The present invention relates to a testing lid for testing the stroke of a holding plate of a closure head of a can closing device for cans, in particular beverage cans, the testing lid comprising: an edge portion provided for positioning onto a can edge, in particular for additional crimping with the can edge; and an inner portion, in which one or a plurality of testing pins are arranged in a force-fitting manner, the testing pins being displaceable by the holding plate in the direction of stroke while a stroke of the holding plate is taking place. The invention additionally relates to a method of testing the stroke of a holding plate of a closure head of a can closing device for cans making use of the testing lid according to the present invention.

A can end includes a center panel, an annular portion disposed about the center panel, a chuck wall disposed about the annular portion, a curl extending radially outwardly from the chuck wall, the annular portion including an annular ridge and an annular countersink, the annular countersink disposed adjacent and about the annular ridge. The annular countersink and the annular ridge are structured to resist deformation from external or reverse pressure.

A seaming shaft mechanism for a sealer for the attaching of a can lid to a can body includes a seaming shaft rotatable around a seaming axis, a seamer arranged at one end of the seaming shaft; as well as a sensor for the monitoring of the seaming process during the attachment of the can lid to the can body. The sensor is arranged at the seaming shaft such that the seaming process can be monitored by the sensor via a measurement of a displacement of the seaming shaft relative to the seaming axis or via a measurement of a torsion of the of the seaming shaft.

An apparatus for filling containers and related technologies are disclosed. The apparatus has at least one container-transportation belt, wherein the container-transportation belt is configured to carry at least one container between a first location and a second location, wherein the at least one container-transportation belt has a width which is smaller than a diameter of the at least one container. The apparatus may also include at least one belt. At least one container is carried on the at least one belt between a first location and a second location, wherein a bottom of the at least one container contacts a top surface of the at least one belt. At least one lifting mechanism raises the at least one container off the at least one belt by contacting the bottom of the at least one container.

The present invention relates to can-type containers, closed at one end by a flexible bottom attached to the can by means of a crimping ring which is a welded ring.

A ram assembly for a can bodymaker includes a pair of slideways structured to be coupled to a frame of the can bodymaker and a carriage slidingly engaged within the pair of slideways. The ram assembly also includes a ram body having a first end and an opposite second end, the first end supported by the carriage such that the ram body is slidable generally along a primary axis. A punch is positioned at the second end of the ram body. The ram assembly further includes an adjustment arrangement structured to provide for dynamic adjustment of the radial positioning of the punch with respect to the primary axis during normal operation of the can bodymaker producing can bodies.

A toolpack arrangement for a can bodymaker having a frame. The toolpack includes a toolpack having a number of forming dies and an adjustment arrangement. The adjustment includes a number of adjustment mechanisms coupled between the toolpack and the frame, each adjustment mechanism being dynamically adjustable so as to selectively adjust the positioning of the toolpack with regard to the frame and/or a ram body of the can bodymaker as the ram body passes within the toolpack during normal can body making operations of the can bodymaker.

A can end includes a center panel, an annular portion disposed about the center panel, a chuck wall disposed about the annular portion, a curl extending radially outwardly from the chuck wall, the annular portion including a subsurface step.

A crimping unit (1) having a first plate (10); a first lever (50) equipped with a winding wheel (54), a second lever (60) equipped with a crushing wheel (64), a winding actuator connected to the first lever (50), and a crushing actuator connected to the second lever (60). The winding actuator and the crushing actuator are governed by an electronic control unit (7) to vary the distance between the winding wheel (54) and/or the crushing wheel (65) of the first axis according to the angular position of the first plate (10) around the first axis.

Disclosed is a lid seaming apparatus that uses a seam forming roller and a seam sealer roller that move in a direction that is substantially parallel or is preferably less than 10 degrees from a tangent line drawn through the intersection point of the seam forming roller and the seam sealer roller with a seaming chuck. A displacement between the seaming chuck and the seam sealer roller that is slightly less than the thickness of a sealed seam allows for a high degree of adjustment and the creation of forces that are sufficient to cause the seam to properly seal.