From order to cup
The nozzle extrudes the base, the jam arm meters a sauce and the hopper drops a topping — one cycle, start to finish. One customer or a queue at the peak, the rhythm stays at about twenty seconds.
PANYU, GUANGZHOU · FACTORY DIRECT
ICE CREAM · 2 AUTOMATIC MODELS
Commercial Ice Cream Vending Machine: One or Two Bases, Factory Direct
A cup every twenty seconds, unattended. One cylinder runs a single best-selling base; two cylinders serve two bases side by side and pour a two-tone swirl. Both carry three jams and three toppings, so the customer builds one of eighteen combinations on the screen. US$5,080 to US$6,800 EXW Guangzhou, one unit minimum.
CT-XG260 · TWIN TANKS, HIGH-TRAFFIC SITES
Featured model, EXW
US$6,800
CT-XG260
- 18 flavour combinations
- 24 L mix on board
- 20 s per cup
- 2.2 m² floor
OPERATING METRICS
Four Numbers Behind an Unattended Ice Cream Machine
No slogans. Each of the four can be checked line by line against the factory configuration sheet and the test reports.
Floor space, one unit
The cabinet itself is 97 cm wide by 123 cm deep on the twin, 94 by 126 on the single; with the hatch and service clearance it takes about 2.2 m² of floor. What it replaces is not one chest freezer but the freezer plus a scoop station and the person standing at it.
Cup and spoon, published
A food-grade cup with the spoon nested in the base, priced by us in the open. The mix, the jams and the toppings you buy locally — the search terms and the bottle mouth size are published further down this page.
Without an attendant
Cashless card, notes and coins as shipped. A normal site refills mix and cups every one or two days, and the cabinet runs its own pasteurisation, UV and cold-hold cycle every night.
TWO MODELS
One Cylinder or Two: Pick the Build That Fits Your Footfall
Both machines run the same twenty-second dispense cycle and the same 7-cent cup and spoon. The real difference is tank capacity and how many flavours you can put on the screen — which sets your average ticket and how often a customer comes back.
Two bases, two tanks
CT-XG260 · The two-base build
US$6,800EXW
- Cylinders
- Two, independently controlled
- Milk bases
- 2 flavours + 3 jams + 3 toppings
- Mix tank
- 24 L
- Cups on board
- 200 plastic / 300 paper
- Cabinet size
- 97 × 123 × 224 cm
- Crated volume · chargeable
- 3.04 CBM · 507 kg
Twenty-four litres split across two independently controlled tanks, so vanilla and chocolate pour at the same time without swapping a tank between services. Two bases, three jams, three toppings — eighteen menu combinations, plus the two-tone swirl a single cylinder cannot produce. Built for mall atriums and attractions where the queue does not stop.
One base, lowest entry
CT-XG210 · The single-base workhorse
US$5,080EXW
- Cylinders
- One
- Milk bases
- 1 flavour + 3 jams + 3 toppings
- Mix tank
- 12 L
- Cups on board
- 200 plastic / 300 paper
- Cabinet size
- 94 × 126 × 219 cm
- Crated volume · chargeable
- 3.02 CBM · 504 kg
One milk base, three jams, three toppings. If your site sells eighty cups a day of the same flavour, a second cylinder is a tank you clean and do not sell from. The base flavour can be changed between fills — one flavour per tank at a time is a constraint, not a permanent choice.
Menu library 32 cups · 16 mono, 16 two-tone — the mix changes between fills; the three jams and three toppings do the rest
FLAVOUR MATRIX
Eighteen Desserts, One Cabinet
Two tanks, three jam pumps and three topping hoppers — a dessert-counter menu without a second machine or another pair of hands.
18 combinations · twin-cylinder build
01 Milk base
The foundation of every serve
- Base A
- Base B · twin only
02 Fruit jams
Finish with a burst of fruit
- Strawberry
- Mango
- Blueberry
03 Toppings
Add texture to every bite
- Cookie crumbs
- Hazelnut
- Sprinkles
Milk mix, jams and toppings are ordinary food trade goods, bought locally on the specification we publish. Nothing here is tied to us.
