Can Filling Machine
Most people looking for a can filling machine are looking at two different machines. One sits on a bench in a taproom. The other is a rotary fill-and-seam block that has to hold carbonation, close a double seam, and hit a real cans-per-minute number. We build the second kind: industrial canning machines for beer, soft drinks, still RTD, and a few specialty liquids—quoted from your can drawing, not from a slogan.
Send three facts on the first email: can drawing (200 / 202 / 206 / 209 ends, height, material), product (beer, soda, still alcohol, viscous), and target CPM. From that we size a 2-in-1 filler–seamer, a rinse–fill–seam path, or a complete canning line with depalletizer, warmer, leak check, and packing. PET or glass CSD belongs on our carbonated drink filling machines; juice in bottles on juice filling machines.
Fig. 1 — Rinse, fill, then double-seam. Seaming heads on the shop floor.
Automatic Can Filling Machines
Our automatic canning machine range is built around one mechanical fact: a can is closed by a double seam, not by cap torque. Fill physics still follows the drink. Beer and soda use isobaric (counter-pressure) valves and cold product. Still liquor in plastic cans uses gravity fill plus liquid nitrogen before the seamer. Viscous drinks get a valve and temperature path agreed at inquiry—not a beer bowl copied onto bird’s nest.
Typical applications
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Beer and malt beverages in aluminum cans (202 / 206 / 209)
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Carbonated soft drinks and sparkling RTD — see also the CSD category
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Still RTD, juice-in-can, energy drinks on a beverage canning machine path
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Non-carbonated alcohol in plastic cans (gravity + LN2)
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Specialty liquids (bird’s nest, honey drinks) with agreed fill method
Not the same as bottle filling. A bottle line cares about neck finish and capper. A can line cares about end type, seam thickness, and whether the filler and seamer stay in time. If the brief is PET or glass, start at bottle filling machines or the liquid filling hub.
Beer Can Filling & Seaming Machines
Automatic Beer Can Filling Machine
32-8 class isobaric fill-and-seal block for beer, soda, and sparkling drinks—medium to large halls that want one compact beer can filling machine.
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Applications: Lager, ale, malt drinks, and other carbonated cans
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Fill method: Isobaric fill + seaming; low oxygen pickup when the CO₂ path is spec’d
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Capacity: BGF12/6–BGF32/8 · about 1,000–8,000 CPH at 500 ml (quoted to can and recipe)
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Can formats: Confirm diameter, height, and end type on inquiry
Automatic Beer Can Filling and Seaming Machine
Rinse, isobaric fill, and double-seam on one frame—the can filling and seaming path most breweries mean when they ask for a wash–fill–seam monoblock.
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Applications: Brewery can lines that want empty-can rinse in the same machine as fill and seam
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Fill method: Isobaric; fill temperature 0–5 °C on the catalog table
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Can formats: 200 / 202 / 206 / 209
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Capacity: YDGF12-1 / 18-6 / 30-6 · about 1,500–12,000 CPH depending on heads
High-Speed 60-8 Beer Can Filling and Seaming Machine
60 filling valves and 8 seaming heads—the high-output beer canning machine when the hall is past the 12/6–32/8 class.
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Applications: High-speed beer and carbonated can plants
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Fill method: Rotary fill-and-seam; catalog accuracy ±0.5% — FAT on your beer and cans
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Capacity: Catalog up to 300 CPM; we still quote against can size, foam, and utilities
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Integration: Depal, warmer, pressure tester, and packing scoped as a beer canning line
Beer Can Filling Machine
Synchronized fill-and-seal unit for medium beer and beverage plants—isobaric valves, PLC speed set from the HMI, fault alarms mapped to the station.
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Applications: Pop-can beer and carbonated drinks where filler and seamer must stay in time
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Fill method: Isobaric; 0–5 °C fill window on the spec sheet
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Can formats: 200 / 202 / 206 / 209
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Capacity: YDGF12-1 / 18-6 · about 1,500–6,000 CPH
Soft Drink, RTD & Specialty Cans
Automatic Beverage Canning Filling Machine
Fill-and-seam for soda, juice, energy drinks, and beer on one BGF family—counter-pressure for carbonated drinks, gravity or flowmeter for still.
