Hummus Filling Machine in Memphis
Automatic hummus and dip cup filling, sealing, and cupping for Memphis food producers — up to 30 cups/min, ±0.5% accuracy, CE/FDA/UL certified. From $45,000 USD.
Memphis is a premier US distribution and cold-chain gateway, making it a strong base for refrigerated dip production with wide reach. The SDH-R provides local producers a complete hummus filling, sealing, and cupping line.
Hummus Packaging for Memphis Producers
Few cities move perishable food as efficiently as Memphis, and that logistics advantage rewards producers who can package fresh dips at scale. The SDH-R lets Memphis-area brands fill hummus and dips accurately to ±0.5%, seal tamper-evident cups, and apply optional MAP nitrogen for a 30–45+ day shelf life that suits long-distance distribution. Certified to CE, FDA, and UL and built for CIP sanitation, it's ready for audited Tennessee facilities.
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 Memphis
Memphis earns its living moving things that cannot wait. The FedEx global air hub at Memphis International, multiple Class I railroads, the Mississippi River port and the meeting of I-40, I-55 and I-22 give the city something few food towns have: very late freight cut-off times. Product tendered in Memphis at night is on a dock elsewhere in the morning, and the cold-chain handling built up here around pharmaceutical and perishable shipping is more sophisticated than the metro's size would suggest.
The food manufacturing base is smaller than the logistics base but genuinely commercial: barbecue sauces, rubs and marinades, dressings and condiments, snack and bakery plants, prepared foods with a Delta accent, and co-packers serving brands across Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas. Broadline distributors supplying Mid-South restaurants sit in the same industrial corridors.
For refrigerated dips this is close to an ideal base. A perishable cup made in Memphis inherits a national footprint on day one, which is exactly the reverse of the usual problem, where a good product is trapped in a local radius by shelf life.
The friction shows up in packaging. Sauce and dip producers here are used to shelf-stable jars and hot fill; a chilled cup is a different discipline. Hand-filled cups carried on a long freight leg arrive with weeping seals and inconsistent net weights, and a distributor billing by the case has no patience for either. Automated dip filling and sealing is what closes that gap.
Why Memphis Producers Choose the SDH-R
In Memphis the specification conversation starts with the seal, because the freight advantage is only an advantage if the cup survives it. The SDH-R's roll-film membrane heat seal is applied under controlled temperature and dwell on every cycle rather than by hand pressure, which is what stops the leakers and returns that quietly kill a distributor relationship.
From there, three capabilities do most of the work for a Tennessee producer:
- MAP nitrogen flush. Optional headspace nitrogen takes a dip from roughly 7-10 days to 30-45+ days refrigerated. Paired with Memphis freight, that is a shelf life long enough to service a national account rather than a regional one.
- Three filler stations. Base, drizzle and garnish in a single pass suits the layered, sauce-forward products this region does well: hummus under harissa or chipotle, ranch under scallion, pimento-style dips with a topping.
- CIP and tool-free strip-down. A co-packer moving between dairy-based dips and plant-based hummus in one week needs allergen changeovers to be quick and verifiable, not a two-hour disassembly.
Throughput sits at up to 30 cups per minute dry-cycle and 18-25 CPM in real production, with ±0.5% fill accuracy from 50g to 500g and cups from 4 to 16 oz as standard, 2-32 oz custom. That is enough to cover a promotional spike without carrying inline-scale overhead. Specifications are on the product page.
Delivery, Installation & Service in Memphis
Delivery into Tennessee runs 8-12 weeks from order confirmation. Machines are built in Calgary, Alberta and arrive as a single 44 x 52 in unit, which in practice means a standard dock, a pallet jack and a level floor beside your chill room.
Commissioning is done in your plant, on your product. The technician validates fill weight against your own scale, tunes seal temperature and dwell to your film and cup stock, and where MAP is fitted, confirms the nitrogen flush is doing what it needs to before you build a shelf-life claim on it. Training splits into an operator session covering the HMI, recipe selection and changeover, and a sanitation session covering CIP, strip-down and inspection of the 304 stainless contact parts.
The 12-month warranty begins at commissioning. Memphis and the Mid-South are supported from the New Jersey service centre, with the Alberta and California centres behind it. Given how much Memphis production is committed to freight schedules, we recommend holding a small on-site spares kit of seals, sealing heads and film-path components. Ask about a Memphis installation.
SDH-R Specifications for Memphis 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 Memphis & Nearby
How the SDH-R Fills Hummus in Memphis
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 Memphis — FAQs
Yes. Hummus Pack ships the SDH-R to Memphis and across Southeast, 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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