Output depends on tray size, mold cavity count, and material. As a reference: the FSCT820/650 running a 4-cavity meat tray mold at 60 cycles per minute produces 14,400 trays per hour (345,600 per day on a 24-hour shift). Smaller berry punnets on higher-cavity molds can exceed 25,000 units per hour. For MAP-ready packaging lines, output typically matches the downstream sealing machine capacity.

Output depends on tray size, mold cavity count, and material. As a reference: the FSCT820/650 running a 4-cavity meat tray mold at 60 cycles per minute produces 14,400 trays per hour (345,600 per day on a 24-hour shift). Smaller berry punnets on higher-cavity molds can exceed 25,000 units per hour. For MAP-ready packaging lines, output typically matches the downstream sealing machine capacity.

Material choice depends on the application: PP for hot-fill and microwave-safe trays (yogurt, ready-meals), PET/APET for crystal-clear produce trays (berries, salads, bakery), CPET for oven-safe frozen meal trays (withstands 220°C), HIPS for opaque, rigid trays (meat, economy packaging), and PLA for compostable eco-friendly trays. All materials are food-contact approved when sourced from certified resin suppliers.

Precision stackability depends on three factors: uniform wall thickness, consistent forming depth, and accurate cutting tolerance. SAYEAH multi-station machines use in-mold forming and cutting technology that forms and trims trays in a single station, delivering cutting accuracy within ±0.1mm. Combined with our servo-stretching system for uniform walls, this ensures every tray in a 1,000-unit stack nests exactly the same — critical for automated filling lines and supermarket shelf presentation.

SAYEAH offers the widest forming area range in the industry — from 600×400mm on our FSCT600/400 series for small trays, up to 1100×900mm on the FSCT1100/900 series, which is the world's largest multi-station thermoforming machine. This allows us to produce everything from compact berry punnets to oversized industrial component trays and automotive parts on a single supplier's equipment.