CMB has new training ground for canmaking, seaming

CMB Engineering has put up  the CMB Academy of Canmaking and Seaming, a new training ground located at its head office in Shipley, Yorkshire. Said to be a first in the industry, the school will offer in-depth theoretical and practical understanding of seaming and canmaking to employees of CMB customers.

Slated for the first phase are sessions on the CMB 5500 Canmaker (CMB 5000 Bodymaker and the CMB 550 Trimmer), along with a Ferrum F-708 Seamer and an Angelus 120L.  Lessons include metal forming, particularly on the critical operational areas of the machine. Trainees are expected to learn how to manufacture can bodies that meet industry specifications and also to care for and maintain the technical assets of the CMB 5000 Bodymaker and the CMB550 Trimmer.

At the end of the course, trainees will be evaluated on their ability to run the machine at speed, ensuring that all cans produced are measured to exacting standards. “Whilst the machine will run in short bursts, all cans produced during the course will be closely evaluated to ascertain whether all the critical parameters necessary for the can body have been achieved,” said Andrew Truelove, general manager at CMB Engineering.

The seaming course will be taught on two seamers – a Ferrum F-708 and an Angelus 120L. Three courses will be available: a three-day theoretical course focusing on understanding the double seaming process, a five-day practical course focusing on the target setting of the seamer to achieve an effective double seam and a five-to-ten day asset care maintenance course. Both seamers will be fully operational and trainees will be able to run the equipment themselves to evaluate the effectiveness of the double seam’s external and internal parameters.

“For seaming, as well as being able to explore the intricacies of the world of the double seam, focus will be placed on the repair and maintenance of the seamer itself,” Mr Truelove said. “This will entail the removal, overhaul and then replacement of the various sub-assemblies that constitute a fully-operational Double Seamer.”

In the latter part of the year, the Academy will add classrooms and expand its scope to include CMB’s full line of equipment. (Photos courtesy of Can Tech InteNew Balance Mens Shoes