more and more that other beverage categories such as tea, beer, wine and coffee are finding
favour with the slim can. The allure of capturing
new target groups with the trading-up proposition
this fashionable alternative to the standard can
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offers customers’ allows brands new means to
address eroding margins at retail.
REACHING NEW TARGET GROUPS
A study commissioned by the London Wine Fair
(2014) found that Millennials, or the Generation
Y sector, “have an overall lack of engagement
with wine” – a clear signal that new solutions
are needed in order to target this
important market. Challenging the
long-held belief that premium wines
can only exist within the confines
of a bottle and cork, trailblazing
brands are steadily experimenting
with cans for their product – specifically the slim. In North America,
a selection of wineries have realised promising success with slim cans
as early as 2004, when Niebaum
Coppola Winery (owned by director
Francis Ford Coppola) introduced
the Sofia mini wine in a bold, pink
can partnered with a drinks straw
attached to its exterior. In 2013,
Infinite Monkey Theorem also found
favour with the slim can, debuting its
signature wine with a black, laser-incised end. Flipflop wines also came
to the canned market in 2014 with its
own signature wine offering.
The European wine sector, in turn,
saw some of the first canned wine
when Ball introduced its speciality
slim can back in March 2012, in
partnership with such wine makers as
Fabulous Brands (maker of Winestar)
and Peter Mertes KG winery.
We expect demand for slim cans
to grow in the years to come,
and we’re enthusiastic about this
development
With forecasts leading up to 2017 now predicting a growth of up to 15 per cent in the
European canned wine category (source Canadean
and Euromonitor), Ball has made a steady move
to capitalise on this burgeoning market. To ensure
customer peace of mind, Ball Europe introduced
the “Protected Quality” seal, a specially developed standard for canned wine, which ensures the
integrity of the product for up to 12 months. The
special inner coating and reinforced metal gauge,
coupled with compatibility testing of the product,
provides wine the same quality integrity demonstrated by the glass bottle. Quality certifications
such as this have been implemented throughout
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all regions where Ball services wine customers.
“Because wine is especially sensitive to contact
with oxygen and light, our speciality slim cans
are a perfect match for the packaging of premium wines,” said Maril Kamp, specialist new
can applications (CTS), Ball Packaging Europe.
“Lightproof and airtight, our wine cans take a
significant step outside of the traditional boundaries, ensuring that even sensitive beverages like
wine keep their taste and quality.”
The North American beer sector has experimented on a smaller scale with the slim can,
especially with those beverages of a higher alcohol level; such is often the case in craft beer. A
particular example is 21st Amendment Brewery
in San Francisco, which released a barley wine
with 11.5 per cent alcohol in an 8.4oz slim can.
Heineken US, on the other hand, is seen as a
forerunner in the larger beer brand segment,
in looking at the slim as a viable mix in their
product portfolio. The probability of a deeper
dive into slim by the beer sector however is
likely to be dependent on the country and the
overall drinking culture which exists there. The
larger beer drinking countries, such as the UK,
Poland, Germany, Spain and Eastern Europe,
lean toward the larger 33cl and are also seeing
an assortment of 50cl and even 75cl and 100cl
in Russia, the latter being aimed primarily at the
sharing market.
EASY TO PORTION, NEVER TOO MUCH
The appeal of the slim can has further rocketed
due in part to the ongoing emphasis by consumers in managing their portion intake. The
fact that the slim can offers up a ‘single-serve’
option allows for controlled consumption and
a lack of product waste. The tea sector in particular has quickly adopted the slim can, fuelled
by a primarily female consumer who expects
more from a beverage than just refreshment.
Speciality ingredients often found in today’s
tea mixes include ingredients whose sensitive
nature have found a perfect home in the lightproof, hermetically-sealed can. In addition, the
smaller portion offered by way of the slim can
makes it the perfect companion for all types of
functional drinks.
“Beverage cans are an attractive packaging
option and suitable for a host of different occasions - including those in which convenience is
key,” said Jay Billings, VP innovation, global
metal beverage & North American marketing.
“The slim can further advances this value proposition with its slender shape and lower weight,
taking mobility to a new level. Whether hitting
the city or hanging out in the park, consumers
expect the products they buy to be as mobile as
they are. Robust, fast-cooling and easy to take
anywhere: cans in general are perfect for a wide
variety of occasions.”
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whole new category of cans?” The odds are
still too early to predict, but outcomes like
the emergence of the slim can as the packaging of choice in the energy drinks sector
proves history could repeat itself. The slim
can for now, however, remains a premium
packaging option and the smart choice
for brands that seek a new consumer
experience around their product.
“We expect demand for
slim cans to grow in the
years to come, and we’re
enthusiastic about this
development,” continued
Billings. “We see the slim
can as a format that offers
lots of opportunity for
brands and believe that as
more beverage categories
seek out new markets, the
slim can can be that go-to
differentiator.” CT
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Water is an additional drinks category
with much potential in slim. The energy
water Hi-Ball Energy, sold since 2014 in an
8.4oz slim can from Ball, is a forerunner in
this segment. A sparkling water infused with
organic ingredients, the brand opted
to move into the slim can format
for a lighter weight option, general market demand for on-the-go
consumption and more flexibility
in the single-serve category. The
value-added integration of Ball’s
“cold activation” technology further enhanced the overall consumer experience around the can.
Such value-added incentives will be
further realised on the European front
with the launch in 2015 of Magic
Straw. This new offering combines the
allure of the slim can with smart engineering. Featuring a self-activated
straw once opened, this fun new
gadget provides a ‘surprise element’
designed to further attract that modern new
consumer who already gravitates so readily
to this can format.
With the slim can gaining more and more
ground in the beverage can market, the
question arises – “will slim cans continue
to be a niche product or will they define a
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INKS & COATINGS
The art of
decoration
JACK KNIGHT OF INX UPDATES ON THE LATEST
IN THE METAL DECORATING SECTOR
M
onobloc – This is the one of the fastest growing segments in the
metal decorating industry. Take time to look at these works of
art in your local drug and grocery stores! I say art because that is
what they are, competing for the attention of the consumers in
the health and beauty products for both men and women.
So what is this process that is taking over this industry segment? Well, quite
simply it is an extruded aluminium (mostly from an aluminium slug) aerosol
can with multi-colour printing with speeds of up to 200cpm+. These
graphics have been pushed to where they have never been in the
past with the introduction of digital plates, can shaping and split
fountains for graphic effects that are making this container more
of a piece of art than just a can containing a product.
I asked Jeff Radice of CCL for an update on this process
and here is what he had to say.
“Digital pre-press has taken the graphics to a new level,
printing softer screen edges because the plates can hold a one
per cent dot. This has also enabled the monobloc printers
to now introduce a form of four-colour process printing
with little to no contamination. Duo tones and tri-tones
are more prominent as well. The digital laser engraved
plates have also enabled the metal decorators to employ
under-surface dots to help create smother gradations.
“We also now have the technology to emboss and
de-boss company logos into the containers as well to
give brand recognition. We have been experimenting with
tactile inks and over varnish, as well as colour shifting inks.
CCL has also been testing matte and gloss inks to enable it
to offer spot varnishing on a monobloc container.
“Coating suppliers also offer a gamut of metallic coatings,
tinted in a wide array of colours with different aluminium particle pigments blended into the coatings that are able to offer a
varied amount of a metalised effect.
“High end marketers of energy drinks and alcoholic beverage bottlers
have also taken advantage of the various shapes and graphics for their packaging that the seamless aluminium container manufacturers are producing. It’s not just cans anymore that we manufacture, we now make
various containers, pill bottles, mono pacs and caulking cartridges,
to go along with the ability to manufacture cans in diameters from
22mm to 76mm.
“The actual shape of a can has evolved as well. As CCL has
production lines with two necking and shaping machines, we can
now make a square can and any shape that a marketer can think up.
Custom shaping and graphics can really help boost a relatively unknown brand
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to the forefront with competitors that have been
around for years.”
The lines that create these cans are works of art,
with accumulators and touch screens and miles of
continuous pin chains gliding the cans through each
step of the process. Below is just the printing and
coating section, which only makes up a small part
of the overall lines processes. The advantages in
dry offset are many when looking into this process.
Here are few to consider.
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process the end product is extremely scuff resistant.
Another of the advancements into this container
is that the cans be adjusted for shininess of the aluminium in the etching process. As well as different
types of brushing to create substrates never seen
before in the aerosol industry, the coatings guys
have come up with pearlised, matte and other specialised coatings to help create these works of art.
Then when you thought these guys have thought of
everything they are now producing shaped cans like
we have never seen before. Then to put the cherry
on top they have added embossing!
colours are being achieved from the first can to
the last. INX offers the MDO (Metal Dry Offset)
Vegetable ink series specifically engineered for
impact extruded metal, cures at short dwell times
with improved flow, transfer and scratch resistance.
The greener the better I always say!
Below is a teaser for an upcoming troubleshooting guide we are working on at INX for this process.
The manufacturers of monobloc equipment keep
improving their processes, as the cans keep changing shapes and graphics become more demanding
of the press operator’s talents. But mostly these
lines almost run themselves! The changeover times
vary from 30 mins to three hours, depending on the
graphics, can size, shaping, process requirements
The overall length of these single thoughput
monsters are half a football field in length. You put
an aluminium slug in one end for impact extrusion
and get a finished can ready to be filled at the end.
It is a very impressive process that one needs to see
in person to truly appreciate the technologies that
go into making this can.
From the ink side, with the need for so many
different colours and short runs the need for an
ink dispenser and sonic mixer has become a new
requirement to support the process. Along with a
programme for managing these inventories and
colour management tools to ensure the correct
for coatings and expertise of the operators making
these changes.
Ball, CCL, Exal and Montebello are the innovators in the Americas for this process, just to name a
few. My teachers of this process have been many. In
particular I want to give recognition where recognition is due. First off the guru of all things pre-press
Jeff Radice, and to my brother Bob Lucich. Bob
has forgotten more about the process than most
of his peers will ever learn in a lifetime. Both are
contributors to this article. Thank you to my IMDA
Brothers, and to all who will be at the IMDA event
next month. I look forward to seeing you there. CT
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SOUTH KOREA
SAMKWANG GLASS
INDUSTRY CO
Consumption of drinks in aluminium cans continues to grow
in South Korea as lifestyle trends influence consumers’
choice of packaging for popular beverages.
David Hayes reports
S
There is no
demand for
three-piece
beverage cans
in South Korea.
We stopped
supplying
tinplate cans for
the domestic
market seven
years ago
ales of carbonated drinks
and beer in aluminium
cans are driving the overall growth of the country’s
two-piece can market, as more consumers choose canned beverages
for their convenience.
According to South Korean can
industry figures, the total market for
aluminium beverage cans reached
6.3 billion two-piece cans of all
sizes in 2014, registering a 10 per
cent increase, up from 5.8 billion
aluminium cans the previous year.
Growing consumption of drinks
in aluminium is part of a long-term
trend over the past decade which
has seen the number of aluminium
cans supplied to beverage fillers
increase six fold since 2004 while
the volume of steel two-piece and
three-piece beverage cans supplied
to drinks companies has fallen by 85 per
cent over the same period.
“Canned beer consumption is growing in South
Korea. Beer sold in PET bottles and in glass bottles
is decreasing,” commented Kim Jin Sang, chief
sales manager at Samkwang Glass Co Ltd’s packaging business division sales team 2.
“Canned beer is more popular now as South
Korean people like camping, and camping is more
popular now. People like to take canned beer with
them as the cans are easier to carry when you are
hiking or camping than carrying PET or glass
bottled beer.”
AN INDUSTRY VETERAN
Established in 1967 and listed on the Seoul Stock
Exchange, Samkwang Glass Co Ltd is one of South
Korea’s longest established manufacturers of alu-
minium and steel beverage cans, and beverage can
EOE ends.
In addition to two- and three-piece cans,
Samkwang’s other main products are glassware,
including beer bottles and soft drinks bottles, and
a wide range of tableware and kitchenware items.
Samkwang started producing aluminium beer
cans in 1993 when its major glass beer bottle customer, Hite Brewery, which is part of the Hite Jinro
alcoholic beverages group, launched canned beer
sales. Samkwang remains Hite’s sole supplier of
beer cans today while also supplying beverage cans
to a number of other drinks filling companies.
“The aluminium can business isn’t bad but
recently there has been a lot of competition, especially from imported canned beer from Japan,
Germany and China, so domestic beer companies
are suffering from competition,” Kim said.
“We help our customers by providing a fast
service, just-in-time deliveries and by ensuring
strict quality control. In-time delivery means if
the client needs our cans we fully operate machinery in our factory and meet their due date.”
DUAL OPERATION
Samkwang operates two can making plants.
Aluminium cans are produced at the company’s
Cheonan can plant, which is located one hour’s
drive south of the capital, Seoul, and has a production capacity of 780 million two-piece cans a
year. Two two-piece can lines are installed at the
Cheonan plant along with a 206 EOE machine.
Supplied by Stolle and Belvac, the plant’s No 1
line runs at an average speed of 1,000 cpm and
produces 500ml beer cans along with 180ml and
210ml slim line cans.
Can body printing facilities at the plant
consist of three printers – two of which were
purchased from Stolle, the other from Unimaq.
“Our No 1 aluminium can line’s 500ml cans are
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SOUTH KOREA
for beer and other beverages. We export some
empty cans to Thailand to fill with mango
and guava juice, but mainly coconut juice,”
Kim said.
“Our No 1 aluminium can line makes 50 per
cent 500ml cans and 50 per cent slim line cans.
The 180ml is the most popular slim line can size.
“The 180ml cans are for coffee and
carbonated drinks, usually for the domestic market. The 210ml slim can is also used for coffee
drinks. Most of our slim line can drinks are
supplied to the South Korean market.”
A BOOM IN TRENDS
South Korea has experienced a coffee drinking
boom in recent years which started off with coffee
drinks in cans following the trend in Japan and
elsewhere in Asia. Over the past two years, however, South Korea has seen a rapid increase in the
number of coffee shops countrywide, with international chains and new domestic coffee house
chains opening large numbers of coffee shops in
Seoul and other cities in Korea.
This, along with competition from dairy companies and other packaged drinks producers
supplying chilled coffee drinks to convenience
stores, has created strong competition for canned
coffee drinks, resulting in a more than 10 per
cent decrease in the number of coffee drinks sold
in aluminium cans last year after peaking at 870
million cans in 2012.