Side-by-Side: Cylinders, Tank Size, Crate Volume and EXW Price
| Model | Cylinders | Milk bases | Jam | Topping | Size (cm) | Crate (CBM) | EXW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT-XG210 | Single | 1 | 3 | 3 | 94 × 126 × 219 | 3.02 CBM | US$5,080 |
| CT-XG260 | Twin | 2 | 3 | 3 | 97 × 123 × 224 | 3.04 CBM | US$6,800 |
Crate volumes are outer dimensions: cabinet length and width plus 14 cm on each side, at a crate height of 2 m. The single-cylinder ships at 3.02 CBM and 504 kg chargeable, the twin at 3.04 CBM and 507 kg. Both hold 200 plastic or 300 paper cups on board. One litre of mix makes eight to ten cups, so a full 12 L tank is roughly 96 to 120 cups and a 24 L tank roughly 192 to 240. Electrical configuration is 110 V or 220 V, set for the destination before crating.
CORE ENGINEERING
Four Industrial-Grade Builds That Decide Long-Term Profit
Four builds decide whether the cabinet still holds temperature at cup three hundred, and whether the operator ever has to open a panel. Every figure below is in the manual.
- 130+Patents & utility models
- 10,000m² of plant
- 2017Founded
- 50,000Units sold
FAST BUILD · 20 S A CUP
Twenty Seconds a Cup, Jam and Toppings Layered on Their Own
An imported commercial compressor and a full-copper radiator hold the barrel cold through back-to-back serves. The mix spirals out, two jam lines meter their sauce, the crumb hopper drops its topping — the whole cycle in twenty seconds, so a queue at the peak still moves.
- Imported compressor, no collapse between cups
- Mix, jam and topping layered in one automatic pass
- 18 flavour combinations, a higher average ticket
Output rhythm · 20 s / cup
TOUCH CONTROL · 85 LANGUAGES
Build Your Own on the Screen, Paid in Ten Seconds
A bright industrial capacitive touchscreen with 85 languages one tap away. The customer picks the base, the jam and the topping the way they would at a dessert counter — that interaction is the reason they come back, and the reason the ticket is higher than a single-flavour machine.
- 85 languages, no barrier for a foreign visitor
- Screen ad slot swapped remotely, video included
- Price, recipe and takings from the cloud dashboard
Control system · Cloud OTA
FOOD SAFETY · NO STRIP-DOWN
A Closed Dispensing Bay, Pasteurised and UV-Cleaned on Its Own
An automatic cup dropper takes the food-grade cup with its nested spoon without a hand touching it, and a sensor door keeps the bay shut until the serve is finished. Pasteurisation and UV run on a daily cycle, so nobody spends forty minutes stripping barrels after closing.
- Pasteurisation, UV and an all-day cold hold
- Food-grade cup with nested spoon, dropped automatically
- Maintenance is a wipe, not a rebuild
Certified · CE-LVD / CE-EMC
PAYMENTS · UNATTENDED 24/7
Nayax Fitted at the Factory, Cash Set for Your Market
The card terminal is a Nayax unit we fit in Panyu before crating — Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay and Google Pay by tap. The bill validator and coin changer are built for your destination currency, and sensors report cup and mix levels before either runs out.
- Nayax terminal fitted, card, NFC, notes and coins
- Takings and machine status on your phone
- 500 W standby, unattended around the clock
Payments · Cash / Nayax
The manual, the reports and the price list are the same documents we hand to a customs broker. Ask for them before you send money to anyone, including us.
OPEN CONSUMABLES SPECIFICATION
Cups From Us, Milk Mix From Anywhere
We publish the one part we manufacture and sell — the cup. The mix, the jam and the topping are ordinary food trade goods; we give you the specification so you can buy them at your own price.
Food-grade cup with nested spoon
- Dimensions
- Ø78 mm mouth · Ø66 mm base · 52 mm high
- Price
- US$0.07 per set, cup and spoon
- On board
- 200 plastic / 300 paper
The spoon nests in the base of the cup as shipped — that is why the cup is 52 mm deep for a 78 mm mouth.
Milk mix, jam and topping
- Yield
- 1 L of mix → 8–10 cups
- What to buy
- Ice cream milk slurry or ice cream powder
- Jam bottle mouth
- 22 mm minimum, bottled or pouch-packed
Three jams and three toppings run at once. One base flavour per cylinder at a time; change it between fills, not between customers.
PAYMENT HARDWARE
Payment Hardware & Currency Support
Card, mobile, notes and coins on the same cabinet. The card terminal is a Nayax unit fitted at our factory; Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay and Google Pay work by tap. The bill validator and coin changer are set to your market's currency.
- Card terminal
- Nayax, fitted at the factory
- Cashless
- Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay, Google Pay
- Notes
- ICT multi-currency validator
- Coins
- Coin changer with change return
The card terminal is a Nayax unit we fit in Panyu, wired and tested before the cabinet is crated.
