DOKTEK FILL · FILL-D
Engineering projectAutomatic Dolma Filling Solutions
Stuffing a cored pepper by hand is quick for one person and slow for a factory. DOKTEK FoodTech is engineering controlled filling solutions for peppers, zucchini, eggplant and similar stuffed foods — dosed, repeatable and configured to the recipe.
An engineering project under development. Not a finished machine; the dosing and filling geometry are validated per vegetable and recipe before any figure is quoted.
Machine summary
- Status
- Engineering project — in development
- Products
- Bell pepper, zucchini, eggplant, other suitable cored vegetables
- Principle
- Dosed filling of a cored vegetable held in a known position
- Recipes
- Rice, bulgur, meat and vegetarian fillings — evaluated per recipe
- Capacity
- Configured according to application; no figure is published
Filling Process Concept
Filling is only repeatable once the vegetable is held in a known position and the filling arrives in a known quantity. The concept separates those two problems.
- 01
Cored vegetable infeed
- 02
Positioning and cavity detection
- 03
Dosed filling
- 04
Fill level control
- 05
Closing / capping where required
- 06
Discharge
Concept sequence. Coring is usually the plant's existing step; whether DOKTEK's project includes it is decided per application.
The Engineering Problem
No two peppers have the same cavity. Volume, wall thickness, opening diameter and the way the vegetable stands all vary from piece to piece, which is why a hand adapts the fill on every one. A fixed-volume filler either overfills small cavities or under-fills large ones.
The DOKTEK approach is to establish the cavity before dosing: detect the vegetable, its opening and its orientation, then fill to a controlled level rather than a fixed volume. This is the same product-first principle as the eggplant machine, applied to a filling operation instead of a cut.
Potential Applications
Each vegetable is a separate application because cavity shape, wall strength and the way the piece is presented differ.
- Bell pepper — the primary application
- Zucchini (cored cylinders)
- Eggplant (cored, halved or whole)
- Other suitable vegetables, evaluated with samples
Filling Behaviour
Rice mixtures with oil, bulgur mixtures, minced-meat recipes and vegan fillings dose differently. Particle size, moisture, fat and temperature all change how the filling flows and compacts; a recipe change can require a dosing change. Recipe management is a development option so that the same station can hold more than one product specification.
Application compatibility is evaluated according to vegetable and recipe characteristics; DOKTEK does not guarantee compatibility for a recipe it has not run.
Possible Automation Options
Development options- Servo-controlled dosing
- Vision-assisted cavity and orientation detection
- Recipe management
- Automatic vegetable feeding
- Fill-level control
- Conveyor discharge and tray loading
Optional engineering features under development; none is a confirmed function of a finished machine.
What is confirmed today
Confirmed: DOKTEK FoodTech is developing dolma filling automation as an engineering project on its vision and motion platform.
Not published: pieces per hour, fill weight range, vegetable size range, price and delivery. Each is defined per project and subject to validation.
Next step
Send Your Product for Engineering Review
Filling automation is decided by the vegetable and the recipe together.
- 01Vegetable and variety
- 02Approximate dimensions and cavity opening
- 03Filling recipe and target fill weight
- 04Current production method and operators
- 05Required pieces per hour
- 06Downstream process (cook, freeze, pack)
- 07Country
Frequently asked questions
Questions before a machine evaluation.
01Is the dolma filling machine available?
Not as a finished machine. It is an engineering project. DOKTEK reviews each enquiry against the vegetable and the recipe and proposes what can be engineered and validated for that line.
02Does it core the vegetables too?
Coring is usually the plant's existing step. Whether a project includes coring, and how the cored vegetable is fed to the filling station, is decided per application.
03What fill weight accuracy does it achieve?
No accuracy figure is published for a machine in engineering. Fill-level control is a development option, and its performance is validated on the customer's product.
04Can it fill grape leaves as well?
Stuffed leaves are a rolling operation, covered by the DOKTEK ROLL project. The dolma and sarma overview page explains which project fits which product.
Next step
Send product details for an engineering review.
Share product photos, a short production video, your current method and target output. DOKTEK FoodTech will confirm what can be evaluated for your line.