“Koreans are now concerned with their health,
so coffee drinks companies are not coming up
with any new canned coffee drinks ideas,” Kim
said. “The new trend here is for carbonated
water in 355ml cans. Trevi is one new carbonated
mineral water brand that has started. This is a
completely new trend.
“Currently, about 90 per cent of carbonated
water consumed here is filled in PET bottles. Just
10 per cent of carbonated water is sold in cans.
These can designs are simple, just one or twocolour printing is used.”
Samkwang produced 700 million aluminium
beverage cans in 2014, the same number of cans
as the previous year. “Filling companies’ power
is big in South Korea. They do not want any
new can shapes or designs, so we have no need
to invest in new machinery unless they ask us,”
Kim said.
Around 70 per cent of 355ml beer cans filled in
South Korea are supplied to the domestic market,
while the remaining 30 per cent are exported,
mostly to Japan.
According to South Korean can industry figures, some 1.6 billion aluminium beer cans were
produced in South Korea in 2014, accounting
for about one quarter of the total 6.3 billion
aluminium cans produced in the country last
year. Of the other 4.6 billion beverage cans,
carbonated drinks cans accounted for about 50
per cent of the cans and coffee drinks a further
25 per cent, while the rest were used to fill with
fruit juice and traditional Korean drinks.
ALL SHAPES AND SIZES
Samkwang’s No 2 aluminium can making line
was also supplied by Stolle and Belvac. Running
at an average of 1,400 cpm, the line produces
250ml stubby, 330ml and 355ml beverage cans.
According to Kim, around 80 per cent of cans
produced on the No 2 line are 355ml cans, mainly beer, while the rest are supplied to producers
of South Korea’s traditional rice wine, known
as makkoli.
The 250ml stubby can size also is used for
beer and rice wine, while the 330ml size is used
for beer. “Our customers want us to supply twopiece cans in six to eight colours; beer cans are
usually printed with six colours,” Kim said.
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SOUTH KOREA
All three-piece cans are supplied for filling with
drinks for export or are exported empty for filling
overseas.
“There is no demand for three-piece beverage
cans in South Korea as two-piece aluminium cans
are cheaper. We stopped supplying tinplate beverage cans for the domestic market about seven
years ago as the tinplate beverage can market
moved to aluminium cans,” Kim said.
“We export some steel cans to the Philippines
for filling with fruit juices – guava, pineapple,
guayabano and lychee. We want to export fruit
juice cans to Japan but the quality standard is very
high there.
“We make mostly steel 240ml and 150ml slim
line three-piece cans and 240ml stubby cans.”
Three of the Daegu plant’s three-piece lines are
used to make slim line cans while other is used
for stubby cans. The plant is equipped with a
Japanese two-colour printer, Kim noted.
Although making sheet-type EOE
ends is considered an old-type
technology, it doesn’t mean that
sheet-type ends are not needed
THREE-PIECE CANS
Meanwhile, Samkwang’s steel beverage can plant
is located in Daegu, near Busan, in the southeast
corner of the Korean peninsula. Equipment
installed includes four Soudronic can body makers, a Pascal can maker, two 200/206 EOE end
lines and four 200/209 tin end lines.
Other production machinery includes two
Crabtree/Fuji sheet coating lines, two Crabtree/
Fuji sheet printing lines and two Stolle end conversion presses.
Equipped to manufacture 530 million threepiece beverage cans a year, the Daegu plant produces 120ml, 150ml, 180ml and 240ml slim line
cans along with 240ml and 355ml stubby cans,
and 200 EOE ends.
Tinplate coils to make the three-piece cans are
bought from Dongbu Steel Corporation.
Samkwang’s three-piece cans are used to fill
with coffee drinks, fruit juice, traditional Korean
drinks and other beverages. However, due to
the lower cost of aluminium cans, the company
no longer supplies steel beverage cans to South
Korea’s domestic market.
EASY-OPEN ENDS
Meanwhile, Samkwang is looking for new opportunities to supply 200 EOE ends from its Daegu
plant. The factory’s 200 EOE machine is a
sheet-feeding type while other South Korean
EOE end makers operate 200 coated coil-type
machines.
“Although making sheet-type EOE ends is considered an old-type technology, it doesn’t mean
that sheet-type ends are not needed. We believe
sheet-type isn’t finished because it can be used for
customised EOE end paint colours to the buyer’s
preference,” Kim explained.
“Recently we supplied 200 diameter EOE ends
for three-piece cans to Dole in the Philippines
using non-BPA paint. Our business deal with
Dole was successful because we accepted using
non-BPA paint, which was strongly requested by
Dole Philippines.
“Our advantage is that we can customise the
EOE ends colour while other EOE end makers
here cannot. Most suppliers are using coated coiltype to increase productivity and at the same time
lower production costs.”
Currently Samkwang operates two EOE end
machines to make 206 EOE ends, one EOE
machine being installed at each plant.
“Recently, buyers are concerned about health
and environmental issues and are interested in the
old version production type that we do here in our
factory,” Kim said.
“We think that EOE ends could be a good business as no one else here makes 206 size ends or
the 200 sheet-feed type.
The company exports its EOE ends to the
Philippines now and is always looking for other
opportunities when it comes to EOE customers,
especially in Asia. CT
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LASER TECHNOLOGY
Coding
& marking
CanTech talks to Sascha Benke, business unit manager for
Laser at Videojet Technologies, about the growing need for laser
solutions in the beverage can market
T
he global beverage packaging market
is expected to grow from an estimated $97.2bn in 2012 to $125.7bn by
2018, as a direct result of increasing
consumer demand for Fast Moving Consumer
Goods (FMCG), such as beverages. This means
that manufacturers are under increased pressure to improve their production line speeds
and labelling systems capabilities. With several
coding and marking systems available in the
manufacturing industry, knowing which one will
APRIL 2015
best address production requirements is essential.
Amongst all the options available, laser systems
are well known and trusted by beverage and
canning manufacturers to increase production
output and uptime, meeting growing consumer
demands. To gain a better understanding of
how laser solutions can support it, Sascha Benke,
business unit manager for Laser at Videojet
Technologies, shared his knowledge on the
challenges, advances and requirements of the
beverage packaging industry.
LASER TECHNOLOGY
WHAT ARE THE MAIN TRENDS IN CODING AND
MARKING IN THE BEVERAGE AND CANNING
INDUSTRY?
Looking at the long term, I can see a couple of
trends. The first one is product proliferation.
Large and small companies alike are starting to
expand their portfolio to incorporate additional
brands and creating diversity in their product
offerings to target new consumers in their market
of choice. Coca-Cola is a typical example of one
of the many companies growing their portfolio
with brand variants such as Cherry Coke or
Vanilla Coke, designed to adapt to the changing
consumer demands for additional flavours and
composition. We also see a growing number of
larger companies acquiring smaller brands to add
to their portfolios. Product proliferation thus leads
to production line speed increases to cope with
the added demand, and a greater need for labelling and coding systems which have the capability
of keeping up with faster production lines, but
still perform effectively with the best delivery of
quality possible.
The second trend is what we refer to in the
industry as ‘late stage customisation,’ which is the
production and supply of products for multiple
markets where the variable information is not
printed onto the product or the packaging until
the later stage of the production. This enables
the goods to be customised for each market and
in the quantity required, maximising efficiency. Typically, companies using this production
method are either large or mid-size and serve
multiple markets. For example, if a food manufacturer based in the US wanted to export their
products to the EU, the information on the packaging would have to appear in multiple languages
for each of the different markets. In addition,
regulatory guidelines and requirements vary from
market to market. For example, the list of ingredients may have to be disclosed in some markets
but not in others. Manufacturers may also need
to add specific data such as duty information or
insert a geographical tracking code for product
traceability. The ability to include data at the last
minute therefore helps manufacturers be more
flexible in their production. The added advantage
of late stage customisation is that it requires less
packaging changeover time and less packaging
material to use.
HOW HAS THE INDUSTRY CHANGED OVER
THE PAST THREE TO FIVE YEARS?
In order to grow market share, retain and gain
new customers, companies need to satisfy customer demands for diversity. Therefore, there is
increased pressure on the industry to offer new
variants. In the past, the same type of product
would be produced 24/7, but because of the
diversification of the product range this has
changed into the need for efficient and more
speedy product changeovers. The production of
one type of product may take place in a morning
slot, with a different product – which may also
differ in size – entering the production line later
in the day. Demands for more rapid changeovers
will continue to increase parallel to the need
for labelling and coding systems to meet time
requirements. More and more, coding is
being used by manufacturers and
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LASER TECHNOLOGY
retailers alike for marketing and brand promotions.
QR codes, for example, are two-dimensional barcodes which can be used to record information about
a product: consumers scan the code with their smartphone and get instant access to the relevant website
where they can find out about current or forthcoming competitions, brand events and special offers.
This is a great method for brand owners to capture
information about the consumer and their
preferential buying habits.
As code content increases, it is essential to optimise time and this adds pressure to daily operations.
Manufacturing facilities now have to take into
account the ability for coders to adapt to product
changes, which include the selection of different
codes and different code positioning on the product
and processing line. Although this is an existing
need, it is a challenge that was not there in the past.
Thankfully, new technology such as coding hardware and software set-up tools that make changeovers simpler are now available.
HOW ARE INDUSTRY DEMANDS INFLUENCING
MANUFACTURERS’ BUYING TRENDS?
Manufacturers need to increase lines speeds (or even
add more lines) to meet the growing production
demand for FMCG products and maximise their
outputs. High-end manufacturers do not increase
the capacity of their lines significantly as too many
things can go wrong with the numerous changes
that may be required. Therefore, they increase line
speed and may add a second line if necessary. Cost,
as always, is a big factor and it is important to consider what type of coding technology is being used.
Inkjet printers and Thermal Transfer Overprinters
(TTO), for example, require consumables such as
fluids and ribbons. Laser is the only coding technology that doesn’t consume anything – apart from
power of course. As more products go through the
lines, laser coding is an option that cost conscious
manufacturers might consider.
WHAT ARE THE MAJOR CODING AND MARKING
CONCERNS AT THE MOMENT?
Manufacturers are concerned with legal issues
around product quality, brand management and
other reputational issues that may arise and lead to
the recall and destruction of products – a potentially costly outcome. From a coding perspective,
traceability is crucial and so is having the correct
information on the products.
Retailers, however, are more concerned with
their logistic chain, wanting it to be as simple as
possible with products being fully traceable but
still in line with their own stock labelling system.
Manufacturers and retailers have their own systems to define what constitutes a variable code.
Therefore, it is important for manufacturers of coding and labelling systems to fulfil requirements by
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There is increased pressure on the industry to offer new variants.
In the past, the same type of product would be produced 24/7,
but because of the diversification of the product range this has
changed into the need for efficient and more speedy product
changeovers
understanding what customers want, whether they
need high-quality QR code printers or an efficient
system which will facilitate traceability. Consumers
are primarily concerned about product quality and
integrity, therefore the legibility of information on
the product must provide information such as best
by or use by date.
An increase in more coding content means that
the laser coder has to have enough capacity, in
terms of headroom, to cope with the demand.
Time optimisation is therefore prioritised over
other requirements as more characters have to be
marked. Higher throughput and more content are
areas of focus that Videojet is currently looking at.
We are working on the integration of additional
technology, facilitating physical adjustments for
changing product diameters, ensuring code quality,
as well as reduction in wrong data entries.
WHAT ADVANTAGES DO LASER MARKING
SYSTEMS HAVE OVER OTHER MARKING
SOLUTIONS?
A laser code is always permanent, which is perfect
for traceability as well as the prevention of counterfeiting. This printing method is a better option
for beverage packaging compared to other coding
solutions, which may prove less efficient with applications such as stickers that can be easily removed
and ink printed labels that get easily smudged and
therefore become unreadable.
Laser marking is of the highest quality, for example, the outcome being a nice solid line. Although
the purchase price of laser marking systems is
higher than the initial cost of an inkjet system,
minimal operating costs lead to a lower total cost
of ownership over time, making the initial outlay
worthwhile in the longer term. CT
INSPECTION & SENSING
A sixth sense
Mark Mohn, sales manager at Prime Controls, reports on
the value of inspection and sensing systems for leak testing
View of pocket tester
I
nspection
and
sensing
systems are vitally important
to product quality in manufacturing environments. The
can industry is not immune to quality problems.
Machinery goes out of tolerance, processes aren’t
adhered to, humans make mistakes and supplies
can be out-of-spec. These are just a few of the causes that lead to defects that proactive inspection and
sensing systems can help detect before they impact
quality. In an ideal world, every can that comes
off the line would be perfect. For those that aren’t,
there are ways to keep these rejects from getting
into the customer’s hands.
Product defects are expensive, especially if they’ve
made their way into the customer’s hands. Liability
issues can make the situation worse if there is a
spoiled food involved. To keep these problems from
happening, most companies use inspection and
sensing systems as a quality control method before
product is shipped.
In today’s world of advanced technology, inspection and sensing system designers and manufacturers are going beyond the basic function of detection
of a certain defect and are looking for ways to add
value to the can makers’ process, to help reduce cost
and eliminate waste.
There are many types of inspection systems in
the marketplace today that detect problems of
all sorts. In addition to double sheet detection, at
Prime Controls we have developed inspection and
sensing systems for leak testing equipment, mainly
outfitting testers, whether light testers or air testers
with the latest technology in sensors and controls.
Using the latest technology, this allows the operator
of the machine to have a wealth of information
about the tester literally at their fingertips, along
with the ability to predict upcoming maintenance
problems and troubleshoot issues with the machine.
Using new technology can also lead to less maintenance issues with machinery, allowing the tester
to run for longer periods of time without worrying
about changing out parts. This allows the plant
maintenance personnel to worry about other issues
in the plant and make improvements elsewhere.
MAIN TYPES OF TESTING: AIR AND LIGHT
There are two typical ways to test containers: using
air or light. Each method has its own advantages
and disadvantages, especially for the type of container being tested.
Air testing is typically the most thorough of
detecting leaks across all types of containers. The
main reason is that for certain shapes of containers
and for the seams of three-piece cans, only air can
penetrate, whereas light can’t wrap around seams.
However, air testing is not an instantaneous test,
and has to be done over time. This makes the process much slower than using light.
There are three main methods of air testing:
Pocket testing, Decay and Vacuum.
Pocket testing of containers is done on a rotary
machine by sealing a container inside a pocket,
creating two separate chambers. The container is
pressurised with air. If there is a leak, a small rise
above atmospheric pressure can be detected on the
outside of the container, but still inside the pocket.
