Ice Cream Cone Making Machine

An ice cream cone making machine is an automatic baking and forming system that turns sweet wafer batter into crisp, uniformly shaped cones — sugar cones, waffle cones, and wafer cups — ready for filling with ice cream.

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Product Overview

Wanttone’s ice cream cone making machine integrates batter mixing and dosing, heated baking plates, automatic rolling or molding, and cone ejection and stacking in one continuous cycle, delivering consistent wall thickness, color, and crunch at commercial production volumes.

Cone geometry defines the product: interchangeable baking plate and rolling mold sets produce flat-bottomed wafer cups, pointed sugar cones, and large waffle cones in different diameters and lengths, so one machine can supply multiple ice cream formats and retail channels.

Freshly formed golden wafer cones resting on the cone machine's outfeed conveyor

Capabilities & Applications

Key Features

  • Automatic Baking & Rolling Cycle

    Batter dosing, plate closing, baking, rolling, and ejection run automatically in sequence, minimizing labor and keeping every cone identical in shape and weight.

  • Interchangeable Cone Molds

    Quick-change baking plates and rolling mandrels switch between wafer cups, sugar cones, and waffle cones of different sizes, expanding your product range without a second machine.

  • Even Heat, Even Color

    Precisely controlled plate temperature bakes each cone uniformly edge to edge, delivering the golden color and crisp bite that premium ice cream brands demand.

  • Adjustable Recipe Parameters

    Baking time, temperature, and batter dose are set per recipe, letting you fine-tune thickness, sweetness, and crunch for each market.

  • Hygienic Food-Grade Build

    Stainless steel contact surfaces and an easy-clean frame support food safety compliance in dairy and frozen-dessert environments.

  • Scalable Configurations

    From compact single machines for ice cream parlors and startups to multi-head lines supplying industrial ice cream plants, capacity is matched to your growth plan.

Applications

  • The machine produces rolled sugar cones, waffle cones, flat-bottom wafer cups, and specialty shapes for ice cream parlors, frozen dessert brands, dairy plants, cone and wafer suppliers, and food-service distributors. Custom molds also support branded cone designs and regional specialties, making the machine a flexible platform for both artisanal and industrial ice cream cone production.

A Defined Role in the Line

  1. Upstream Requirements

    Confirm the incoming material or product condition, target throughput, infeed height and available utilities.

  2. Core Machine Function

    Batter dosing, plate closing, baking, rolling, and ejection run automatically in sequence, minimizing labor and keeping every cone identical in shape and weight.

  3. Downstream Integration

    Match discharge height, line speed, control signals, guarding and cleaning access with the next operation.

Specifications & Configuration

Technical Parameters for Ice Cream Cone Making Machine
ItemSpecification
Product typesSugar cones, waffle cones, wafer cups (custom shapes on request)
CapacityFrom several hundred to several thousand cones/hour (by mold count; customizable)
Baking systemHeated plate pairs with automatic open/close cycle
FormingAutomatic rolling/molding mandrels, interchangeable
Heating sourceElectric / Gas
Batter systemMixer + precision dosing unit
ConstructionFood-grade stainless steel contact parts
ControlPLC + touch screen

Note: As cone sizes and mold counts vary by project, all parameters are customizable — contact us with your target cone type and output.

The Wanttone Difference

Ice cream cones are baked wafer products — and wafer baking is where Wanttone’s engineering pedigree runs deepest. Since our predecessor factory began building automated biscuit equipment in 1981, we have spent over 40 years perfecting plate baking, batter dosing, and hot forming technologies across our wafer, biscuit, and egg roll lines, with our own food factory providing daily real-world validation. As an ISO 9001-certified manufacturer with an in-house Foodstuff Machinery Research Institute, we develop cone batter recipes, mold geometries, and baking curves for your specific product, and control quality from raw material to final inspection. Our turnkey service covers plant layout, installation and commissioning, operator training, and lifetime after-sales support — so whether you are supplying cones to a national ice cream brand or launching an artisanal cone business, you work with one accountable partner from design to daily production.

Frequently Asked Questions

What cone types can this machine produce?

Rolled sugar cones, large waffle cones, and flat-bottom wafer cups; custom molds can be engineered for branded or region-specific shapes.

How do I change between cone sizes?

Baking plates and rolling mandrels are interchangeable, so a mold changeover converts the machine between cone types and sizes without major downtime.

What capacity options are available?

Output scales with the number of baking plate pairs — from compact units for shops and startups to multi-head lines for industrial cone suppliers. Share your target volume and we will size the configuration.

Can the machine run on gas instead of electricity?

Yes — electric and gas heating versions are available, selected according to your local energy costs and supply.

What support do you provide after purchase?

Batter recipe development, installation and commissioning, operator training, spare parts supply, and lifetime maintenance support with dispatched technicians.