INTERACTIVE BUSINESS MODEL
Ice Cream ROI Simulator: What This Site Actually Returns
Set the cup price, the daily volume and your real cost per cup — the three layers on the right recalculate as you move a slider.
Standard inputs
$6.00
$2$12
20
10120
$0.45
$0.10$1.20
7¢ cup + spoon from us; the rest is your local milk mix and toppings.
Add operational costs (rent)
$0
$0$1,500
Rent is the only extra cost this model adds. Card fees, tax and payroll are not included anywhere in it.
- Both models make the same cup from the same cup and spoon. What changes is how many bases sit in the cabinet.
- You set the retail price on every sale.
- Cost per cup is the only line that scales with volume — and the only one you buy locally.
- No staff payroll on the clock while it sells.
Financial summary · projected
Unit economics
Retail price per cup
$6.00
Cost per cup (cup, mix, topping)
−$0.45
Net margin per cup
$5.55
92.5% net margin after the cost you entered. Card fees, tax and payroll are not included.
Operating metrics · 30 days
Monthly gross revenue
$3,600
Monthly consumables
−$270
Location rent
$0
Net cash flow
$3,330per month
Capital payback milestone
61days
≈ 2.0 months to recover 100% of $6,800 EXW machine price.
Sent on WhatsApp, usually within an hour.
The default cost per cup is US$0.45: 7¢ for the cup and spoon we sell, and 38¢ assumed for mix and topping. Replace the 38¢ with your local invoice — the machine does not care what the mix costs.
REMOTE MANAGEMENT
Manage Every Machine From a Dashboard, Not a Van
One account covers the fleet: sales, tank temperature, cup stock, price, screen content, permissions and alerts. It is the same control board the OTA updates reach.
Order records
Filter by date and payment channel, export to CSV.
Live status
Tank temperature, cup stock and network state in real time.
Price and recipe
Change the price, or how much ice cream goes into a cup.
Promotions
Coupons, money-off thresholds, second cup half price.
Screen content
Swap the ad video; loop several clips.
Sub-accounts
Per-machine permissions for staff, sales data hidden.
Remote pour
Run a test cup from the dashboard to check a new mix.
Alerts
Mix low, cups low, or a fault code — by email, to your phone.
THE SOURCE MANUFACTURER
Built in Panyu: Refrigeration, Kinematics and Software, All In-House
Red Rabbit runs full-cycle R&D, structural assembly and continuous burn-in testing on our own floor at Building 7, No. 9 Dongsheng Road, Chadong Village, Panyu District, Guangzhou. We are not a white-label trader — the refrigeration circuit, the high-speed overrun mechanism, the vending software and the IoT cloud backend are all developed and calibrated in-house.
Assembly bays, inspection stations and our own export documentation sit inside one park. That is what lets us quote a real factory price, build to industrial duty, and hand over a complete set of international compliance files.
Andy
Export & sales · +86 166 2466 7463
Building 7, No. 9 Dongsheng Road, Chadong Village, Panyu District, Guangzhou
International Compliance & Market Certifications
This cabinet has passed the EU electrical safety and electromagnetic compatibility tests and holds CE-LVD, CE-EMC and a signed EC Declaration of Conformity. Test reports sit behind each certificate.
The exact certificate depends on the model you order — contact us and we will send you the copy that applies.
WHERE IT EARNS
Six Sites Where a Twenty-Second Cup Beats a Scoop Counter
Taken from the application list in our own manual, not from a market report. The reason is the same in all six: the queue moves without a person behind the counter.
SUPERMARKET
The exit aisle
The trolley is already full and the customer is walking out. One cup is an easy add, and nobody has to staff a dessert counter for it.
RESTAURANT
The buffet exit
Dessert without a dessert kitchen: no freezer space, no plating, no pastry staff on shift after nine.
SCENIC SPOT
The lookout
It runs from an ordinary socket and ships in about 3 CBM of crate, so it reaches a site a soft-serve trailer cannot.
OFFICE BUILDING
The lobby, after lunch
The three o'clock slump is a twenty-second decision. It also sells at 8 a.m. for people who call ice cream breakfast in July.
AMUSEMENT PARK
Between two rides
Children pick the jam and the topping on the screen themselves. That interaction is the reason they ask to go back.
SCHOOL & CAMPUS
The gate at dismissal
A fixed price on a screen and no cashier is a smaller argument than a queue at a kiosk window.
VERIFIED OPERATOR
“What I noticed first was the service — installation, freight, the parts of a purchase nobody photographs. The machine itself is easy to manage: steady takings, not a rush.”
