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Year New Bottle Can for wine is developed and commercialized.
2008 New Bottle Can for wine is developed and commercialized.
At the International Steel Packaging Awards hosted by APEAL (The Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging), in the Beverage Can category our WORC Bottle Can received The First Prize.
2007 At Can of the Year hosted by The Canmaker (magazine), in the 3P Beverage Can category our Laminated Can with Foaming Ink took the Gold prize, and the Grip Can the Silver; in the 3P Food Can Category the WORC Bottle Can won the Silver prize; in the 2P Food Can Category our Mini Tablet Container won the Silver prize.
Retort cup is developed and commercialized.

Tablet container is developed and commercialized.

Tablet container

2006 At Cannex 2006 hosted by The Canmaker (magazine), in the 3P Beverage Can category our WORC Bottle Can took the Gran Prix, and our chocolate can the Silver in the 2P Food Can Category.
Aerosol Cap with content discharge (gas discharge) mechanism is developed.
2005 WORC Bottle can is developed and commercialized.

3P WORC Bottle Can is developed and commercialized.

3P WORC Bottle Can

2004

Mini Bottle Can is developed and commercialized.

Mini Bottle Can

2002 Small PET bottles for hot-serving are developed and commercialized.
Retortable New Bottle Cans are developed and commercialized.
Aseptic technology for food filling is developed and commercialized.

Elegance can is developed and commercialized.

3-Piece Can

Spiral bead can is developed and commercialized

2-Piece Can

2000

New Bottle Can is developed and commercialized.

New Bottle Can

1999 ASEPTIC INTEGRATED SYSTEM (ASIS) Line #2 starts operation Oigawa Plant as a joint venture with Sanwa Kanzume Co.,Ltd.

2-piece laminate can is developed and commercialized

2-Piece Can

3-piece embossed can is developed and commercialized

3-Piece Can

1998 ASPETIC INTEGRATED SYSTEM (ASIS) Line #1 starts operation as joint venture with Toas Co., Ltd.

Hologram can is developed and commercialized

Hologram Can

1997 The L Tube is commercialized
1995 Laminate line starts operation at the Shin Tobata Plant.
Developed and commercialized the 204/211 diameter can.
1994 The 3-piece double-necked can (190 g and 250 g sizes) is developed and commercialized.
3-piece laminate can, with greatly enhanced aesthetic appeal, is developed and commercialized.
1993 Developed stay-on tab (SOT) for use on drink cans for promotional campaigns.
Pilfer-proof cap (PPCap) is commercialized
1992 A stay-on tab (SOT) end for retorted beverages is developed and commercialized.
A new can washer with higher efficiency and shorter processing time is developed.
High-speed picture-processing outer-can inspector is developed.
Pre-print DR can, utilizing printed picture deformation technique based on strain analysis techniques, is developed.
Smooth cap is commercialized.

Pump Foamer is commercialized.

Pump Foamer

1991 Inline super detector to eliminate tapping inspection of 3-piece can is developed.
Coil coating of sheets for 3-piece can body stock is developed.
Commercialized the Unifying Form Hot Can.
1990 Production technique of the aluminum DRD can that simplifies the production process is developed.
Stay-on tab end (SOT) for beer and carbonated drinks is developed and commercialized.
1989 Lightweight 3-piece can ("balance can") is developed by means of low-vacuum filling technology and double-seaming technology.
High-speed line (1,200 cans/min.) for 3-piece cans starts operation at Shimizu Plant.
1985 Aseptic filling system for liquid coffee can starts operation.
1984

The squeeze former is commercialized.

Squeeze Former

1982 The peel-off cap commercialized.
The barrel can is developed.
1979 Begin manufacturing the world's first 3-piece welded drink can.
Liquid nitrogen filling technology is developed and commercialized.
1976

The pull-up cap commercialized.

pull-up

1974 Granted American Can company Daiwa 2-piece steel can manufacturing technology.
1973

Commercial production of the world’s first steel 2-piece can starts.

2-Piece Can

1972 Tinplate EOE (easy open end) can is developed.
Multi-layer plastic tube is commercialized.
1969 Begin commercializing the world's first coffee drink can.
1966 Aluminum EOE cans manufacturing starts operation.
1960 Shimizu Plant begins manufacturing cans for carbonated soft drinks.
Tokyo Plant begins manufacturing beer cans.
1959 Shimizu Plant begins manufacturing beer cans.

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  • Technology Top
  • Development Organization
  • Development History
  • Award
  • Production Technology
    • Aseptic Filling
    • Traceability
    • Inspection System
    • Film Lamination and Photogravure Printing
  • Product Technology
    • New Bottle can
    • Mini Bottle can
    • WORC Bottle Can
    • Expand/Emboss
    • Mirror Finish Ink
    • Foamed Ink
    • Plastic Tube
    • Foamers
    • Plastic Cup