Inspection gates, every unit
Same Panyu line, same eight checks. Counted per unit and written into the sales contract, so it is a term rather than a promise.
PANYU, GUANGZHOU · FACTORY DIRECT
COTTON CANDY · 5 MODELS
Commercial Cotton Candy Vending Machine: 5 Automatic Models, EXW Factory Direct
Four are self-service vending cabinets; the fifth, the CT-103, is a counter unit for a staffed shop. US$2,700 to US$6,800 EXW Guangzhou, one unit minimum, and the same thirty cents of sugar and stick in every one.
CT-206 · THE ONE MOST FIRST SITES CHOOSE
Featured model, EXW
US$4,700
CT-206
- 56 patterns · 136 upgrade option
- 4 sugar drums
- 8 QC gates
- 130+ countries
CHECKABLE METRICS
Four Operating Metrics Behind Unattended Cotton Candy Vending
Not slogans. Four figures you can check, and recheck against the price list.
Patterns, standard
136 and 144 on the two flagships. A customer picks one on the touchscreen in ten seconds; the software library is the only thing that separates the models.
Raw materials, per cone
Sugar and a food-grade paper stick, about thirty cents a cone. One kilogram of sugar spins 30 to 35 cones, so the arithmetic is checkable on this page.
Without an attendant
Card, bill and coin compatible. Refill and wipe down once or twice a week. No staff payroll on the clock while it sells.
FIVE MODELS
5 Commercial Models: From Countertop Units to Mall Atrium Robots
Start from where it stands. A site with nobody behind a counter starts at the CT-301. A shop that already has a till can take the CT-103.
Most first sites choose this
CT-206 · The model most first sites choose
US$4,700EXW
- Type
- Fully unattended vending cabinet
- Patterns
- 56 standard · 136 optional upgrade
- Sugar drums
- 4
- Dry topping
- — (2-dispenser build optional)
- Cabinet size
- 130 × 65 × 200 cm
- Crated volume
- 2.50 CBM · 1 crate
The glass sits directly at adult eye level, and the sugar capacity comfortably covers a busy weekend of trade. The pattern library upgrades from 56 to 136, and there is a two-topper build with two dry dispensers — both are factory-fit options quoted as separate line items, not something a note on the order can add.
Narrow footprint
CT-301 · The narrow footprint
US$4,600EXW
- Type
- Fully unattended vending cabinet
- Patterns
- 56
- Sugar drums
- 4
- Cabinet size
- 66 × 90 × 200 cm
- Crated volume
- 1.56 CBM · 1 crate
At just 90 cm wide, it slots into awkward dead zones — beside mall exit doors, elevator banks, or tight corridor walls where larger cabinets cannot fit.
Six drums, dry topping
CT-606 · Six drums and dry topping
US$6,080EXW
- Type
- Fully unattended vending cabinet
- Patterns
- 136
- Sugar drums
- 6
- Topping
- 2 dry dispensers
- Cabinet size
- 130 × 65 × 200 cm
- Crated volume
- 2.50 CBM · 1 crate
Introduces two automatic dry topping dispensers — freeze-dried fruit flakes or crunchy sprinkles — applied at the collection hatch. Shares the exact same footprint and shipping carton as the CT-206.
Concourse flagship
CT-608 · The concourse flagship
US$6,800EXW
- Type
- Fully unattended vending cabinet
- Patterns
- 144
- Sugar drums
- 6
- Topping
- 2 dry dispensers
- Cabinet size
- 140 × 66 × 260 cm
- Crated volume
- 3.66 CBM · 2 crates
260 cm total height, 450 kg dead weight, topped with an illuminated high-profile roof sign visible across an entire mall concourse. Includes an automated front-window wipe mechanism to keep the display crystal clear without manual cleaning.
Counter, semi-auto
CT-103 · The countertop unit
US$2,700EXW
- Type
- Semi-automatic counter machine
- Patterns
- 56
- Sugar drums
- 4
- Cabinet size
- 170 × 49 × 58 cm (castors)
- Crated volume
- 0.79 CBM · 1 crate
Designed specifically for attended retail counters, bakeries, or dessert bars with staff already present. The customer takes a paper stick, sets it into the hatch, and the robotic arm winds the candy live in front of them.
