How cans are made
Cans for food, drinks and non-food products may be constructed out of either two or three pieces of metal.
The first cans ever produced were three-piece and they were developed in the middle of the 19th century. They consist of a cylindrical body rolled from a piece of flat metal with a longitudinal seam, usually formed by welding, with a top and bottom, each seamed on the ends of the body.
Three-piece cans may be manufactured in almost any practical combination of height, diameter and shape. This process is particularly suitable for making cans of different sizes as it is relatively simple to change the parameters of the can under production.
The Cazander Brothers mainly have machinery for three-piece cans in stock.
What is a thread roller?
Thread rolling involves deforming a metal stock by rolling it through dies, forming external threads along the surface of the metal stock. Internal threads can be formed using the same principle, specifically termed thread forming. In contrast with other widely used threading processes such as thread cuting, thread rolling is not a subtractive process. This means it does not remove metal from the stock. The rolled threaded fasteners offer advantages such as stronger threads, precise final dimensions, good surface finish, and a lower coefficient of friction. In the can making process, the thread roller is used for instance for the production of shoe polish cans.
Cazander Brothers regularly offers quality used Bliss and Krupp thread rollers from their extensive stock.