Steady daily takings
Franchise cabinet in a Saudi ice-cream chain. Mix and toppings bought locally on the published spec.
VERIFIED OPERATOR
“Instead of paying someone to scoop and spending forty minutes stripping barrels every night, the cabinet runs its own pasteurisation and UV cycle while we close. Twenty seconds a cup handles the dinner rush easily.”
Zero nightly strip-down
Placed at the exit of a casual buffet hall. Mix and toppings are sourced locally on the published spec.
VERIFIED OPERATOR
“Having two milk bases plus three jams and three toppings lets kids build their own dessert on the screen. That interaction brings families back every weekend — and the twin tanks never run dry mid-rush.”
18 screen combinations
Running a twin-cylinder cabinet near the indoor play zone exit. Cashless tap handles almost every order.
VERIFIED OPERATOR
“It slid into 2.2 square metres of unused elevator lobby corner on a standard socket. It drops to 500 W on its own during quiet hours, and our route driver only stops by every second day to top up mix and cups.”
2.2 m² lobby footprint
Unattended commercial lobby placement with remote cloud alerts for cup and mix levels.
Named operators only. This row could be filled with logos; a quote from someone who cannot be identified is not evidence, so we do not.
BUYER QUESTIONS
Frequently Asked Questions About Commercial Ice Cream Machines
What is the minimum order quantity, and can I start with a single machine?
One unit. Most operators start with one cabinet at one site, measure a month of takings, and order the second unit after that — not before. Every machine is built new to order and passes the full eight-gate inspection in Panyu before it is crated.
Does it accept local cashless cards and mobile payments?
Yes. The card terminal is a Nayax unit we fit at our factory, so Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay and Google Pay work by tap. The bill validator and coin changer are set to your destination currency before crating.
What voltage does the ice cream machine need?
110 V or 220 V, set at the factory for the destination and the plug type you name. While freezing the machine draws 2,500 W: at 220 V that is an ordinary 10 A socket, at 110 V it needs its own 30 A circuit. Tell us the market before the order — the electrical build is decided in Panyu, not in your shop.
How often do I refill, and how much cleaning is there?
One litre of mix makes eight to ten cups, so the 12 L tank is good for roughly 96 to 120 cups and the 24 L tank roughly 192 to 240 — a day or two of trade at most sites. Cleaning is the reason the tank runs pasteurisation, UV and a refrigerated hold on an automatic daily cycle: there is no nightly strip-down, and the hatch is a wipe rather than a wash.
Am I locked into buying milk mix and toppings from you?
No. The only consumable we manufacture and sell is the cup, published at US$0.07 a set. The mix is ordinary ice cream milk slurry or ice cream powder, and the jams and toppings are standard food trade goods — buy them in your own market at your own price. We publish the specification (1 L to 8–10 cups, 22 mm minimum jam bottle mouth) so the machine can be fed from local supply indefinitely.
How is it packed, and can you ship DDP to my door?
One fumigation-free composite wooden crate: 3.02 CBM and 504 kg chargeable for the single-cylinder, 3.04 CBM and 507 kg for the twin. We also offer DDP — duty paid, cleared and delivered to your venue address.
What is the warranty, and who fixes it overseas?
Twelve months on core mechanical and electrical parts, which is the standard term for this machine in our price list. Support runs 24 hours through a group that includes the Panyu engineering team, not a single account manager — and because the PLC updates over the air, a software problem is usually closed without anyone travelling.
ALSO IN THE FLEET
Seven other categories, built on the same floor
Same factory, same crating, same EXW terms. If the site can hold a second unit, or you are weighing soft serve against cotton candy, start here.
Cotton candy vending machine
Eight canisters, 56 shapes, 30¢ a serve
US$2,700EXW
Snowflake ice vending machine
70 cups, 85 languages, 30 seconds
US$4,580EXW
Slush vending machine
80 cups, two flavours, three toppings
US$4,380EXW
Phone case printing vending machine
448 shells, 56 phone models
US$4,900EXW
Jigsaw puzzle vending machine
48 pieces, 100 boards & 150 frames
US$5,300EXW
Laser engraving vending machine
100 glass blanks, 70 bases, 5 minutes a piece
US$4,900EXW
Nail art printing vending machine
30 sets a run, 525 on the rack
US$5,700EXW
NEXT STEP
Tell Us the Site: Get a Confirmed Model Fit & DDP Freight Quote
Speak to a Panyu factory engineer on WhatsApp, or send the door width and the power you have and get a formal PDF pack within 12 hours.