| TERM | MEANING |
| LIP OF THE MANDREL | Outer edge of the locking mandrel that fits into the lid trough ; can also be defined as the working surface of the mandrel. |
| LACA
White coated |
See white couché |
| CAN
Canister |
Metal container usually constructed from tinplate and used regularly to contain foodstuffs, for human consumption or in the home. We also use the word can ó metal container. |
| BRASS | Packaging of a certain capacity, between two and twenty-five litres. They are used for liquids or wholesale products. Its shape is usually rectangular. |
| WASHING MACHINE | The configuration of the two-piece containers by the “drawing-stretching-ironing” technique is done on the forming machine , immersed in a bath of lubricating oil and requires subsequent removal in order to apply the inner varnish and the lithography. outside. The complex equipment that performs this task is designated to you washing machine. In the same cans are subjected to a series of washes and rinses with subsequent drying in an oven. |
| LENTEJA | Very flat hammer – lentil-shaped – used to strike a punch mounted on thepress. and thus reduce the time of this operation. It is so flat that it can be used in a small free space as it is in this case. |
| LITHOGRAPHY
Decoration |
Inks and varnishes applied on the outer face of the body, lid or bottom of the containers that fulfill the double function of protecting them from external corrosive agents and decorating them for legal and aesthetic purposes. |
| HOOK LENGTH OF BODY (CLOSING) |
Length of the body hook; it is comprised between the edge of the hook and its folding radius. |
| HOOK LENGTH OF COVER (CLOSING) |
Length of the cover hook; this is between the edge of the hook and its folding radius. |
| LTS | “Low Tin Steel . (“Low Tin Steel”). This is tinplate with a low tin coating on its surface. It represents an alternative to the TFS but with better weldability than this one. |
