Hummus & Dip Filling Machine in Phoenix
Automatic hummus and dip cup filling, sealing and cupping for Phoenix food producers - up to 30 cups/min, +/-0.5% accuracy, CE/FDA/UL certified. From $45,000 USD.
Phoenix anchors one of the fastest-growing metros in the United States and a major Southwest food-distribution corridor. The SDH-R gives Arizona producers automatic hummus and dip cup filling, sealing and capping in one compact machine.
Cup Filling & Sealing for Phoenix Producers
Phoenix combines a large and growing consumer base with serious cold-storage and distribution capacity serving Arizona, Nevada and southern California. For producers packing refrigerated hummus, salsa, guacamole and queso, the SDH-R replaces the hand-fill bench with servo-driven +/-0.5% dosing at up to 30 cups per minute, tamper-evident membrane sealing, and an optional MAP nitrogen flush that carries a 30-45+ day refrigerated code date across desert distribution lanes.
Why the SDH-R Suits Phoenix Production
Servo-Driven +/-0.5% Accuracy
The volumetric piston meters by displaced volume, holding +/-0.5% fill-weight accuracy across smooth, whipped and chunky products - protecting net-content compliance and margins.
All-in-One Fill, Seal & Cap
One compact rotary machine denests cups, fills, 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 shelf life from 7-10 days to 30-45+ days - the range grocery distribution demands.
Certified, Food-Grade Build
Food-grade 304 stainless with CIP, CE/FDA/UL documentation and a 12-month warranty. Made in Calgary, Alberta by Alter Pack.
Hummus & Dip Manufacturing in Phoenix
Greater Phoenix has turned into the refrigerated distribution engine of the Southwest. The I-10 industrial spine through Tolleson, Goodyear and Buckeye is lined with cold-storage warehouses and grocery distribution centers, Shamrock Foods runs one of the country's largest family-owned foodservice operations out of the city, and Sprouts Farmers Market is headquartered here as well. Produce crossing north through the Mariposa Port of Entry at Nogales can be on a Valley processing floor the same day, which is why so much of the region's salsa, guacamole and queso is blended locally rather than trucked in from California.
That supply line has built a deep Hispanic-foods manufacturing base: tortilla and chip plants, chile roasters, and family salsa brands that outgrew swap meets and now supply Food City, Bashas' and independent Mexican grocers. Around them sits a newer layer of Mediterranean, tahini-based and plant-based dip brands chasing deli-case space at Sprouts and AJ's Fine Foods, plus co-packers who sell out-of-state clients on a Southwest production point.
Cupped refrigerated dips are the obvious next SKU for all of them. Four-ounce single serves move through convenience stores, campus dining and Sky Harbor travel retail, while 8oz and 10oz cups carry the grocery deli program.
The ceiling is packaging, not recipe. Scooping and hand-lidding in a chilled room limits output, drifts on net weight, gives product away as overfill, and leaves seals too inconsistent to survive a run to Tucson, Flagstaff, Las Vegas or Albuquerque. A dedicated hummus filling machine for Phoenix producers removes that ceiling in one step.
Why Phoenix Producers Choose the SDH-R
Southwest dips are rarely smooth. A Valley salsa carries diced tomato and onion, a bean dip runs whole pinto solids, a guacamole has to show visible avocado, and a queso needs chile suspended through it. The SDH-R was engineered for exactly that: a servo-driven volumetric piston with adjustable stroke, filling 50g to 500g at plus or minus 0.5% accuracy, running smooth roasted-garlic hummus and chunky pico de gallo on the same frame.
- Particulate-tolerant piston filling — chunky salsa, chipotle crema, whole-bean dips and avocado blends deposit cleanly instead of being sheared or smeared on the way into the cup.
- MAP nitrogen flush for desert distribution — optional nitrogen flushing lifts refrigerated shelf life from roughly 7-10 days to 30-45+ days, enough to reach Tucson, Flagstaff, Las Vegas, Albuquerque and Southern California without a returns problem.
- Up to three filler stations in one pass — bean base, queso layer and a cotija or chile garnish are deposited in a single cup index, with no second line and no manual topping station.
- Changeover in under 15 minutes — PLC recipe recall plus a tool-free strip-down suits Valley co-packers who rotate six or eight brands through a week.
Throughput reaches 30 cups per minute on a dry cycle and 18-25 CPM on real product, the band where a Phoenix brand can hold a regional grocery program without a second shift. Cups run 4, 8, 10 and 16oz standard with custom 2 to 32oz tooling, and the roll-film membrane seal is tamper-evident off the line. Compare the salsa filling machine and guacamole filling machine build sheets.
Delivery, Installation & Service in Phoenix
The SDH-R is built to order in Calgary, Alberta by Alter Pack, with typical delivery of 8 to 12 weeks from purchase order to your Phoenix floor. Arizona is covered by our California service center, a straight I-10 run into the Valley, so engineer travel and spare-parts transit stay short compared with an overseas supplier shipping from Europe or Asia.
Commissioning is done on your product, never a demo paste. Send your salsa, hummus, queso or guacamole along with your own cups and film, and the machine is dialed in on your recipes, target fill weights and seal parameters before sign-off. Operator training covers HMI recipe recall, cup and film changeover and a complete SKU switch; sanitation training covers the tool-free strip-down and CIP routine your QA program and third-party audits will ask to see.
Every machine ships with a 12-month warranty, and wear items such as seal heads, gaskets and piston seals are held in North American stock rather than air-freighted from another continent. Send your cup sizes and target CPM through the Phoenix equipment enquiry form, or review the full SDH-R specification first.
SDH-R Specifications for Phoenix 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 |
| 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 | Food-grade 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 x 52 in (1,100.5 x 1,315.5 mm) |
| Origin | Made in Calgary, Alberta, Canada by Alter Pack |
| 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 Phoenix
Products It Fills
Serving Phoenix & Nearby
How the SDH-R Fills & Seals in Phoenix
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 plus/minus 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.
Cup Filling Machines in Phoenix - FAQs
Yes. Hummus Pack ships the SDH-R to Phoenix and across the Mountain West region, supported by North American service 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. Price depends on the number of filler stations, MAP nitrogen flushing, lidding format and custom cup tooling. Contact us for a configured quote for your products and volume.
Up to 30 cups per minute in dry-cycle operation, with real-world output typically 18-25 cups per minute depending on product viscosity, 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.
Tzatziki, baba ganoush, labneh, guacamole, salsa, pesto, sour cream, cottage cheese, cream-cheese spreads, queso and cheese dips, aioli and other emulsified sauces, nut butters and tahini. Up to three filler stations allow layered and garnished cups in one pass.
Yes. The SDH-R is CE, FDA and UL certified and built from food-grade 304 stainless steel with CIP clean-in-place and tool-free strip-down, suited to HACCP and BRCGS-audited plants. It is designed and built in Calgary, Alberta by Alter Pack.
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