| BAIL
- A metal wire formed into a semicircle to serve as a container
handle. Ends fit into the ears on a general line can. Common on lard
and paint cans. |
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| BASE
BOX (BB) - A unit of area and the standard basis for measurement
in the tinplate industry. This term originally described a package
of 112 sheets 14"X 20" but has come to signify the area of any size
sheet. |
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| BASE
WEIGHT - Refers to the weight in pounds of one base box of can-making
plate. The plate base weight is proportional to the plate thickness. |
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| BEAD
- Inside or Internal ---- A rounded depression around the
surface of a container or end used to stiffen or improve its appearance.
Also used to secure collar in can. Outside or External --- As above
except convex rather than concave. |
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| BODY
- The sidewall of a container. The portion of a container to which
top and bottom ends are attached by double seaming, soldering, friction
fit, etc. A cylinder-shaped part of a can. Refers to any shape, however. |
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| CAN
DIMENSION - The dimensions of a container expressed in inches
and 1/16 inches. |
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| CAN
HEIGHT - The dimension of the can from top to bottom. |
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| CAN
MANUFACTURERS INSTITUE (CMI) - An association of can manufactures
organized to promote the use of metal containers through public relations
and to solve common industry problems. |
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CEMENTED SIDE SEAM - Refers to a nonsoldered can joint or
side seam which has been bonded, sealed, or filled with a side seam
cement.
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CHIME - The expanded edge of rim of a barrel, pail, or drum.
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| CLOSURE
- The joint or seal that is made in attaching the cover to a can;
as in double seaming. |
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| COATINGS
- A thin film or varnish, lacquer, or enamel applied to a can-making
plate by means of a roll coater. |
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| COATING,
LITHO - Refers to a pigmented coating used in lithographic decorations
as a ground or base coat for printing inks. |
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| COATING,
PROTECTIVE - A coating, pigmented or non-pigmented, used to provide
a nonreactive barrier between the can plate and product or atmosphere. |
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| COATINIGS
- Non-Process: Coatings that are not required to withstand
sterilization processes. Process: Coatings characterized by
their ability to withstand the process necessary for the sterilization
of the contents of the containers. |
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| "E"
DIMENSION - Specific finish dimension that is part of a standard
terminology used by the glass container industry. |
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| COMPARTMENT
CAN - A series of containers so fabricated and assembled that
the bottom end of one acts as a closure for the container below. |
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COMPOSITE CAN - A can having a fiber body composed of a composite
of paper (label and liner could be aluminum foil, plastic) and one
or both ends made of metal. |
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| CONE
TOP - A tapered top, mostly used on the general line can; has
general shape of a frustum of a cone. |
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| CONVOLUTE
- Paper can body term - paper is wrapped straight in plies. A laminated
fiber container formed by winding material around a cylinder with
material fed at right angles to the axis. |
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| CORROSION
- The deterioration of a metal by chemical or electrochemical
reaction with its environment. |
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| COVER
- Customer's or loose end of open top can and various other tops. |
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| DIMENSIONS
- Measurements of an object, in breadth, height, length, or circumference.
Qualified as "Inside Dimensions" (ID) or "Outside Dimensions" (OD)
as necessary. |
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| DOUBLE
FRICTION - Type of rings and plugs having two friction wall fits.
See DOUBLETITE. |
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| DOUBLE-SEAMED
END - Part of a can that is attached to the body of a double-seamed
can to form a top or bottom. |
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| DOUBLETITE
- A type of ring and plug closure having two circumferential contact
surfaces created by a "U" section in the plug fitting into a "U" in
the ring. Thus two walls on the plug contact two walls on the ring. |
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| DRUM,
CLOSED-HEAD - Refers to the drum type steel container (5 gal.
