Hummus Filling Machine in Jacksonville
Automatic hummus and dip cup filling, sealing, and cupping for Jacksonville food producers — up to 30 cups/min, ±0.5% accuracy, CE/FDA/UL certified. From $45,000 USD.
Jacksonville's port, logistics network, and growing food sector make it a key Southeast production and distribution centre. The SDH-R equips local producers with a fully automatic hummus and dip filling line.
Hummus Packaging for Jacksonville Producers
As one of Florida's largest logistics and manufacturing cities, Jacksonville is well positioned for refrigerated dip production that serves the whole Southeast. The SDH-R gives Jacksonville producers precise ±0.5% filling at up to 30 cups per minute, tamper-evident membrane sealing, and optional MAP nitrogen flushing to reach 30–45+ day shelf life — essential in Florida's warm-climate cold chain. Made in Canada with full CE/FDA/UL documentation, it drops into audited facilities with minimal fuss.
Why the SDH-R Excels at Hummus
Servo-Driven ±0.5% Accuracy
The volumetric piston filler meters by displaced volume, holding ±0.5% fill-weight accuracy across smooth, whipped, and chunky hummus — protecting net-weight compliance and margins.
All-in-One Fill, Seal & Cap
One compact rotary machine denests cups, fills hummus, applies a tamper-evident membrane seal, and adds an optional snap lid — no separate sealer or capper required.
MAP Nitrogen for Retail Shelf Life
Optional nitrogen flushing extends refrigerated hummus shelf life from 7–10 days to 30–45+ days — the range grocery distribution demands.
Made in Canada, Fully Certified
Built from 304 stainless steel for CIP sanitation, the SDH-R ships with CE, FDA, and UL documentation and a 12-month warranty.
Hummus & Dip Manufacturing in Jacksonville
Jacksonville is a logistics city that has been steadily acquiring a food industry. JAXPORT's terminals at Blount Island, Talleyrand and Dames Point handle container and roll-on traffic on the Caribbean and Puerto Rico lanes, CSX and Landstar are headquartered here, and I-95 and I-10 cross in the metro, which puts the whole Southeast and the Gulf coast within practical trucking distance. Refrigerated warehousing and third-party logistics have grown alongside that traffic.
The food side spans seafood processing out of Mayport, produce handling that ties into Florida's growing regions, bakery and beverage plants, and a widening set of specialty and ethnic food manufacturers. Northeast Florida's Latin, Caribbean and Middle Eastern populations keep real, non-seasonal demand under hummus, guacamole, salsa and labneh, and Florida's tourism and hospitality trade absorbs an unusual volume of single-serve portion cups on top of retail tubs.
Climate is the complication that Jacksonville producers cannot design around. Ambient dock temperatures and humidity are high for much of the year, cold-chain dwell windows are short, condensation on chilled packaging is a constant nuisance, and hurricane season adds real distribution risk to anything with a two-week shelf life. Hand-filled cups with hand-pressed lids simply do not hold up under those conditions, which is why automated dip filling and sealing tends to be the first equipment purchase a Florida dip brand makes.
Why Jacksonville Producers Choose the SDH-R
In a warm, humid market the machine has to defend the product, not just fill it. Three SDH-R capabilities carry most of that load for a Jacksonville plant.
- A repeatable, tamper-evident seal. The roll-film membrane seal is applied at controlled temperature and dwell on every cup. That consistency is what keeps a pack intact through a hot dock, a hot trailer and a long Southeast delivery route, and it gives you the tamper evidence retailers require.
- MAP nitrogen flush. Optional headspace nitrogen moves a refrigerated dip from roughly 7-10 days to 30-45+ days. It does not replace the cold chain, but it buys the buffer Florida distribution actually needs when a storm closes a lane or a delivery window slips.
- Sanitation built for humidity. 304 stainless throughout, CIP and tool-free strip-down let a Jacksonville plant clean hard and clean often, which is not optional in this climate.
Format range matters here too. Standard 4, 8, 10 and 16 oz cups with 2-32 oz custom, in round, square or rectangular formats, means the same line can run 2 oz hotel and restaurant portion cups in season and 16 oz retail tubs the rest of the year, with recipe-driven changeover in under about 15 minutes. Fill accuracy holds at ±0.5% from 50g to 500g across all of it. Full specifications are on the SDH-R product page.
Delivery, Installation & Service in Jacksonville
Delivery to Florida is 8-12 weeks from order confirmation. The SDH-R is built in Calgary, Alberta and arrives as a single 44 x 52 in unit, so installation in a Jacksonville facility is normally a same-day set and level rather than a construction project. We confirm power, compressed air and drainage before shipping.
Commissioning is run on your own product, cups and film. The technician validates fill weight, sets seal temperature and dwell, and where MAP is specified, verifies the flush before you make a shelf-life claim on the label. Training is split between operators, covering the HMI, recipes and changeover, and the sanitation crew, covering CIP and tool-free strip-down, with extra attention to the wash-down and drying routine that a humid Florida plant needs to get right.
