Dzmitry Samal
designed a unique concept for beverage cans. The shape is much more
geometric - featuring facets, instead of the familiar smooth round
cylinder we're used to. The new can design utilizes a process called impact extrusion,
a process where an aluminum slug (solid piece of metal) is pressed at a
high velocity with extreme force into a die/mold by a punch.
The usual cylindrical can is made by a similar, but different process. The cans are generally produced through a mechanical cold forming
process that starts with punching a flat blank from very stiff
cold-rolled sheet. The flat blank is first formed into a cup about three
inches in
diameter. This cup is then pushed through a different forming process
called "ironing" which forms the can.
diameter. This cup is then pushed through a different forming process
called "ironing" which forms the can.
Conceptually, Dzmitry's concept could work, but it remains to be seen if it is comparable to the current standard can in price, quality and even feasibility for full-scale manufacture.
1 comments:
That is very cool, thanks so much for sharing this! I saw something similar to this during a cold forming process that I got to see a few months ago. I wonder if this will start to become the standard now because there are limitless things that can be done!
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