Can 'Em All Industrial Vacuum Guide

Learn when to unlock the Can 'Em All industrial vacuum, which upgrades to buy first, and how to pair it with Grinders, conveyors, and Corpse Roombas.

Why the Industrial Vacuum Changes Your Factory

Carrying every corpse by hand is the fastest way to waste a shift in Can 'Em All. The Can 'Em All industrial vacuum solves that specific bottleneck, but only if you buy and upgrade it at the right moment. This guide breaks down when the Can 'Em All industrial vacuum pays for itself, which upgrades matter, and how to fit it into a factory that already has Grinders, conveyors, and a Corpse Roomba.

The Vacuum is a transport tool. It does not create more cans, raise can value, or make a Grinder process faster. It sucks up bodies, cans, and other objects, then launches them toward the next part of the production line. That makes it valuable when your problem is distance and manual handling, not when your problem is production capacity.

Use this quick decision table before spending:

What is slowing you down?	Best first move	What the Vacuum can do
Bodies are spread across the floor	Unlock the Industrial Vacuum for $40	Collect and launch bodies toward a Grinder
You make several trips carrying finished cans	Use the Basket in the corner first	Move cans faster, but do not expect more output
Your Grinder is always full	Improve processing speed or add a machine	Feed the backlog faster, which does not help
Creatures survive until the shift ends	Improve weapons, ammunition, or turrets	No direct combat benefit
Cans sit waiting before the seller	Connect conveyor sections	Move cans, but not complete a broken belt route

The Can 'Em All industrial vacuum collects creatures and cans for transport around the factory using suction and launch controls. Treat it as a bridge between the places where work happens. If the machines cannot keep up, a faster bridge only moves the traffic jam.

When Should You Unlock the Industrial Vacuum?

The Industrial Vacuum costs $40 to unlock. That is not a huge sum, but it still competes with upgrades that increase income earlier. Premium Cans starts at $12, and raising production from two cans to three through Triple Trouble costs $100. Before you spend $40 on transport, check whether the next can is blocked by movement or by value.

Use the free Basket before the Vacuum. A Basket in the corner of the factory can carry multiple cans at once, which reduces trips without changing production numbers. The Basket does not move bodies, and it does not increase can count or can value. It simply helps while most deliveries are still manual.

Tool	Cost	Best use	Important limitation
Basket	Found in the factory	Carrying several finished cans	No body transport or production boost
Industrial Vacuum	$40	Bodies, cans, and other objects	Requires unloading and upgrade support
Conveyor sections	Purchased in sections	Finished cans moving toward the seller	Must form a connected route
Corpse Roomba	Automated helper	Moving bodies around the factory	Not a replacement for processing capacity

Unlock the Can 'Em All industrial vacuum when carrying and throwing bodies is taking too much time away from processing and sales. The clearest sign is a pile of bodies far from the Grinder while you spend the shift walking back and forth. If bodies are already waiting beside a busy Grinder, the Vacuum will not fix that bottleneck.

Basket First, Vacuum Second

The Basket is easy to overlook because it is not an upgrade purchase. It also does not solve the body problem. Still, it can clear finished cans from the floor and reduce trips before you have the Vacuum. Use it when cans are piling up near a machine that has already processed them.

The Vacuum becomes more attractive once you are comfortable with the early can-value upgrades. If every creature is being processed and every can is being sold, movement may not be your limiting factor yet. If the shift ends with bodies stranded across the factory, movement is the problem to solve.

Which Vacuum Upgrades Are Worth Buying First?

Vacuum upgrades improve different parts of the same job. Do not buy them all automatically. Watch what wastes time during a shift: collecting objects, moving into range, or unloading a full Vacuum. Then improve that specific weakness.

Upgrade	What it improves	Known cost or example	Buy it when
Long Shot	Suction range from 3 m to 4 m	$50	Objects are just outside your current reach
Where Does It All Fit	Storage capacity from 150 to 250	$20,000	You collect several bodies before unloading
Firing speed	How quickly collected objects launch	Cost not specified	A full Vacuum takes too long to empty
Firing range	How far objects travel toward a target	Cost not specified	You need to aim at machines from farther away

Long Shot is the cheapest known Vacuum upgrade and the easiest early test. If a single extra meter of suction lets you collect bodies without walking into a pile, it can improve the flow of a shift for $50. It does not increase what the Vacuum holds, so it will not replace capacity later.

Where Does It All Fit is powerful but expensive at $20,000. It raises capacity from 150 to 250, which helps when you gather multiple bodies before unloading. Buying it too early can trap money in a transport upgrade while your Grinders or can value remain weak. Capacity matters most when the Vacuum fills before you finish collecting a batch.

Firing speed and firing range are situational. Firing speed helps when the Vacuum is full and unloading eats into processing time. Firing range helps when you can aim at a Grinder from a useful distance. Upgrading the Can 'Em All industrial vacuum without checking the actual slowdown can leave you with better stats and the same old bottleneck.

