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Founded in 1929, Independent Can Company is a world leader in the manufacturing of specialty metal packaging and metal lithography. Privately held and managed by its principals, we are an American manufacturer with a long history of success that has brought us to the technological forefront in can making. Our growth, both internally and through acquisition, has allowed us to bring new capabilities and products to market. We have highly trained and experience solution providers in those markets. This growth has been achieved without adding layers of bureaucracy that impede responsiveness. We are the industry leader in capability and capacity due to our continuous investments for the benefit of our customers.
Key events shaping our future:
1970's ? Joint venture with a Michigan can company to manufacture cans for frozen fruit. As a result of that partnership a can plant was built in Ft. Madison, Iowa for the production of cans for the packaging of minerals
1980's ? Acquisition of Quaker Can for the manufacture of cans for welding electrodes. Also acquired later in the decade, Western Specialty Container, a packaging distribution company near Los Angeles.
1985 ? Move from Baltimore to a 17-acre campus in Belcamp, MD. Today it houses 370,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing, printing, office and warehouse facilities.
1988 ? First stock decorative line of products was offered
1990 ? Metal lithography introduced
1993 ? First shaped decorative tin was produced
1996 ? First drawn seamless tin was produced
2004 ? State of the Art 6-color Metal Star 2 press begins operation
2004 ? Independent Can celebrates 75th Anniversary
2006 ? Acquisition of Crawford Container located in Conneaut, Ohio
2007 ? Acquisition of Bertels Can Company located in Wilkes-Barre, PA
2008 - Independent Can celebrates 80th Anniversary
2008 ? New state of the art facility in Ft. Madison Iowa
2009 ? Purchase and installation of a second Metal Star 2, 4 color printing line
2009 ? Purchase and installation of Naroska sheet-fed press
2010 ? Installation of UV trail coater on 6 color press
2010 ? New 4 color printing line operational, adding to print capacity
2010 ? New tooling for a 10? heart shaped tin
2011 ? Purchase of new high-speed, energy efficient coating line
2011 ? Addition of two new can lines
2011 ? Installation of latest prepress software allowing for the fastest and most accurate art and plate development available.
2012 ? Installation of state of the art welded fluid can line
2013 ? Installation of second Naroska sheet-fed press for closures
2013 ? Purchase of new Vandalia, Ohio facility
2014 ? Independent Can celebrates 85th anniversary
For more information about Independent Can and its Made in the USA products see the following:
Founded in 1929, Independent Can Company is a world leader in the manufacturing of specialty metal packaging and metal lithography. Privately held and managed by its principals, we are an American manufacturer with a long history of success that has brought us to the technological forefront in can making. Our growth, both internally and through acquisition, has allowed us to bring new capabilities and products to market. We have highly trained and experience solution providers in those markets. This growth has been achieved without adding layers of bureaucracy that impede responsiveness. We are the industry leader in capability and capacity due to our continuous investments for the benefit of our customers.
Key events shaping our future:
1970's ? Joint venture with a Michigan can company to manufacture cans for frozen fruit. As a result of that partnership a can plant was built in Ft. Madison, Iowa for the production of cans for the packaging of minerals
1980's ? Acquisition of Quaker Can for the manufacture of cans for welding electrodes. Also acquired later in the decade, Western Specialty Container, a packaging distribution company near Los Angeles.
1985 ? Move from Baltimore to a 17-acre campus in Belcamp, MD. Today it houses 370,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing, printing, office and warehouse facilities.
1988 ? First stock decorative line of products was offered
1990 ? Metal lithography introduced
1993 ? First shaped decorative tin was produced
1996 ? First drawn seamless tin was produced
2004 ? State of the Art 6-color Metal Star 2 press begins operation
2004 ? Independent Can celebrates 75th Anniversary
2006 ? Acquisition of Crawford Container located in Conneaut, Ohio
2007 ? Acquisition of Bertels Can Company located in Wilkes-Barre, PA
2008 - Independent Can celebrates 80th Anniversary
2008 ? New state of the art facility in Ft. Madison Iowa
2009 ? Purchase and installation of a second Metal Star 2, 4 color printing line
2009 ? Purchase and installation of Naroska sheet-fed press
2010 ? Installation of UV trail coater on 6 color press
2010 ? New 4 color printing line operational, adding to print capacity
2010 ? New tooling for a 10? heart shaped tin
2011 ? Purchase of new high-speed, energy efficient coating line
2011 ? Addition of two new can lines
2011 ? Installation of latest prepress software allowing for the fastest and most accurate art and plate development available.
2012 ? Installation of state of the art welded fluid can line
2013 ? Installation of second Naroska sheet-fed press for closures
2013 ? Purchase of new Vandalia, Ohio facility
2014 ? Independent Can celebrates 85th anniversary