Abstract: A draw-forming method in which a disc-like metal sheet having an organic film or a cup made of a metal sheet having an organic film is held by an annular holder member and a drawing die, and a drawing punch and the drawing die are moved in mesh with each other and relative to each other, the drawing punch being so provided as to move into or cut of the holder member in concentric with the holder member and the drawing die, wherein at least either one of the annular holder member or the drawing die that had been pushing a residual flange portion is so moved as to discontinue the pushing just before the draw forming is finished in said drawing step, and the flange portion is drawn while liberating the rear end of the flange portion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a printed can be draw-forming or draw-redraw-forming a preliminarily printed metal blank or laminate. By forming an original plate for printing by an image processing by a computer, a print image faithful to the original image can be manifested on the side wall portion of the can, and formation of an undesirable stripe pattern can be prevented. Furthermore, a print image excellent in the linearity can be displayed without an error on the draw-formed can in due consideration of the anisotropy owing to the plastic flow of the blank.