Having worked for one of the largest beverage can manufacturers for 25 years, I have worked in numerous areas and departments during the course of my career and have acquired extensive knowledge of all aspects of can production.
Starting with my diploma thesis on the subject of “Stripping tools and the stripping process of the beverage can, through the areas of work preparation, production and technology, quality management, continuous improvement, lean management / Six Sigma.
- Decorative slats and decor structure
- Technical background of the individual processing steps
- Aluminum coils
- Cupper
- Bodymaker and trimmer
- Washer and chemical cleaning and pre-treatment of blank cans
- UV and standard rimcoat application
- Printing process on the decorator
- OV Application
- Interior paintwork
- Neck and flange process
- All internal and external quality requirements and test and inspection methods
- Experience with test equipment from Pressco, Applied Vision, Insensiv, Tours, Sencon, …
- Palletizer, final inspection and storage
- Transportation systems incl. Mass transport by belt, air table, single filer and separation
- Qualification of new products, input materials or working methods in cooperation with customers and suppliers
- …. to be continued…
