decanning

Emptying sealed containers

Decanning is the process of removing something from a can or canister.

In military and industrial contexts, it often refers to extracting personnel from armored vehicles or tanks: The troops began decanning as soon as the vehicle stopped.

The term also appears in manufacturing for removing products from cylindrical containers or molds.

metals

platinum

Dense precious silvery metal

recovery · refining · assay · sampling · value · pricing · spot · troy · ounce · concentrate

extraction

catalytic

Promoting change unchanged

removal · separation · disassembly · dismantling · stripping · component · harvesting · deconstruction · cutting · opening

safety

dust

Fine settled particles

mask · respirator · gloves · PPE · filter · HEPA · exposure · hazard · containment · handling

recycling

scrap

Discarded bit or tussle

yard · buyer · processor · waste · recovery · sustainability · materials · environmental · collection · sorting

process

sawing

Slicing with toothed blade

cutting · hydraulic · mechanical · manual · equipment · machinery · industrial · throughput · batch · operation

Opposites
packaging action

decanningcanning

Airtight food preservation

sealing · preserving · packaging · encasing · packing

Family

can, canning, decane, recanned, recanning

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G