Pattern library 56 – 144 shapes, depending on the cabinet
Side-by-Side Comparison: Dimensions, Crate Volumes, and EXW Prices
| Model | Type | Patterns | Drums | Topping | Size (cm) | Volume | EXW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT-103 | Counter, semi-auto | 56 | 4 | — | 170 × 49 × 58 | 0.79 CBM | US$2,700 |
| CT-301 | Unattended | 56 | 4 | — | 66 × 90 × 200 | 1.56 CBM | US$4,600 |
| CT-206 | Unattended | 56 / 136 optional | 4 | — | 130 × 65 × 200 | 2.50 CBM | US$4,700 |
| CT-606 | Unattended | 136 | 6 | 2 | 130 × 65 × 200 | 2.50 CBM | US$6,080 |
| CT-608 | Flagship | 144 | 6 | 2 | 140 × 66 × 260 | 3.66 CBM | US$6,800 |
Volumes are measured on the outer wooden packing cases. CT-206 and CT-606 share identical crate dimensions. The 136-pattern library and the two-topper build on the CT-206 are factory-fit upgrades, quoted as separate line items. Electrical configuration is factory-set to 110 V or 220 V based on destination.
WHY THIS CABINET
Four parts we engineered ourselves — and patented
Every one of them removes a job you would otherwise do by hand, every shift. The patent numbers are public: look them up before you buy anything from anyone.
- 130+Patents & utility models
- 10,000m² of plant
- 2017Founded
- 50,000Units sold
01
BURNER
No rim for sugar to catch and burn
Most heads leave a ledge where caramel collects, blackens, and flakes into the next cone. This one is a single sealed drum: sugar leaves through eight ports and nothing stays behind. It runs cooler and needs no scraping between shifts.
- 20 mm centre wheelbase — 17 mm on a standard head
- Brushless motor, wireless temperature control
- Sealed to the base, wash-down safe
Patent CN116398541A · CN115752786A
02
SIX CANISTERS
Six colours on board, refilled without mistakes
Four canisters is the norm, so someone tops up mid-shift. Six doubles the runway, and every lid carries a colour dot that matches the sugar underneath — a refill never lands in the wrong slot.
- Six canisters instead of four
- Wide outlet: no bridging, no clogging
- Colour-coded caps match the sugar
Patent CN211129626U
03
ROBOTIC ARM
The stick goes in straight, every single time
A stepper motor on its own drifts: the arm slowly loses its zero and starts missing the stick, so an engineer has to come and re-teach it. An optical eye watches the grip and re-zeroes it by itself — no service visit, no cone wasted on a crooked stick.
- Stepper motor plus optical auto-correction
- No stick wasted on power-up
- 40 s for a simple pattern, 90 s complex
Patent CN213005336U
04
TOPPINGS
Toppings are an upsell, not a giveaway
Two hoppers sit above the cone. At the screen the customer decides whether to add fruit granules — and pays extra for it. The same cone sells twice: once plain, once dressed.
- Customer chooses on the screen
- Charged as a separate add-on
- Two hoppers, two flavours
Patent CN217184681U
Patents are searchable. Every number on this page can be checked against the manufacturer's own filing before you send a deposit anywhere.
OPEN CONSUMABLES SPECIFICATION
Cotton Candy Raw Materials: Standard Sugar Specs & Food-Grade Paper Sticks
Every machine runs on standard food-grade supplies. Source white sugar locally, or order pre-mixed flavour sugar and paper sticks bundled with your shipment.
6-flavour sugar specification
- Granule size
- 1.0–2.0 mm coarse cane sugar
- Why it matters
- Prevents burner clogs, keeps the filament continuous
- Yield
- 1 kg → 30–35 cones
Yellow banana · Purple grape · Blue blueberry · Red peach · White cream · Green apple.
Food-contact rigid paper sticks
- Dimensions
- 300 mm × Ø 10.3 mm
- Material
- Food-contact paper stock, steam resistant
PAYMENT HARDWARE
Payment Hardware & Currency Support
Native standard MDB L3 protocol. Plug-and-play for Nayax VPOS Touch, accepting Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay and Google Pay. Multi-currency bill validators (ICT) and coin changers supported. Every configuration is wired and tested in the factory before packing.
- Protocol
- MDB L3, native
- Cashless
- Nayax VPOS Touch: Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay, Google Pay
- Notes
- ICT multi-currency validator
- Coins
- Coin changer with change return
- Testing
- Wired and tested per order before crating
Payment terminals are supplied to your market's acquirer requirements; tell us the country and the processor you already use.
INTERACTIVE BUSINESS MODEL
Commercial ROI Simulator: Project Your Real Venue Payback
Set retail price, daily volume and site overhead — every figure on the right recalculates as you move a slider.