This method of testing is typically the most sensitive to small leaks due to the fact that very sensitive
transducers can be used to detect such a small
pressure change. Transducers used in pocket testing applications are typically very sensitive to small
pressure increases over atmospheric pressure. One
disadvantage with this sensitivity is that the transducer can be damaged if exposed to high pressures.
Example of Pocket Testing
For decay testing, the container is sealed and
pressurised with air. The pressure transducer takes
a measurement at the maximum pressure, and then
again a short time later. If there is a leak, the second
pressure measurement will be less than the first.
Vacuum testing pulls a vacuum on the container
and measures the pressure a second time, much
like decay testing. Some very simple vacuum testers
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INSPECTION & SENSING
Smart Pressure Test Module
use the vacuum to hold the container onto the test
wheel. If there is a leak, the container falls off the
machine.
Many of the demanding pressure testing machines
require smart pressure sensors that are much more
than your standard, off-the-shelf transducer. The
smart pressure sensors have on-board processors in
order to make complex measurements, along with
peak pressure calculations or two point measurements done internal to the sensor. This keeps the
PLC free to do other tasks and requires much less
PLC code to implement. Some smart transducers
also provide wireless (infrared) reporting of reject
measurements for use on rotary machines without
having to route the pressure measurements back
through a slip-ring.
All of these methods of air testing are dependent on multiple factors to detect the smallest leaks.
Test time, speed, test pressure, tester maintenance
factors and transducer sensitivity all contribute
heavily to successfully detecting a leak, Some manufacturers, in order to sense the smallest hole in the
least amount of time, will install two testers on a
single production line so they can run the testers
slower, maximising the test time and allowing them
to detect the smallest leak possible. It is important
to have a good control system gathering all the data
from your tester and transducers. A well designed
system can provide invaluable troubleshooting assistance, along with access to a wealth of data about
the operation of the tester to allow for predicting
problems before they happen. By predicting when
a tester needs maintenance, operators can schedule
downtime, eliminating the untimely and expensive
unscheduled downtime.
LIGHT TESTING : STROBE AND FIXED LAMP
Light testing can be done in two main different
ways: Strobe and fixed lamp.
STROBE – Strobe systems tend to have higher
sensitivity because they are able to put out more
light in a shorter amount of time than a fixed bulb
system. The strobe allows for a greater amount of
instantaneous light to be generated without the
damaging effects of heat on the LED or bulb.
A typical strobe light tester is used for checking container ends on the output of a press. The
ends are positioned on a belt, stopping between
the strobe and light detector. The light detector is
extremely sensitive to small amounts of light, so it
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can pick up small cracks or pinholes in the end. An
LED strobe system spreads out the light across the
end, allowing for more sensitivity to small defects
near the outside edge of the end. Bulb systems tend
to focus the light on a small area near the centre
of the end. If controlled well a strobe system can
react to a missing end, preventing the detector
from being temporarily “blinded” by the high
intensity strobe.
LED Strobe system for testing ends
FIXED LAMP – Fixed lamp systems typically
have the container being tested pass through an
arc of light. The detector can either be fixed on
the machine or sealed against the container as it
is rotating through the machine. Older style fixed
lamp systems use either 500W quartz halogen tubes
or automobile headlamps for illumination. The
bulbs tend to have relatively short lifespans and are
not very rugged since they are made of glass. Fixed
lamp light testing machines have the ability to test
containers upwards of 3,000 containers per minute.
With the advent of LED technology, can manufacturers have many more options for light testing.
Some of the main advantages of LED technology
are the component longevity, flexibility of housing
styles and power savings. On one light tester, two
500W halogen bulbs can be replaced by six LED
light bars. This reduces the power consumption by
over five times.
LED light sources are more
expensive when only the purchase price is considered. The
longevity of the LED light is
one of the main savings for
the plant. The typical halogen bulb only lasts 2,000 hours.
An LED would typically last
50,000 hours.
Example of
The downtime to change a
halogen bulb 25 times more
than pays for the system. Another consideration is
that some governmental agencies offer incentives to
switching to LED illumination.
This is only a brief overview of some of the
options for leak detection. Some companies have
special needs for sensing their containers and want
to work with a supplier capable of giving them a
custom sensing solution to meet their needs. CT
LED Strobe with Xenon Flash
a light tester for two-piece cans
NEW PRODUCTS
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For the past 44 years Perm has
been supplying replacement parts
to the can industry through
innovative design, strict quality
standards, and utilization of
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Perm routinely produces
products that far exceed original
equipment standards
When Sencon launches the new SI6700
Coatings Gauge in June, this will complete
the company’s semi-automatic “Benchmark
Series” gauging suite for beverage can test
and inspection. This means that all the high
performance gauging technologies used in
Sencon’s full automatic Master Series suite are
also available in compact, standalone units.
Andrew Hinks, Sencon’s group marketing
manager, said: “Off-the-shelf, bought-in technologies are rarely suited to meet all the particular
challenges of can making processes. This is
why Sencon chooses and develops solutions
that are tailored for each specific task, drawing
on in-house expertise, customer collaboration,
and extensive experience gained from maintaining an exclusive focus on metal packaging
for almost 40 years. Sencon remains dedicated to finding the best solutions for the changing needs of can makers.”
The complete Benchmark range includes gauges for:
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Crown cans for Hops For Heroes’
9660 Industrial Drive
PO Box 660, St. John,
IN 46373-0660, U.S.A.
Tel: +1 219 365 5000
Fax: +1 219 365 4847
Skype: perm_machine
www.permmachine.com
[email protected]
For the second year, Crown will help to make
Memorial Day memorable in support of US
military armed services, veterans and their
families.
The company will be a national sponsor of
Hops for Heroes’ 2015 Homefront IPA program
and will donate cans, graphics work for can
printing, and freight for shipping, so that the
10 participating craft breweries can produce
their own unique versions of Homefront IPA
for mutual release parties, events and local
accounts. All funds raised will be donated to
military-focused charitable organisations.
This year’s charity is Soldiers’ Angels, which
provides aid and comfort to men and women
of the US Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force and
Coast Guard. In 2014, over $200,000 was
raised in the Homefront IPA effort.
To remind customers of the importance of
the past, present and future members of the
US armed services, Memorial Day (25 May) will
be the official release date of Homefront IPA.
It will also encourage customers to remember
the ultimate sacrifice so many have made
to preserve freedom. “This is such a great
and worthwhile charitable effort,” noted Ron
Skotleski, Crown Beverage Packaging’s director of marketing. “We are proud to participate
each year, especially in something we are
passionate about — craft beer. We are also
extremely proud to have our cans chosen for
Homefront IPA in support of our veterans and
their families.”
For further information, visit:
www.crowncork.com
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NEW PRODUCTS
Warsteiner art scoops prizes
The combination of outstanding design and packaging proved a winning formula for Ardagh Group
and its customer, Warsteiner, in two prestigious
international competitions.
The Warsteiner Art Collection, a series of six
shaped 330ml aluminium bottles, each one decorated with the work of one of seven distinguished
artists in HD offset on a metal base, took the
winning prize in the ‘can and aluminium bottle’
category of the 2014 World Beverage Awards,
and in the packaging category of the 2015 iF
Design Awards.
For Warsteiner, one of Germany’s most international privately owned breweries, it represents
another example of the brand’s success in using
modern culture to attract consumers, and particularly a younger and influential target audience,
throughout the more than 60 countries where
the beer is sold.
Ardagh was able to use the enhanced
printing techniques at its Beaurepaire facility
in France to reproduce the stunning artwork
through sharp screens combined with solid
covering colours on brushed transparent
metal effects and gold tones.
Ulrich Kunert, international marketing
manager at Warsteiner commented: “We are
delighted that the collaboration with Ardagh
to create our own art collection on this very
special limited edition bottle has earned such
recognition through these important awards.”
www.ardaghgroup.com
INX INTRODUCES TWO NEW SYSTEMS AT EURO CANTECH
INX International Ink Co continues to develop
unique new products to meet market demands.
Two new products were unveiled at the second
Euro CanTech Conference, which took place
23-25 March in Barcelona, Spain.
The MDO Base System for Impact Extruded
Metal Containers and INXCure® PrintPro process colours for flat sheet metal decorating,
are designed for the monobloc and flat sheet
markets.
“Our commitment to metal decorating is second to none,” remarked Rick Clendenning, president and CEO of INX International Ink Co. “Our
R&D capabilities are outstanding and customers
are quick to tell me how our team helps keep
them ahead of the competition with products that
make a big difference. We opened a new facility a
year ago in England devoted to metal decorating
production, and the state-of-the-art equipment we
installed is playing a major role in our success at
exceeding customer expectations.”
MDO Base System thermoset impact extruded
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metal decorating inks have many positive
attributes, the company says. In addition to
curing with short dwell times, customers can
expect to experience improved transfer, in flow
and scratch resistance. The inks are available
in eight base colours, in addition to various
secondary and permanent colours.
Intended for use on crowns, screw caps,
closures, two-piece DRD cans, welded aerosols and decorative tin applications, INXCure
PrintPro process colours are formulated for
outstanding printability with improved misting
and fast cure response. These UV curable inks
offer excellent fabrication and flexibility and
are compatible with a range of exterior coatings, including cationic UV chemistries.
They are available in a substantial number
of base, secondary and permanent colour
options.
www.inxinternational.com
FILLING FOCUS
AROUND THE
WORLD OF CRAFT
Russ Phillips, founder of CraftCans.com, brings us the latest
updates from around the US craft beer industry
P
ennsylvania Brewery introduces
first widget-less nitro cans
Nitro beers have been a growing trend
in the American craft beer industry for a
few years now. To date, several craft brewers have
canned nitro beers using the same widget technology used by large brewers such as Guinness and
Boddingtons. Now, Pennsylvania’s Vault Brewing
Company has teamed up with River City Cannery,
an Arlington, Virginia-based mobile canning
company, for the launch of the nation’s first
widget-less nitro cans. Nitro Can Coffee Stout
is brewed using locally roasted Guatemalan and
Papua New Guinean coffee beans, with nitrogen
introduced during the packaging stage. The brewery has plans to release more of its beers using the
same canning process in the future.
AmeriCAN Canned Craft Beer Festival
returns for fifth Year
Arizona’s SanTan Brewing Company will again
play host for its annual AmeriCAN Canned Craft
Beer Festival. The event has grown to be the largest
celebration of canned craft beer in the country,
with over 250 canned craft beers on display as well
as a judging event and award ceremony. This year’s
festival will take place on Saturday, 16 May at the
Scottsdale Civic Center in Scottsdale, Arizona.
American mobile canners canning more
cider and wine
Late this past year, Missouri and New Mexicobased Mother Road Mobile Canning invested in
a canning line built to accommodate slim cans
for the wine industry. Recently it hit the road
and helped Idaho’s Split Rail Winery put its La
Boheme White Wine in a can. Capitalising on the
growing number of small wineries, meaderies and
cideries sprouting up around the country, Mother
Road is among the many American mobile canning outfits adding them to its already busy routes.
Cider makers such as Vermont’s Citizen Cider,
Michigan’s Meckley’s Cidery, Oregon’s Red Tank
Cider, and California’s Boonville Cider House
are all utilising mobile canners to put their ciders
in cans.
Anchor Brewing’s iconic Liberty Ale
headed to cans – after 40 years
Last year, San Francisco’s historic Anchor
Brewery made a stir when it introduced cans of
its California Lager. Since then the brewery has
also released Brotherhood Steam in cans, a collaborative brew done alongside the American blues
band, the Chris Robinson Brotherhood. Now the
brewery has plans to release cans of Liberty Ale,
a hop-forward beer that – as the label states – was
first brewed on 18 April 1975. At 40 years young,
Liberty Ale can arguably claim to be the first commercially brewed American IPA in the country.
American craft beer industry continues to
show strong growth
The Brewers Association recently announced 2014
craft brewing growth numbers and it comes as no
surprise that the industry is continuing to show
strong growth. Last year, American craft brewers
produced “22.2 million barrels, and saw an 18
per cent rise in volume and a 22 per cent increase
in retail dollar value. Retail dollar value was estimated at $19.6 billion representing 19.3 per cent
market share”. The overall beer market in the US
is up only 0.5 per cent, with American craft beer
representing 11 per cent of the market. The industry’s goal is to raise that volume share to 20
per cent by the year 2020.
Two Roads introduces
Beer Bus Variety pack
They say that great beer
sells itself, but sometimes
great beer needs great
packaging to reach its full
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FILLING FOCUS
potential. Connecticut’s Two Roads Brewing got
creative with the recent release of its “Beer Bus
Variety” pack. The cleverly designed 12-pack
holds three cans each of four different brands.
Variety packs of craft beer continue to be strong
sellers nationwide as more grocery store and pharmacy chains are stocking craft beers.
A beer fit for a burger
Collaborations are big in
the craft beer world and
in recent years they’ve
progressed beyond two
brewers getting together
to brew a beer together. Georgia’s Red Hare
Brewing
Company
recently worked with
Atlanta’s Holeman &
Finch to create a beer that would complement the
gastropub’s well-respected H & F Burger – a burger that recently made Food & Wine’s list of the best
burgers in the country. National Common is the
first beer in Red Hare’s “Chef Series”. Red Hare
Brewery’s head brewer Bobby Thomas worked
with Holeman and Finch’s chef Linton Hopkins to
create a beer to pair with the burger that matched
its “back to basics” American legacy brand. The
beer is a take on “an American turn of the century style California Common. Like Chef Linton’s
Burger, this beer is brewed with basic, quality
ingredients, paying homage to a simpler time.
Three grains, two hops, one burger”. A launch
party is scheduled for 20 May.
Magic Hat to can Dream Machine IPL
One of the nation’s largest craft beer brands is set
to launch another beer in cans. Released in bottles
and kegs last year, Magic Hat’s Dream Machine
IPL (India Pale Lager) is a popular hybrid style
combining the hoppiness of an India Pale Ale and
a traditional lager. According to the brewer, “with
an ABV of 5.7%, Dream Machine combines the
fresh, bold and slightly spicy hop flavours of an IPA
with the crisp, clean finish of a lager”. Beginning
this May, it will be available in cans for a limited
time. The cans will be sold in 12-packs at select
grocery and convenience stores across the US.
