He began his professional career in Auxiliar Conservera, which has 6 manufacturing plants of containers and lids in Europe and Latin America, Fernando started in 1971 as maintenance manager for over 40 years which has allowed him to be present and actively participate in new product developments, repairs of all types of machinery, manufacturing of tooling and formats, managing technical office for the design and workshop for the manufacture of any spare part, this has led him to face any problem of the metal container and its ends, he has also been managing and performing technical assistance to customers (canners) throughout his working life.

Fernando’s strengths:

• 3 pc container manufacturing technology, complete manufacturing line.
• Cap manufacturing technology, complete manufacturing line.
• Specialist in material specifications and tolerances for tooling manufacturing in any of the manufacturing processes.
• Technical assistance to canners.
• General consultant for metal packaging in different projects.
• Metrology and Measuring Equipment Specialist
• Double locking

Fernando joins the multidisciplinary team of Mundolatas as a consultant to bring his 48 years of exclusive experience in metal packaging.

He began his professional career in Aceites Carbonell. At the beginning, he started in the Factory Maintenance Area, but later he focused on the Quality Area, especially in Processes and Packaging. In this area he specialized in R&D and new product development. His knowledge in the area of the metallic containers has been very wide from the point of view of the client of the same ones, problematic in the lines, shipment to the whole world as major exporter of olive oil, etc, etc….

After 23 years in the oil sector, he has spent the last 3 years as Factory Manager in Metalgráfica del Sur, belonging to the Auximara Group, where he has deepened his knowledge in the world of metal packaging, from a manufacturer’s point of view.

Francisco’s strengths:

• 3 pc packaging manufacturing technology, complete manufacturing line.
• Cap manufacturing technology, complete manufacturing line.
• Packaging technology for metal containers.
• Problems of metal packaging in international distribution.
• Specialist in material specifications, coatings, Food Safety regulations, Migrations…
• Technical assistance to customers and packers.
• General advisor for metal packaging.
• Pioneer in the use of vision equipment for sealing quality.

He now joins Mundolatas as a consultant to bring his 26 years of experience in 3pc to the table.

In his academic career he specialized in analytical techniques of finite element analysis (FEA) of various production processes, in particular sheet metal forming. He continued his work at the Saturnus factory, then became part of the Vogel & Noot group, now Silgan, as an R&D specialist, focusing on new product developments and design and optimisation of production lines in the production segments of 2-piece bowl-shaped cans, cosmetic cans and easy-open cans. He was responsible for the areas of R&D&I, new technology procedures, investments and maintenance. As team leader, worked on projects involving complete implementation of new products in the production process, tooling design, manufacturing and troubleshooting, quality control procedures, investments and cost saving projects, preventive/corrective maintenance procedures. Led a group project to implement new film laminate materials in a regular production process, connecting material suppliers in the fields of food and general line products.

Dejan’s strengths:

• New product development: new product design, production line and tooling design, implementation and production start-up.
• 2-piece cosmetic and bowl-shaped can manufacturing technology, complete production line design and optimization.
• Material specification and proper definition of product materials (chrome steel, tinplate, aluminum) and their optimization techniques, gauging.
• New laminated materials for food products (non-sterilization and sterilization products) and general line components.
• Tool design, material specification and tolerances, troubleshooting, production line machinery and tool maintenance procedures.

Dejan Saje joins the multidisciplinary team of Mundolatas as a consultant to bring his 18 years of exclusive experience in metal packaging.

Packaging Decoration since 1970 – Present

My career in packaging decoration began at Metal Box Co Ltd as a craft apprentice, obtaining the Advanced Certificate in Craftsmanship at the London College of Printing 1973.

I became a shift supervisor at Lawson Mardon, then later a Print Administrator for ten years. During this time I obtained a Diploma in Industrial Management at the University of Derby. I spent six years at LTG working on the new single grip technology 1999-2007, working as a print demonstrator. From there he became Group Print Manager for Kian Joo Can, Malaysia. From there he moved to work for Crown, Toronto, as a print manager. He also managed Emballator UK and Visy Foods, Melbourne, Australia,…

In between management positions, I work as a freelancer on metal decorating projects, mostly new machine installations where training and line efficiency is required. Currently working for Gruppo Asa on the new 9-colour press.

