Applications
Ball Lollipops
Ball lollipops — the classic round-headed lollipop format — are the primary application for the JY-ZB1200LP. The machine's vibratory stick orientation feeder and servo-driven pocket conveyor handle ball lollipops of various head diameters, from small 15 mm mini lollipops to large 40 mm premium lollipops. The anti-twist film guide system ensures that the film wraps cleanly around the spherical head without rotation, and the extended bag length accommodates the full stick length for complete enclosure or stick-out packaging styles as required by the product design.
Flat Lollipops and Disc Candies
Flat lollipops with disc-shaped heads present different feeding and wrapping challenges compared to ball lollipops. The JY-ZB1200LP handles these products with adjustable guide channel profiles and interchangeable feeding conveyor pockets that accommodate the flat head geometry. The quick-change tooling allows producers to switch between ball and flat lollipop configurations in under 10 minutes. The anti-twist film guide system is equally effective for flat lollipops, maintaining film alignment around the disc-shaped head for clean, professional packaging presentation.
Filled and Center-Filled Lollipops
Filled lollipops with gum centers, liquid centers, or powder fillings require particularly careful handling and sealing to prevent leakage. The JY-ZB1200LP's gentle feeding system and temperature-controlled sealing produce hermetic seals that protect against filling migration and moisture ingress. The machine's consistent sealing quality is essential for filled lollipop products, where seal failure can result in sticky leakage that damages adjacent packages and creates quality complaints from retailers and consumers.
Novelty and Seasonal Lollipops
Novelty lollipops in seasonal shapes — hearts for Valentine's Day, ghosts for Halloween, stars for holidays — can be accommodated with custom feeding conveyor pockets and guide channel configurations. The machine's recipe management system allows quick changeover between standard and novelty formats, making it practical for producers who run seasonal product campaigns alongside their year-round standard lollipop production. The anti-twist film guide system adapts to various head shapes, ensuring consistent packaging quality across different novelty designs.
Key Features
1. Lollipop Feeder with Stick Orientation System
The most critical challenge in lollipop packaging is delivering each lollipop to the wrapping position with the stick oriented in the correct direction — a challenge that becomes exponentially more difficult at high speeds. The JY-ZB1200LP features a purpose-built lollipop feeder with an integrated stick orientation system that uses a vibratory sorting bowl and mechanical guide channels to align lollipops with sticks pointing in the feed direction. The aligned lollipops are transferred to a servo-driven pocket conveyor that delivers them to the wrapping station at precisely timed intervals synchronized with the film feed. The feeder handles both ball lollipops and flat lollipops, with adjustable guide channels that accommodate different stick lengths and head diameters. The feeding system is designed to handle lollipops gently to prevent surface damage to the candy head, which would be visible through the transparent packaging film and reduce product quality perception at retail.
2. Extended Bag Length for Stick Clearance
Unlike standard chocolate or biscuit products that are relatively compact, lollipops have protruding sticks that require extended bag lengths to ensure the stick is properly enclosed or oriented within the package. The JY-ZB1200LP's bag length range of 50-180 mm is specifically designed to accommodate this requirement, with the film forming tube and cutting system calibrated for the longer bag lengths typical of lollipop packaging. The machine can be configured for two packaging styles: full enclosure, where the entire lollipop including the stick is wrapped within the film, and stick-out style, where the film wraps around the lollipop head and the stick extends beyond the end seal. The sealing system is engineered to produce reliable seals in both configurations, with the sealing jaws designed to handle the transition between the thick candy head and the thin stick without compromising seal integrity. This flexibility allows producers to match their packaging design to market preferences and branding requirements.
3. Anti-Twist Film Guide System
The asymmetric shape of a lollipop — a round or flat head on one end with a thin stick extending from it — creates an uneven distribution of forces on the packaging film during the wrapping process. This can cause the film to twist or rotate around the product, resulting in misaligned graphics, poor seal quality, and unsightly packages. The JY-ZB1200LP features an anti-twist film guide system that uses precision-adjustable film guide rails and a film forming collar geometry specifically designed for lollipop products. The guide rails maintain film alignment throughout the forming process, while the forming collar is shaped to create a film tube that closely conforms to the lollipop's profile without excess material that could twist or fold. The system also includes a film tension control module that maintains consistent tension across the film width, preventing the tension imbalances that can initiate film twisting. This anti-twist system is particularly important for lollipops with printed film designs where graphics alignment directly affects brand presentation and shelf appeal.
4. High-Speed Servo-Driven Architecture
The JY-ZB1200LP achieves speeds of up to 800 packages per minute through its multi-axis servo-driven architecture. The film feed, sealing jaw operation, cutting knife, and feeding conveyor are each driven by independent servo motors controlled by a central PLC. This eliminates the mechanical linkages — cams, chains, and gearboxes — that limit the speed and flexibility of conventional cam-driven wrappers. The servo-driven system enables electronic synchronization of all moving components, with real-time adjustments to timing and positioning that compensate for speed variations and product feeding irregularities. The PLC stores up to 50 product recipes, each containing all machine parameters for a specific lollipop format. When switching products, the operator selects the new recipe on the HMI touch screen and the machine automatically recalibrates all servo positions and motion profiles. The HMI provides real-time production monitoring and diagnostic feedback, with a multi-language interface supporting English, Chinese, Spanish, French, Arabic, and Russian.
5. Compatibility with Ball and Flat Lollipops
The JY-ZB1200LP is designed to handle both ball lollipops — the traditional round-headed format — and flat lollipops, which have a disc-shaped head that presents different feeding and wrapping challenges. The machine achieves this versatility through interchangeable feeding conveyor pockets and adjustable guide channel profiles that can be changed between ball and flat lollipop configurations in under 10 minutes using tool-free quick-change mechanisms. The film forming collar and sealing jaw geometry are also adjustable to accommodate the different head profiles, ensuring proper film forming and seal quality for both product types. This dual compatibility is particularly valuable for lollipop producers who manufacture both ball and flat formats and need to run them on the same machine to maximize equipment utilization. The recipe management system stores separate parameter sets for each product type, so format changes require only a recipe selection on the HMI plus the mechanical quick-change adjustments.
6. Temperature-Controlled Sealing for Candy Products
Lollipop candy heads are susceptible to surface melting and sticking if sealing temperatures are too high, while temperatures that are too low result in weak seals that fail during distribution. The JY-ZB1200LP features a precision temperature-controlled sealing system with PID controllers that maintain sealing jaw temperatures within plus or minus 2°C of the set point. The sealing temperature range is adjustable from 100°C to 200°C, accommodating various film materials including OPP/CPP, BOPP, and metallized PET. The sealing jaws are designed with optimized contact pressure and dwell time for lollipop packaging, producing strong hermetic seals around the lollipop head without heat damage to the candy surface. For lollipops with special coatings or sensitive formulations, the sealing temperature can be fine-tuned through the HMI to find the optimal balance between seal strength and product protection. The sealing system also includes a cooling feature that rapidly reduces jaw temperature between seal cycles, preventing heat buildup that could affect product quality during extended high-speed production runs.
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