Hummus Filling Machine in Fresno
Automatic hummus and dip cup filling, sealing, and cupping for Fresno food producers — up to 30 cups/min, ±0.5% accuracy, CE/FDA/UL certified. From $45,000 USD.
Fresno anchors California's Central Valley, one of the densest food-processing corridors in North America. For Valley hummus, dip, and spread producers, the SDH-R brings automatic filling, sealing, and cupping in a single compact machine.
Hummus Packaging for Fresno Producers
Fresno and the surrounding Central Valley process an enormous share of the continent's produce and prepared foods, and refrigerated dips are a fast-growing part of that mix. Local co-packers and emerging Mediterranean brands use the SDH-R to move from hand-filling to retail-ready cups — filling classic and flavoured hummus at up to 30 cups per minute with ±0.5% accuracy, then sealing each cup with a tamper-evident membrane and optional MAP nitrogen flush for the 30–45+ day shelf life that California grocery distribution requires.
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 Fresno
Fresno sits in the middle of the San Joaquin Valley, inside a growing and processing corridor with few equals in North America. Garbanzo beans, tomatoes, garlic, sweet and chile peppers, olives, almonds and pistachios are grown, hulled, roasted or pressed within a short drive of the city, and the local plant base reflects that: canneries, dehydrators, freezer facilities, oil pressers and a deep bench of contract packers filling for brands headquartered elsewhere.
Layered over that primary-processing economy is a genuinely Mediterranean food culture. Fresno's long-established Armenian community and its large Hispanic manufacturing base have kept hummus, baba ghanoush, muhammara, fresh salsa and bean dips in local production for decades - but usually in bulk food-service pails, or in deli tubs filled and lidded by hand.
That gap is the opportunity. Retail-ready refrigerated cups carry far better margin than bulk, and Valley producers already own the two hardest pieces of the puzzle: the raw material and the cold storage. What stops them is the packaging step itself. Hand-filling cannot hold net weight on costly ingredients, it buckles when a seasonal campaign doubles volume for six weeks, and a 7-10 day shelf life makes Los Angeles or Bay Area distribution a gamble rather than a plan. Automating the cup - filling, sealing and lidding in a single pass on a dip filling and sealing machine - is usually the one change that unlocks retail for a Central Valley producer.
Why Fresno Producers Choose the SDH-R
Central Valley production runs on campaigns. A Fresno packer might fill roasted red pepper spread while peppers are in, move to garlic-forward dips a few weeks later, and hold a steady classic hummus SKU underneath both. The SDH-R suits that rhythm rather than one long unchanging run.
- Changeover in under 15 minutes. Cup size, fill weight, seal settings and index speed are stored as PLC/HMI recipes, so moving between a 4 oz sampler, an 8 oz deli cup and a 16 oz club pack is a recall rather than a rebuild.
- Up to three filler stations in one pass. Base hummus, an olive-oil drizzle and a garnish - paprika, za'atar, whole chickpeas, chopped pistachio - are deposited on the same rotary index. That is how Valley producers add value without adding a second line or a hand-topping bench.
- Fill accuracy of +/-0.5%. A servo volumetric piston meters by displaced volume, so giveaway on tahini, olive oil and California-grown nuts stays measurable instead of being quietly absorbed as a cost of doing business.
- Optional MAP nitrogen flush. Refrigerated shelf life moves from roughly 7-10 days to 30-45+ days - the difference between selling inside the Valley and shipping down I-5 to Los Angeles or west into Bay Area distribution.
The machine occupies a 44 x 52 in footprint, is built in 304 stainless, strips down tool-free for CIP and fills 50 g to 500 g. Standard cups are 4, 8, 10 and 16 oz, with custom formats from 2 to 32 oz in round, square or rectangular profiles - all set out on the SDH-R product page.
Delivery, Installation & Service in Fresno
SDH-R lead time is 8-12 weeks from order to delivery. Fresno and the wider San Joaquin Valley are covered by our California service centre, the closest of our three locations - California, New Jersey and Alberta - which keeps technician visits and parts shipments inside the state rather than across a border.
Commissioning is carried out on your own product, not a water trial. Our technician levels and connects the machine, dials the piston and seal head in to your recipes, and signs off only once the line holds fill weight and seal integrity at production speed.
Training is split in two. Operators learn recipe recall, cup denesting, film loading, changeover and fault clearing. The sanitation crew is trained separately on CIP, tool-free strip-down and the reassembly checks that matter when a California plant washes down between allergen-relevant SKUs.
Every SDH-R carries a 12-month warranty from commissioning. Wear parts - seals, gaskets, seal-head components and cup-handling parts - are stocked, and we recommend a starter spares kit ships with the machine so a Valley plant is never waiting on freight mid-run. Request a quote or a Fresno site assessment.
SDH-R Specifications for Fresno 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 Fresno & Nearby
How the SDH-R Fills Hummus in Fresno
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 Fresno — FAQs
Yes. Hummus Pack ships the SDH-R to Fresno and across California, 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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