Patent ID: 7770425

Claim:
A multi-stage can necking machine comprising: a plurality of operation stages, each operation stage including at least one rotating shaft projecting forward from a front end of a support; each operation stage including a rotatable turret located on the front end of the support; wherein each shaft includes a gear, and the gears of each operation stage are in meshed communication to form a continuous gear train, the gear train located on a rear end of the support opposite the front end of the support; at least one motor operably coupled to the gear train and operable to transmit power to the gear train; and a winder assembly including a winder shaft operably coupled to the gear train and extending forward from the support, and the winder shaft is adapted to receive a handle, whereby the handle can be manually actuated to rotate the shafts of the plurality of operation stages via the gears to a desired angular position.