Splash-Free Dual Dosing & Hermetic Two-Stage Cup Sealing
Pre-formed plastic jelly cups—ranging from 15 g mini assortment cups in club jars up to 150–250 g diced-fruit dessert bowls—demand sub-millimeter lid registration and zero rim splashes. Inside jelly cup and pouch machines and jelly packing machines, rotary turntables (LD-AF01 / LD-C03 class) and 4-to-12 row linear step-conveyor machines run every station automatically from nested cup stacks.
Equipping two-stage heat sealing (Stage 1 pre-tack + Stage 2 contour pressure seal & precision die-cut) creates uniform peel rims that pass -0.08 MPa vacuum burst tests.
Rotary vs Linear Jelly Cup Machine Station Sequence
Standard 8-station automated workflow across industrial jelly cup lines:
| Station # | Automated Action | Quality & Hygiene Control |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cup Denesting | Suction + mechanical fingers drop nested PP/EVOH cups | Optical pocket check prevents empty-pocket fill |
| 2. UV / Ionized Rinse | Optional UV-C lamp or sterile ionized air purge | Reduces static cup dust before dosing |
| 3. Solid Fruit Fill | Volumetric pocket / auger drops nata de coco or fruit cubes | Accurate solid piece ratio per cup |
| 4. Hot Jelly Top-Off | 75–82 °C jacketed SUS316L servo piston + anti-drip | ±0.3%–1.0% fill level; clean dry cup flange |
| 5–6. Eye-Mark & 2-Stage Seal | Photoelectric film align + dual PID ring heaters | Centered cartoon/brand graphic on every lid |
| 7–8. Rim Cut, Rewind & Out | Individual contour punch + skeleton rewind + lift-out | Crisp pull-tab rim; discharges onto cooling belt |
Need secondary pasteurizing, drying, and multipack bagging? See spout pouch and multipack jelly lines.
Hot-Fill Jelly Engineering Notes
- Interchangeable Anodized Mold Plates: Switch cup diameters or novelty shapes (round, flower, heart, bear) by swapping bolt-in CNC aluminum carrier plates.
- Date Coding on Lid Before Punching: Mount a thermal-transfer (TTO) or solid-ink ribbon coder on the flat rollstock film unwind for crisp batch/expiry dates on every lid.
- Nitrogen Headspace Flush Option: Flush N2 gas across fruit cups right under the lidding web to prevent diced apples, peaches, or pears from browning.
Size Cavities/Rows for Your Cup Diameter
Send cup top OD, bottom OD, height, and hourly target via Project Brief.
Explore related equipment in Jelly Packing Machines, Hot-Fill Dosing & Film Specs, or send your stick/cup dimensions via Project Brief.