Two iron tool pack and method for forming tall metal bottle shaped containers and such a metal bottle

摘要

A tool pack (200) is described that includes a redraw die (102), a first ironing die (104) and a second ironing die (106). The tool pack (200) may be incorporated in a bodymaker (100) that has about a thirty-inch stroke to form a metal cup with a height to diameter ratio of about four. In some embodiments, the redraw die (102), the first ironing die (104) and the second ironing die (106) are situated in the body maker (100) so that each reduces a sidewall thickness of the cup that is forced through the redraw die (102), the first ironing die (104) and the second ironing die (106) by a plunger by a predetermined amount to produce a cup that can be formed into a bottle-shaped container with low defect rates.