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Silgan Canning Course 2025

 

About This Class

  • Can Manufacturing: Provide background on manufacturing processes used by Silgan Containers. Includes discussion of why particular materials and technologies are used for various product applications.
  • Canning: Basics of canning, from receiving cans to labeling and shipping. The training material includes background on empty can/end handling, filling, seaming, thermal processing, water quality, labeling, casing, and finished goods handling.
  • Double Seam Evaluation: Training to develop and enhance skills necessary to properly evaluate the integrity of double seams and their importance to food can safety. Covers seam formation, essential measurements, and possible can seam/end defects.
  • Hands on labs each day
  • Course Price: $1,250/person

Class Content

Day 1: Can Manufacturing

  • 8:00-8:15 – Registration
  • 8:15 – Introductions
  • 8:30-9:00 – Can Basics
  • 9:00-9:45 – Manufacturing Metal for Cans and Ends
  • 9:45-10:00 – Break
  • 10:00-10:45 – Coating Materials for Metal Cans and Ends
  • 10:45-12:15 – Manufacturing Methods for Cans and Ends
  • 12:15-1:15 – Lunch
  • 1:15-2:30 – Lab
  • 2:30-3:15 – Manufacturing Methods for Metal Quick Top Ends
  • 3:15-3:30 – Break
  • 3:30-4:30 – Product/Package Interaction
  • 5:00-8:00 – Complimentary Social at Triptych Taproom

 

Day 2: Canning Overview

  • 8:00-8:45 – Handling and Storage of Empty Cans and Ends
  • 8:45-10:45 – Filling and Seaming
  • 10:45-11:00 – Break
  • 11:00-12:00 – Thermal Processing
  • 12:00-1:00 – Lunch
  • 1:00-2:30 – Lab: Thermal Processing of Tomatoes
  • 2:30-3:00 – Water Quality
  • 3:00-3:15 – Break
  • 3:15-4:00 – The Back End (Labeling, Storage, and Distribution of Filled Product)
  • 4:00-5:00 – Case Studies Part 1

 

Day 3: Double Seam Evaluations

  • 8:00-10:00 – Introduction to Quality Double Seams
  • 10:00-11:00 – Case Studies Part 2
  • 11:00-12:30 – Lab: Seamer Demonstration, Manual Teardowns, and Seam Evaluations
  • 12:30 – Lunch and Presentation of Certificates

Hotel Accomodations

Hotel Block reservations available at: https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/silgancontainersuoctober2025/

Homewood Suites Champaign Urbana Group Code SGU

Contacts

Phone: +262-569-5200 Email: SilganU-CTS@Silgancontainers.com

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