Hummus Filling Machine in Sacramento
Automatic hummus and dip cup filling, sealing, and cupping for Sacramento food producers — up to 30 cups/min, ±0.5% accuracy, CE/FDA/UL certified. From $45,000 USD.
Sacramento — California's self-styled "farm-to-fork capital" — pairs a deep agricultural supply chain with a growing base of specialty-food manufacturers. The SDH-R gives regional producers a fully automatic hummus filling and sealing line.
Hummus Packaging for Sacramento Producers
The Sacramento region turns local produce into value-added, refrigerated foods, and cupped hummus and dips are squarely in that trend. The SDH-R helps Sacramento-area brands scale: a servo-driven piston fills to ±0.5%, a roll-film membrane seal delivers tamper-evidence, and an optional nitrogen flush extends shelf life to 30–45+ days — everything a farm-to-fork brand needs to win regional grocery placement while keeping give-away and labour costs down.
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 Sacramento
Sacramento brands itself as America's Farm-to-Fork Capital, and unusually for a civic slogan there is real infrastructure behind it: Delta and Yolo County farmland at the city limits, olive and walnut country to the north, UC Davis and its food science and agricultural engineering programs twenty minutes west, and regional grocers who genuinely merchandise local brands - Raley's is headquartered in West Sacramento, Nugget Markets in Woodland.
The manufacturing base that grew from this differs in character from the Central Valley's. Sacramento's is weighted toward specialty and artisan production:
- brands that began at a Saturday farmers market and now need a regional grocery listing
- shared commercial kitchens and small co-manufacturers running many customers at once
- organic, clean-label and plant-based spreads - hummus, cashew and almond dips, pesto, labneh
- food and CPG start-ups drawn by cheaper space than the Bay Area and a short truck lane back into it
The scaling problem here is rarely sourcing. It is that a clean-label position rules out the preservatives that would otherwise buy shelf life, so producers stay stuck hand-packing deli tubs inside a 7-10 day window, running a dozen SKUs in short batches, and losing margin every time a hand-filled cup runs heavy. A purpose-built hummus cup filling machine addresses all three constraints in one step, which is why Sacramento enquiries so often come from brands that have just been offered shelf space they cannot yet service.
Why Sacramento Producers Choose the SDH-R
The SDH-R fits the Sacramento profile because it was designed around short, frequent, high-mix runs rather than a single high-volume SKU.
Shelf life without touching the ingredient statement. The optional MAP nitrogen flush displaces headspace oxygen immediately before the membrane seal closes, taking refrigerated life from roughly 7-10 days to 30-45+ days. For a clean-label brand that is decisive - the code date stretches far enough for Northern California and Reno distribution with no preservative appearing on the label.
High-mix scheduling. Recipes live in the PLC/HMI, cup formats run 2-32 oz in round, square or rectangular profiles, and changeover takes under 15 minutes. A Wednesday with four SKUs on it becomes a normal production day instead of a lost one.
Allergen discipline. Sesame is a declarable allergen and tree nuts appear in a large share of the region's plant-based dips. The 304 stainless product path is CIP-capable and strips down without tools, so a full wet clean between a tahini-based hummus and a cashew dip is a documented procedure rather than a compromise.
Space and right-sized output. At 44 x 52 in the machine fits a leased suite or shared-kitchen bay where an inline filler plus a separate sealer never would, and real-world throughput of 18-25 cups per minute matches regional grocery volumes. Compare the SDH-R specifications with the wider dip filling and sealing platform.
Delivery, Installation & Service in Sacramento
Delivery into Sacramento runs 8-12 weeks from order. Northern California is supported from our California service centre, the nearest of the three - California, New Jersey and Alberta - so a technician visit or a parts shipment is an in-state movement rather than a freight project.
Installation is scheduled around your production week. We set and level the machine, connect power and compressed air, run your actual recipes through the piston and seal head, and confirm fill-weight repeatability and seal integrity before sign-off. For producers in shared or leased space we review the bay layout in advance, so the 44 x 52 in footprint, film reel access and drain positions are settled before the crate arrives.
Training covers two audiences: operators on recipe recall, cup denesting, film loading, changeover and fault clearing, and the sanitation team on CIP, tool-free strip-down and reassembly verification.
Every machine ships with a 12-month warranty, and wear parts are held in stock for California customers. Talk to us about a Sacramento installation.
SDH-R Specifications for Sacramento 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 Sacramento & Nearby
How the SDH-R Fills Hummus in Sacramento
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 Sacramento — FAQs
Yes. Hummus Pack ships the SDH-R to Sacramento 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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