Product Details
Jelly is a typical colloidal fluid with suspended fruit particles. During the filling process, it is highly prone to widespread industry pain points such as valve clogging caused by fruit particle sedimentation, inconsistent filling volume in cups, leakage and cup breakage at the sealing position. Ordinary general-purpose plastic cup filling machines can hardly support the long-term stable mass production of jelly factories. This fully automatic plastic cup filling and sealing production line, which is custom-built exclusively for jelly, has undergone targeted optimization across the entire process from material homogenization to heat sealing. It not only ensures a uniform and stable distribution of fruit particles in every single cup, but also solves the common problems of premature solidification of jelly colloid at low temperatures and leakage caused by loose sealing, thus drastically reducing the non-conforming product rate during the mass production phase.
The dynamic anti-sedimentation stirring hopper of the equipment adopts a low-speed spiral stirring structure, which keeps fruit particles evenly suspended in the colloid throughout the whole process, eliminating the problem of sedimentation and stratification of fruit particles at the bottom. This fundamentally eradicates the quality defect of uneven fruit particle content in individual cups that fluctuates between too much and too little. The filling head uses a custom anti-clogging valve body with a large flow diameter, whose discharge caliber is more than twice that of ordinary plastic cup filling machines. It can smoothly pass fruit particles with a maximum diameter of 10mm, with no material jamming or valve clogging during the entire filling process, so issues like half-filled cups or empty cups caused by colloid flow interruption will never occur. The multi-stage constant-temperature heat sealing system is designed for the characteristics of jelly's composite sealing film, which precisely controls temperature, pressure and duration in different zones. The sealing edge is smooth and wrinkle-free. Even for liquid jelly with soup, there will be no leakage or bag breakage even after long-distance transportation, effectively extending the product's shelf life.
The whole machine is equipped with a PLC intelligent control system. The 7-inch touch screen can store dozens of sets of production parameters for different cup types and different jelly materials. No repeated debugging is required when switching products, and the format change can be completed within 20 minutes, which adapts to the flexible production of multi-specification jelly products. The equipment is built-in with cup shortage detection and no-material shutdown functions: it automatically pauses operation when there are empty cups or missing sealing films, and automatically rejects non-conforming products. The comprehensive yield rate during long-term operation can reach over 98.5%. The entire line can be matched with downstream inkjet coding, arranging and boxing equipment, providing overseas customers with a full-process automation solution from empty cups to finished product boxing, which significantly reduces the labor allocation on the production line and lowers the risk of manual contamination.
What Specifications Can We Customize for Overseas Buyers?
In response to the production demands of different snack food markets around the world, we provide full-dimensional flexible customization services, with core customization directions covering four major categories:
Exclusive Material Adaptation Customization: For jelly with large fruit particles, high-acidity lactic acid bacteria jelly, and low-temperature solidified pudding, we customize exclusive anti-clogging filling valves and constant-temperature heat tracing pipelines to maintain the fluidity of the colloid throughout the process and avoid material clogging caused by premature solidification at low temperatures.
Production Capacity & Cup Type Customization: Based on the dimensions of the mainstream jelly cup types in the customer's local market, we customize exclusive cup dropping molds and filling strokes. The number of working stations can be expanded from 2-out to 12-out as required, with the production capacity ranging from 3,000 cups/hour to 30,000 cups/hour, which can accurately match the mass production needs from small jelly workshops to large snack food groups.
Regional Compliance Customization: For customers in different regions such as Southeast Asia, Europe, America and the Middle East, we upgrade the material of food-contact parts corresponding to the local region, provide supporting HALAL halal certification and FDA food contact compliance documents, and can be equipped with aseptic filling and full-machine explosion-proof modules as required, fully meeting the local regulatory requirements for snack foods.
Localized Implementation Customization: The equipment is adapted to industrial voltage standards of different countries, has a built-in multi-language operation interface, and supports direct docking with the customer's existing third-party boxing and palletizing equipment, enabling quick access without renovating the original production line. It can also be equipped with a remote operation and maintenance module, where the overseas technical team provides 24/7 online support to quickly troubleshoot equipment failures.
FAQ
Will jellies with large fruit pulp chunks cause valve clogging and material jamming during filling?
Our custom-designed large-flow anti-clogging filling valve, paired with a dynamic anti-sedimentation stirring hopper, can smoothly pass fruit chunks up to 10mm in diameter. No valve jamming or flow interruption will occur throughout the filling process, and the fruit pulp distribution in every single cup is uniform and stable.
Will the pre-solidification of jelly colloid at low temperatures affect the normal operation of the equipment?
All pipelines and hoppers of the full line support customized constant-temperature tracing heating, which can precisely control the temperature of the jelly colloid to avoid pre-solidification and caking. This ensures stable fluidity throughout the filling process, eliminating issues such as half-filled cups and material jamming.
How do you guarantee installation, commissioning and after-sales services for overseas customers?
We provide multi-language operation manuals, high-definition installation and commissioning videos, and 24/7 online remote video guidance. We can also arrange engineers to go on-site to complete the full-process commissioning and operator training. Core components are covered by an extended 12-month quality guarantee, and overseas regional spare parts warehouses can swiftly deliver vulnerable wearing parts.
Is it troublesome to perform format changeover when switching between jelly cups of different specifications?
The entire equipment adopts a quick-dismantling mold design. When switching to different cup types, there is no need to replace the core valve components. Format changeover and commissioning can be completed within 15-25 minutes, and production can be launched directly by calling the preset production parameters stored in the touch screen.
What is the comprehensive yield rate during long-term mass production?
The equipment is equipped with built-in missing-cup detection and no-material automatic shutdown functions. With stable precision in filling and heat sealing, the comprehensive yield rate for long-term mass production can reach over 98.5% — far higher than the yield level of manual semi-automatic filling, which significantly reduces the waste of raw materials and packaging materials.
Will cross-flavor contamination occur when switching production between jellies of different flavors?
All parts in contact with materials support quick manual disassembly and cleaning. A CIP (Clean-in-Place) module is also available as an optional configuration, which completes disinfection of the entire pipeline without disassembling the equipment, completely eradicating cross-flavor contamination between jellies of different flavors.
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