capacity or more) that is supplied to the customer with the top and
bottom ends seamed to the body. Also called a tight-head drum. |
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| EARS
- Parts soldered, bumped, or riveted to side of can into which
a carrying bail is inserted. Also, wavy symmetrical projections formed
in the course of deep drawing or spinning as a result of directional
properties or anisotropy in sheet. Ears occur in groups of 4 or 8
with the peaks of the projections located at 45 degrees and /or at
0 and 90 degrees to the rolling direction. |
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| "F"
STYLE CAN - A rectangular-base general-line can fitted with a
screw cap reclosure. Made in several liquid measure sizes. "F" style
originated as a designation for the "Flit" style can. |
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| FITTINGS
- Any parts other than ends necessary to complete the closure of a
can. |
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| FRICTION-TOP
CAN - Can with removable cover consisting of a plug which fits
into a ring in the top end of the can, depending on friction fit to
retain its position. |
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| HANDLE
- Various devices for carrying pails. |
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LACQUER - Various artificial varnishes, opaque or colored, baked
on as a lining, It provides a nonreactive barrier between the metal
plates and atmosphere or one or more of various types of paints or
chemical products. |
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| LINERS,
CAP - A gasket material inserted into a screw cap that serves
to seal the closure against leakage of the container contents. |
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| LITHOGRAPHY
- A printing process (branch of Planography) using metal plates
whose printing surfaces are partly water repellent and ink repellent.
The process is especially adapted to fine halftone color effects or
smooth ink solids. |
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| LUG-PAIL
COVER - A type of cover commonly used on open-end 5-gallon steel
pails. The pail cover is lined with a puffy-type compound that seals
on the top rim of the pail. The seal is effected by compression of
the cover to the pail and is maintained by clinching the lugs, which
are an integral part of the cover, to the pail rim. |
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| NCA
- National Canners Association, now NFPA or National Food Processors
Association. |
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| OBLONG
- Refers to the shape of a general line container wherein the
top and bottom ends are rectangular in shape with rounded corners.
Also called an "F" style can. |
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| OPEN-TOP
CAN - A classification of round hermetically sealed cans that
have soldered side seams and compound-lined double seams. Products
packed in these containers are usually heat processed. Also known
as "sanitary can" or "packer's can". |
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| PAIL
- A flaring or tapered body metal container equipped with a bail
or handle. A variety of top closures are used. |
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| PAINT
- Term used for solid coating baked on metal sheets. |
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| PHENOLIC
- (As in Hi-Bake phenolic lining.) A synthetic phenolic resin baked
on as a lining, it provides a nonreactive barrier between the metal
plate and atmosphere or one or more various types of paints or chemical
products. |
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| PIGMENT
- (As in pigmented lining.) Inorganic material of various hues added
to coatings or coatings on varnishes in order to color them. |
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| SIDE
SEAM - The seam joining the two edges of a blank to form a body. |
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| SIZE
COAT - A type of coating applied to the metal plate to make additional
coatings or lithography adhere to the metal plate. |
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| SLIP
COVER - Removable cover in which the cover proper fits over and
around open end of can, depending on friction fit to retain it in
position. |
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| SPIRAL
CAN - A laminated fiber container formed by winding material around
a cylinder at an angle to its axis. |
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| SPIRAL
WINDING - Diagonal wrapping or paper plies in continuous operation. |
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| STRAIGHT-SIDED
CAN OR PAIL - A round can or pail that has the same top and bottom
diameter. A straight-body metal container, which can be stacked upon
the top of another. |
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| TAPERED
NESTING PAIL - A flared or tapered-body metal container formed
with a nesting ring that allows one container to be stacked with another. |
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| TIN
PLATE - Steel plate (can-making quality black plate) to which
a specified weight of pure tin is applied by an electrolytic or hot-dip
tinning process. |
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| TIN
PLATE, ELECTROLYTIC - Black plate that has been coated on both
sides by electrodepositing of commercially pure tin, which is then
melted to improve the appearance and properties of the tin plate.
Coating weights available are generally lower than hot-dipped. No.
25, No. 50 and No. 75 (.25, .50, and .75# per base box) being most
frequently used; the exact weight depends upon the intended weight. |
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| TIN
PLATE, HOT DIPPED - Black plate that has been coated on both sides
with commercially pure tin by a process wherein, after definition,
the sheets are passed successively through flux, molten tin, and palm
oil. The amount of coating can be varied to meet requirements. |
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| TRIPLETITE
- Continental Can Co. trademark for its ring and plug closure
for round paint cans. |