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Multi-Lane Stick Pack & Multi-Row Jelly Cup Output Calculator

Calculate hourly packs, 8-hour shift multipack bags, and required batch-kettle liters across 4–12 lane jelly stick machines and 4–12 row cup sealers.

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Converting Target Retail Multipack Bags Into Primary Lanes & Kettle Liters

Most confectionery brands plan sales in retail multipack bags (e.g., ‘10,000 bags/shift of 20-count × 20 g konjac sticks’ = 200,000 individual sticks = 4,000 kg of cooked jelly!). Grounded in jelly machine sizing and selection and hot-fill jelly dosing and film specs, use these two equations:

1. Required Primary PPM = (Target Multipacks × Pieces/Bag) ÷ (480 min × 0.83 OEE). 2. Required Lanes / Rows = Required PPM ÷ (36 cycles/min sticks OR 22 cycles/min cups).

Throughput comparison across tubular jelly-bar VFFS, rotary cup sealers, linear multi-row cup machines, and 12-lane stick packers
Multi-lane stick packers and multi-row linear cup machines multiply gentle 30–40 CPM index strokes into 200–600 PPM continuous output.

8-Hour Shift Output & Syrup Volume Lookup Table

Calculated at 83% net OEE (398 productive minutes per 8-hour shift):

Machine Configuration Nominal Speed Individual Pieces / 8h Shift 20-Piece Retail Bags / Shift Cooked Jelly Required (@ 20g / 35g)
4-Lane Stick Machine (20 g) 145 sticks/min 57,700 sticks 2,885 bags 1,154 kg / shift
6-Lane Stick Machine (20 g) 220 sticks/min 87,500 sticks 4,375 bags 1,750 kg / shift
8-Lane Stick Machine (20 g) 295 sticks/min 117,400 sticks 5,870 bags 2,348 kg / shift
12-Lane Stick Machine (20 g) 440 sticks/min 175,100 sticks 8,755 bags 3,502 kg / shift
Rotary 4-Cavity Cup (35 g) 80 cups/min 31,800 cups 1,590 bags 1,113 kg / shift
8-Row Linear Cup (35 g) 165 cups/min 65,600 cups 3,280 bags 2,296 kg / shift

Next, check exact parent-roll web width on our jelly cup and stick film width chart.

Six-stage hot-fill hydrocolloid jelly cooking, packing, pasteurizing, cooling, and multipack line
Keeping carrageenan, konjac, and agar solutions at 75–85 °C inside jacketed hoppers prevents premature setting inside piston manifolds.

Hot-Fill Jelly Engineering Notes

  • One Secondary Multihead Weigher Serves Multiple Primary Machines: A single 14-head 2.5L multihead weigher VFFS running 45 multipack bags/min (900 sticks/min equivalent!) easily bags the combined output of two 12-lane stick machines!
  • Allow 5% Culinary Over-Cook Margin: Size your dissolving kettles ~5% larger than net packed weight to account for inline strainer hold-up and startup purge.
  • Roll Length Uptime on Multi-Lane Sticks: A 4,000-meter laminate roll at 130 mm stick length runs ~30,700 cycles—over 14 hours non-stop at 36 cycles/min!

Verify Your Shift & Kettle Sizing

Send your piece weight, pieces per bag, and daily bag goal via Project Brief.

Matrix matching konjac sticks, fruit jelly cups, freezer pops, and drinking-jelly spout pouches to machine hardware
Hydrocolloid gelling temperature, solid fruit inclusions, and post-pack pasteurization lock dosing and laminate specs.

Explore related equipment in Jelly Packing Machines, Hot-Fill Dosing & Film Specs, or send your stick/cup dimensions via Project Brief.

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