12-month warranty cover runs from the day the line is signed off. Florida and the Southeast are supported from the New Jersey service centre, with Alberta and California behind it. We recommend Jacksonville customers hold a small spares kit, seals, sealing heads and film-path parts, in place before hurricane season rather than during it. Discuss a Jacksonville installation.
SDH-R Specifications for Jacksonville Producers
Full specification of the SDH-R automatic cup filling, sealing and cupping machine.
| Specification | SDH-R |
|---|---|
| Throughput | Up to 30 cups per minute (dry cycle) |
| Real-world output | 18–25 cups/min depending on product, cup size & options |
| Fill range | 50 g – 500 g (2 oz – 17 oz) |
| Fill-weight accuracy | ±0.5% (servo-driven volumetric piston) |
| Standard cup sizes | 4 oz, 8 oz, 10 oz, 16 oz |
| Custom cup sizes | 2 oz – 32 oz with matching tooling |
| Cup shapes | Round, square, rectangular |
| Sealing | Roll-film membrane heat seal (tamper-evident) |
| Lidding options | Pre-cut lid · snap-on lid (pick-and-place) |
| Shelf-life option | MAP nitrogen flush — 7–10 days to 30–45+ days refrigerated |
| Filler stations | Up to 3 (base + drizzle + garnish in one pass) |
| Construction | 304 stainless steel |
| Cleaning | CIP clean-in-place + tool-free strip-down |
| Controls | PLC + HMI with recipe storage |
| Changeover | Under ~15 minutes between SKUs |
| Certifications | CE, FDA, UL |
| Footprint | 44 × 52 in (1,100.5 × 1,315.5 mm) |
| Origin | Made in Canada (Calgary, Alberta) |
| Warranty | 12 months |
| Delivery | 8–12 weeks from order confirmation |
| Starting price | From $45,000 USD |
Manual vs Semi-Automatic vs Automatic Rotary Cup Filling
Which tier of cup filling machine fits your production stage (throughput varies by product, cup size and fill weight).
| Factor | Hand-filling | Semi-automatic / tabletop | SDH-R automatic rotary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typical output | ~3–6 cups/min | ~8–15 cups/min | Up to 30 cups/min |
| Operators on fill & seal | 3–5 | 1–2 | 1 supervising |
| Fill-weight accuracy | Operator-dependent | Moderate | ±0.5% servo volumetric |
| Tamper-evident sealing | Hand-applied lids | Separate bench sealer | Integrated membrane seal |
| MAP / extended shelf life | Not available | Rarely available | Optional nitrogen flush (30–45+ days) |
| Typical investment | Lowest | Moderate | From $45,000 USD |
SDH-R Configuration for Hummus
Hummus Products It Fills
Serving Jacksonville & Nearby
How the SDH-R Fills Hummus in Jacksonville
Fully automatic from empty cup to sealed, retail-ready product
Cup Denesting
Empty cups are automatically separated from a nested stack and placed into the rotary table carriers. The pneumatic denester handles round, square, and rectangular cups from 2oz to 32oz.
Servo-Driven Filling
The volumetric piston filler draws a precise dose and dispenses it into the cup. Servo control adjusts stroke length and speed per recipe, maintaining ±0.5% fill-weight accuracy. The PLC stores recipes for quick changeovers.
Membrane Heat Sealing
Roll-stock film is drawn across the filled cup and heat-sealed to create a tamper-evident, airtight membrane. Sealing temperature, pressure, and dwell time are individually controlled to match your film and cup materials.
Snap-On Lid (Optional)
A pick-and-place mechanism applies a consumer-friendly snap-on lid over the membrane seal — a two-barrier system providing tamper evidence and reclosability for grocery retail and foodservice.
MAP Nitrogen Flush (Optional)
Modified Atmosphere Packaging replaces headspace oxygen with food-grade nitrogen immediately before sealing, typically extending refrigerated shelf life from 7–10 days to 30–45+ days.
Hummus Filling Machines in Jacksonville — FAQs
Yes. Hummus Pack ships the SDH-R to Jacksonville and across Florida, with North American service support from centres in Alberta, New Jersey, and California. Standard delivery is 8–12 weeks from order confirmation, and every machine includes a 12-month warranty.
The SDH-R starts at $45,000 USD for the single-filler configuration. Final price depends on the number of fillers, MAP nitrogen flushing, lidding format, and custom cup tooling. Contact us for a quote scoped to your products and volume.
The SDH-R fills up to 30 cups per minute in dry-cycle operation, with real-world hummus output typically 18–25 cups per minute depending on cup size, fill weight, and whether MAP nitrogen flushing is enabled.
Yes. The optional MAP nitrogen flush displaces headspace oxygen immediately before sealing, typically extending refrigerated shelf life from 7–10 days to 30–45+ days — the range regional and national grocery distribution requires.
Standard 4, 8, 10, and 16 oz cups, with custom tooling from 2 oz sampler cups up to 32 oz club and foodservice formats, in round, square, or rectangular shapes. Fill weights run from 50 g to 500 g.
Yes. The same machine fills tzatziki, baba ganoush, labneh, guacamole, salsa, pesto, sour cream, cottage cheese, nut butters, and cream-cheese spreads — see the dip filling and sealing machine page for the full range.
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