MUMBAI, India, June 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617060260 A) filed by Novelis Inc. on May 12, 2026, for Can End Shell Ironing Systems And Methods.

Inventor includes Jurendic, Sebastijan.

The application for the patent was published on June 12, 2026, under issue no. 24/2026.

Abstract: A method of forming a can end shell (101) includes blanking a sheet material to form a can end blank and shaping the can end blank into the can end shell (101). Shaping the can end blank includes ironing an outer flange portion (107) of the can end blank. A can end forming system for forming the can end shell including a die core ring (220) and a blanking die (208). The die core ring includes an ironing land (228), and the blanking die (208) includes an ironing feature (226) that cooperates with the ironing land (228) during the can end shell forming process to iron an outer flange portion (107) of the can end blank.

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