摘要 |
<p>A thin-walled hollow body open at one end, e.g. a metal can body (76), is given a terminal neck (74) by engaging a primary chuck nose (22) sealingly in the open end and pressurising the body internally to pre-stress it and hold it against a lift pad (16); the latter is lowered so that the sidewall end portion (80) is progressively rolled by forming rolls (46) to form the neck partly in free space (38) and partly against a secondary chuck nose (30) which maintains the pressure seal when the seal between the sidewall and the primary chuck nose is broken. In a modification, the rolls (46) may be withdrawn early, so as to leave a terminal flange on the can body. </p> |