Sixpoint Releases Abigale
16 years after it was first brewed by Brooklynbased Sixpoint Brewery, Abigale is now available in
six-packs of the brewery’s signature 12oz Rexam
slim cans. According to the brewery, “Abigale
lovingly known as “Abbey” at Sixpoint – which is
a play on A-BIG-ALE (see what we did there?), is
an abbey-style inspiration. Like all Sixpoint beers,
it does not intend to recreate a classic style, but
instead draw inspiration by soaking in the culture
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and experience of these traditions, then riffing
out a unique jam. Sixpoint brewer Shaun Carney
commented: “I think the way the beer is tasting is
not a classic Abbey – which is good, because we
don’t want it to be. It celebrates the abbey brewing
history but it also celebrates the American brewing
industry. The blending of the classic European
malts, the Belgian tradition of adding candi
sugar, procuring an authentic Abbey yeast, and
blending in American hops take this beer into a
new direction.”
21st Amendment lands a new beer
On 19 March, San Francisco’s 21st Amendment
Brewery added a new beer to its can lineup.
Down to Earth is a Session IPA and will replace
the brewery’s Bitter American. The design on
the Down to Earth can is a continuation of the
story of Ham, the space chimp who graced cans
of Bitter American. According to the brewery:
“Co-founders Nico Freccia and Shaun O’Sullivan
decided it was high time to bring Ham home to
share a beer with all the hop aroma and flavour
of an IPA, and only 4.4% alcohol, with the people
of America.”
Smuttynose cans hit shelves
This year, New Hampshire’s Smuttynose Brewing
Company moved into a new home and opened
a farmhouse themed restaurant alongside its
brewhouse. Another big move for the brewer
this year was putting two of its beers into cans
for the first time with the aid of the ever-popular
mobile canning operation. Among the 10 largest
craft brewers in New England, Smuttynose is
now canning its Vunderbar Pilsner and its flagship Finestkind IPA with the help of Iron Heart
Canning – the region’s premier mobile canner. CT
CraftCans.Com’s Can of the Month
POW! Rye in the Kisser | Rye Spring Ale
Southern Prohibition Brewing Company
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Pow! Rye in the Kisser is Southern Prohibition
Brewing Company’s spring seasonal release and
the newest addition to its “Cicada Series”. It is
brewed with Lemondrop hops, a new variety so
named because of the sweet lemon and citrus flavours it provides, as well as rye, which adds some
spiciness that pairs well with the hop profile. At
6.4% it has just enough oomph to get you through
the last few cold weeks of spring and just enough
hoppiness to have you thinking of warming days
ahead. Local artist Blayne Ward did the artwork for
the cans.
BUYERS GUIDE
To advertise, contact Adam Young Tel: +44 1474 532202 Email: [email protected]
BEADING UNITS
360º POWDER COATING
FOR MONOBLOC CANS &
FLEXIBLE TUBES
Frei AG
Hofenstrasse 18
CH-9300 Wittenbach, Switzerland
Tel: +41 71 292 3434
Fax: +41 71 292 3400
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.frei-ag.com
AEROSOL MANUFACTURING
EQUIPMENT
Gebrüder Leonhardt
GMBH & CO KG Blema Kircheis
Erdmann-Kircheis-Strasse 13-15
D-08280 Aue, Germany
Tel: +49 3771 278 227
Fax: +49 3771 278 241
Web: www. blema.de
Germann + Frei AG
Martinsbruggstrasse 92
CH-9016 St. Gallen, Switzerland
Tel: +41 71 282 16 40
Fax: +41 71 282 16 50
Web: www.germannfrei.ch
Lanico Maschinenbau Otto Niemsch
GmbH
PO Box 3065
D-38020 Braunschweig
Germany
Tel: +49 531 809 060
Fax: +49 531 809 0627
Web: www.lanico.de
Rainer Naroska Engineering GmbH
Im Hengstfeld 19
32657 Lemgo
Germany
Tel: +49 5261 6606 0
Fax: +49 5261 6606 30
Web: www.naroska.com
Schuler Pressen GmbH
Bahnhofstrasse 41
73033 Göppingen, Germany
Tel: +49 7161 66 548
Fax: +49 7161 66 659
Web: www.schulergroup.com
Contact: Michael Marschal
CarnaudMetalbox Engineering plc
Dockfield Road, Shipley
West Yorkshire BD17 7AY, UK
Tel: +44 1274 846 200
Fax: +44 1274 846 201
Web: www.cmbecanmaking.com
Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
6949 S. Potomac Street
Centennial, CO 80112, USA
Tel: +1 303 708 9044
Fax: +1 303 708 9045
Web: www. stollemachinery.com
BODYMAKER SPARES
& REPAIRS
Shin-I Machinery Works Co Ltd
No 43 Chung Cheng St
Chingshui
Taichung, Taiwan ROC
Tel: +886 4 2623 8181
Fax: +886 4 2623 2129
Web: www.shinican.com
Germann + Frei AG
Tel: +41 71 282 16 40
Fax: +41 71 282 16 50
BODY MAKERS D+I
AIR COMPRESSORS
OKL Can Line Inc
11235 Sebring Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45240, USA
Tel: +1 513 825 1655
Fax: +1 513 825 1948
Web: www.oklcan.com
CAN CONVEYORS/
CONVEYING
Pneumofore SpA
Via N. Bruno 34
10098 Rivoli, Italy
Tel: +39 011 950 40 30
Fax: +39 011 950 40 40
Web: www.pneumofore.com
CarnaudMetalbox
Engineering plc
W Yorkshire BD17 7AY, UK
Tel: +44 1274 846 200
Fax: +44 1274 846 201
BASE REFORMING
MACHINES
Belvac Production Machinery Inc
237 Graves Mill Road
Lynchburg
VA 24502-4203, USA
Tel: +1 434 239 0358
Fax: +1 434 239 1964
Web: www.belvac.com
Tel: +44 1274 846 200
Fax: +44 1274 846 201
OKL Can Line Inc
11235 Sebring Drive
Tel: +1 513 825 1655
Fax: +1 513 825 1948
Web: www.oklcan.com
Bahnhofstrasse 41
73033 Göppingen
Germany
Tel: +49 7161 66 548
Fax: +49 7161 66 659
Contact: Michael Marschall
Arrowhead Systems, Inc.
Arrowhead/Busse/SJI Corporation
124 N Columbus Street
Randolph, WI 53956, USA
Tel: +1 920 326 3131
Fax: +1 866 580 3212
Web: www.arrowheadsystems.com
FleetwoodGoldcoWyard
1305 Lakeview Drive
Romeoville, IL 60446 , USA
Tel: +1 630 759 6800
Fax: +1 630 759 2299
Web: www.fgwa.com
CAN DECORATING
EQUIPMENT
Intercan Group Ltd
38 Burners Lane, Kiln Farm,
Milton Keynes , MK11 3HB, UK
Tel +44 1908 566015
Fax +44 1908 560638
Web: www.intercan.co.uk
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CAN LINE CONTROL
SYSTEMS
Tel: +1 303 708 9044
Fax: +1 303 708 9045
CAN & DOUBLE SEAM
TESTING EQUIPMENT
Roeslein & Associates Inc
9200 Watson Road, Suite 200
St Louis, MO 63126-1528, USA
Tel: +1 314 729 0055
Fax: +1 314 729 0070
Web: www.roeslein.com
CAN MAKING MACHINES
AND COMPLETE LINES
CMC-KUHNKE, Inc
1060 Broadway, Albany
NY 12204, USA
Tel: +1 518 694 3310
Fax: +1 518 694 3311
Web: www.cmc-kuhnke.com
CMC-KUHNKE, GmbH
Colditzstr. 34-36, Bau 18
D-12099 Berlin, Germany
Tel: +49 30 2300 660
Fax: +49 30 2300 6666
CAN END DIES
Apex Tool Works Inc
3200 Tollview Drive, Rolling Meadows
IL 60008, USA
Tel: +1 847 394 5810
Fax: +1 847 394 2739
Web: www.apextool.com
Amador Varas SA
c/Montalegre 32
08915 Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
Tel: +34 933 952 954
Fax: +34 933 954 904
Web: www.amador-varas.com
APRIL 2015
Gebrüder Leonhardt GMBH & CO KG
Blema Kircheis
Tel: +49 3771 278 227
Fax: +49 3771 278 241
Web: www. blema.de
Mall + Herlan GmbH
Wöschbacher Strasse 33
D-76327 Pfinztal, Germany
Tel: +49 721 946 01 0
Fax: +49 721 946 0199
Web: www.mall-herlan.com
Chingshui , Taichung, Taiwan ROC
Tel: +886 4 2623 8181
Fax: +886 4 2623 2129
Shinyi Can-Making Machinery Industry
Co Ltd
No 4 First Alley, East Side of Jianyang
Daping Industrial Zone,
Lianxia Town,Chenghai District
Shantou 515834, China
Tel: +86 754 85171098
Fax: +86 754 85167423
Mobile:+86 18823900423
Web: www.shinyi-can.com
Soudronic AG
Industriestrasse 35
CH-8962 Bergdietikon
Switzerland
Tel: +41 44 743 66 66
Fax: +41 44 743 66 99
Web: www.soudronic.com
SWISSCAN Network
Muelisacker 221
CH-5705 Hallwil
Switzerland
Tel: +41 62 777 44 40
Fax: +41 62 777 44 41
Web: www.swisscan.net
BUYERS GUIDE
InnoScan A/S
Sødalsparken 11
8220 Brabrand
Denmark
Tel +45 86 26 5677
Fax +45 86 26 5678
Web: www.innoscan.dk
Sencon
North, Central & South America
Sencon Incorporated
6385 W 74th Street
Bedford Park, IL 60638, USA
Tel: +1 708 496 3100
Fax: +1 708 496 3105
CAN TESTING EQUIPMENT
BA.SCO srl
Via Borgognone 9
10090 Trana (Torino), Italy
Tel: +39 0119 33620
Fax: +39 0119 355 763
Web: www.basco-testers.com
Bonfiglioli Engineering Srl
Via Rondona 33
44049 Vigarano Pieve
Ferrara, Italy
Tel: +39 0532 715 631
Fax: +39 0532 715 625
E-mail: info@bonfiglioliengineering.com
Web: www.bonfiglioliengineering.com
CMC-KUHNKE, Inc
1060 Broadway
Albany, NY 12204, USA
Tel: +1 518 694 3310
Fax: +1 518 694 3311
CMC-KUHNKE, GmbH
Tel: +49 30 2300 660
Fax: +49 30 2300 6666
Europe, Middle East, Asia, Africa,
Australasia
Sencon (UK) Ltd
Pointon Way
Stonebridge Cross Business Park
Droitwich WR9 0LW, UK
Tel: +44 1905 827800
Fax: +44 1905 795876
China, Hong Kong, South East Asia
Sencon (HK) Ltd
Unit 202, 2/F, Building 12W
No 12 Science Park West Avenue
Phase 3 Hong Kong Science Park
Pak Shek Kok, NT, Hong Kong
Tel:+852 397 33860
Fax:+852 302 06140
Web: www.sencon.com
Sensory Analytics
The Sensory Building
4413 West Market Street
Greensboro, NC 27407, USA
Tel: +1 336 315 6090
Fax: +1 336 315 6030
Web: www.specmetrix.com
Torus Measurement Systems Limited
(The new name for Trac Measurement Systems Ltd)
Trac House, Nedge Hill Science Park
Telford TF3 3AJ, UK
Tel: +44 1952 210020
Fax: +44 1952 299804
Web: www.trac-group.com
BUYERS GUIDE
Versatile Technology
35 Cleeland Road, Oakleigh South, Victoria
3167, Australia
Tel: +61 3 9548 8983
Fax: +61 3 9548 8958
Web: www.versatiletechnology.com.au
Sales and Customer Support, Europe:
Tim Bulman
Tel: +44 7530 465 680
E-mail : [email protected]
Wilco AG
Rigackerstr 11
CH-5610 Wohlen, Switzerland
Tel +41 56 618 4343
Fax +41 56 618 4344
Web: www.wilco.com
Link Tool & Manufacturing
39115 Warren Rd,
Westland
MI 48185, USA
Tel: +1 734 710 0010
Fax: +1 734 710 0016
Web: www.linktoolmfg.com
International Thermal Systems Ltd
11 Ham Common, Richmond
London TW10 7JB, UK
Tel: +44 7900 191 352
Asian Office:
ITS Industrial Thermal Equipment
Co Ltd
Tel: +86 21 6774 1033
Fax: +86 21 6774 2860
CAN TRIMMERS
Lynchburg
VA 24502-4203, USA
Tel: +1 434 239 0358
Fax: +1 434 239 1964
Web: www.belvac.com
VMI Holland BV
Gelriaweg 16
8161 RK Epe
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 578 679 111
Fax: +31 578 621 317
Web: www.vmi-group.com
International Container Supply Inc.
