Features
On the ball
Richard Piper visits the Ball can making plant in Wrexham, North Wales.
Expect the unexpected
Technical Management in the Aerosol sector does not necessarily spring to mind to female science graduates, not least of all because there is little information about the great career opportunities through the usual graduate and recruitment consultancies.
Time to make a move
Rising labour costs in southern China have started to affect local labour intensive export industries during the past few years, forcing manufacturers to seek various solutions to reduce the impact of higher wages on factory product prices.
Multi Colour
Neil McRitchie visited the laminating line at IMCP in Surabaya, and talked to Mr Tan Kee Huak, chief operating officer of IMCP, who has been working on laminated cans for the past two and a half years
Alkaline advances
Frank McDonough and Jim Vandenberg of Quaker Chemical Corporation explore the benefits of using advanced alkaline cleaning technology for aluminium beverage cans
Double seam interchangeability
In the first of a series of articles from Rexam, Paul McNaughton, Quality & CTS Director for Rexam across Europe & AMEA, looks at the importance of interchangeability.
Cans lifting spirits in the alcohol sector
Cans, pouches, boxes and plastic bottles are commonly viewed as alternatives to glass within the wine and spirits sector.
Out of Africa
Managing director of Nampak Bevcan, Erik Smuts, tells CanTech International the company started up its new high speed aluminium can line at the beginning of May and plans to increase the operational speed to full production capacity in the third quarter of this year.
Shaping the future
Budweiser announced this week that Belvac’s innovative shaping machinery produced its new Bow-tie can, arguably the most innovative introduction to the market for 30 years.
The material of choice
CanTech International correspondent Evert van de Weg looks at how Novelis a leading producer of rolled aluminium has changed the structure of the industry.
Soft drinks in cans
Despite the doom and gloom headlines, there are options for growth in soft drinks. Helen Lewis discovers that you just need to know where to look
Cans full of energy
Helen Lewis discovers how energy drinks are fuelling growth and providing a colourful future for can makers
Applying product codes to cans
Nick Plaister, continuous ink jet director at Domino Printing Sciences, offers his views on the latest trends and innovations for the canning sector
The rise of aerosols
Dr John Morris, CEO of the British Aerosol Manufacturers’ Association (BAMA), looks at the trends driving aerosol production across Europe