F27M2003/085

CAN MAKING SYSTEM WITH HYDROGEN FIRED INFRARED OVEN AND WATER RECYCLING SYSTEM

A can making system includes a hydrogen fired oven structured to burn hydrogen to dry and/or cure coatings on can bodies conveyed through the hydrogen fired oven, and a water recycling system including a first condenser structured to receive water vapor from the hydrogen fired oven resultant from burning the hydrogen and to condense the water vapor into condensed water, and wherein the water recycling system is structured to provide the condensed water to another component of the can making system.