Packaging 101
The can-body diameter of this style can is 211.
What is standard?
The acronym, aTULC, stands for this type of aluminum can packaging.
What is aluminum Toyo Ultimate Can?
This term refers to the necessary packaging material on a pallet of cans.
What is dunnage?
What is 40?
Previously a vendor for American Canning, this company is set to open a new can manufacturing facility in Texas.
Who is Envases Universales?
Based on regional distribution and beverage specific laws, producers need to consider this factor when purchasing can ends.
What is deposit labeling or incision?
This feature, unique to aTULC, helps ensure that can body failures and quality concerns do not compound.
What is pre-laminated aluminum sheet or internal/external can lining?
These two external factors are known for having the greatest impact on product-to-package compatibility while in storage.
What are time and temperature?
This combination of numbers represents the can/end diameters for sleek beverage cans.
What is 204.5/202?
This Crown distributor is known for owning their own fleet and offering warehousing options to their customers.
What is Berlin Packaging?
This product is the only sellable product within American Canning's warehouse to be made from 100% recycled material.
What are PakTech?
This quality control test ensures liner consistency in every aTULC manufactured can.
What is Metal Exposure Testing?
The can end uses 10% less metal than traditional designs, reducing aluminum usage and packaging weight, saving greenhouse gas emissions and yielding savings for customers.
What is a SuperEnd?
The Concord decorator includes this number of ink tanks, allowing customers to design labels using _____ colors.
What is eight?
Located in Minnesota, this Ardagh Group distributor is growing as a competitor both in e-commerce and PakTech sales.
Who is Lagersmith?
This machine gradually shapes a straight-walled can into final product form.
What is the necker?
These types of ingredients, related to low pH, are some of the most problematic when considering product-to-package compatibility.
What is highly acidic?
As a dry manufacturing facility, American Canning's aTULC manufacturing plant saves this many gallons of water per day.
What is 20,000 gallons?
This is the only competitor, direct in Austin, offering lower minimum order quantities.
Who is Can Works?
These four fill volumes and can-styles are considered core can sizes for Ball Corporation.
What are 12oz standard, 16oz standard, 7.5oz sleek and 12oz sleek?
This term represents the process by which cans are made, where the height is greater than the diameter.
What is drawn and ironed or DWI?
This icon, found on nearly every decorated can, identifies and validates the producer.
What is a manufacturers mark?
Crown LOE ends include this many more ends per sleeve than Ball LOE.
What is 28?
Who are American Canning, BevSource, CanSource, Cask, Saxco and WildPack?