PACKING MACHINE FOR PAPER CUP

Yes, of course. If the automatic cup counting unit and the conveyor system that transfers the cups to the main packing machine are excluded, the packing machine price can be significantly reduced. In this configuration, operators must manually stack the paper cups according to the required quantity and place each stack onto the packing machine conveyor by hand. This is a simpler and more economical solution when a fully automatic counting and transfer system is not required.

For low-speed models such as the SH-K01, the system can handle up to 20 paper cup machines. For high-speed models such as the MH-K01, it can handle up to 15 paper cup machines. The system can be configured for 1, 5, 10 or 20 paper cup forming machines. The final conveyor and counter layout should be planned according to actual spped capacity of paper cup forming machines and available floor space.

The current WSM-PACK specification is approximately 40–50 packages per minute. Actual production should be confirmed according to the cup, quantity per pack, film and production-line configuration.

LDPE, HDPE and PP film can be used when the selected film is suitable for heat sealing and can melt correctly under the machine's sealing conditions. The recommended film thickness is approximately 8–13 microns, while the most commonly used thickness is around 9–11 microns. The most important requirement is that the film must be heat-sealable. Film materials that cannot be heat-sealed, or that are difficult to seal reliably with heat, are not suitable for use with the packing machine.

Basically, the packing machine is designed and adjusted for **one cup size at a time**. Please read the following explanation carefully. If you want to change to another cup size, it is possible after making the necessary adjustments. However, once the machine is adjusted for that size, it should normally be used for that particular cup size. For example, if you stack **50 cups each of 7 oz, 10 oz, and 12 oz cups**, the total stack height and outer diameter will be different for each size. If the packing machine is adjusted based on the **12 oz cup size**, then when packing 7 oz cups, there will be empty space inside the plastic film because the 7 oz stack is shorter. In addition, since the diameter of the 7 oz cup is smaller than that of the 12 oz cup, there will also be extra space in the film width. Therefore, if you are willing to accept the additional **film waste** caused by packing smaller cups such as 10 oz and 7 oz using a setting based on the larger 12 oz cup, then it is possible to pack all three sizes with one machine. In fact, some of our customers use one packing machine for several different cup sizes in this way. For the extra film remaining because of the difference in stack height, some customers do not cut off the excess film manually. Instead, they simply fold or push the remaining film into the top paper cup before placing the packed cups into the carton. So technically, several cup sizes can be packed with one machine, but this may result in additional film waste and less compact packaging when smaller cup sizes are packed using settings based on a larger cup size.