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THE MINSTER MACHINE COMPANY MINSTER? CUPPING, SHELL CONVERSION PRESSES 60 - 300 TONS CAPACITY TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED TO PROVIDE GREATER FLEXIBILITY AND INCREASED PRODUCTION Container Equipment BULLETIN 125D The Minster Machine Company has a long history of innovation and involvement in the development of presses for the can-making industry around the world. Early work with the originators of the “easy-open” can end has resulted in Minster’s becoming the world’s foremost builder of presses for easy-open end conversion. This success is based on a design that meets the industry’s demand for high production speeds and extreme, consistent accuracy. Minster presses have been used with several sophisticated end conversion tooling systems and are currently in operation in over fifty countries around the world. Minster continues to develop new designs and improved manufacturing techniques for end conversion presses. Since the mid 1960’s,Minster has been building presses for the production of two-piece sanitary food cans and easy open ends. During that time designs have been constantly improved and refined, and today,Minster has become the unquestioned leader in presses for production of shells, easy open ends, cups and redrawn cans. Development of the Minster Double Action Cupping press in the early seventies marked Minster’s entry into the DI can making area. In the decade following, the Double Action Cupping Press has become the industry’s first choice for producing cups in both DI beer/ beverage can lines and draw/redraw sanitary food can lines. Its prominence grew based on its high-torque, high energy drive and the mass, rigidity and precision needed for the production of drawn cups with uniform wall thickness. In its tradition of combining experience and innovation,Minster is introducing new high- output presses for producing beer/beverage and sanitary food can ends with extreme precision to handle down-gauging for material savings. Minster’s can machinery knowledge