Cans are filled before the top is crimped on by seamers. To speed up the production process filling and sealing operations need to be extremely precise. The filling head centers the can using gas pressure, purges the air, and lets the drink flow down the sides of the can. The lid is placed on the can, and then crimped in two operations. A seaming head engages the lid from above while a seaming roller to the side curls the edge of the lid around the edge of the can body. The head and roller spin the can in a complete circle to seal all the way around. Then a pressure roller with a different profile drives the two edges together under pressure to make a gas-tight seal. Filled cans usually have pressurized gas inside, which makes them stiff enough for easy handling. Without the riveted tab the scored section of the can's end would be impossible to lift from the can. In New Zealand the standard can size is 355ml, although Coca-Cola Amatil changed some of its canned drinks to 330ml in 2017. [7] North America BBC. "The millionaire graffiti artist". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on March 2, 2022 . Retrieved July 20, 2020.

A further formula change happened in the UK in 2018. This formula change, done to coincide with the sugary drinks tax in the country, reduces the sugar amount and replaces Stevia with Aspartame and Acesulfame K. [20] This formula was later extended to other regions across the world to coincide with similar sugar tax rules. This is because of phosphoric and citric acid. Soda can manufacturers, such as Ball, have determined these substances to have high corrosion levels which they must compensate for. When the summer months are upon us, people want to refresh themselves with delicious tasty drinks that really hit the spot. Protective liners are not restricted to the soda can. They are an important part of nearly every canned food product.Maxwell, DBS (1993). "Beer Cans: A Guide for the Archaeologist". Historical Archaeology. 27 (1): 95–113. doi: 10.1007/BF03373561. JSTOR 25616219. S2CID 160267011. In Mexico, the standard size is 355ml, although smaller 235ml cans have gained popularity in the late 2010s and early 2020s. This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sourcesin this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( October 2015) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Sprite without the sugar. It was originally produced in the United States as "Sugar Free Sprite" in 1974, then was renamed to "Diet Sprite" in 1983, with some countries having the drink known as "Sprite Light" ("Sprite Lite" in the United Kingdom). In September 2004, it was rebranded as "Diet Sprite Zero" in the US and "Sprite Zero" ("Sprite Z" in the United Kingdom, until rebranding as Sprite Zero) in Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Colombia, Europe, India, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, New Zealand, and the UK. "Diet" was dropped from the product's name, to become simply "Sprite Zero," when new logos debuted in June 2006. The "Zero" designation for low-calorie sodas from the Coca-Cola Company was first used on Diet Sprite Zero before being used on the flagship Zero product, Coca-Cola Zero. Re-branded as "Sprite Zero Sugar" in 2019 to align with the Coca-Cola Company's 2017 re-branding of Coca-Cola Zero as Coca-Cola Zero Sugar.Coca-Cola scraps Sprite 3G and focuses on Relentless". Marketing Week. August 1, 2007. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017 . Retrieved October 21, 2012. Sprite flavored with spices and cranberry. It was first sold for the holiday season in 2013 and has been sold every holiday season since. In the Netherlands in March 2017, Coca-Cola announced that Sprite would be re-launched exclusively as a sugar free drink, with the standard variety being discontinued and Sprite Zero being renamed as simply Sprite. [21] This change was expanded to Ireland in 2018. [22] Sprite re-launched in Australia with a new recipe containing 40% less sugar (compared with old Sprite) in August 2019. It has no Aspartame but replaces some of the sugar with Ace K and Sucralose. [36]

In 2000, Sprite commissioned graffiti artist Temper to design limited edition art, [11] which appeared on 100 million cans across Europe. [12] Sprite advertisements often make use of the portmanteau word "lymon", a combination of the words "lemon" and "lime". [4] Additionally, the bottle of the beverage has several concave spots, an attempt to emulate the bubbles caused by the soda's carbonation. [5] One of the more recent modifications to can design was the introduction of the "wide mouth" can in the late 1990s. [34] The American Can Company, now a part of Rexam, [35] and Coors Brewing Company have owned wide mouth design patent (number D385,192) [36] since 1997. Other companies have similar designs for the wide mouth. Ball Corporation's from 2008 has a vent tube to allow direct airflow into the can reducing the number of gulps during the pour. [37] Press button can [ edit ] So far, the lining inside a soda can doesn’t seem to have any downfalls. So why does it have the potential to be more harmful to us than the drink itself? The Aluminium Can Making Process Singh, S. P.; Gorzynski (July 1989). "Effect of Vibration as a Cause of Leakage in aluminum Beer Cans in Palletized Loads". J. Testing and Evaluation. 26 (4).A Sprite energy drink variant originally launched in the United Kingdom in 2005. Ingredients include glucose, caffeine from green coffee beans, and guarana. It was also released in various other countries but was discontinued in the UK in 2007 due to poor sales, and that Coca-Cola wanted to focus more on Relentless. [29]