Stolle Machinery Company, LLC, headquartered in Centennial, Colorado, USA, is currently one of the world’s market leaders in providing high-tech capital equipment and services to the beverage, food and consumer packaging industries. It has just announced the opening of a new facility in the USA.
The new R&D center, dedicated to the advancement of can and end manufacturing technology, covers an area of 2,800 square meters and is equipped with the latest innovative equipment for can design and manufacturing.
Precisely, the company is now focusing on the development of new product processes in order to meet the ever-increasing global demand while reducing its impact. The plant will also be staffed with specialized development engineers and equipped with testing equipment and prototype production machinery to develop new metal container designs and manufacturing methods to help advance the can industry.
In this regard, Ian Scholey, Stolle’s chief technology officer, says it is an important step for the industry. “Having the ability to test equipment as well as process improvements will lead us to reduce resources, spoilage and ultimately the environmental impact per can,” he concludes.