Standard inputs
$5.00
$3$10
25
10120
Add operational costs (rent)
$0
$0$1,500
Consumables stay fixed at 30¢ a cone. Rent is the only extra cost this model adds.
- Every model makes the same cone from the same two consumables. What changes is the cabinet around it.
- You set the retail price on every sale.
- Sugar and stick (30¢) are the only costs that scale directly with volume.
- No staff payroll on the clock while it sells.
Financial summary · projected
Unit economics
Retail price per cone
$5.00
Consumables (sugar + stick)
−$0.30
Net margin per serving
$4.70
94.0% net margin after raw materials (30¢). Card fees, tax and payroll are not included.
Operating metrics · 30 days
Monthly gross revenue
$3,750
Monthly consumables
−$225
Location rent
$0
Net cash flow
$3,525per month
Capital payback milestone
40days
≈ 1.3 months to recover 100% of $4,700 EXW machine price.
Sent on WhatsApp, usually within an hour.
REMOTE MANAGEMENT
Manage Every Machine From a Dashboard, Not a Van
One account covers the fleet: sales, status, pricing, promotions, screen content, staff permissions and email alerts.
Order records
Filter by date and payment channel, export to CSV.
Live status
Machine parameters and running state in real time.
Pricing
Change price and product name remotely.
Promotions
Coupons, or second-item-half-price.
Screen content
Replace ad videos; loop several clips.
Sub-accounts
Per-machine permissions for staff, sales data hidden.
Remote reboot
Restart the machine without sending anyone.
Email alerts
Sugar below 10% (threshold adjustable), status changes.
THE SOURCE MANUFACTURER
Built in Panyu: Source Engineering & Turnkey Automated Equipment
Red Rabbit operates full-scale R&D, structural assembly, and burn-in testing on our own floor at Building 7, No. 9 Dongsheng Road, Chadong Village, Panyu District, Guangzhou. We are not white-label traders or intermediaries—we engineer commercial automated equipment from the ground up.
From multi-axis precision mechanical kinematics and closed-loop thermal control to global payment integration (Nayax / MDB) and remote IoT cloud management, every core subsystem is developed and calibrated in-house. By uniting our assembly workshops, quality inspection bays, and direct export documentation under one roof, we give international operators factory-direct pricing, verified industrial reliability and customs clearance that does not stall at the port.
Andy
Export & sales · +86 166 2466 7463
Building 7, No. 9 Dongsheng Road, Chadong Village, Panyu District, Guangzhou
International Compliance & Market Certifications
Every commercial unit is engineered to meet regional electrical, mechanical, and food contact safety standards. All certificates are backed by accredited third-party test reports and verifiable registration numbers for seamless customs clearance and commercial venue permits.
The exact certificate depends on the model you order — contact us and we will send you the copy that applies.
VERIFIED VENUES
Verified Venue Deployments & Client Reviews across 130+ Countries
Six sites, with the numbers the operators gave us. Photos come from the sites themselves.
OUTDOOR FESTIVAL · POP-UP SITE
★★★★★
Marcus T.
Event & concession operator
“The crowd stopped right here.”
We ran it on temporary turf for a three-day outdoor food fair. Open air, uneven ground, no shelter — the unit never skipped once. Parents and kids queued to watch the arm work through the window, and footfall conversion beat every snack booth around us.
- 300+ cones / weekend
- Instant crowd puller
THEME PARK · MASCOT INTERACTION
★★★★★
Daniel K.
Theme park leisure director · Australia
“It became the park’s natural photo spot.”
Sited just outside the indoor attraction exit, it works as both an automated confection stand and a photo prop. The multi-colour flower shapes read beautifully on camera, and our mascot team takes it along on meet-and-greets.
- 100% unattended
- High repeat purchase
FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT · HIGH TRAFFIC
★★★★★
Sophia L.
Commercial arcade operator · United States
“Peak hours carry the whole day.”
In a high-footfall entertainment concourse the visual is everything. A 90-second cycle keeps a long queue moving without frustration, and contactless payment takes the rush with no coin jams and no stalls.
- Under 90 s per serve
- 95% cashless
NIGHT TRADE · CONVENIENCE FRONT
★★★★★
Marc D.
Mini-mart manager
“The lit sign became the brightest thing on the street.”
Set on the sidewalk outside our waterfront mini mart. After dark the glowing canopy pulls pedestrians across the road. Staff check the sugar once a day; the unit runs unattended well into the late-night footfall.
