GreenPeel®
The innovative can for food and pet food
GreenPeel is the first direct-sealed 3-piece can concept introducing a new approach to can making. By eliminating the weld seam, it enables new possibilities in decoration, filling, and user convenience. It also reduces material usage and carbon footprint while minimizing product waste, and is fully recyclable.
This innovative solution offers advantages for both canmakers and fillers. The can itself delivers unprecedented product features, opens up new application areas, and provides brand owners with new opportunities to differentiate themselves from their competitors.
Features and Benefits of GreenPeel
Trouble-free direct sealing
Unlike conventional 3-piece cans, GreenPeel cans have no weld seam! This unique design enables trouble-free direct sealing and offers the same
handling and performance as peel-off
ends (POE).
Additionally, GreenPeel allows filling from the bottom, which creates an exceptional food presentation when the can is opened.
Smooth release of foods
Emptying a 3-piece can has never been easier! Simply open the peel-off lid with minimal force, turn the can over, and the contents glide out more smoothly and completely than from any other 3-piece can.
Thanks to the edge-free interior, there is no product retention.
Less material, lower CO2-footprint
Production of GreenPeel cans requires up to 10% less material, lowering the carbon footprint by up to 7%. Leak testing of the sealed lid before filling minimizes product waste.
All materials are 100% recyclable.
Feed directly from the can
GreenPeel can also be used as a direct feeding solution. Simply open the can and feed your pet straight from it.
There is no need to transfer the contents into a bowl. The smooth, edge-free design ensures clean and safe handling, with no risk of injury to your pet.
In a nutshell
- Effortless release of contents
- Full 360° decoration
- Filling from the bottom for enhanced food appeal
- Feeding pets directly from the can
- Peel-off lid with high burst pressure
- Resistant to aggressive retort products
Specifications
- Production speed up to 750 cpm
- Diameter 65 – 99 mm
- Height 35 – 46 mm (higher on request)
- Blank thickness 0.17 mm
- Can material TFS or TS
- Peel force ~ 25 N
- Sealing burst pressure 1 bar
Innovative manufacturing process
What sets the GreenPeel direct-sealed 3-piece can apart from conventional 2-piece and 3-piece cans? It is the innovative and unconventional manufacturing process developed by Soudronic.
- Production begins with a deep-drawn tinplate can.
- In the next step, the bottom is cut off and formed into an end in a separate process.
- The crucial difference follows: the direct sealing of the canbody. Because the canbody has no weld seam, the sealing foil can be applied trouble-free with maximum precision and consistency. This design offers the same handling and performance as peel-off ends (POE).
- Airtightness is verified in the subsequent step and before filling, resulting in greater reliability and reduced product waste in the downstream filling process.
- A unique feature of the concept is bottom-side filling. The food is introduced from the opposite end of the canbody, producing a more appealing, textured surface when opening a can of tuna, for example.
- While the production speed of conventional two-piece cans usually needs to be reduced after filling due to the following sealing process, GreenPeel allows for higher production speeds. Thanks to bottom-side filling, only the less critical seaming process with the previously formed end is performed. This results in improved process stability. Minimal changes to the seamer, if any, are required.
The interior surface of the can is completely smooth, with no edges. As a result, there is no risk of oxidation of exposed cut surfaces, and the can resists aggressive retort products. In addition, the product release is easy and complete.
The canbody and end are made from the same material and manufactured within the same production line, simplifying material handling and supporting an efficient overall production process.
