Canversations Podcast, Ep. 4: Insight Across Industries

The Canversations podcast connects listeners with the experts shaping can manufacturing’s future. In Episode 4, host Erin Oakes sits down with Jasper Joosten and Daniel LoRusso, Intralox Industry Team Leaders in canmaking and beverage, respectively. Together, they discuss how Intralox’s work across both canmaking and beverage manufacturing creates unique opportunities.

Read on for highlights, and listen to the full podcast for details about how Intralox collaboration fuels innovation across both industries.

A Unique Perspective 

Intralox works directly with can manufacturers and beverage producers around the world. It’s rare for a supplier to span both industries, so our teams are uniquely positioned to understand manufacturing needs across the beverage value chain. This broader perspective helps us identify connections that might otherwise be missed and apply lessons from one industry to another.

Connections Between Industries

As Joosten states, “Every decision in beverage and canmaking is connected.” Changes in one industry often directly affect the other. LoRusso provides the example of lightweighting: how handling more delicate, resource-efficient cans affects both industries. He explains how Intralox helps canmakers understand—and design for—the can’s full life cycle in the beverage plant. Conversely, we help beverage plants with better line design and gentler handling to accommodate their delicate new products.

Innovation Through Collaboration

The exchange of ideas between industries is exciting because it creates innovation opportunities. Technologies developed to solve challenges in canmaking often find valuable applications in beverage production, and vice versa. 

Our Series 570 Tight Transfer system is a perfect example. The technology helps canmaking facilities eliminate dead plates and their associated product damage and downtime. On the beverage side, S570 technology gently handles product and supports greater operational efficiency.

The message from Episode 4 is simple: Canmaking and beverage production are deeply intertwined. By understanding both industries, Intralox helps customers uncover opportunities, solve problems more effectively, and create better outcomes across the entire value chain.