model 8 automatic
Designed for seaming cans at the push of a button. With simplified tooling changes for easy swapping between can sizes, the Model 8 is built for ease of use and long-term dependability.
Meet the Oktober CL1
Our fully automated production canning solution, designed for craft beverage makers who value simplicity, reliability, and scale.
Homebrewers, meet your new best friend.
The right tool to get the job done. The BenchMK Can Seamer is designed with you in mind.
It's been so popular that it was kind of a no brainer to order a second one for our other bar.
Melissa Rusche
Taproom General Manager @ Founders Brewing Co.
I don’t think that they intended on breweries using it to fill 40 or 50,000 cans in a year but the fact that it has easily held up to that use is really remarkable
Mitch Ermatinger
Owner @ Speciation Artisan Ales
It’s so quick to be able to use that I can continue to carry on a conversation with somebody about their drink that I’m canning for them right then.
Mike Treffehn
Bar Manager @ Larry's at The Lawrence House
To be honest, State 64 exists because of this seamer.
Tim Little
State 64
One of the many benefits of having the Oktober Machine is the footprint, it’s very small.
Dan Hain
Fetch Brewing Co.
As compared to the Dixie seamer, I like the Oktober seamer a lot better. It’s a lot smaller so it can fit in a lot more places, it’s a lot quieter which is really nice, and cleaner — the Dixie seamer shoots beer everywhere.
Zac Zeigler
Pubtender @ Shorts Brewing Co.
We’ve had zero issues with it, no maintenance necessary. We’ve run somewhere close to 10,000 cans through it, and it’s just truckin’ along like the first day we bought it.
Brewery 4Two4
Holland, Michigan
Super easy…. I mean, it’s two levers.
Elk Brewing
Grand Rapids, Michigan
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When you crack open a can, you’re tasting your drink, not the metal. That’s thanks to the liner on the inside of every aluminum beverage can. It’s a thin, food-safe coating that keeps your drink from ever touching the raw aluminum. Think of it as a protective raincoat that keeps flavor, freshness, and safety exactly where they should be.
