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01. About CMB Engineering

02. Reformat Decorator

03. Reformat Decorator Testing

04. Next Steps

CONTENT

We Engineer your success through our skilled workforce, technical expertise and dedication to the industry.

Total Employees

450

Floorspace (Manufacturing)

11,000m2

Floorspace (Offices)

4,000m2

Locations

3

160yr’sHistory of the business

84yr’sCanmaking manufacture

54yr’sPurpose built site

Competitive

AdvantageWe Engineer Your Success through our skilled workforce technical

Expertise and dedication to the industry

4Production

PRINCIPLESWe Engineer Your Success through our skilled workforce technical

Expertise and dedication to the industry

Global

LOCATIONSWe Engineer Your Success through our skilled workforce technical

Expertise and dedication to the industry

reformatTM Principles

Flexibility – to deal with the increasing number of

can sizes

Quick Change – to deal with shorter batch runs

Energy Efficiency – to deal with total cost of

ownership and care of the environment

Ease of Use – to deal with the challenges

around recruiting and retaining skilled Engineers

4Design

PRINCIPLESWe Engineer Your Success through our skilled workforce technical

Expertise and dedication to the industry

Machine Features

8 colour, 24 mandrill machine rated at 2,000 CPM

Direct Servo Drive for lower energy consumption

Individual Mandrill Trip to reduce spoilage

Servo Registration controlled by a single operator via

the HMI

Independent OV Control for optimised OV application

Automatic Wash-up System for easy and quick

cleaning

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Since Metpack

Guarding

CE marking

Patent application

In-depth testing

Vibration

Print Quality

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In-depth Testing

Vibration Analysis

Excessive vibration will reduce print quality and increase

component wear

An Accelerometer was used to measure the vibration of the

Decorator in different directions, and at different speeds

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Result was a redesign of the Spindle disc cam profile

which resulted in a significant improvement over the

previous

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In-depth Testing

Print Quality

Clarity

Colour

Registration

Repeatability

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In-depth Testing

Print Quality Assessment

Use of Finger Print test to remove ambiguity

Uses a special plate with a known dot size

Tested at two different speeds and two ink colours

Compared print consistency at different inker positions

Result is that the distribution of Dot Gain is better than

our targeted range

Timing / Setting

Mechanical Fault

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In-depth Testing

Ink Temperature

Ink temperature is affected by the ambient temperature and

the heat generated by friction between the rollers, which

increases with speed

Managed by 5 water cooled rollers in each Inker

Ink temperature can be controlled by adjusting the

temperature and flow rate of the coolant

Ink temperature affects the viscosity or “tackiness” of the ink,

which in turn affects the final print

Therefore more consistent temperature = more consistent

print quality

Original configuration Inconsistent Response to Inconsistent shapes → changes in speed and flow

Wide range of colours → Wide range of temperatures

Result was a reconfiguration of the cooling hose layout

and an increase in flow rate, which improved response

to changes in speed and flow and reduced range of

temperatures.

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Next Steps

Production Testing

Prove out the machine in a production environment

Ensure the machine is robust enough in production

To produce quality printed cans at speed and consistently

To prove quick change features

Fully develop training material

Installation and Commissioning Q4 2018

Production Testing Q1 2019

Customer Invitations Q2 2019

Commercial availability Q3 2019

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OUR FUTURE

Continued Investment in R&D

Continued Investment in our facility

Continued commitment to our people

THANK YOU