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Applications: Mixed beverage canning halls (CSD + still RTD)
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Fill method: Isobaric for carbonated; vacuum gravity or flowmeter for still (±1 ml class on the product page)
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Ends: 202 / 206 / 209 with automatic lid feed
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Capacity: BGF12/6–BGF32/8 · about 1,000–8,000 CPH at 500 ml
Automatic Carbonated Soft Drink Can Filling Machine
Soda can filling machine / CSD can path—32-8 starwheel fill and seam. Full PET/glass CSD monoblocks live on the carbonated drink filling category.
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Applications: Cola, sparkling water, flavored CSD in aluminum cans
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Fill method: Counter-pressure fill and seaming
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Capacity: DGF12/6–DGF32/8 · about 1,000–8,000 CPH at 500 ml
Automatic Plastic Can Filling Machine for Non Carbonated Alcoholic Beverages
Gravity fill for still liquor in plastic cans—then a shot of liquid nitrogen before the seam. A beer counter-pressure valve is the wrong tool here.
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Applications: Spirits and other non-carbonated alcohol in plastic cans
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Fill method: Gravity filling + liquid nitrogen + cap / seam
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Can formats: 250 ml plastic can on the current spec sheet
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Capacity: Up to 9,000 CPH (quoted to can and recipe)
Bird’s Nest Liquid Filling and Seaming Machine
18 fill valves / 4 seaming heads for bird’s nest, honey drinks, and similar liquids—hot-water can rinse upstream, nitrogen on the seamer when the brief needs it.
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Applications: Bird’s nest, honey drinks, and agreed viscous / particulate liquids in cans
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Can formats: Ø65 mm · height 122–160 mm on the current table
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Capacity: 8,000 CPH class · 18 filling valves / 4 seaming heads
Can Internal Pressure Tester
In-line QC after seaming—beer, soda, and energy-drink cans that have to prove internal pressure, not just look closed.
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Applications: Beverage and food can QA; reject on pressure out of band
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Range: 0–6 bar · 0–400 cans/min class on the spec sheet
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Where it sits: After the seamer, before packing—especially on a carbonated canning line
Complete a Whole Canning Line
Searchers asking how a canning line works or how much a canning line costs are not buying a seamer in isolation. A can filling machine is the fill-and-seam heart. A canning line (or beer canning line) is everything that has to handshake with it:
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Can supply — depalletizer or manual laning into the rinser
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Rinse / blow — inverted rinse or air rinse before fill
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Fill & seam — the can filling machine (monoblock or filler + seamer)
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Warming / tunnel — where pasteurization or warming is in scope
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QC — leak check and / or internal pressure tester
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Packing — shrink, tray, or carton (packing machines)
Hall layout, utilities, and commissioning sit on the turnkey bottling plant page. Related CSD layouts (PET / glass / can): carbonated drink production line.
Tell us on first inquiry: can drawing, product (beer / CSD / still), CO₂ volume or LN2 need, target CPM, and destination country for voltage and documents. There is no honest single “canning line cost” without those.
Why Choose Us
Customized Solution
Can height, seamer type, fill regime, and CIP scope are quoted from your brief—not from a generic CPM table.
Perfect Service
Installation guidance, seamer toolkit spares, and remote support after FAT. Can lines need handover on seam inspection and CO₂ / LN2 settings—not just “the machine runs.”
Can-specific engineering
Seamer roll profiles, fill-head design, and CO₂ or LN2 path matched to the drink. We do not sell a bottle filler with the capper swapped out and call it a canner. Industrial rotary lines only—if you need a portable or tabletop canner, this is the wrong page.
Reliable Quality
Stainless product path, repeatable seam dimensions, and fill-level bands agreed at FAT with your cans and product. Beer and soft drink experience from YDGF 1,500 CPH class to 60-8 high-speed rotary.
