An automated forming machine is adapted to form at least one metal sheet and contains: a material supplying zone, a heating zone, a forming zone, and a cooling zone which are all configured to accommodate components of the automated forming machine.

The automated forming machine includes: a frame and a forming device for clamping, heating, and blow molding the at least one metal sheet. The automated forming machine also includes plural tracks, plural loading carriers, a first pushing devices, a second pushing device, a third pushing device, a fourth pushing device, a pulling device, a first heating device and two cooling devices, and each cooling device includes a support rack and a plurality of spray nozzles.

An indexing system for a multi-head seamer apparatus for scaling the tops of containers includes a multi-position indexing platform having a plurality of stations arranged along an arcuate path about an axis (62), including a receiving station (44) for receiving containers to which covers are to be sealed, and a diametrically located discharge station (46) from which containers with covers sealed thereto are removed from the platform (20). At least two sealing stations (48. 50) are provided where at covers are scaled to the containers. A first sealing station (48) is positioned on the arcuate path extending clockwise from the receiving station (44) toward the discharge station (46), and a second sealing station (50) positioned on the arcuate path extending counterclockwise from the receiving station (44) toward the discharge station (46). A pivot arm assembly (60) is rotatable about the pivot axis (62) to move the containers from the receiving station (44) in a clockwise direction to the first sealing station (48) and in a counterclockwise direction to the second sealing station (50).