Cannex News

Enpack launches better food ends in response to customer feedback

China-based Enpack Packaging moves fast, as shown when it responded to calls from a customer for food ends with easier finger access to the tab. Within three months of a customer request feeding back to its colleagues in China, samples...

Deco Twister locates weld seam and colour defects on larger cans

Germany-based inspection systems specialist Ibea demonstrated its Deco Twister system for beer kegs and infant formula cans at Cannex Fillex de las Américas in Denver, Colorado, last week. Sales manager Robert Niemann told The Canmaker that the modular system combined...

Cannex Fillex celebrates successful Denver show

Cannex Fillex de las Américas has had another successful show, attracting visiting canmakers from around the world.  More than 100 exhibitors attended and visitor numbers topped previous years. “Exhibitors have been pleased with the quality of visitors at Cannex & Fillex,”...

Government support fast-tracks expansion of Ideal Can in Canada

Canada’s only manufacturer of three-piece food cans is to continue its expansion with backing from local government worth millions of dollars. Ideal Can, which started making cans in 2020, will augment its current two lines with another six over the...

Autotech Controls’ demonstrates faster short can detection system

US engineering and manufacturing company Autotech Controls is “near finalisation” on solving short can problems at beverage can plants. Shalli Kumar, chief executive of AVG Automation, which is part of the group of engineering and manufacturing companies including Uticor, told...

Fiberflon focuses on easy-change process belt for conveyors

A process belt with a zip seam has been developed for conveying systems by Fiberflon, a manufacturer of high temperature and chemical resistant composite materials. The Micro Peek Seam enables quicker changeovers. Ed Kennedy, sales engineer for Fiberflon told The...

Quaker Houghton introduces “game changing” accelerator to US market

Lubricating, washing and coating fluids supplier, Quaker Houghton is launching its low-hazard accelerator for can washing systems into the US market. Speaking to The Canmaker at the Cannex Fillex show in Denver, Justin Connolly, production application specialist for Quaker Houghton...

Downgauged tab for slim cans from Stolle Machinery

A beverage end tab designed to suit 200 diameters used on slim and sleek cans has been developed by Stolle Machinery. The X-3 tab is smaller than Stolle's standard X-1 tab and enables easier finger access on the smaller ends.  “It...

SACMI highlights power of AI on canmaking lines

Italian equipment manufacturer SACMI is demonstrating its artificial intelligence-supported quality control systems for food and beverage lines. The ICAN system is said to offer “total quality control” in the detection of defects in metal containers. The company is also showing SACMI...

Trump tariffs “overwhelming” for logistics sector

The uncertainty of President Trump’s tariffs is impacting global shipping and creating difficulties in pricing for the canmaking industry, US freight forwarding company UTC Overseas has said. Speaking on the sidelines of the Cannex Fillex de Las Américas show in...

Steelforce Packaging recycles tinplate to meet circularity needs

Metal trader Steelforce Packaging is launching a first-of-its-kind packaging steel made from recycled tinplate at Cannex Fillex, giving the first glimpse of a product that enables canmakers to produce cans that meet circularity guidelines. The En-Finity steel is produced by...

Pressco makes its vision system controller more efficient

High-speed vision inspection system specialist Pressco Technology has re-designed its vision system controller to be more efficient.  Pressco’s DecoSpector 360 detects print-related defects and validates colour on every can at production speeds in real time. The online inspection module scans...

Clevertech palletiser speeds loading process of cans

Italian engineering company Clevertech has entered the high-speed palletising market with a system that processes 2,800 cans per minute, equivalent to loading aluminium and beverage containers alike in 26 standard palette layers every hour. The equipment, the first of which...

CMbE ready to commercialise integrated D&I cupping system

CarnaudMetalbox Engineering (CMbE) has put the finishing touches to an integrated cupping system for D&I beverage cans. The UK-based engineering company’s latest innovation -- described as 'unique' -- combines coil handling, die-sets and cup pressing in a unified system. This...

Jorson offers trio of innovative canmaking products

Specialist canmaking equipment manufacturer Jorson is presenting three new products to the market at Cannex Fillex de las Americas. The latest innovation from the company is the Nova 1200 digital printer for flat tinplate sheets. Chief executive Steven Chen, described the...

System recovers defectively labelled beverage cans for reuse

A system that enables the reuse of unsellable cans due to graphic defects or changes has been developed. US company Can Sealing Systems has developed technology for use in a canmaking plant as a sustainable alternative to the disposal of...

Innosen’s coating gauge tests small-diameter necked cans

Innosen has unveiled a new internal coating testing device for small-diameter aerosol cans and bottles. The Tube Probe is capable of measuring lacquer thicknesses on formed impact-extruded aerosol cans in diameters up to 67mm. The equipment consists of a probe tip...

INX focuses on low-migration digital inks

Global inks and coatings manufacturer INX International is expanding its range of digital inks that were formerly under its Triangle brand. As the brand’s premium digital inks transfer to the INXJet brand, the company is also introducing low migration inks...

WICA outlines initiatives as membership grows

The Women in Canmaking Association (WICA) is successfully growing its membership since its launch last year and is working on a number of initiatives with its sponsors. The not-for-profit membership organisation was officially launched in January this year following an...

Can Ends India opens end manufacturing facility

Can Ends India has opened its manufacturing facility in Gujarat, India, as it plans to grow its exports and enter the North American market. Speaking to The Canmaker at Cannex Fillex de las Américas, chief executive Rishab Gupta said the...
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World Seaming Conference returns to support quality in the seaming process

The Canmaker will present the long-awaited World Seaming Conference in Bangkok, Thailand, this November.  After the success of the first...