- Night revenue, 24/7
- Zero extra labour
INDOOR VENUE · LOCALIZED BUILD
★★★★★
Élodie R.
Event operations lead
“Localized software removed the last bit of friction.”
We specified the touchscreen language and the cabinet graphics for our regional event centre. The step-by-step UI lets a six-year-old or a grandparent order unaided, and it has become the gathering point every holiday weekend.
- Multilingual UI
- Family favourite
MALL CORNER · DEAD SPACE
★★★★★
Ahmed F.
Shopping centre leasing partner
“An unproductive corner turned into monthly cash flow.”
Tucked beside a decorative statue on the cinema corridor — the kind of awkward corner landlords struggle to let. The cabinet fits it exactly, and the internal rinse keeps the glass clear, so upkeep is minutes a week rather than hours.
- Compact footprint
- Self-rinse glass
BUYER QUESTIONS
Frequently Asked Questions About Commercial Cotton Candy Machines
What is the minimum order quantity (MOQ), and can I start with a single machine?
Yes, our MOQ is 1 unit. Over 80% of our international operators start with a single unit — typically the CT-206 — to validate their mall or entertainment venue before ordering multi-unit fleets. Every machine is built new to order and passes our full eight-gate factory inspection in Panyu.
Does the machine support local cashless card payments and mobile pay?
Yes. The controller runs the standard MDB L3 protocol natively. We pre-wire and calibrate for Nayax VPOS Touch and PAX readers, enabling tap-to-pay with Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay and Google Pay. Integrated ICT multi-currency bill acceptors and coin changers are configured to your country's currency before crating.
What electrical voltage and power supply does the machine require?
Every unit is built with destination-specific single-phase power: 110 V/60 Hz for North America, or 220 V/50 Hz for Europe, the UK, Australia and the Middle East, with the matching regional plug. Draw while heating and spinning runs between 700 W and 2,500 W (500–2,000 W on the CT-103 counter unit), straight into a standard wall socket.
How often do I need to refill sugar, and how is cleaning handled?
The 4 to 6 large-capacity drums support a full day of continuous sales; a typical mall site refills sugar and sticks every 2 to 3 days. Daily maintenance stays under 10 minutes because the machine sprays water to rinse itself after every single cone — no disassembly, no manual flushing of the burner head.
Am I locked into buying proprietary sugar and sticks from your factory?
No. We do not lock you into proprietary consumables. Buy standard 1.0–2.0 mm coarse granulated cane sugar from any local baking or confectionery wholesaler. Paper sticks must match 300 mm length × 10.3 mm diameter to fit the robotic gripper, and you can source them locally from any paper packaging converter. Both are also available in cartons with your machine shipment if you prefer one invoice.
How are the machines packed, and do you offer DDP shipping?
Machines travel in heavy-duty, fumigation-free composite wooden crates — 2.50 CBM for the CT-206, and the CT-608 ships in two crates totalling 3.66 CBM. Beyond standard EXW and CIF, we run door-to-door DDP to the United States, the UK, the EU, Australia and the Middle East, covering clearance, import duty and liftgate delivery to your venue address.
What is the warranty coverage, and how is technical support handled overseas?
Core mechanical and electronic components carry a 12-month commercial warranty. Support runs 24 hours, and it is not a single account manager: a technical group covering sales, after-sales and the Panyu engineering team answers together, so a fault code gets diagnosed by the person who built that subsystem.
ALSO IN THE FLEET
Seven other categories, built on the same floor
Same factory, same crating, same EXW terms — eight more models across seven categories. If the site can hold a second unit, or you are weighing cotton candy against something else, start here.
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One cylinder or two, soft serve on demand
US$5,080EXW
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70 cups, 85 languages, 30 seconds
US$4,580EXW
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80 cups, two flavours, three toppings
US$4,380EXW
Phone case printing machine
448 shells, 56 phone models
US$4,900EXW
Photo puzzle machine
48 pieces, 100 boards & 150 frames
US$5,300EXW
Laser engraving machine
100 glass blanks, 70 bases, 5 minutes a piece
US$4,900EXW
Nail art printing machine
30 sets a run, 525 on the rack
US$5,700EXW
NEXT STEP
Tell Us Your Venue: Get a Confirmed Model Fit & DDP Freight Quote
Speak directly with a Panyu factory engineer on WhatsApp, or send your site measurements for a formal PDF logistics pack within 12 hours.