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The Ingenious Design of the Aluminum Beverage Can

engineerguy · 19.5M views · 2015-04-14 · 11:39

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Overview

Bill Hammack of Engineer Guy explains the engineering behind the aluminum beverage can: why it is cylindrical, how it is manufactured, why it narrows at the top, the double seam, and how the pull tab works.

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It is a go-to recommendation whenever cans, good design or mass-produced objects come up, and many also recommend the whole channel.

Recommended by 9 HN people across 9 months · HN mentions 2016–2026

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Manufacturing & industrial processesProduct & industrial designMechanical & precision engineering
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What people said

Gunax · 2024-10 · Strong recommendation

Design of the aluminum beverage can [VIDEO] For everyone else, thanks for sharing! Normally i think sharing videos is bad mojo--the Internet is so personalized that favorites are difficult to share. But I really enjoyed most of what has been shared so far!

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anamexis · 2023-07 · Strong recommendation

Engineer Guy (Bill Hammack) has a great video about this. [VIDEO] Edit: Just realized this is the same video you referenced. All of his work is fantastic.

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vanderZwan · 2021-02 · Strong recommendation

Highly recommended related YT video: The Engineering Guy: The Ingenious Design of the Aluminum Beverage Can [VIDEO]

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