Assembly Plant
2850 E River Rd. Dayton, OH 45439 USA
Tel: +1 937 866 4080
Web: www.icscangroup.com
Customer Service Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico
Tel: +52 55 55779087
Customer Service China
Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
Tel: +86 13 705288211
Dockfield Road, Shipley,
Tel: +44 1274 846 200
Fax: +44 1274 846 201
CAN WASHER HOLDOWN
MATS & BELTS
Ashworth Bros, Inc
450 Armour Dale
Winchester, VA 22601, USA
Tel: +1 540 662 3494
Fax: +1 540 662 3150
Web: www.ashworth.com
CAN WASHERS/OVENS
Worldwide Headquarters:
International Thermal Systems LLC
4697 W Greenfield Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53214, USA
Tel: +1 414 672 7700
Fax: +1 414 672 8800
Web: www.itsllcusa.com
European Office:
Cantec GmbH & Co KG
Helenenstrasse 149
D-45143 Essen
Germany
Tel: +49 201 633 1461
Fax: +49 201 633 1239
Web: www.cantec.com
CAPPING MACHINES
CAN TOOLING SERVICES
H&T Tool Design GmbH & Co. KG
Am Meilenstein 8 -19
34431 Marsberg, Germany
Tel:+49 2991 980 100
Fax:+49 2991 980 5100
Web: www.ht-tooldesign.com
Apex Tool Works Inc
3200 Tollview Drive
Rolling Meadows
IL 60008, USA
Tel: +1 847 394 5810
Fax: +1 847 394 2739
Sommetrade SL
Parque Tecnologico de Zamudio Edificio 301
48170 Zamudio (Vizcaya), Spain
Tel: +34 94 431 8611
Fax: +34 94 431 8200
Web: www.sommetrade.com
Gebrüder Leonhardt GMBH
& CO KG
Blema Kircheis
D-08280 Aue
Germany
Tel: +49 3771 278 227
Fax: +49 3771 278 241
Web: www. blema.de
CAP MAKING MACHINES
Alfons Haar Maschinenbau GmbH &
Co KG
Fangdieckstraße 67
22547 Hamburg, Germany
Tel: +49 40 833910
Fax: +49 40 83391220
Web: www.alfons-haar.de
E-mail: offi[email protected]
Alfons Haar Inc
150 Advanced Drive
Springboro, Ohio 45066, USA
Tel: +1 937 560 2031
Fax: +1 937 560 2032
Co KG
Singapore Representative Office (RO)
11C Jalan Arif, Singapore
Tel: +65 9833 2083
Fax: +65 6399 2646
Im Hengstfeld 19
32657 Lemgo, Germany
Tel: +49 5261 6606 0
Fax: +49 5261 6606 30
CERAMIC CAN & END TOOLING
LPT – Lieb Precision Tool, Inc
1819 South Murray Blvd.
Colorado Springs, CO 80916, USA
Tel: +1 719 355 2600
Fax: +1 719 596 3019
Web: www.liebpt.com
APRIL 2015
COATING MACHINES
Crabtree of Gateshead Ltd
Kingsway, Team Valley Trading
Estate, Gateshead
Tyne & Wear NE11 0SU, UK
Tel: +44 191 487 5071
Fax: +44 191 487 3997
Web: www.crabpress.co.uk
Fuji Kikai Kogyo Co Ltd
2-7-1 Iida, Hachihonmatsu,
Higashihiroshima-shi
Hiroshima Pref 739-0146 , Japan
Metal Decorating Machinery Div
Metal Decorating Sales Dept
Tel: +81 82 428 2455
Fax: +81 82 428 8912
Web: www.fujikikai.co.jp
Hebenstreit Metal Decorating GmbH
Gottlieb-Daimler-Strasse 15/2
74385 Pleidelsheim, Germany
Tel: +49 7144 88980-0
Fax: +49 7144 88980-50
Web: www.hebenstreit-gmbh.de
Inghor
C/ San Vincente 8, Planta 9
48001 Bilbao, Spain
Tel: +34 944 411 012 / 313
Fax: +34 944 411 066
Web: www.inghor.es
KBA-MetalPrint GmbH
Wernerstr. 119-129
D-70435 Stuttgart, Germany
Tel: +49 711 69971-0
Fax: +49 711 69971-670
Web: www.kba-metalprint.de
APRIL 2015
Miotto Este spa
Via Talamoni, 4
I-20861 Brugherio (MB), Italy
Tel: +39 0392 878 284
Fax: +39 0398 84 594
Web: www.miottoeste.it
Asia Pacific
W.R. Grace (Hong Kong) Ltd
1010 Huai Hai Zhong
Shanghai 200031, China
Tel: +86 2154678
Europe
Grace GmbH & Co. KG
In der Hollerecke 1
67547 Worms, Germany
Tel: +49 6241 403.00
www.grace.com
COIL HANDLING SYSTEMS
TEC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
Carl-Benz-Str.4
74366 Kirchhein/Neckar
Germany
Tel: +49 7143 961 7280
Fax: +49 7143 961 7281
Web: www.tec-technology.de
COATING MACHINES
BOTTOM RIM
Lynchburg
VA 24502-4203, USA
Tel: +1 434 239 0358
Fax: +1 434 239 1964
Web: www.belvac.com
Hengli CNC Technology Co, Ltd
9 Huishan Road, Mogan Mountain
Economic Development Zone,
Deqing, Zhejiang Province
China 313200
Tel: +86 572 8832016
+86 572 8832000
Fax: +86 572 8832222
Web: www.zjhlcnc.com
LITTELL, LLC
1211 Tower Road
Schaumburg
IL 60173, USA
Tel: +1 630 622 4700
Fax: +1 630 622 4747
Web: www.littell.com
COATINGS, LACQUERS,
VARNISHES
World Headquarters
W. R. Grace & Co. - Conn
7500 Grace Drive
Columbia, MD 21044, USA
Tel: +1 410 531 4000
Tel: +1 800 638 6014
Grace Materials & Packaging Technologies
62 Whittemore Ave
Cambridge, MA 02140, USA
Tel: +1 617 498 4987
Latin America
Grace Brazil Ltda
Rua Albion, 229-10 Andor CJ101
Lapa, Sao Paulo
AP/Brasil 05077-130
Tel: +55 113649 2704
Nidec Minster Corporation
240 West Fifth Street
Minster, OH 45865-0120 U.S.A.
Tel: +1 419 628 2331
Fax: +1 419 628 4224
Web: www.minster.com
COMPLETE CAN LINES
(THREE-PIECE)
Cantec GmbH & Co KG
Helenenstrasse 149
D-45143 Essen, Germany
Tel: +49 201 633 1461
Fax: +49 201 633 1239
Web: www.cantec.com
BUYERS GUIDE
Assembly Plant
Tel: +1 937 866 4080
Mexico City, Mexico
Tel: +52 55 55779087
Tel: +86 13 705288211
GmbH
PO Box 3065
D-38020 Braunschweig, Germany
Tel: +49 531 809 060
Fax: +49 531 809 0627
Web: www.lanico.de
Chingshui, Taichung, Taiwan ROC
Tel: +886 4 2623 8181
Fax: +886 4 2623 2129
COMPLETE CAN LINES
(THREE-PIECE)
Soudronic AG
Industriestrasse 35
CH-8962 Bergdietikon, Switzerland
Tel: +41 44 743 66 66
Fax: +41 44 743 66 99
SWISSCAN Network
Muelisacker 221
CH-5705 Hallwil, Switzerland
Tel: +41 62 777 44 40
Fax: +41 62 777 44 41
BUYERS GUIDE
COMPLETE CAN MAKING
LINES (THREE-PIECE) – USED
COMPOUND DRIERS
Container Fabrication Machinery
2216 E Miner Avenue
Stockton, CA 95205, USA
Tel: +1 209 469 7384
Fax: +1 209 469 4826
Web: www.canmaking.net
COMPLETE CAN LINES
(TWO-PIECE)
Co KG
Fangdieckstraße 67
22547 Hamburg
Germany
Tel: +49 40 833910
Fax: +49 40 83391220
Alfons Haar Inc
150 Advanced Drive
Springboro
Ohio 45066, USA
Tel: +1 937 560 2031
Fax: +1 937 560 2032
Co KG
Singapore Representative Office (RO)
Tel: +65 9833 2083
Fax: +65 6399 2646
Cantec GmbH & Co KG
Helenenstrasse 149
D-45143 Essen
Germany
Tel: +49 201 633 1461
Fax: +49 201 633 1239
Web: www.cantec.com
Im Hengstfeld 19
32657 Lemgo
Germany
Tel: +49 5261 6606 0
Fax: +49 5261 6606 30
Tel: +1 314 729 0055
Fax: +1 314 729 0070
Gebrüder Leonhardt GMBH
& CO KG
Blema Kircheis
Tel: +49 3771 278 227
Fax: +49 3771 278 241
Web: www. blema.de
COMPLETE CAN MAKING
LINES (TWO-PIECE)-USED
2216 E Miner Avenue
Stockton
CA 95205, USA
Tel: +1 209 469 7384
Fax: +1 209 469 4826
COMPLETE END-MAKING
LINES
Co KG
Fangdieckstraße 67, 22547 Hamburg
Germany
Tel: +49 40 833910
Fax: +49 40 83391220
Alfons Haar Inc
150 Advanced Drive
Springboro
Ohio 45066, USA
Tel: +1 937 560 2031
Fax: +1 937 560 2032
Co KG
Singapore Representative Office
Tel: +65 9833 2083
Fax: +65 6399 2646
Cantec GmbH & Co KG
Helenenstrasse 149
Tel: +49 201 633 1461
Fax: +49 201 633 1239
Web: www.cantec.com
Im Hengstfeld 19
Tel: +49 5261 6606 0
Fax: +49 5261 6606 30
Tel: +1 414 672 7700
Fax: +1 414 672 8800
European Office:
London TW10 7JB, UK
Tel: +44 7900 191 352
Asian Office: ITS Industrial
Thermal Equipment Co Ltd
Tel: +86 21 6774 1033
Fax: +86 21 6774 2860
COMPOUND LINING
EQUIPMENT
Tel: +886 4 2623 8181
Fax: +886 4 2623 2129
Web: www.shinican.com.
COMPLETE END-MAKING
LINES – USED
Tel: +1 303 708 9044
Fax: +1 303 708 9045
CONTAINER PRESSES
2216 E Miner Avenue
Tel: +1 209 469 7384
Fax: +1 209 469 4826
COMONENTS FOR FOOD &
PAINT CANS
Nidec Minster Corporation
240 West Fifth Street
Minster, OH 45865-0120, USA
Tel: +1 419 628 2331
Fax: +1 419 628 4224
Web: www.minster.com
CONVEYOR COMPONENTS
Hindustan Tin Works Ltd
426, DLF Tower A
Jasola, New Delhi 110025, India
Tel: +91 11 49998888
Fax: +91 11 49998822
Web: www.hindustantin.biz
Rexnord Power Transmission Europe
Einsteinstraat 1
2690 AC ‘s-Gravenzande
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 174 445 111
Fax: +31 174 445 222
E-mail: rexnord.fl[email protected]
Web: www.rexnordflattop.com
APRIL 2015
BUYERS GUIDE
CONVEYORS: MAGNETIC
Bunting Magnetics Co
500 S Spencer Avenue
PO Box 468, Newton
KS 67114-0468, USA
Tel: +1 316 284 2020
Fax: +1 316 283 4975
Web: www.buntingmagnetics.com
1305 Lakeview Drive
Romeoville, IL 60446, USA
Tel: +1 630 759 6800
Fax: +1 630 759 2299
Web: www.fgwa.com
CONVEYORS: PLASTIC
BELTING & CHAIN
Ashworth Bros, Inc
450 Armour Dale
Tel: +1 540 662 3494
Fax: +1 540 662 3150
CUPPING PRESSES
TG Can International Ltd
?36 Burners Lane
Kiln Farm, Milton Keynes
MK11 3HB, UK
Tel: +44 1908 561444
Fax: +44 1908 307519
TG Can Technology (USA) Inc
Suite 200 470 Olde
Worthington Road
Westerville, OH 43082, USA
Tel: +1 614 410 6672
Fax: +1 614 410 6673
CHINA & SOUTH EAST ASIA:
Hacotec Systems SDN BHD
Block 6-7-8 Queens Avenue
Jalan Bayam
55100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: +6 039205 6998
Fax: +6 039205 6998
Cell: +6 012278 8692
Contact: Thomas Wong
JAPAN: Press Technologies Inc
Urban SK Bldg 3F
6027-2 Okusawa, Setagaya-ku
Tokyo 158-0083, Japan
Tel: +81 3 3703 4138
Contact: Yukio Kameishi
?36 Burners Lane
MK11 3HB, UK
Tel: +44 1908 561444
Fax: +44 1908 307519
Suite 200 470 Olde
Worthington Road
Tel: +1 614 410 6672
Fax: +1 614 410 6673
Jalan Bayam
Tel: +6 039205 6998
Fax: +6 039205 6998
Cell: +6 012278 8692
Urban SK Bldg 3F
Tel: +81 3 3703 4138
CURLER TOOLING
CUPPING SYSTEMS
Link Tool & Manufacturing
39115 Warren Rd,
Westland
MI 48185, USA
Tel: +1 734 710 0010
Fax: +1 734 710 0016
Web: www.linktoolmfg.com
D&I CUP TOOLING
Tel:+49 2991 980 100
Fax:+49 2991 980 5100
Wallram GmbH
Schuermannstrasse 40
45136 Essen, Germany
Tel: +49 201 89 63 660
Fax: +49 201 89 63 630
Web: www.wallram.com
DOMERS/BOTTOM FORMERS
iwis antriebssysteme GmbH & Co KG
Albert-Rosshaupter-Str 53
81369 München
Germany
Tel: +49 89 76909-1600
Fax: -49 89 76909-1198
Web: www.iwis.com
Bahnhofstrasse 41
Tel: +49 7161 66 548
Fax: +49 7161 66 659
Apex Tool Works Inc
3200 Tollview Drive
Rolling Meadows
IL 60008
USA
Tel: +1 847 394 5810
Fax: +1 847 394 2739
Pride Engineering, LLC
9401 73rd Avenue North, Suite 200
Minneapolis. MN 55428, USA
Web: www.pridecan.com
D&I CAN TOOLING
DOMERS & DOME STATIONS
Rexnord Power Transmission Europe
Einsteinstraat 1
2690 AC ‘s-Gravenzande
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 174 445 111
Fax: +31 174 445 222
E-mail: rexnord.fl[email protected]
Web: www.rexnordflattop.com
APRIL 2015
Centennial
CO 80112, USA
Tel: +1 303 708 9044
Fax: +1 303 708 9045
Wallram GmbH
Schuermannstrasse 40
45136 Essen, Germany
Tel: +49 201 89 63 660
Fax: +49 201 89 63 630
Web: www.wallram.com
Dockfield Road
Shipley, West Yorkshire BD17 7AY, UK
Tel: +44 1274 846 200
Fax: +44 1274 846 201
BUYERS GUIDE
DOUBLE SHEET DETECTION
Prime Controls, Inc.
World Headquarters:
4528 Gateway Circle
Dayton, OH 45440-1712, USA
Tel: +1 937 435 8659
Fax: +1 937 435 2091
Web: www.primecontrols.com
DRD CAN MAKING
EQUIPMENT
Im Hengstfeld 19
Tel: +49 5261 6606 0
Fax: +49 5261 6606 30
Tel: +886 4 2623 8181
Fax: +886 4 2623 2129
Centennial
CO 80112, USA
Tel: +1 303 708 9044
Fax: +1 303 708 9045
Web: www.stollemachinery.com
DRYING OVENS
Ajax TOCCO Magnethermic, Corp
1745 Overland Ave NE
Warren, OH 44483, USA
Tel: +1 330 372 8727
Fax: +1 330 372 8608
Web: www.ajaxtocco.com
ARC Pacific Ltd
1005 Richards Road
Suite P, PO Box 585
Hartland, WI 53029, USA
Tel: +1 262 751 3073
+66 958 610535
Fax: +1 262 367 5091
E-mail: mike.ruddick@arcpacificsiam.com
andy.pott@arcpacific.com
Web: www.arcpacific.com
Tel: +49 7144 88980-0
Fax: +49 7144 88980-50
Miotto Este spa
Via Talamoni, 4
Tel: +39 0392 878 284
Fax: +39 0398 84594
sellacan Industrieofen GmbH
Daimlerstr 12
D-32791 Lagr
Germany
Tel: +49 5232 69900
Fax: +49 5232 699028
Web: www.sellacan.de
DRT Mfg. Co.
