Buyer's map · dolma & sarma
Engineering projectDolma Machine: Filling or Rolling?
'Dolma machine' means two different machines. Stuffed vegetables need a filling operation; stuffed leaves need a rolling operation. This page maps the products a processor calls dolma or sarma onto DOKTEK's two engineering projects, so the enquiry starts in the right place.
The two projects referenced here are at different stages: the leaf line's dosing and fold stations are built and running on DOKTEK's pilot line; full rolling automation and vegetable filling are engineering projects. Neither is sold as a finished machine.
Machine summary
- Stuffed vegetables
- Filling operation → DOKTEK FILL project — engineering
- Stuffed leaves
- Rolling operation → DOKTEK ROLL project — dosing/fold stations pilot, full rolling in engineering
- Status
- Leaf line: dosing/fold piloted, rolling in engineering. Vegetable filling: engineering.
- Capacity
- Configured according to application
Two Operations, Not One Machine
A pepper dolma is a cavity that receives a dose of filling. A grape-leaf sarma is a sheet that is folded around a dose of filling. The first is a dosing and positioning problem; the second is a folding and rolling problem. A machine that does one well is built around different mechanics from a machine that does the other.
DOKTEK therefore runs two projects rather than one 'dolma machine': dolma filling automation for cored vegetables (an engineering project), and the automatic grape leaf rolling machine for leaves (dosing and fold stations built and running on DOKTEK's pilot line, full rolling still in engineering), with cabbage rolls as a not-yet-validated application of the second.
Which Products Belong to Which Project
The mapping is by operation, not by cuisine. The same rule applies whether the product is called dolma, sarma, dolmades, warak enab, sarmale or golubtsi.
- Bell pepper dolma → filling
- Zucchini dolma → filling
- Eggplant dolma (karnıyarık-type, halved) → filling
- Grape-leaf sarma / dolmades / warak enab → rolling
- Cabbage sarma / sarmale / golubtsi → rolling
- Mixed lines producing both → two stations, one line review
How an Enquiry Proceeds
Send the product and the recipe, a short video of the current manual method, the number of operators and the target pieces per hour. DOKTEK's engineers identify the operation, decide which project applies, and reply with what can be evaluated for that line and what would need validation on samples.
What is confirmed today
Confirmed: grape leaf dosing and fold stations are built and running on DOKTEK's own pilot line — see the grape leaf rolling machine page for the footage. Full rolling automation and dolma filling for cored vegetables remain engineering projects under development.
Not published: any capacity, price or delivery time for either project. DOKTEK does not sell a finished 'dolma machine' today and this page does not claim otherwise.
Frequently asked questions
Questions before a machine evaluation.
01Do you sell a dolma machine?
Not a finished one. Grape-leaf dosing and fold stations are built and piloted; full rolling automation and dolma filling for cored vegetables are still engineering projects. DOKTEK reviews each enquiry against the product and the operation it needs.
02Can one machine do peppers and grape leaves?
They are different operations — filling and rolling — with different mechanics. A line producing both is reviewed as two stations.
03Which project should I ask about?
If the product is a cavity that receives filling, the dolma filling project. If it is a leaf folded around filling, the grape leaf rolling project. If you are unsure, send the product and DOKTEK will route the enquiry.
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.