What is Belvac’s Container Engineering Services?
Belvac’s Container Engineering Services (CES) exemplifies a structured and comprehensive approach to beverage can design, ensuring exceptional performance and cost-efficiency. This six-phased process is meticulously crafted to collaborate with clients in developing new beverage cans that boast superior weight efficiency and dome performance. By leveraging advanced engineering techniques, Belvac offers the capability to refine existing can designs, optimizing coil thickness and material utilization for enhanced sustainability and cost savings.
Furthermore, Belvac’s design expertise extends to the creation of a diverse range of innovative products, including uniquely shaped containers, straight wall designs, and specialized bottles or cans. This versatility and commitment to excellence position Belvac as a premier partner in the industry, delivering tailored solutions that meet the evolving needs of customers while maintaining a competitive edge.
What is a complete beverage container design for the 2-piece, DWI beverage can industry?
Belvac provides complete container drawings and specifications that cater to the diverse needs of the metal packaging industry. Belvac’s expertise extends to every aspect of container design, ensuring that each element is meticulously crafted to meet the highest standards of precision and durability. Belvac’s team of seasoned professionals leverages advanced metal forming technology to provide complete drawing and tooling design packages. Belvac’s proficiency in container and tooling design for Cupper, Bodymaker, and Necking processes is unparalleled.
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Cupper Tooling
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Bodymaker Tooling
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Necker Tooling
Did you know? Using Belvac’s expert container design services, a customer reduced
their annual metal weight by over 7%, saving millions per year.
How does Belvac approach Container Engineering?
Belvac approaches its container design services through a six phased framework ensuring package integrity and quality.
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Phase One: Project Review
Beginning with a clear goal, Belvac begins with providing an overview of our services and the Container Engineering Process while simultaneously determining your specific requirements and framework conditions.
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Phase Two: Concept Development
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With a clear path ahead, Belvac’s Container Engineering team begins developing precise concepts unique to the scope of your project. Whether you’re looking to down gauge or create an entirely new individual packaging concept, our expert team is here to help.
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Phase Three: Visualization
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Images and modeling can provide a valuable tool for making technical comparisons or creating a common understanding of customer’s requirements. In line with the project specifications, Belvac develops a wide range of options to help you visual and understand your packaging concept.
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Phase Four: FEA Simulation
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Utilizing an expert team of Engineers, Belvac performs a Finite Element Analysis (FEA) which tests the package under various conditions ensuring its viability and structural integrity.
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Phase Five: Prototype Sampling
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Utilizing Belvac’s on-site can making Pilot Line, our expert team can manufacture test samples to perform further container testing. Belvac also tests the container’s Tooling designs in real production conditions.
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Phase Six: Quality Analysis Testing
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To ensure quality of the container designs, Belvac carries out defined testing procedures in our QA lab which is adjacent to our on-site Pilot Line. The progress and results of the test are documented with precision and transparency.
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What is the most unique feature and capability of Belvac’s Container Engineering Services?
Belvac’s Pilot Line is an unparalleled asset that enables the creation and testing of new container designs. This state-of-the-art facility allows for the exploration and development of innovative packaging solutions, ensuring that Belvac remains at the forefront of industry advancements. Available services on the Pilot Line are extensive and designed to maintain and elevate customer’s operational efficiency. These services include label validation, down gauging, light weighting, and more.
Why are Pilot Line trails important?
They allow customers to scale with confidence because:
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Small-Scale Production Mimicking Real-World Manufacturing Conditions
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Enables Businesses to Identify Potential Issues Before Committing to a Full-Scale Rollout
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Mitigates Risks with Large-Scale Production Investments
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Ensures While Scaling Up, Processes are Efficient and Effective as Possible
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Supports the Design and Testing of New Container and Tooling
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Production of Market-Ready Samples for Conducting Thorough Consumer Research
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Engineered to Support Extensive Research and Development Testing
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Experiment with Different Coatings, Inks, and Light Weighting Materials
By facilitating such comprehensive testing, the Pilot Line ensures that Belvac’s customers can optimize every aspect of their product, from durability and aesthetics to cost-effectiveness and sustainability.