618 Greenmount Blvd
Dayton
OH 45419, USA
Tel: +1 937 298 7391
Fax: +1 937 298 7190
E-mail: postoffi[email protected]
Web: www.drtmfgco.com
Im Hengstfeld 19
Tel: +49 5261 6606 0
Fax: +49 5261 6606 30
EASY OPEN END
MANUFACTURING
MACHINERY
Industrias Peñalver SL
Pol. Industrial El Tapiado
C/ Albaricoque s/n
Molina de Segura
30500 Murcia, Spain
Tel: + 34 968 38 90 88
Fax: + 34 968 38 90 19
Web: www.penalver.com
Inghor
48001 Bilbao, Spain
Tel: +34 944 411 012 / 313
Fax: +34 944 411 066
Web: www.inghor.es
KBA-MetalPrint GmbH
Wernerstr. 119-129
Tel: +49 71169971-0
Fax: +49 711 69971-670
GM Technologies
Headquarters
Via Molinelle 113
80045 Pompei (NA), Italy
Factory: Zona PIP – via Orto di Cioglia
83045 Calitri (AV), Italy
Tel: +39 081 850 34 14
+39 081 388 30 893
Fax: +39 081 365 24 73
Web: www.gmtechs.it
Co KG
Germany
Tel: +49 40 833910
Fax: +49 40 83391220
Alfons Haar Inc
150 Advanced Drive
Tel: +1 937 560 2031
Fax: +1 937 560 2032
Alfons Haar Maschinenbau GmbH & Co KG
Tel: +65 9833 2083
Fax: +65 6399 2646
Tel: +1 303 708 9044
Fax: +1 303 708 9045
EASY OPEN ENDS
DivFood – A Division of Nampak
Products Ltd
25 Richard Carte Road
Mobeni, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Tel: +27 31 450 5874
Fax: +27 31 450 5882
E-mail: sajid.madhanlala@
za.nampak.com
Web: www.nampak.com
MIVISA Envases SAU
Poligono Industrial Los Pinos
30565 Las Torres de Cotillas
Murcia, Spain
Tel:+34 968 364400
Fax: +34 968 364442
Web: www.mivisa.com
APRIL 2015
END COMPOUND LINERS
EASY OPEN END REPAIR
COAT SYSTEM
C/ Albaricoque s/n
Molina de Segura, 30500 Murcia, Spain
Tel: + 34 968 38 90 88
Fax: + 34 968 38 90 19
sellacan Industrieofen GmbH
Daimlerstr 12
D-32791 Lage, Germany
Tel: +49 5232 69900
Fax: +49 5232 699028
Web: www.sellacan.de
Sencon
Sencon Incorporated
6385 W 74th Street
Tel: +1 708 496 3100
Fax: +1 708 496 3105
Australasia
Sencon (UK) Ltd
Pointon Way
Tel: +44 1905 827800
Fax: +44 1905 795876
Sencon (HK) Ltd
Tel:+852 397 33860
Fax:+852 302 06140
Web: www.sencon.com
W Yorkshire BD17 7AY, UK
Tel: +44 1274 846 200
Fax: +44 1274 846 201
Via Rondona 33
44049 Vigarano Pieve, Ferrara, Italy
Tel: +39 0532 715 631
Fax: +39 0532 715 625
InnoScan A/S
Sødalsparken 11
8220 Brabrand, Denmark
Tel +45 86 26 5677
Fax +45 86 26 5678
EASY OPEN & PEEL-OFF
MEMBRANE ENDS
Parliament International Ltd
Cervantes House
5-9 Headstone Road
Harrow, Middlesex HA1 1PD, UK
Tel: +44 20 8861 3505
Fax: +44 20 8861 2025
Web: www.parliament-group.co.uk
END BAGS & KRAFT PAPER
World Headquarters:
4528 Gateway Circle
Dayton
Ohio 45440-1712, USA
Tel: +1 937 435 8659
Fax: +1 937 435 2091
APRIL 2015
Stonehouse Paper & Bag Mills Ltd
Lower Mills
Stonehouse, Glos GL10 2BD, UK
Tel: +44 1453 822173
Fax: +44 1453 822174
Web: www.stonehousepaper.co.uk
END LINE BALANCERS &
BALANCE TRAYS
1305 Lakeview Drive
Tel: +1 630 759 6800
Fax: +1 630 759 2299
Web: www.fgwa.com
END ROLL PALLETIZERS
& DEPALLETIZERS
Custom Machining Corporation
2090 West College Avenue
Englewood, CO 80110, USA
Tel: +1 303 762 0333
Fax: +1 303 762 0338
Web: www.cmc1.net
END CONVERSION SYSTEMS
EASY OPEN END TESTING
EQUIPMENT
Wilco AG
Rigackerstr 11
Tel +41 56 618 4343
Fax +41 56 618 4344
Web: www.wilco.com
BUYERS GUIDE
36 Burners Lane
MK11 3HB, UK
Tel: +44 1908 561444
Fax: +44 1908 307519
Suite 200 470 Olde
Worthington Road
Tel: +1 614 410 6672
Fax: +1 614 410 6673
Jalan Bayam
Tel: +60 39205 6998
Fax: +60 39205 6998
Cell: +60 12278 8692E-mail: hacotec@
ymail.com
Urban SK Bldg 3F
Tel: +81 3 3703 4138
1305 Lakeview Drive
Tel: +1 630 759 6800
Fax: +1 630 759 2299
Web: www.fgwa.com
ENDS – PENNY LEVER/TRF/
RING LID TAGGER
ASSEMBLIES
426, DLF Tower A
Tel: +91 11 49998888
Fax: +91 11 49998822
END & TAB CONVERSION
TOOLING
DRT Mfg. Co.
618 Greenmount Blvd
Dayton, OH 45419, USA
Tel: +1 937 298 7391
Fax: +1 937 298 7190
E-mail: postoffi[email protected]
Web: www.drtmfgco.com
DRT GmbH & Co KG
Hansestrasse 49
Tel: +49 531 231 620
Fax: +49 531 231 6244
Web: www.drt-europe.de
BUYERS GUIDE
END & TAB CONVERSION
TOOLING
Assembly Plant
Tel: +1 937 866 4080
Mexico City, Mexico
Tel: +52 55 55779087
Tel: +86 13 705288211
END TESTING EQUIPMENT
CMC-KUHNKE, Inc
1060 Broadway
Tel: +1 518 694 3310
Fax: +1 518 694 3311
CMC-KUHNKE, GmbH
Tel: +49 30 2300 660
Fax: +49 30 2300 6666
InnoScan A/S
Sødalsparken 11
Tel +45 86 26 5677
Fax +45 86 26 5678
Mühlbauer AG
Josef-Mühlbauer-Platz 1,
93426 Roding, Germany
Tel: +49 9461 952 - 0
Fax: +49 9461 952 - 1
E-mail:[email protected]
Web: www.muehlbauer.de
END WRAPPING/
UNWRAPPING
Sencon
Sencon Incorporated
6385 W 74th Street
Tel: +1 708 496 3100
Fax: +1 708 496 3105
Australasia
Sencon (UK) Ltd
Pointon Way, Stonebridge Cross Business Park
Tel: +44 1905 827800
Fax: +44 1905 795876
Sencon (HK) Ltd
Tel:+852 397 33860
Fax:+852 302 06140
Web: www.sencon.com
Sensory Analytics
Tel: +1 336 315 6090
Fax: +1 336 315 6030
Wilco AG
Rigackerstr 11
Tel +41 56 618 4343
Fax +41 56 618 4344
Web: www.wilco.com
35 Cleeland Road
Oakleigh South, Victoria 3167, Australia
Tel: +61 3 9548 8983
Fax: +61 3 9548 8958
Sales and Customer Support, Europe :
Tim Bulman Tel: +44 7530 465 680
1305 Lakeview Drive
Tel: +1 630 759 6800
Fax: +1 630 759 2299
Web: www.fgwa.com
CSW Machinery BV
Rigastraat 167418 EW Deventer
P.O. Box 810, 7400 AV Deventer
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 570 678 700
Fax: +31 570 633 985
ENGINEERING &
INSTALLATION SERVICES
Australasia
Sencon (UK) Ltd
Pointon Way
Tel: +44 1905 827800
Fax: +44 1905 795876
Sencon (HK) Ltd
Tel:+852 397 33860
Fax:+852 302 06140
Web: www.sencon.com
Sensory Analytics
Tel: +1 336 315 6090
Fax: +1 336 315 6030
FLANGING MACHINES
Tel: +1 314 729 0055
Fax: +1 314 729 0070
Stolle Europe
33 Peterfield Rd
Kingstown Industrial Estate
Carlisle, Cumbria CA3 OEY, UK
Tel: +44 1228 818 125
Fax: +44 1228 514 720
E-mail:
[email protected]
Lynchburg, VA 24502-4203, USA
Tel: +1 434 239 0358
Fax: +1 434 239 1964
Web: www.belvac.com
Germann + Frei AG
Tel: +41 71 282 16 40
Fax: +41 71 282 16 50
FILM WEIGHT CONTROL
Sencon
Sencon Incorporated
6385 W 74th Street
Tel: +1 708 496 3100
Fax: +1 708 496 3105
GmbH
PO Box 3065
Tel: +49 531 809 060
Fax: +49 531 809 0627
Web: www.lanico.de
APRIL 2015
BUYERS GUIDE
GAS CURERS FOR
THREE-PIECE CAN LINES
Frei AG
Hofenstrasse 18
Tel: +41 71 292 3434
Fax: +41 71 292 3400
GS&T S.r.l.
Metal Packaging Machinery
By Emilio Mussino
Via Grange Palmero, 234
10091 Alpignano (Torino), Italy
Tel : +39 011 9665880
Fax: +39 011 9665888
[email protected]
Web: www.gstmachinery.it
INDUCTION CURING
& DRYING SYSTEMS
Australian Induction Heating Co Pty Ltd
49 Strzelecki Avenue, Sunshine West
Melbourne, Victoria 3020, Australia
Tel: +61 3 9311 4999
Fax: +61 3 9311 8666
Web: www.inductionheating.com.au
INSIDE SPRAY CONTROL
Sencon
Sencon Incorporated
6385 W 74th Street
Tel: +1 708 496 3100
Fax: +1 708 496 3105
Australasia
Sencon (UK) Ltd
Pointon Way
Tel: +44 1905 827800
Fax: +44 1905 795876
Sencon (HK) Ltd
Tel:+852 397 33860
Fax:+852 302 06140
Web: www.sencon.com
Sensory Analytics
Greensboro
NC 27407, USA
Tel: +1 336 315 6090
Fax: +1 336 315 6030
INSIDE/OUTSIDE
SPRAY MACHINES
Dockfield Road
Shipley, West Yorkshire
BD17 7AY, UK
Tel: +44 1274 846 200
Fax: +44 1274 846 201
Sprimag Spritzmaschinenbau GmbH
& Co. KG
Henriettenstraße 90
73230 Kirchheim/Teck, Germany
Tel: +49 7021 579-0
Fax: +49 7021 579 - 48 238
Web: www.sprimag.de
INSPECTION SYSTEMS
ALTEK Company
89 Commercial Boulevard
PO Box 1128, Torrington
CT 06790 , USA
Tel: +1 860 482 7628
Fax: +1 860 496 0255
Web: www.altekcompany.com
INSIDE SPRAY MACHINES
Can Man Aktiengesellschaft
Mülisacker 221
Tel: +41 62 777 4440
Fax: +41 62 777 4441
Web: www.canman.ch
Member of SWISSCAN Network
Sprimag Spritzmaschinenbau GmbH
& Co. KG
Henriettenstraße 90
73230 Kirchheim/Teck, Germany
Tel: +49 7021 579-0
Fax: +49 7021 579 - 48 238
Web: www.sprimag.de
APRIL 2015
Applied Vision Corporation
2020 Vision Lane
Akron, OH 44223, USA
Tel: +1 330 926 2222
Fax: +1 330 926 2250
Web: www.appliedvision.com
Centennial
CO 80112, USA
Tel: +1 303 708 9044
Fax: +1 303 708 9045
Tel: +1 434 239 0358
Fax: +1 434 239 1964
Web: www.belvac.com
CMC-KUHNKE, Inc
1060 Broadway
Tel: +1 518 694 3310
Fax: +1 518 694 3311
CMC-KUHNKE, GmbH
Tel: +49 30 2300 660
Fax: +49 30 2300 6666
ibea GmbH
Kleine Bahnstrasse 8
D-22525 Hamburg
Germany
Tel: +49 40 6898 870
Fax: +49 40 6898 8729
Web: www.ibea.de
InnoScan A/S
Sødalsparken 11
Tel +45 86 26 5677
Fax +45 86 26 5678
Mühlbauer AG
Josef-Mühlbauer-Platz 1
93426 Roding, Germany
Tel: +49 9461 952 - 0
Fax: +49 9461 952 - 1
E-mail:[email protected]
Web: www.muehlbauer.de
Pressco Technology Inc
29200 Aurora Road
Cleveland, OH 44139, USA
Tel: +1 440 498 2600
Fax: +1 440 498 2615
Web: www.pressco.com
BUYERS GUIDE
INSPECTION SYSTEMS
QUISS GmbH
Lilienthalstraße 5
D-82178 Puchheim, Germany
Tel: +49 89 894 59 - 0
Fax: +49 89 894 59 - 111
Web: www.quiss.com
Sencon
Sencon Incorporated
6385 W 74th Street
Tel: +1 708 496 3100
Fax: +1 708 496 3105
Australasia
Sencon (UK) Ltd
Pointon Way
Tel: +44 1905 827800
Fax: +44 1905 795876
Sencon (HK) Ltd
Tel:+852 397 33860
Fax:+852 302 06140
Web: www.sencon.com
Sensory Analytics
Tel: +1 336 315 6090
Fax: +1 336 315 6030
35 Cleeland Road
Oakleigh South, Victoria 3167, Australia
Tel: +61 3 9548 8983
Fax: +61 3 9548 8958
Sales & Customer Support, Europe: Tim Bulman
Tel: +44 7530 465 680
LIGHT TESTERS
Vision Experts GmbH
Am Sandfeld 15
76149 Karlsruhe, Germany
Tel: +49 721 97839-0
Fax: +49 721 97839-29
Web: www.vision-experts.com
Wilco AG
Rigackerstr 11
Tel +41 56 618 4343
Fax +41 56 618 4344
Web: www.wilco.com
LEAK TESTERS
ION EXCHANGE AND
RO DEMI PLANTS
CIE Srl Compagnia Italiana Ecologia
Via I° Maggio, 20-22
20070 San Zenone al Lambro (MI) Italy
Tel: +39 02 9810470
Fax: +39 02 98175079
Web: www.cieeng.com
LEAK DETECTION
Via Rondona 33
44049 Vigarano Pieve, Ferrara, Italy
Tel: +39 0532 715 631
Fax: +39 0532 715 625
InnoScan A/S
Sødalsparken 11
Tel +45 86 26 5677
Fax +45 86 26 5678
World Headquarters:
4528 Gateway Circle, Dayton,
Ohio 45440-1712, USA
Tel: +1 937 435 8659
Fax: +1 937 435 2091
ibea GmbH
Kleine Bahnstrasse 8
D-22525 Hamburg, Germany
Tel: +49 40 6898 870
Fax: +49 40 6898 8729
Web: www.ibea.de
InnoScan A/S
Sødalsparken 11
Tel +45 86 26 5677
Fax +45 86 26 5678
Sencon
Sencon Incorporated
6385 W 74th Street
Tel: +1 708 496 3100
Fax: +1 708 496 3105
Australasia
Sencon (UK) Ltd
Tel: +44 1905 827800
Fax: +44 1905 795876
Sencon (HK) Ltd
Tel:+852 397 33860
Fax:+852 302 06140
Web: www.sencon.com
Tel: +1 434 239 0358
Fax: +1 434 239 1964
Web: www.belvac.com
InnoScan A/S
Sødalsparken 11
Tel +45 86 26 5677
Fax +45 86 26 5678
Sencon
Sencon Incorporated
6385 W 74th Street
Tel: +1 708 496 3100
Fax: +1 708 496 3105
Australasia
Sencon (UK) Ltd
Tel: +44 1905 827800
Fax: +44 1905 795876
Sencon (HK) Ltd
Tel:+852 397 33860
Fax:+852 302 06140
Web: www.sencon.com
Tel: +1 303 708 9044
Fax: +1 303 708 9045
APRIL 2015
BUYERS GUIDE
METAL DECORATING
ACCESSORIES
LINE INSTALLATION
& MAINTENANCE
LITTELL, LLC
1211 Tower Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173, USA
Tel: +1 630 622 4700
Fax: +1 630 622 4747
LINERS FOR
NON-ROUND ENDS
C/ Albaricoque s/n
Molina de Segura, 30500 Murcia, Spain
Tel: +34 968 38 90 88
Fax: +34 968 38 90 19
LUBRICATION TECHNOLOGY
Unist, Inc.
