Clean cans are fed into the printer and are placed on a steel mandrel. The spinning mandrel then rotates the can body against the rotating blanket, resulting in the transfer of the final graphic image onto the can body. Other coatings are applied after the ink, and then are sent to the UV ovens.
How do you print on aluminum cans?
Printing graphics on aluminum cans is a challenging process. It involves individually applying up to five colors with separate rollers, baking the colors on with heat, and then applying a layer of varnish to keep the colors from being rubbed off.