Colin’s strengths:

• Worked on alternative screening techniques. Six colors and seven colors.
• Develop continuous improvement techniques.
• Working together with Fujifilm in digital metal printing.
• I developed the use of UV varnish in different companies.
• Extensive experience in optimising coating machines to maximise performance.

Colin Johnson joins the multidisciplinary team of Mundolatas as a consultant to bring his 49 years of exclusive experience in metal packaging.

He is a mechanical engineer, he started his professional career at Encar Industries in the maintenance department servicing the production lines and measurement adjustments from 1980 to 1984. Later I worked in Envases Cilíndricos Nacionales, I collaborated in the supervision of the lines of production giving technical service like adjustment change of measures from shears to packing in the dates 1984-1989, later I was in Envases avanzados like Boss of maintenance, In this company the change of body-maker machines (lead tin) to electro welding machines Soudronic and Fael and start up of double closing machines Angelus 29P 50P 60P 120P working different formats such as Ø66, Ø83, Ø99 and Ø153mm with productions up to 600 cans/minute from 1990 to 2000.

Later he was hired by Botemex (Jumex) where he worked as a mechanical technician of production lines performing adjustment and tuning of the machines for the production of 600 containers per minute in the 10 production lines Ø45, Ø66, Ø83, Ø99 and Ø153, then signed for Envases del Altiplano as Head of Maintenance, 3 production lines were assembled for triple seal painting containers from die-cutting to packaging, we advised on the purchase of machinery in Europe as Soudronic, die-cutting presses, gumming machines, Angelus double sealers… from 2007 to 2017.

I am currently providing consulting and service to small companies that manufacture three-piece cylindrical containers made of sheet metal and cast iron.

Juan Carlos’ strengths:

• Soudronic and Fael welding machine technician
• Specialist in seaming machines
• Duplex shears
• General assembly of double-locking production line.
• Advice on the purchase of machinery for the manufacture of tinplate containers.

Now he joins Mundolatas as a consultant to bring his 40 years of experience in general mechanics, design/development and metal packaging specialties.

Electronic Engineer, Coordinator of Mechanical Maintenance and expert technician in adjustments and cuts for the manufacturing of two-piece medium-drawing containers and oval containers with their lid.

He began his professional career in 1991 as a mechanic of American Can Company machinery for the manufacture of 307 x 110,5 containers while working on machine tools such as horizontal lathe and Universal milling machine, since his high school studies were technical with specialization in lathe-milling and he was educated throughout his career in technical drawing with Caballera perspective.

In the years 1995 and 1996, Seatech International hires Seatech International, punching technologies for the manufacture of two-piece and oval containers; German manufacturing machines of the brand Alfons-Haar of References CNC-DF PV 40 in first operation and RT PV 40 in second and third operation, hybrid machines for its combination of electric-electronic, pneumatic and hydraulic.

There were many inter-company courses and others that he had to do to improve his profile, such as Holasa for training in tinplate, SENA for Matriceria, Hydraulics and pneumatics and personal studies of languages.

Thanks to his studies in English he continued to advance and so in 2008 after demonstrating his discipline and facility to solve production problems he was promoted to the position of Maintenance Coordinator of four automatic production lines with the agreement that he studied Mechanical Engineering.

He was immersed in a large project of thickness reduction from 0.16 to 0.14 mm where the gains in the reduction of tinplate would be reflected, the design of containers with beading was carried out in North America and all the scaled tests of adjustment and assembly were under his domain in Colombia.

I left Seatech International in 2014, after finishing my undergraduate studies in engineering in 2012 and graduated in 2013.

It was 22 years of experience that today present him as a manufacturer of cans, after working in several companies exercising engineering and maintenance as is the case of Phoenix Packaging Caribe.

Álvaro’s strengths:

• Expert in Maticeria Adjustments for Two-Piece Packaging
• Mastering of measuring elements
• Excellent production troubleshooter
• Internal Quality Auditor
• Proficiency in the area of mechanical maintenance
• Plan Interpretation

Álvaro gomez joins the multidisciplinary team of mundolatas as a consultant to bring his 29 years of experience in metal packaging.