4134 36th St SE
Grand Rapids, MI 41592, USA
Tel: +1 616 949 0853
Fax: +1 616 949 9503
Web: www.unist.com
LUG CAP
MANUFACTURING LINES
Germany
Tel: +49 40 833910
Fax: +49 40 83391220
Alfons Haar Inc
150 Advanced Drive, Springboro
Ohio 45066, USA
Tel: +1 937 560 2031
Fax: +1 937 560 2032
Tel: +65 9833 2083
Fax: +65 6399 2646
APRIL 2015
Apex Tool Works Inc
3200 Tollview Drive
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008, USA
Tel: +1 847 394 5810
Fax: +1 847 394 2739
Cantec GmbH & Co KG
Helenenstrasse 149
Tel: +49 201 633 1461
Fax: +49 201 633 1239
Web: www.cantec.com
Im Hengstfeld 19
Tel: +49 5261 6606 0
Fax: +49 5261 6606 30
Tel: +886 4 2623 8181
Fax: +886 4 2623 2129
TEC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
Carl-Benz-Str.4
74366 Kirchhein/Neckar, Germany
Tel: +49 (0) 7143 961 7280
Fax: +49 (0) 7143 961 7281
METAL DECORATING
BLANKETS
Trelleborg Printing Solutions
Strada Provinciale 140
26855 Lodi Vecchio, Lodi, Italy
Tel: +39 0371 406321
Web: trelleborg.com/printing
Twitter.com: PrintingInsight
METAL DECORATING
EQUIPMENT
Ajax TOCCO Magnethermic, Corp
1745 Overland Ave NE
Warren, OH 44483, USA
Tel: +1 330 372 8727
Fax: +1 330 372 8608
Web: www.ajaxtocco.com
MAGNETIC DECORATOR
CYLINDERS
Bunting Magnetics Co
500 S. Spencer Avenue
PO Box 468, Newton
KS 67114-0468, USA
Tel: +1 316 284 2020
Fax: +1 316 283 4975
Web: www.buntingmagnetics.com
Tel: +44 1274 846 200
Fax: +44 1274 846 201
Crabtree of Gateshead Ltd
T. D. Wright Inc
292 Walnut Street, St Paul
MN 55102, USA
Tel: +1 651 227 1302
Fax: +1 651 227 4465
Web: www.tdwright.com
Kingsway, Team Valley Trading Estate
Gateshead, Tyne & Wear,
NE11 0SU, UK
Tel: +44 191 487 5071
Fax: +44 191 487 3997
Web: www.crabpress.co.uk
Fuji Kikai Kogyo Co Ltd
2-7-1 Iida, Hachihonmatsu,
Higashihiroshima-shi
Hiroshima Pref 739-0146, Japan
Metal Decorating Machinery Div
Metal Decorating Sales Dept
Tel: +81 82 428 2455
Fax: +81 82 428 8912
Web: www.fujikikai.co.jp
Tel: +49 7144 88980-0
Fax: +49 7144 88980-50
KBA-MetalPrint GmbH
Wernerstr. 119-129
Tel: +49 71169971-0
Fax: +49 711 69971-670
Miotto Este spa
Via Talamoni, 4
Tel: +39 0392 878 284
Fax: +39 0398 84 594
METAL DECORATING
EQUIPMENT
(HOE PRINTING PRESS)
Perm Machine & Tool Co
PO Box 660, 9660 Industrial Drive
St John, Indiana 46373, USA
Tel: +1 219 365 5000
Fax: +1 219 365 4847
Skype: perm_machine
Web: www.permmachine.com
BUYERS GUIDE
METAL DECORATING
INKS & COATINGS
INX International Ink Co.
10820 Withers Cove Park Drive
Charlotte, NC 28278, USA
Tel: +1 704 372 2080
Fax: +1 704 372 2087
Web: www.inxinternational.com
NECKER TOOLING
Tel:+49 2991 980 100
Fax:+49 2991 980 5100
Web: www.ht-tooldesign.com
LPT – Lieb Precision Tool, Inc
1819 South Murray Blvd.
Colorado Springs, CO 80916, USA
Tel: +1 719 355 2600
Fax: +1 719 596 3019
Web: www.liebpt.com
NECKING MACHINES
Lynchburg
VA 24502-4203, USA
Tel: +1 434 239 0358
Fax: +1 434 239 1964
Web: www.belvac.com
Dockfield Road,
Shipley, W Yorkshire BD17 7AY, UK
Tel: +44 1274 846 200
Fax: +44 1274 846 201
OVEN, GAS & THERMAL
PROCESSING ENGINEERS
Germann + Frei AG
Tel: +41 71 282 16 40
Fax: +41 71 282 16 50
GmbH
PO Box 3065
D-38020 Braunschweig
Germany
Tel: +49 531 809 060
Fax: +49 531 809 0627
Web: www.lanico.de
Mall + Herlan GmbH
Wöschbacher Strasse 33
D-76327 Pfinztal, Germany
Tel: +49 721 946 01 0
Fax: +49 721 946 0199
Web: www.mall-herlan.com
OVEN & BURNER
RELATED PRODUCTS
ARC Pacific Ltd
1005 Richards Road
Suite P, PO Box 585
Hartland, WI 53029, USA
Tel: +1 262 751 3073
+66 958 610535
Fax: +1 262 367 5091
E-mail: mike.ruddick@arcpacificsiam.com
andy.pott@arcpacific.com
Web: www.arcpacific.com
Heating & Oven Technology
Cranleigh, Surrey
GU6 7JX, UK
Tel: +44 780 3888331
Web: www.heating-and-oventechnology.co.uk
Heating & Oven Technology
Cranleigh, Surrey
GU6 7JX, UK
Tel: +44 7803 888331
Web: www.heating-and-oventechnology.co.uk
OVEN LOGGERS
Sencon
Sencon Incorporated
6385 W 74th Street
Tel: +1 708 496 3100
Fax: +1 708 496 3105
Australasia
Sencon (UK) Ltd
Pointon Way
Tel: +44 1905 827800
Fax: +44 1905 795876
Sencon (HK) Ltd
Tel:+852 397 33860
Fax:+852 302 06140
Web: www.sencon.com
PALLETIZERS/
DEPALLETIZERS
& PALLET CONVEYING
Arrowhead Systems, Inc.
Arrowhead/Busse/SJI Corporation
124 N Columbus Street
Randolph, WI 53956, USA
Tel: +1 920 326 3131
Fax: +1 866 580 3212
Web: www.arrowheadsystems.com
1305 Lakeview Drive
Tel: +1 630 759 6800
Fax: +1 630 759 2299
Web: www.fgwa.com
PARTING MACHINES
Germann + Frei AG
CH-9016 St. Gallen
Switzerland
Tel: +41 71 282 16 40
Fax: +41 71 282 16 50
PEELABLE MEMBRANE
ENDS MACHINERY
Gebrüder Leonhardt GMBH & CO KG
Blema Kircheis
Tel: +49 3771 278 227
Fax: +49 3771 278 241
Web: www. blema.de
Im Hengstfeld 19
Tel: +49 5261 6606 0
Fax: +49 5261 6606 30
Soudronic AG
Industriestrasse 35
CH-8962 Bergdietikon
Switzerland
Tel: +41 44 743 66 66
Fax: +41 44 743 66 99
APRIL 2015
BUYERS GUIDE
PEEL OFF ALUMINIUM
MEMBRANE ENDS
DivFood – A Division of Nampak
Products Ltd
25 Richard Carte Road
Mobeni, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Tel: +27 31 450 5874
Fax: +27 31 450 5882
Web: www.nampak.com
PEEL OFF ENDS
MIVISA Envases SAU
Murcia, Spain
Tel:+34 968 364400
Fax: +34 968 364442
Web: www.mivisa.com
POWDER SEAM COATING
SYSTEMS
Frei AG
Hofenstrasse 18
Tel: +41 71 292 3434
Fax: +41 71 292 3400
PRINTED & COATED SHEETS
426, DLF Tower A
Tel: +91 11 49998888
Fax: +91 11 49998822
QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEMS
Lighthouse Systems
UK Office - Buchan Hill
Pease Pottage, Crawley
West Sussex RH11 9AP, UK
Tel: +44 1293 605 300
Web: www.lighthousesystems.com
APRIL 2015
REFURBISHED EQUIPMENT
World Headquarters
7500 Grace Drive
Tel: +1 410 531 4000
Tel: +1 800 638 6014
Grace Materials & Packaging Technologies
62 Whittemore Ave
Tel: +1 617 498 4987
Latin America
Grace Brazil Ltda
Lapa, Sao Paulo
AP/Brasil 05077-130
Tel: +55 113649 2704
Asia Pacific
1010 Huai Hai Zhong
Tel: +86 2154678
Europe
Grace GmbH & Co. KG
In der Hollerecke 1
Tel: +49 6241 403.00
www.grace.com
OKL Can Line Inc
11235 Sebring Drive
Tel: +1 513 825 1655
Fax: +1 513 825 1948
Web: www.oklcan.com
Amador Varas SA
c/Montalegre 32
08915 Badalona, Barcelona
Spain
Tel: +34 933 952 954
Fax: +34 933 954 904
Web: www.amador-varas.com
SCROLL DIES
Apex Tool Works Inc
3200 Tollview Drive
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008, USA
Tel: +1 847 394 5810
Fax: +1 847 394 2739
Economic Development Zone
Deqing, Zhejiang Province, China 313200
Tel: +86 572 8832016
+86 572 8832000
Fax: +86 572 8832222
SEALING COMPOUNDS
Web:www.actega.com
E-mail:
[email protected]
ACTEGA Artistica
World Headquarters:
P. Empresarial A GRANXA, Rua F,
36475 Porrino, Spain
Tel: +34 986 231606
Fax: +34 986 210774
North America:
1050 Taylors Lane
Cinnamminsson NJ, USA
Tel: +1 856 829 6300 Ext: 4032
Cell: +1 609 351 8156
Fax: +1 856 829 6940
World Headquarters
7500 Grace Drive
Tel: +1 410 531 4000
Tel: +1 800 638 6014
Grace Materials & Packaging
Technologies
62 Whittemore Ave
Tel: +1 617 498 4987
Latin America
Grace Brazil Ltda
Lapa, Sao Paulo
AP/Brasil 05077-130
Tel: +55 113649 2704
Asia Pacific
1010 Huai Hai Zhong
Tel: +86 2154678
Europe
Grace GmbH & Co. KG
In der Hollerecke 1
Tel: +49 6241 403.00
www.grace.com
SEAMING CHUCKS & ROLLS
Dockfield Road
Shipley, West Yorkshire BD17 7AY, UK
Tel: +44 1274 846 200
Fax: +44 1274 846 201
IMETA srl
Strada Burla 279A
43122 Parma, Italy
Tel: +39 0521 1688811
Fax: +39 0521 1688819
Web: www.imetasrl.com
SEAMING MACHINES
GmbH
PO Box 3065
Tel: +49 531 809 060
Fax: +49 531 809 0627
Web: www.lanico.de
Sommetrade SL
Parque Tecnologico de Zamudio Edificio 301
48170 Zamudio (Vizcaya), Spain
Tel: +34 94 431 8611
Fax: +34 94 431 8200
Web: www.sommetrade.com
BUYERS GUIDE
SEAM PROTECTION
SYSTEMS & CURERS
FOR WELDED CANS
GS&T S.r.l.
