British canmaking equipment manufacturer CMB Engineering will be launching a new range of machines that are programmable at the touch of a screen to work with different configurations at China’s international canmaking and filling technology show Cannex & Fillex Asia-Pacific from June 1-4, 2015.
Organized by SPG Events, can manufacturers and fillers can see the latest technologies and services that support a global business that produces almost 500 billion cans a year in the beverage, food, personal care and industrial sectors.
Zhang Xin, Chief executive of canmaker CPMC, says that demand for two-piece beverage cans reached almost 32 billion in China in 2014.
This had been driven by supermarkets which wanted more canned beer to sell, and the switch in the herbal tea sector from three-piece to two-piece cans.
In a market that was 88% dominated by bottles in 2013, the potential is enormous with a predicted growth of almost 10% over three years, to reach more than 41 billion two-piece beverage cans by 2017.
It is growth rates such as these that serve as an inspiration to the global metal packaging industry and to the suppliers who work alongside it.
CMB Engineering, for example, is aiming its Reformat range of machines at canmakers who offer beverage cans in formats that are both standard and slim, tall and short.
Its 3200 Reformat Lacquer Spray machine sprays an ultra-thin coating on the inside of the can.
By using servo motors, the various speeds of the machine’s drives can be controlled remotely and precisely.
