MIC 18-1 Soda Canning Machine For Sale (1500-2500CPH)

At some point, 1000 to 2000 cans an hour stops being enough. Orders stack up, your existing line runs flat out during every shift, and you start losing production days to catching up instead of growing. That is usually the moment brewers and beverage producers start searching for a soda canning machine for sale with more headroom than their current setup.

The MIC 18-1 exists for that exact stage. It runs 18 filling heads against a single seaming head, pushing output to 1500-2500 cans per hour depending on can size, roughly 25 to 50 percent more than the smaller 12-head configuration most producers start on. If your team has been running a semi automatic soda canning machine by hand and is now filling orders faster than that line can keep up, this is typically the next step up rather than jumping straight to a full-scale industrial system you do not need yet.

Built for the Gap Between Small Batch and Full Scale

We designed this line specifically for small breweries and medium beverage plants, the businesses caught between hand-fed equipment and massive automated systems built for volumes they will not hit for years. The filling and seaming units share one integrated design rather than being bolted together from separate parts, which keeps the two processes synchronized instead of drifting out of alignment over long runs.

Filling runs on an isobaric, counter-pressure system, holding accuracy within plus or minus 1 percent and keeping liquid level differences under 2mm across all 18 heads. That consistency matters more at this scale than at the smaller 12-head size, since a small filling variance multiplied across a higher-speed run adds up to real product loss by the end of a shift. The system holds filling temperature at 0 to 4°C, cold enough to prevent foaming and keep carbonation stable through the fill.

Like the smaller model in this line, you are not locked into carbonated products only. Swap the counter-pressure valves for standard pressure valves, and the same soda can filling machine handles energy drinks, cold brew coffee, fruit juice, vitamin water, and herbal tea. That flexibility means one machine can cover more of your product lineup instead of sitting idle between soda runs.

Seaming That Holds Up at Higher Volume

The seaming system uses a cam-driven mechanism with adjustable rollers, tuned to form seams within can-maker specification in under a second per can. We refined this design over roughly two decades of production runs, working from actual field feedback rather than lab conditions alone. It seams both aluminum and metal cans, using our own technical drawings and processing equipment, which keeps replacement parts easy to source instead of tying you to a proprietary supplier years down the line.

A sensor on the can conveyor signals the PLC to pause feeding automatically if cans back up on this soda can filling machine, which prevents jams during unattended stretches of a shift and cuts down on the babysitting a manual line demands.

Specifications

• Filling heads: 18
• Sealing heads: 1
• Production capacity: 1500-2500 CPH (based on 330ml cans)
• Filling temperature: 0-4°C
• Filling pressure: max 5 bar / 0.5 MPa
• Can diameter range: Ø40-90mm
• Can height: 92-168mm
• Power: 1.5 kW
• Dimensions: 1900 x 1300 x 1950mm
• Weight: 2100 kg

If your volume climbs past 2500 CPH, the same platform scales up to the MIC 18-6, MIC 24-6, and MIC 32-8 configurations, running as high as 10,000 cans per hour. We can talk through which tier actually fits your order volume instead of quoting more capacity than you need.

Soda Canning Machine Price and What You Get for It

Soda canning machine price on a line like this reflects more than head count. The PLC and touch screen run on Siemens, contactors and push buttons are Schneider, relays are Omron, and the pneumatics run on AirTAC. Those are not the cheapest components available, but they are the ones that keep a line running for years instead of needing constant part replacement. We quote based on your can size, target speed, and whether you need dual-purpose valves, so the number you get reflects your actual production needs rather than a padded catalog rate.

For producers comparing options at scale, we also offer soda canning machine wholesale pricing for multi-unit orders, along with financing conversations for facilities investing in a full production upgrade rather than a single machine.

Buying New vs. Used

A new soda canning machine for sale costs more upfront than a used unit, but it comes without the unknown wear, undocumented repairs, or missing parts that often follow secondhand industrial equipment. Every new unit we ship gets tested on our own production floor before it leaves the facility, and you get direct manufacturer support instead of guessing at a machine's history from a previous owner.

Request a Quote

Send us your target size, production volume, and product type, and we will get back with a configuration and price built around your actual line, not a generic package. If you are still deciding between this model and the smaller 12-head version, tell us your current output and we will help you land on the right size the first time.