How to use this guide
Use this guide to prepare your requirements. Contact us if you need help choosing a configuration.
A dry pet food packing machine should be selected around your complete pack-size list, not one attractive demonstration. HC-10 is a weighing-and-dosing option with a listed 10–2000 g range. XG8-200F combines weighing with premade-pouch handling and has a listed 50–1000 g range. Neither range proves that every kibble, pouch or operating speed will work. Start with the dose, then confirm the product and package together.
This guide is for free-flowing dry cat and dog food. Wet food, sticky treats and delicate freeze-dried pieces require a separate suitability review. For the broader choice between roll film, premade pouches and standalone weighing, read the existing pet food packing machines guide. Here the focus is keeping your small packs and larger bags within the same realistic purchase specification.
Build a pack-size matrix before comparing machines
List every recipe and sales pack you actually intend to run. For each, give the target net mass, typical and largest kibble dimensions, bulk density, fines and oil coating. Add the bag style, opening, dimensions and intended usable output. Identify frequent daily packs separately from occasional promotional packs; an infrequent large bag can still determine the equipment boundary.
The same net weight can occupy different volumes when recipes have different shapes or bulk densities. Ask whether the weighing hopper, discharge path and bag have enough usable space for the actual dose. Do not convert a dose limit into a guaranteed bag dimension. Send physical bags and representative material, including the recipe that is hardest to feed, rather than using photographs alone.
Two products to shortlist, with different boundaries
HC-10 uses two linear weighing heads with vibration feeding. Its listed 10–2000 g range makes it a candidate when the intended dry-food dose spans small packs through 2 kg. It is a dosing unit, so confirm how bags or containers are presented, held and closed. Do not treat the product name or an automatic discharge cycle as proof of a complete automatic packaging line.
XG8-200F combines a combination weigher, Z-type elevator and rotary premade-pouch handling. Its listed 50–1000 g range makes it a candidate for compatible finished pouches within that dose range. Check the actual pouch opening, gusset, zipper condition and sealing area. A 2 kg requirement is outside this published dose range; do not extend it on the basis of a larger-looking bag.
Choose HC-10 for evaluation when you want weighing flexibility and can define a separate closing workflow. Choose XG8-200F for evaluation when the premade-pouch route is central to the project and the dose fits. These are conditional recommendations based on the linked product records, not a performance ranking. The number of weighing heads and rotary pouch stations describes different functions.
Check the smallest dose and the largest volume
At a small target, individual kibble pieces can account for a noticeable part of the dose. Ask the supplier to show feeding and cutoff on your material without hiding manual corrections. At the large end, watch hopper capacity, discharge time and how the filled bag sits before closing. Record recipe settings separately; changing a target number does not demonstrate successful changeover.
Include product replenishment and a planned restart in the trial. A feeder that behaves well with a full hopper may behave differently near the end of a batch. Compare net weights against agreed limits using a suitable verified scale and an agreed tare method. The limits must reflect your product and sales-market requirements; this article does not prescribe a legal tolerance.
Count finished packs and the work around them
Judge output as acceptable closed packs over an agreed period. For a standalone weigher, include placing bags, transferring filled bags and closing them. For a pouch system, include pouch loading, missed openings, product refills and rejects. Keep the operator tasks and interruptions with the count. A dosing rate and an empty pouch cycle are not equivalent to sellable output.
During recipe and size changes, record setup, access to contact parts, removal of remaining food and the checks before restarting. Do not assume that the same feeder setting suits different oil coatings or kibble shapes. Use the granule sample preparation checklist to prepare the material information and keep the offered equipment boundary visible in the quotation.
What should the supplier trial record?
Keep a separate record for each recipe-and-bag combination: incoming batch condition, target dose, package identity, machine configuration, settings, tare method, sequential net weights, rejects, refill stops and usable output. Attach photographs of the finished pack and note product damage or food trapped in the seal. Agree the run length and acceptance criteria before testing rather than selecting only favorable bags afterward.
Ask the quotation to distinguish the feeder, weigher, bag handling, sealing, coding and any inspection equipment. Gas flushing, metal detection and checkweighing are requirements to discuss individually, not features to assume from these two product names. Neither recommendation establishes shelf life, food-contact suitability or regulatory compliance for your exact recipe and destination.
Questions about dry pet food pack sizes
Can XG8-200F pack a 2 kg kibble pouch?
Its current product record lists 50–1000 g. A 2 kg dose is outside that published range. Ask for a separately documented suitable configuration; do not assume that widening the pouch or changing the setting changes the weighing capability.
Does HC-10 also seal the bag?
HC-10 is presented as a dual-head weighing and dosing unit. Confirm the bag presentation and separate closing equipment in the complete workflow. The listed dose range does not establish seal quality or automatic pouch opening.
Can one setup run both cat food and dog food?
Possibly, if both fit the feeding, dosing, cleaning and package arrangements. Test each recipe and the important pack sizes. Different piece sizes and coatings can change flow, dose behavior and cleaning even when the declared bag weight is the same.
Send a practical requirement for recommendation
Send your recipe list, pack-size matrix, bag samples, target acceptable packs per shift and available installation space. Identify which tasks operators will do and which must be automated. Review HC-10 and XG8-200F, then contact MUJIU with the actual material and package details. MUJIU can compare the equipment route against those inputs; any final performance commitment needs the applicable configuration and agreed trial evidence.