A method of reducing a thickness and increasing a height of a cylindrical wall of a metal cup to form a can body comprises positioning a wall-ironing punch inside the cup, moving an annular wall-ironing die axially over the closed end of the cup towards the open end of the cup, but not beyond the open end of the cup, in order to iron the cylindrical wall from the closed end up to a position axially spaced from the open end and moving the wall-ironing die back in an opposite direction to remove the can body from the die. Methods of altering a diameter of one or more regions of a can body are also disclosed.

A method of reducing a thickness and increasing a height of a cylindrical wall of a metal cup to form a can body comprises positioning a wall-ironing punch (40) inside the cup, moving an annular wall-ironing die (24) axially over the closed end of the cup towards the open end of the cup, but not beyond the open end of the cup, in order to iron the cylindrical wall from the closed end up to a position axially spaced from the open end and moving the wall-ironing die (24) back in an opposite direction to remove the can body from the die (24). Methods of altering a diameter of one or more regions of a can body are also disclosed.

A conformable tank includes a body with a plurality of walls defining a cavity in the body, and an internal support connected to an internal surface of one of the plurality of wall of the body and protruding into the cavity of the body. The body and the internal support are an additively manufactured integral structure formed by a fiber filament reinforced composite material.

Beverage containers and methods of coating are provided. The beverage containers include a metal substrate that is at least partially coated with a coating prepared from a composition that includes a binder system, a cross linker, and a catalyst.

The invention relates to an apparatus for producing a can packaging blank by backward extrusion. The apparatus has a die wall and an extrusion punch, wherein the die has a die base and a die wall having a die wall height HG. The die wall has, in the region thereof adjacent to the die base, at least one protrusion having predetermined width (B), predetermined height (H), predetermined depth (T) and predetermined cross-section, wherein the height (H) of the protrusion equals 95% of the die wall height (HG) at maximum.

A can 1 is provided with a mouth part (4), a shoulder part (3), and a body part (2). The shoulder part (3) of the can (1) is decorated, without damaging the shoulder part (3), by forming at least one of a recess and a protrusion by a rotating process in which the shoulder part (3) is held between a receiver (11a), having a concave-convex shape, of an inner roll (11) and an outer roll (12) having a convex-concave shape corresponding to the concave-convex shape of the receiver (11a) of the inner roll (11).

A can 1 is provided with a mouth part (4), a shoulder part (3), and a body part (2). The shoulder part (3) of the can (1) is decorated, without damaging the shoulder part (3), by forming at least one of a recess and a protrusion by a rotating process in which the shoulder part (3) is held between a receiver (11a), having a concave-convex shape, of an inner roll (11) and an outer roll (12) having a convex-concave shape corresponding to the concave-convex shape of the receiver (11a) of the inner roll (11).

A container may comprise a tubular body having a rounded sidewall extending between a closed end defining a base portion and an opposite open end surrounded by a rim portion, and one or more sets of grooves defined within the vertical portion of the rounded sidewall. The base portion is configured to support the container in an upright orientation relative to a support surface and wherein the base portion defines a support ring having an at least substantially rounded perimeter. The rounded sidewall comprises a curved base transition region and a vertical portion extending between the perimeter of the base portion and the rim portion along a central axis. Each of the grooves comprises a length and a width, wherein the length is longer than the width. The grooves extend between the base portion and the rim portion along the length.

A container may comprise a tubular body having a rounded sidewall extending between a closed end defining a base portion and an opposite open end surrounded by a rim portion, and one or more sets of grooves defined within the vertical portion of the rounded sidewall. The base portion is configured to support the container in an upright orientation relative to a support surface and wherein the base portion defines a support ring having an at least substantially rounded perimeter. The rounded sidewall comprises a curved base transition region and a vertical portion extending between the perimeter of the base portion and the rim portion along a central axis. Each of the grooves comprises a length and a width, wherein the length is longer than the width. The grooves extend between the base portion and the rim portion along the length.

A method of producing a canned hydrogen infused beverage having the steps of: providing a can; introducing a solid that includes Magnesium metal into the can; filling the can with a carbonated liquid having water; generating molecular hydrogen from the reaction of the solid and the water; generating Magnesium Bicarbonate from the reaction of the solid and the carbonated liquid and sealing the can. A beverage in a can formed through disclosed processes is likewise disclosed.