Don’t gloss over simple sustainability wins

Key terms Term  Definition  Double seam  The mechanical interlock that joins a can end to the can body; the primary barrier against leaks.  Non-destructive testing  Inspection that measures a can without cutting or destroying it, allowing higher inspection frequency.  Destructive teardown  Traditional seam inspection that cuts the can apart to measure internal seam features by…

Beverage can manufacturing is a high-speed, high-volume business. A single line can turn coil into thousands of beverage cans a minute, through cupping, drawing and ironing, trimming, decorating, internal coating, necking, flanging and palletizing. Every one of those steps must stay within tight tolerances, because a small drift multiplied across a fast line becomes a…

A modern beverage can manufacturing line runs at extraordinary speed, producing thousands of cans a minute. That speed is where the profit is, but it is also where the risk is. Traditional quality checks, such as the manual dimensional measurements of trimmed or necked cans are time consuming and based on small samples. They force…