FAQ for Can Machine
1. How much does a canning line cost?
Answer: There isn’t one price. A filler and seamer is one number. Add a depalletizer, rinser, warmer, pressure tester, and packing, and the quote changes. Tell us can size, whether it’s beer, soda, or a still drink, how many cans per minute you need, and which machines you already have. We price a layout—not a guess for “a canning machine.”
2. How does a beer canning line work?
Answer: Empty cans are depalletized, rinsed, filled cold under counter-pressure, then double-seamed. After that: optional warmer, leak or pressure check, then packing. The filler and seamer have to stay in time with each other—that’s what a beer can filling machine actually is, not a pile of separate gadgets.
3. What is the difference between a can filler and a canning line?
Answer: A can filling machine is usually the fill-and-seam block (or a filler plus a seamer). A canning line also covers feeding, rinsing, conveying, warming, leak detection, and packing. Tell us what you already have—we quote the missing pieces, or the whole line.
4. Can one machine handle beer and soft drinks?
Answer: Often yes, on the same seamer, with different fill settings for each drink. Foam and cleaning are not the same, though. Tell us both products early so the valves and CIP are right the first time.
5. Is this the same as a craft / tabletop canning machine?
Answer: No. Those are small bench canners. Ours are rotary machines for a factory floor. If you need a two-head taproom unit, we are not the right supplier.
6. How are soda cans filled and sealed?
Answer: Cans are purged, filled under counter-pressure so the bubbles stay in the drink, then double-seamed. See the soda can filling machine above, or our carbonated drink filling machines if you are filling PET or glass.
7. What can size information do you need?
Answer: Can manufacturer drawing (diameter, height, end type 200/202/206/209), fill volume, headspace target, and whether the shell is aluminum or plastic.
8. How fast can a beer canning machine run?
Answer: For your can and fill method—not a single number for every size. On this page the range runs from about 1,000 cans per hour up to the 60-8 high-speed machine (catalog up to 300 cans per minute). Foam and temperature change the real speed. Send a target and we size the heads.
9. Is seam quality tested before shipment?
Answer: FAT includes seam checks against agreed samples. Optional can internal pressure tester for production QA after the seamer.
10. How difficult is CIP on can filling equipment?
Answer: Fill bowls and product lines need a written CIP recipe—caustic, acid rinse, sanitizer, with flow and contact time. Beer adds yeast/protein soils; CSD adds sugar films; bird’s nest needs a valve path that actually rinses. We document the cleaning recipe at FAT for the product you buy.
11. Can you integrate labeling after the seamer?
Answer: Yes—sleeve or sticker where required. Most beverage cans use printed shells; labeling scope is confirmed on the layout.
General FAQ
What are the payment methods?
Typically T/T. L/C may be arranged for qualified projects—confirm on proforma.
How long is the delivery time?
Depends on model, customization, and production schedule—fixed on quotation after specs are locked.
How long is the warranty period?
We provide a 2-year warranty on the machine, free replacement of wear parts during the warranty period (excluding consumables such as seals, filters, and other parts consumed in normal operation), and lifetime technical support—remote troubleshooting by video or email, spare-parts guidance, and optional on-site commissioning can be scoped in your contract.
How about the quality of the equipment?
FAT with your cans and product—or agreed substitute—before shipment. Seam and fill checks are standard on can lines.
How to place an order and what services are provided？
Inquiry → layout → quotation → contract → production → FAT → shipment → installation guidance.
How about technical support and after-sales service?
Lifetime support with the 2-year warranty; seamer roll and fill valve spares recommended in the spare kit list. Remote video/email first; on-site commissioning scoped in the contract.
How about the price and cost-effectiveness?
Price follows CPM target, can format, automation level, and line scope—not CPM alone without can drawing.
What about security and compliance?
Food-contact materials and electrical safety to agreed standards; list market certifications in the inquiry.
Is there customization capability?
Yes—can height, seamer type, fill regime, and CIP scope are quoted from your brief, not a generic catalog table.
What about the failure rate and maintenance convenience?
Mature rotary fill-and-seam designs. Documented CIP and seam inspection at handover; spare roll/valve lists included.
