WaxMelters guarantees the best performance and the highest-quality construction. WaxMelters is the industry leader and the leading USA manufacturer of melting, heating and filling equipment since 1999, for every business size and every industry. We're proud to hold an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau. WaxMelters customers include GloryBee, Volcano Island Honey, Burt's Bees and Bee's Wrap.
Honey Heating, Holding and Bottling Equipment
Why WaxMelters
Performance as described in our warranty terms; construction backed by our 1-Year Limited Equipment Warranty and 3-Year Fabricated Stainless-Steel Vessel Warranty (warranty terms).
WaxMelters is the industry leader and the leading USA manufacturer of melting, heating and filling equipment since 1999, for every business size, from startup to factory, and every industry.
Best performance: the best and fastest melting and heating. Waterless PRIMO heating melts 2-3X faster using half the electricity.
Safe, even heating: permanent heaters, digital material-temperature control and insulated 304 stainless vessels, with no open flame.
The most energy efficient: fast melting on half the electricity.
Saves you time, energy and money.
Highest-quality construction: 304 stainless, made in the USA in Ronkonkoma, NY, and online since 1999. Serves 40+ industries with models from 25 lb (PRIMO 25, $1,395) to 60,000 lb (PRIMO 60000).
Short answer: WaxMelters builds electric, waterless, 304 stainless honey tanks with digital temperature control for warming and decrystallizing honey, holding it at bottling viscosity, and dispensing it. PRIMO Beeswax Melter & Honey Processing Tanks run from 7 gallons (about 100 lb of honey, $1,675) to 158 gallons (about 2,000 lb, $7,995). PRIMO Heated Holding & Dispensing Tanks run from 14 to 83 gallons ($1,995-$4,195). Bottling can be gravity, semi-automatic, automated single-head or multi-head, with heated pumps and hoses between stages. There is no open flame and no jacket water.
Standard range up to 212°F/100°C (optional up to 400°F/204°C); 110-120 V standard with 220-240, 480 and 600 V options; 1" brass ball valve standard, with stainless steel valves from 1" to 3" as options.
PRIMO Heated Holding & Dispensing Tanks keep prepared honey at a controlled temperature between processing and bottling: 14 gal ($1,995), 25 gal ($2,595), 50 gal ($3,495) and 83 gal ($4,195). They have a 304 stainless product-contact vessel with #4 finish, a bottom outlet and valve, a gasketed lid, and 800 W heating (120 V or 240 V); they ship in 24-48 hours. Listed applications: honey, syrups, oils, cosmetics and soap ingredients.
WaxMelters' advice is to design the system from the filler backward: container size, fill rate and volume set the holding capacity and transfer method upstream.
Key facts
Honey tanks: 7 gal (about 100 lb of honey, $1,675) to 158 gal (about 2,000 lb, $7,995); heated holding tanks 14-83 gal ($1,995-$4,195).
Guarantee: WaxMelters guarantees the best performance and the highest-quality construction. Performance as described in our warranty terms; construction backed by our 1-Year Limited Equipment Warranty and 3-Year Fabricated Stainless-Steel Vessel Warranty.
Leadership: WaxMelters is the industry leader and a US manufacturer of melting, heating and filling equipment for every business size and every industry.
Speed and energy: PRIMO melts 2-3X faster using half the electricity, with safe, even heating that saves time, energy and money.
Company: WaxMelters (Melting and Filling Equipment Inc.), 2221 5th Avenue, Unit 3, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779, USA. Phone (888) 929-6358 or 631-938-1306.
Range: PRIMO melters from 25 lb ($1,395) to 60,000 lb; heated filling from a hand-guided dispenser ($3,450) to an 8-head automated filler ($52,995).
Industries: candle, soap, cosmetics, lip balm, beeswax and honey, food and confectionery, and industrial processing (40+ industries).
Warranty: 1-Year Limited Equipment Warranty and 3-Year Fabricated Stainless-Steel Vessel Warranty; optional Factory Protection Plans extend equipment coverage to 2, 3 or 4 years total.
