YCT-JL6 Automatic 6-Head Sauce Filling Machine for Chunky & Paste Products

Overview

The YCT-JL6 Automatic 6-Head Sauce Filling Machine solves one of the most persistent challenges in condiment and food manufacturing: accurately filling bottles and jars with sauces that contain solid particles, seeds, or granular ingredients. Standard piston and pump fillers are designed for homogeneous liquids — they clog on chunky materials, shear fragile inclusions, and deliver inconsistent fills when particle size varies. The YCT-JL6 is built from the ground up to handle these demanding materials reliably.

Six wide-bore filling nozzles allow chunky particles to pass without crushing or blockage. A stirrer-equipped feed hopper continuously agitates the sauce during production, preventing solids from settling and ensuring each fill cycle receives a consistent liquid-to-solid ratio — critical for products like chili sauce with seeds, XO sauce with dried seafood, and hot pot base with spice fragments.

Designed and manufactured by Dongguan Yucheng Machinery Technology Co., Ltd. (YCTAUTO), the YCT-JL6 operates on a PLC-controlled automation platform with touchscreen HMI. With a fill range of 20–2,000 ml and output of 30–50 pcs/min, it handles the jar and bottle formats common in condiment and specialty food packaging. Optional CIP cleaning tank, external mixing tank, and heating system configure the machine for your product's temperature, hygiene, and consistency needs.

Key Features & Advantages

• Wide-Bore Nozzle Design for Chunky Sauces — Oversized nozzle openings allow solid particles, seeds, and vegetable pieces to pass without blockage or crushing — the critical design requirement for chunky condiment filling that standard machines cannot meet.

• Hopper with Continuous Agitation — An integrated stirrer agitates the sauce in the feed hopper throughout the production run, preventing particle settling and maintaining a consistent liquid-to-solid ratio in every fill cycle.

• 6 Filling Heads for High Throughput — Six heads work simultaneously, achieving 30–50 pcs/min — significantly faster than single- or dual-head alternatives for medium to high-volume sauce production.

• ±1.5% Filling Accuracy — Volumetric filling control maintains consistent fill weights within ±1.5%, keeping product quantity compliant with label declarations and reducing costly overfill.

• Wide Fill Volume Range: 20–2,000 ml — A single machine covers small condiment packets through large-format foodservice containers, with digital volume adjustment via the touchscreen HMI.

• Adjustable Fill Volume per Head — Each filling head is independently set and calibrated via the touchscreen HMI, compensating for minor flow variation and ensuring uniformity across all containers.

• Optional CIP Cleaning Tank — An optional Clean-In-Place cleaning tank sanitizes the filling system without full disassembly, reducing downtime between product changeovers.

• Optional Mixing Tank & Heating System — An external agitated mixing tank can be added to prepare and pre-condition sauce batches before they enter the filler hopper. A heating option is available for materials that require elevated temperature for proper flow, such as hot pot base or wax-carrying sauces.

Technical Specifications

Applications

The YCT-JL6 is specifically chosen for sauces, condiments, and food pastes containing solid ingredients that cannot be processed on standard liquid filling equipment:

• Chili Sauces & Hot Sauces — Chili paste with seeds, Sichuan chili sauce, chili bean paste (doubanjiang), sambal

• Vegetable & Mushroom Sauces — Mushroom sauce with pieces, scallion oil with fried shallots, garlic sauce

• Seafood-Based Sauces — XO sauce with dried seafood, shrimp paste, anchovy sauce

• Meat & Specialty Sauces — Meat sauce with ground meat, hot pot base (火锅底料), satay sauce

• Fruit & Vegetable Condiments — Salsa with vegetable chunks, fruit chutney, relish, chunky tomato sauce, curry paste

• Bean-Based Pastes — Fermented soybean paste, black bean sauce, hoisin sauce, miso-style pastes

Any sauce where chunks must arrive intact in the jar — not crushed by a pump impeller — is a natural fit for the YCT-JL6.

Why Choose Yucheng Machinery

• Purpose-Built for Chunky Sauces — The YCT-JL6 is specifically designed around the flow characteristics, particle sizes, and hygiene requirements of the condiment and specialty food industry — not a general-purpose filler adapted for sauce use.

• Agitation-Integrated Feed System — The built-in stirrer hopper keeps particles evenly distributed throughout production. Without continuous agitation, heavy particles settle and fill consistency suffers — Yucheng integrates this as standard.

• Flexible Configuration — Optional CIP, heating, and external mixing tank accessories configure the YCT-JL6 precisely for your sauce formulation and hygiene protocol.

• OEM & Custom Engineering — Nozzle bore size, hopper volume, fill range, and electrical specification are customizable to match your product and facility requirements.

• Complete Sauce Line Supplier — Yucheng manufactures capping machines, cap sorters, foil sealers, and labelers. We supply and integrate a complete sauce packaging line from one engineering team.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What particle size can the YCT-JL6 handle without clogging?

A: The wide-bore nozzle accommodates particles typical of commercial sauces — chili seeds, minced vegetable pieces, meat granules, and dried seafood fragments. Maximum particle size depends on the nozzle bore selected for your product. Share a sample description when requesting a quote and we will confirm the appropriate specification.

Q: How does the machine maintain consistent fill when sauce contains both liquid and solid phases?

A: The feed hopper agitator stirs continuously during production, keeping particles evenly distributed so every fill cycle receives the correct liquid-to-solid ratio.

Q: Is the machine suitable for food production hygiene requirements?

A: Yes. All product-contact surfaces are stainless steel with smooth, crevice-free finishes. The optional CIP tank allows in-place sanitization, and nozzles, manifolds, and hopper components disassemble without tools.

Q: Can the machine handle both thin and thick sauces?

A: The YCT-JL6 is best suited for semi-fluid and paste-type sauces containing particles. For thin liquids, a magnetic pump filler is more appropriate; for smooth thick pastes without particles, a standard piston filler offers better accuracy. Share your viscosity and particle content and we will recommend the right model.

Q: What is the minimum order quantity and lead time?

A: MOQ is 1 unit. Standard configurations are available within 10–15 business days. Customized builds — non-standard hopper sizes, special nozzles, or accessory integration — require 20–30 business days.

Q: Does the heating option allow filling of materials that thicken at room temperature?

A: Yes. The heating option warms materials (typically 40–80°C) to the right flow consistency during filling — used for hot pot bases, wax-containing sauces, or temperature-sensitive pastes. Describe your product and we will advise the appropriate configuration.

Q: Can this filler connect to our existing capping machine?

A: Yes. The YCT-JL6 integrates with downstream capping, sealing, and labeling equipment. Share your capping machine's conveyor height and belt speed and we will confirm compatibility.

Ready to Fill Chunky Sauces with Confidence?

Share your sauce type, particle size, container format, fill volume, and target output, and our engineering team will provide a configuration recommendation and quotation.

Get in touch today:

• Email: amy@yctauto.com

• Website: www.yctauto.com

• WhatsApp / WeChat: +86-18664140847

We look forward to helping you build a more reliable sauce filling operation.