Alcoa Packaging

(now part of Stolle Machinery)

Tasks

• Project Management
• Mechanical/Product Design
• Mechanism Design

We developed a number of custom machines for the beverage can printing industry. Design work included extensive machined parts, drive systems, mechanisms and sheet metal part design. Project management of a team of eleven to develop the worlds first eight color can printer.

Patent 5,386,900 received on an adjustable can infeed design.

Patent 5,970,865 received for developing new method of printing multiple colors onto beverage cans.