By Emilio Mussino
Tel : +39 011 9665880
Fax: +39 011 9665888
[email protected]
SENSOR TECHNOLOGY
World Headquarters:
4528 Gateway Circle
Dayton, OH 45440-1712, USA
Tel: +1 937 435 8659
Fax: +1 937 435 2091
Sencon
Sencon Incorporated
6385 W 74th Street
Tel: +1 708 496 3100
Fax: +1 708 496 3105
Australasia
Sencon (UK) Ltd
Pointon Way
Tel: +44 1905 827800
Fax: +44 1905 795876
Sencon (HK) Ltd
Tel:+852 397 33860
Fax:+852 302 06140
Web: www.sencon.com
SHEET FEED PRESSES
Sensory Analytics
Tel: +1 336 315 6090
Fax: +1 336 315 6030
SHAPING
Tel: +1 434 239 0358
Fax: +1 434 239 1964
Web: www.belvac.com
SHEET COATING CONTROL
Sencon
Sencon Incorporated
6385 W 74th Street
Tel: +1 708 496 3100
Fax: +1 708 496 3105
Australasia
Sencon (UK) Ltd
Pointon Way
Tel: +44 1905 827800
Fax: +44 1905 795876
Sencon (HK) Ltd
Tel:+852 397 33860
Fax:+852 302 06140
Web: www.sencon.com
Sensory Analytics
Tel: +1 336 315 6090
Fax: +1 336 315 6030
Co KG
Fangdieckstraße 67
22547 Hamburg
Germany
Tel: +49 40 833910
Fax: +49 40 83391220
Alfons Haar Inc
150 Advanced Drive
Tel: +1 937 560 2031
Fax: +1 937 560 2032
Tel: +65 9833 2083
Fax: +65 6399 2646
Chingshui, Taichung
Taiwan ROC
Tel: +886 4 2623 8181
Fax: +886 4 2623 2129
SHEET HANDLING
TEC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
Carl-Benz-Str.4
Tel: +49 7143 961 7280
Fax: +49 7143 961 7281
SHEETING LINES
Cantec GmbH & Co KG
Helenenstrasse 149
Tel: +49 201 633 1461
Fax: +49 201 633 1239
Web: www.cantec.com
Assembly Plant
Tel: +1 937 866 4080
E-mail: customerservice@icscangroup.
com
Mexico City, Mexico
Tel: +52 55 55779087
Tel: +86 13 705288211
Im Hengstfeld 19
Tel: +49 5261 6606 0
Fax: +49 5261 6606 30
Economic Development Zone
Deqing, Zhejiang Province, China 313200
Tel: +86 572 8832016
Fax: +86 572 8832222
LITTELL, LLC
1211 Tower Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173, USA
Tel: +1 630 622 4700
Fax: +1 630 622 4747
SHELL CONVERSION PRESSES
Bahnhofstrasse 41
Tel: +49 7161 66 548
Fax: +49 7161 66 659
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SHELL SYSTEMS
Tel: +1 303 708 9044
Fax: +1 303 708 9045
TWO- AND THREE-PIECE
PRINTING BLANKETS
SLITTER EQUIPMENT
Mülisacker 221
Tel: +41 62 777 4440
Fax: +41 62 777 4441
Web: www.canman.ch
BUYERS GUIDE
KBA-MetalPrint GmbH
Wernerstr. 119-129
D-70435 Stuttgart
Germany
Tel: +49 71169971-0
Fax: +49 711 69971-670
Trelleborg Printing Solutions
Strada Provinciale 140
26855 Lodi Vecchio, Lodi, Italy
Tel: +39 0371 406321
Web: trelleborg.com/printing
Twitter.com: PrintingInsight
TURNKEY CAN MAKING LINES
TWIST OFF CAPS
?36 Burners Lane
Kiln Farm, Milton Keynes MK11 3HB, UK
Tel: +44 1908 561444
Fax: +44 1908 307519
Suite 200 470 Olde Worthington Road
Tel: +1 614 410 6672
Fax: +1 614 410 6673
Jalan Bayam
Tel: +6 039205 6998
Fax: +6 039205 6998
Cell: +6 012278 8692
JAPAN:
Press Technologies Inc
Urban SK Bldg 3F
Tel: +81 3 3703 4138
Economic Development Zone,
Deqing, Zhejiang Province
China 313200
Tel: +86 572 8832016
Fax: +86 572 8832222
THERMAL DRYING OVENS
TEC TECHNOLOGY GmbH
Carl-Benz-Str.4
Tel: +49 7143 961 7280
Fax: +49 7143 961 7281
THERMAL OXIDIZERS
SHELL TOOLING
Apex Tool Works Inc
3200 Tollview Drive
Rolling Meadows
IL 60008, USA
Tel: +1 847 394 5810
Fax: +1 847 394 2739
Tel: +49 7144 88980-0
Fax: +49 7144 88980-50
Inghor
48001 Bilbao, Spain
Tel: +34 944 411 012 / 313
Fax: +34 944 411 066
Web: www.inghor.es
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Cantec GmbH & Co KG
Helenenstrasse 149
D-45143 Essen
Germany
Tel: +49 201 633 1461
Fax: +49 201 633 1239
Web: www.cantec.com
MIVISA Envases SAU
Murcia, Spain
Tel: +34 968 364400
Fax: +34 968 364442
Web: www.mivisa.com
USED/REFURBISHED
EQUIPMENT
Assembly Plant
Tel: +1 937 866 4080
Mexico City, Mexico
Tel: +52 55 55779087
Tel: +86 13 705288211
Soudronic AG
Industriestrasse 35
Tel: +41 44 743 66 66
Fax: +41 44 743 66 999
2216 E Miner Avenue
Tel: +1 209 469 7384
Fax: +1 209 469 4826
Lacueva Can Making Machinery SL.
Pol.industrial El Roturo
Parcela 1, 26511 El Villar De Arnedo
La Rioja, Spain
Tel: +34 941 130918
Fax: +34 941 135113
Web: www.maquinarialacueva.com
USED/REFURBISHED METAL
DECORATING EQUIPMENT
SWISSCAN Network
Muelisacker 221
Tel: +41 62 777 44 40
Fax: +41 62 777 44 41
Brodie System, Inc
1539 West Elizabeth Ave
Linden, NJ 07036, USA
Tel: +1 908 862 8620
Fax: +1 908 862 8632
Web: www.brodiesystem.com
BUYERS GUIDE
USED/REFURBISHED METAL
DECORATING EQUIPMENT
74385 Pleidelsheim
Germany
Tel: +49 7144 88980-0
Fax: +49 7144 88980-50
KBA-MetalPrint GmbH
Wernerstr. 119-129
D-70435 Stuttgart
Germany
Tel: +49 71169971-0
Fax: +49 711 69971-670
WASHER MATS & BELTS
IST METZ GmbH
Lauterstrasse 14-18
D-72622 Nuertingen, Germany
Tel: +49 7022 6002 0
Fax: +49 7022 6002 76
Web: www.ist-uv.com
KBA-MetalPrint GmbH
Wernerstr. 119-129
Tel: +49 71169971-0
Fax: +49 711 69971-670
Miotto Este spa
Via Talamoni 4
Tel: +39 0392 878 284
Fax: +39 0398 84 594
Tel: +1 219 365 5000
Fax: +1 219 365 4847
Skype: perm_machine
UV CURING EQUIPMENT
Tel: +49 7144 88980-0
Fax: +49 7144 88980-50
Tel: +1 314 729 0055
Fax: +1 314 729 0070
VACUUM PUMPS &
VACUUM SYSTEMS
Pneumofore SpA
Via N. Bruno 34
10098 Rivoli, Italy
Tel: +39 011 950 40 30
Fax: +39 011 950 40 40
Web: www.pneumofore.com
WAGNER COATER PARTS
Ashworth Bros, Inc
450 Armour Dale
Tel: +1 540 662 3494
Fax: +1 540 662 3150
WASHERS FOR CANS
CIE Srl
Compagnia Italiana Ecologia
Via I° Maggio, 20-22
20070 San Zenone al Lambro (MI) Italy
Tel: +39 02 9810470
Fax: +39 02 98175079
Web: www.cieeng.com
WATER TREATMENT
Tel: +1 414 672 7700
Fax: +1 414 672 8800
European Office:
London TW10 7JB, UK
Tel: +44 7900 191 352
Asian Office: ITS Industrial Thermal
Equipment Co Ltd
Tel: +86 21 6774 1033
Fax: +86 21 6774 2860
VMI Holland BV
Gelriaweg 16
8161 RK Epe, The Netherlands
Tel: +31 578 679 111
Fax: +31 578 621 317
Web: www.vmi-group.com
WASHER OVENS
Tel: +1 219 365 5000
Fax: +1 219 365 4847
Skype: perm_machine
WASTE WATER &
ZERO LIQUID DISCHARGE
Ashworth Bros, Inc
450 Armour Dale
Winchester
VA 22601, USA
Tel: +1 540 662 3494
Fax: +1 540 662 3150
AllWater Technologies Ltd
PO Box 240, Clevedon
North Somerset BS21 9AZ, UK
Tel : +44 1934 751333
E-mai: [email protected]
Web: www.allwatertreatment.co.uk
WELDING MACHINES
FOR DRUMS & PAILS
Mülisacker 221
Tel: +41 62 777 4440
Fax: +41 62 777 4441
Web: www.canman.ch
Soudronic AG
Industriestrasse 35
Tel: +41 44 743 66 66
Fax: +41 44 743 66 99
GS&T S.r.l.
By Emilio Mussino
Tel : +39 011 9665880
Fax: +39 011 9665888
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BUYERS GUIDE
Assembly Plant
Tel: +1 937 866 4080
Mexico City, Mexico
Tel: +52 55 55779087
Tel: +86 13 705288211
WICKET & CHAINS FOR
SHEET FED OVENS
Asia
CanTech
26-28 October
Bangkok,
Thailand
2015
The Technical Conference and
Exhibition that brings together
global suppliers, can makers
and fillers from across Asia
[email protected]
www.asia-can.com
Organised by
CanTech
Tel: +1 219 365 5000
Fax: +1 219 365 4847
Skype: perm_machine
APRIL 2015
Luxe Pack Shanghai
Date: 15 - 16 April
Location: Shanghai Exhibition
Centre, Shanghai, China
IPACK-IMA 2015
Pack & Gift 2015
ProPak China
Date: 19 - 23 May
Date: 17 - 18 June
Date: 15 - 17 July
Location: Fiera Milano, Milan,
Italy
Location: Porte de Versailles,
Paris, France
Location: SNIEC, Shanghai,
China
Web: www.packandgift.com
Web: www.propakchina.com
Web: www.ipack-ima.it
ProPak Asia
Web: www.luxepackshanghai.com
IMDA Annual Conference
Date: 17 - 20 June
Date: 20 - 21 May
Location: BITEC, Bangkok,
Thailand
Aluminium Association
Spring Meeting
Location: Hilton Indian Lakes
Bloomingdale, Illinois, USA
Date: 20 - 22 April
Web:
www.metaldecorators.com
Location: The Ritz-Carlton
Laguna Niguel, Dana Point,
California
Web: www.aluminum.org
MAY 2015
Luxe Pack New York
Date: 13 - 14 May
Location: Pier 92, New York, USA
Web:
www.luxepacknewyork.com
JUNE 2015
JULY 2015
Global Food & Beverage
Packaging Summit
Vietfood & Propak 2015
Date: 9 - 12 September
Location: Ho Chi Minh City,
Vietnam
Email: vietfood
@vinexad.com.vn
Website: www.foodexvietnam.
com
Cannex & Fillex
Date: 7 - 8 July
Date: 1 - 4 June
Location: Intercontinental
Chicago Magnificent Mile,
Chicago, USA
Packaging Innovations
London & Luxury Packaging
Email: packagingInfo
@ubm.com
Location: Olympia, London, UK
Location: Guangzhou, China
Web: www.spgevents.com/
cannex-fillex/
RosUpack
Date: 16 - 19 June
Location: Crocus Expo,
Moscow, Russia
Web: www.rosupack.com
APRIL 2015
Web: www.propakasia.com
SEPTEMBER 2015
Web: fbpackaging.packaging
digest.com
Date: 16 - 17 September
Web: www.easyfairs.com
Labelexpo Europe
Date: 29 September - 2 October
Locaction: Brussels, Belgium
Web: www.labelexpo-europe.com
INDUSTRY INTERVIEW
CANDID
(adj.truthful and straightforward; frank)
Taking up the SLAC
RICHARD PIPER SPEAKS TO GRAHAM PRICE, OF GP ENGINEERING SERVICES,
ABOUT HIS INVOLVEMENT WITH CAN MAKING MACHINERY SUPPLIER SUZHOU
SLAC PRECISION EQUIPMENT IN CHINA
G
raham Price has been in and around the
metal packaging industry for many years,
working for a number of major equipment
suppliers around the world. Now, he is at Suzhou
SLAC Precision Equipment in China. He tells me a
little about where he sees the future for this emerging machine maker.
Graham is working with SLAC to market twopiece more aggressively, with the first priority being
the China and Asia marketplace.
“The Chinese people have a tendency to be more
nationalistic, so they will support a local company
more so than the global firms. This year, what we’re
seeing is the global firms paying more attention to
us, as we are not a small company. The chairman,
Shu An, is extremely professional in what he does
and so we’re moving forward quickly.”
So, what will help SLAC to become a player
on the global stage? Graham thinks that installing
flagship lines will encourage can makers around the
world to consider their machinery.
“We need to have lines which are ours in place
to show off exactly what we can do. We need to
do body makers, trimmers, entire lines in metal
forming to prove to the world that we are a player.”
Proving your worth as a company can be a big
challenge, but being a Chinese firm operating from
a home base in Suzhou, pricing is not an issue for
them at all, as typically in the Chinese marketplace, machinery can be produced a lot more cost
effectively than in some other countries around the
world. “We have had issues in obtaining certain
materials, like specialist materials for Rams and
cranks, carbide tooling etc,” says Graham. “For
these, we use for the most part the same suppliers as
our competitors. There’s a reason they go to these
suppliers, and we have to follow suit.”
At present, SLAC has two facilities in China,
both 4,000 square metres in size. The company has
a machine shop, which is full of grinders, CMC
machines, ‘you name it we’ve got it’, says Graham,
and it’s all brand new equipment. The new facility, which is being built now, will house all of the
engineering and the final assembly units, as well as
serving as the firm’s head office.
The company is building, inside the head office
facility, the ability to run machinery at full production speeds, so it can supply cups and cans into
equipment. “We’re building track work to feed
hundreds and hundreds of cans per minute through
these things, and not just in 30 second bursts,”
he says.
Graham believes it will take around five years for
SLAC to make its name and to get out into every
country, but it already has a significant number
of shell and end lines and conversion press lines
out there. “We started in end lines, then refurbished
equipment, and now we’re producing our own
machinery from scratch,” concludes Graham.
It will be interesting to track the progress of
SLAC as things develop. There is a tendency to
think that machinery manufactured in China is
of a slightly inferior quality to others produced in
other parts of the world, as many machines have
been copied almost exactly and reproduced using
cheaper parts and labour. This firm is emerging
as a company that hopes to buck this trend, and
is striving to build a reputation as a manufacturer
and purveyor of top quality can making machinery
going forward. CT
APRIL 2015

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