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Craft Brewery

clean, so wiping it down and performing a weekly ing for a machine like this, that even though we call
cleaning on a quick release shaft is recommended. it a plug-and-play can seamer, it is still a precise-
Honestly, most customers are doing these things ly engineered and fine-tuned machine,” Grumm
daily or at the end of each shift as their normal said. “You’ve got to look for quality, and all of
cleaning process anyway. our moving parts are stainless steel or aluminum,
with a minimum of normal wear parts involved.
“Can seamers are common-sense purchases right We’ve sold thousands with great success because
now. Whether canning for individual purchases or we started as engineers and designed a quality
small batch runs, with the quick changeover ability, machine with that mindset.”
you can see what is working with your customers
and what isn’t. Then you know where to spend Filling Systems
your time and effort.”
XpressFill Systems LLC offers fillers designed and
Grumm told Beverage Master Magazine that manufactured for the modern-day artisanal bev-
Oktober Design’s Series-7 units are incredibly reli- erage producers. Weighing in at under 35 pounds,
able, easy to care for and available at an entry-level these compact, easy-
price point friendly to the brewer’s budget. The to-use machines are
units can handle 100,000 cans or, in some cases, built for tabletop por-
upwards of 200,000 cans without any issues. tability and easy use by
Oktober Design also sells can ends in smaller lots to a single employee.
match the needs of craft brewers, and soon it will
offer brewers the ability to order fully labeled and “XpressFill offers
designed cans right from its website. two types of fillers for
carbonated beverag-
“We want brewers to remember that when look- es,” said Rod Silver,

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