A method and apparatus are disclosed which are suitable for use in the manufacture of two-piece metal containers. In particular, a way of making cups from metal sheet is disclosed using a combination of stretching and drawing operations. The resulting cups have the advantage of having a base thickness that is thinner relative to the ingoing gauge of the metal sheet.

A press forming method forming an extended part by extension in a later forming period after deep drawing, the deep drawing process carried out with working at 100-250 C., and the extension forming process carried out colder at less than 50 C., whereby the extended part is formed by extension in a cup shaped low parts formed by deep drawing. Thus, press forming products containing formed elements can be deep drawing formed and extension formed at a high forming rate of 10 mm/sec or greater, which can assure high productivity. By making a steel plate temperature 100-350 C. during press forming and by making the forming rate in the later forming period where extension forming is carried out slower than the forming rate in an earlier forming period where extension forming is not carried out, cracking of the extended part can be prevented and press forming limitations can be improved.

A press forming method forming an extended part by extension in a later forming period after deep drawing, the deep drawing process carried out with working at 100-250 C., and the extension forming process carried out colder at less than 50 C., whereby the extended part is formed by extension in a cup shaped low parts formed by deep drawing. Thus, press forming products containing formed elements can be deep drawing formed and extension formed at a high forming rate of 10 mm/sec or greater, which can assure high productivity. By making a steel plate temperature 100-350 C. during press forming and by making the forming rate in the later forming period where extension forming is carried out slower than the forming rate in an earlier forming period where extension forming is not carried out, cracking of the extended part can be prevented and press forming limitations can be improved.

A method and apparatus are disclosed which are suitable for use in the manufacture of two-piece metal containers. In particular, the method and apparatus disclose a way of making cups from metal sheet using a combination of stretching and (re-)drawing operations. The resulting cups have the advantage of reducing the thickness of the base of the cup relative to the ingoing gauge of material.

A method and apparatus are disclosed which are suitable for use in the manufacture of two-piece metal containers. In particular, the method and apparatus disclose a way of making cups from metal sheet using a combination of stretching and (re-)drawing operations. The resulting cups have the advantage of reducing the thickness of the base of the cup relative to the ingoing gauge of material.

A high speed manufacturing process for large format aluminum bottles (up to 750 ml) based on the DWI process that uses 3xxx can body stock with high recycled content. The process can include forming a bottle preform by redrawing, drawing and ironing, and doming a cup. The bottle preform formed by the process has a diameter of about 2.5 to about 3.0, a height of about 10.0 to about 12.5, a wall thickness of about 0.006 to about 0.020, and a dome depth of between about 0.400 to about 1.00.

A pressing die for an uncurled shell of a pressure-resistant easy open end, and the lower die mainly consists of a lower die base, a lower die core ring, a lower die core, a lower pressing ring and a lower blade; the upper die mainly consists of an upper die base, an upper die core, an upper inner forming ring, an upper outer forming ring and an upper blade, wherein: for the new easy open end type, the top of the lower die core ring of the lower die was designed to be the contour matching the new can end type, and the upper outer forming ring and the upper inner forming ring of the upper die were designed to the contour and suspended portion matching the lower die core ring of the lower die.

A can lid shell 10 includes a panel section 11 having a circular peripheral edge, a countersink section 12 formed and recessed along the peripheral edge of the panel section 11, a chuck wall section 13 rising from an edge of the countersink section 12, and a flange section 14 protruding from an upper end of the chuck wall section 13. The countersink section 12 includes a first curved surface portion 123C that is convex toward an internal space SP1. The chuck wall section 13 includes a second curved surface portion 131 that is connected to the first curved surface portion 123C and that is concave toward the internal space SP1. Furthermore, the second curved surface portion 131 and the first curved surface portion 123C are formed to be thicker as both are directed from an edge p8 on the flange section 14 side to an edge p6 on the panel section 11 side.

A press formed part manufacturing method includes: acquiring a reference press formed part shape; acquiring a wave-shaped blank press formed part shape; comparing the reference press formed part shape with the wave-shaped blank press formed part shape to obtain a portion where both shapes are deviated from each other and an amount of deviation; acquiring a periodically deviated wave-shaped blank press formed part shape; comparing the reference press formed part shape with the periodically deviated wave-shaped blank press formed part shape to obtain a portion where both shapes are deviated from each other and an amount of deviation; identifying a countermeasure required portion; providing a protrusion pattern to a portion of an upper tool and a lower tool of an actual tool for forming the press formed part; and press forming a blank using the upper tool and the lower tool provided with the protrusion pattern.