American Can Company

Kurt L Hahn

Robert J Allen

Edward W Blake

Manjeshwar S Rao

Howard J Padgett

An inverted press for producing multiple drawn metal containers combines in one press the functions of cupping and drawing presses. The press includes a blanking and cupping station and several drawing and redrawing stations, disposed one adjacent the other and rendered serially operative by a vertically reciprocable slide assembly. At each stage of operation the material, semifinished article or finished article is under complete control. A method for producing a drawn container by multiple forming and reforming of a drawn article, is also provided.

Press transfer bar

A metal forming tool useful to form internal and external impressions of various configurations upon two piece can bodies of round, oval, triangular, rectangular or irregular and unsymmetrical cross-section.

Beading die for can bodies

Lubricant system

Support pedestals

Strip feed elevator

An inverted conversion press for producing easy-open metal container ends is provided, which combines the functions of end and tab presses. The press includes a tab forming station and an end forming station, disposed one beneath the other and rendered alternately operative by a vertically-reciprocable slide assembly. A method for producing an article, comprised of assembled workpieces, is also provided.

Press apparatus and method utilizing same

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San Rafael, CA, United States of America

Kurt L Hahn