An apparatus for applying a lid (2) to a support (3) containing a product. The apparatus (1) comprises a supporting element (10), having a contact portion (13), and a closing element (11), having a fixing portion (17), which are movable between a home position and a working position, in which the closing element (11) is partly inserted into the seat (12) having one or more lateral surfaces (16) defining the contact portion (13). When the two elements (10), (11) are in the working position, the fixing portion (17) is in the seat (12) and the two portions (17), (13) are coupled for clamping a part of the lid (2) and a part of at least one lateral wall (5). The fixing portion (17) is configured to fix the part of the lid (2) and the part of the lateral wall (5) which are clamped.

Container processing equipment, particularly for processing of food/beverage cans requires filling and sealing. A can seaming system may include interchangeable seaming chucks. A seaming system may be calibrated by sensing a relative position between a seaming spindle and a seaming roller. Conveyor systems may move container axes along a conveyor path irrespective of container size. Conveyors may include container bearers that are mounted for rotational motion allowing containers to enter and/or exit the conveyor. In beverage packaging, inert gas and beverage may be introduced into a container through a single fill conduit. A fill system may include a moving fill conduit arranged to deliver beverage to a lower region of the container. A closure system may include bulk and intermediate closure holders, for feeding closures to a closure head.

Disclosed is a method to fill and seal a container for smoking food on a grill. The method includes positioning a container on a conveyor system, receiving the container in a vent hole applicator system, and placing a vent hole in the container with the vent hole applicator system. The method further includes receiving the container in a filling system, positioning the container adjacent to a tube from the filling system, and dispensing a smoke fuel from a hopper into the container through the tube. The method further includes receiving the container in a seam sealing system, positioning a lid onto the container, and curling the lid and container top to form a double seam. The method further includes receiving the container in a packaging system and packaging the container into sale packs for distribution.