A Practical Upgrade Order

Buy Long Shot for $50 if reach is the obvious problem.
Improve Grinder speed or can value before spending $20,000 on capacity.
Add firing speed when a full Vacuum takes too long to unload.
Add firing range when factory layout forces you to walk closer to machines.
Recheck the production line after every purchase.

The Vacuum should shorten trips, not become the center of your spending plan. If the Grinder finishes early with time left, your money may be better spent on more creatures or higher-value creature types.

How Does the Vacuum Fit With Grinders, Conveyors, and Roombas?

A Grinder processes creatures one at a time. As your kill rate improves, bodies can pile up faster than the machine can handle. The Vacuum can bring those bodies into processing range, but it cannot make the Grinder process them faster. That distinction determines whether your next purchase should be transport, processing, or income.

Factory stage	Vacuum's main job	Better companion purchase
Opening shifts	Move the occasional distant body	Basket, Premium Cans, or more cans per creature
Bodies pile beside a busy Grinder	Launch bodies toward processing	Reduced processing time or another Grinder
Conveyors are partially connected	Move cans or bodies across gaps	Missing conveyor sections
Multiple machines and scattered creatures	Support automated body handling	Corpse Roomba or turret support
Late-game production	Handle strays and fill routes	Conveyor speed, processing capacity, or higher-value output

The Can 'Em All industrial vacuum works best when machines are positioned away from where most kills happen. You can collect bodies and launch them toward a Grinder instead of walking each one into position. That is especially useful when creatures are spread across the factory floor.

Conveyor belts solve a different problem. They move finished cans from processing machines along a route toward the selling area. A partial belt can still leave a manual pickup or delivery step. Check whether each production line connects all the way to the seller before assuming automation is complete.

The Corpse Roomba is an automated helper that moves bodies around the factory. It becomes useful when creature arrivals and weapon damage scatter bodies faster than you can collect them. It is not an immediate substitute for your entire handling setup, and it cannot fix an overloaded Grinder. Moving more corpses into a full machine does not increase throughput.

A Can 'Em All industrial vacuum also does not replace the broader factory automation upgrade path. Use the Vacuum to cover movement gaps, then spend on conveyors, Grinder speed, or additional machines where the actual backlog forms.

What Are the Most Common Vacuum Mistakes?

The biggest mistake is buying the Vacuum before improving can value. A $40 transport tool can speed up a low-value production line without making each delivery much more profitable. Premium Cans and additional cans per creature often deserve attention first because they improve every completed sale.

Mistake	Why it hurts	Better move
Unlocking the Vacuum before can value	Faster movement of low-value output	Start with Premium Cans or more cans per creature
Buying $20,000 capacity too early	Large cost for a transport-only benefit	Fix Grinder speed or conveyor gaps first
Vacuuming bodies into an already busy Grinder	Creates a larger backlog	Add processing capacity before more input
Ignoring the Basket	Misses a free way to carry multiple cans	Use it while most deliveries remain manual
Chasing direct-shot bonuses with every can	Hole in One starts at a 10% bonus chance for $20,000	Use connected conveyors when volume rises
Buying every Vacuum upgrade at once	Stats improve without solving the slow step	Identify whether collection, range, or unloading is slow

Hole in One is a useful example of a tempting alternative. The first upgrade costs $20,000 and raises the chance of bonus money from shooting cans directly into the seller from 0% to 10%. Direct shots can pay off, but each attempt takes time away from collecting bodies and feeding Grinders. The bonus is not guaranteed on every can.

Workday extensions can also tempt you when the shift ends too soon. One early progression increased the workday from 60 seconds to 1 minute 45 seconds. Extra time helps only when there is productive work left to do. If bodies are waiting and machines are still running, more time may help. If everything is processed and you are waiting for the next batch, the timer is not the real problem.

The Can 'Em All industrial vacuum is support equipment. It buys time, and time becomes money only when Grinders, conveyors, and can value can use that time well.

FAQ

Is the Can 'Em All industrial vacuum worth buying first?

Usually no. Buy early can value and can output first, then unlock the Vacuum when carrying bodies or cans consumes too much of the shift. At $40, it is affordable, but it is not a substitute for production or processing upgrades.

Which Vacuum upgrade should I buy first?

Long Shot is the safest early test at $50 because it extends suction range from 3 m to 4 m. Where Does It All Fit raises capacity from 150 to 250 for $20,000, so save it for a factory that regularly collects several bodies per trip.

Can the Vacuum replace conveyor belts or a Corpse Roomba?

No. The Vacuum moves bodies, cans, and other objects, but conveyors handle finished cans along connected routes and the Corpse Roomba automates body movement. Use them together rather than expecting one tool to cover every transport job.

Does the Can 'Em All industrial vacuum increase can value?

No. It changes how quickly you move objects, not what a can sells for. Premium Cans, more cans per creature, Shiny bonuses, and duplication are the upgrades that improve the money side of production.