Stick Pack vs 4-Side Sachet vs Cup Sealer vs Spout Pouch Decision Matrix

Matching Retail Positioning, Dose Size & Rheology to the Right Machine Family

Because ‘jelly packing machine’ covers everything from a 15 g konjac squeeze stick to a 120 g nata-de-coco PP cup, a 180 ml spouted drinking jelly, or a 500 g stand-up gummy pouch, selecting equipment starts by locking down consumer eating occasion, dose volume, and solid inclusions.

LINEVO manufactures every major primary and secondary jelly packaging format in Foshan, allowing an objective head-to-head comparison across unit material cost, speed, and changeover flexibility.

Side-by-Side Jelly Packaging Format & Machine Comparison

Compare LINEVO’s five core packaging architectures across dose range, inclusion tolerance, unit pack cost, and speed.

Format Criterion	Multi-Lane Stick (117 / LV-600X)	4-Side Sachet (118 / LV-500SY–980SY)	CIP Cup Sealer (dession-185)	Spout / Stand-Up (LV-160 / LV-210)
Typical Dose Range	1–35 ml / g	5–100 ml (up to 500 ml)	15–200 g cups	80–500 ml liquid or 100–1000 g multipack
Packaging Material Cost	Lowest (narrow rollstock)	Low (flat rollstock)	Moderate (pre-formed cup + film)	Higher (premade spout/zipper pouch)
Fruit Cubes / Seeds	Smooth gels & fine pastes	High on dession-128 particulate	Highest (dual solid + liquid fill)	Smooth drinking gels or solid gummies
Published Output	4–16 lanes (80–560+ spm)	2–16 lanes · 20–40 cuts/min	Indexed multi-cavity	10–15 bpm (LV-160) / 20–70 bpm (LV-210)
Reclosability	Single-serve tear open	Single-serve tear spout	Single-serve peel lid	Reclosable screw cap or press zipper

For molded gummies or secondary multipacks of sealed mini-cups and sticks, pair dession-49/51 VFFS baggers (lowest film cost) or LV-210 premade zipper machines (reclosable shelf appeal).

Five Engineering Questions That Finalize Your Specification

Walk through these five questions with your R&D and operations leads before requesting quotes:

• 1. Is the jelly filled hot (65–85 °C) or cold/ambient?: Hot-fill carrageenan, agar, and konjac recipes require double-walled jacketed hoppers with agitation (dession-117 / 118) so gel never sets inside feed lines.
• 2. Are particulates larger than 2 mm suspended in the gel?: Select dession-128 wide-port particulate sachet machines for seeds/pulp up to pouch scale, or dession-185 cup sealers for whole fruit segments and large nata-de-coco cubes.
• 3. What is your pH and salt/acid profile?: Specify SUS316L wetted contact parts and CIP manifolds when running low-pH fruit acids or electrolyte brines.
• 4. How many bag widths will run on the same machine?: Multi-lane stick/sachet machines excel at dedicated widths; LV-210 premade bag turrets adjust across 90–210 mm widths in minutes.
• 5. Do retail buyers require secondary multipack bags or cartons?: Plan air-knife drying plus multihead weighing (dession-51 or LV-210) into your initial floor layout.

Validate Candidate Formats at LINEVO’s Foshan Sample Lab

Compare stick packs, 4-side sachets, and stand-up pouches side by side using your own gel formulation at LINEVO Foshan before committing to rotogravure print cylinders.

Reach our application engineers with your target ml/g and monthly volume to receive a tailored recommendation.

Continue to Output Math, Pricing & Leak-Test Checklists

Return to sizing, pricing, and FAT and hot-fill dosing and film specs, size lane counts in the output calculator, review price tiers and our FAT leak checklist, or submit a project brief.