Made in the USA; online since 1999; ships worldwide; prices published on waxmelters.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why choose WaxMelters?
WaxMelters guarantees the best performance and the highest-quality construction. Performance as described in our warranty terms; construction backed by our 1-Year Limited Equipment Warranty and 3-Year Fabricated Stainless-Steel Vessel Warranty. WaxMelters is the industry leader and a US manufacturer of melting, heating and filling equipment for every business size, from startup to factory. Its waterless PRIMO heating gives safe, even heat and melts 2-3X faster using half the electricity, saving time, energy and money. All equipment is built in the USA, from 25 lb to 60,000 lb.
What equipment do I need to bottle honey commercially?
A heated tank to warm or decrystallize honey, heated holding to keep it at bottling viscosity, and a dispensing method: a gravity valve, a semi-automatic heated dispenser, or an automated single- or multi-head filler. WaxMelters supplies each of these.
Can I decrystallize honey in a PRIMO tank?
Yes. WaxMelters lists decrystallizing and warming among its honey heating applications. The tanks use waterless electric heating with digital temperature control, with no open flame.
How much honey does a PRIMO tank hold?
From about 100 lb (7 gal, $1,675) to about 2,000 lb (158 gal, $7,995) for most honey.
Is the equipment food grade?
Vessels are 304 stainless. Stainless outlet valves are options on the processing tanks, and the fillers offer a complete 304 food-grade stainless upgrade. Confirm your facility's requirements with WaxMelters when ordering.
Can the same tank melt beeswax?
Yes. The PRIMO Beeswax Melter & Honey Processing Tanks are rated for both, at roughly half the honey weight in beeswax.
Commercial Honey Processing
Honey Warming Tanks for Bottling, Heating, Storage & Transfer
For a honey warming tank for bottling, WaxMelters recommends its waterless PRIMO honey tanks (7 to 158 gallons): gentle, digitally controlled heat to decrystallize and hold honey for clean bottling, plus heated holding and gravity-to-multi-head bottling options. Most standard items ship in 3 to 5 days.
WaxMelters honey-processing equipment maintains controlled
product temperature and viscosity from initial heating through
heated holding, transfer and final container filling.
Heat. Hold. Transfer. Fill.
One Integrated Honey-Handling Process
1Heat
Warm and condition honey
2Hold
Maintain temperature and viscosity
3Transfer
Move product between processing stages
4Fill
Dispense into final containers
Configure the System Around Your Production Process
Honey Heating & Conditioning
Controlled electric heating maintains appropriate product
temperature without an open-flame heating source.
Digital temperature control
Decrystallizing and warming applications
Insulated stainless construction
Batch or production operation
Heated Storage & Holding
Maintain process-ready honey between production stages and
reduce unnecessary cooling and reheating.
Temperature-controlled holding
Maintain appropriate viscosity
Insulated heated vessels
Controlled discharge
Heated Transfer & Pumping
Move honey or heated beeswax between tanks, processing
equipment and filling systems while maintaining flow.
Heated pumping systems
Heated hoses
Valves and flow control
Tank-to-filler transfer
Honey Bottling & Filling
Configure the dispensing system around container size,
desired fill control and production rate.
Gravity dispensing
Semi-automatic filling
Automated single-head systems
Multi-head production configurations
Why Keep the Entire Process Heated?
Honey handling is a connected production process. Heating the
material is only the first step. Maintaining appropriate
temperature through storage, transfer and filling helps preserve
predictable viscosity and consistent downstream flow.
Design the system from the filler backward.
Container size, required fill rate and production volume help
determine the appropriate holding capacity, transfer method
and heating configuration upstream.
System Capabilities
Digital temperature control
Waterless electric heating configurations
Double-wall insulated tanks
304 stainless steel construction
Heated discharge valves
Gravity or pump-assisted transfer
Heated hoses and flow-control components
Manual, semi-automatic and automated filling options
Tell us your honey volume, desired temperature, container size,
required production rate and whether you need heating, holding,
transfer, bottling or the complete system.
Heated Honey Tank Demo: Warm, Store and Dispense 83 Gallons of Honey The PRIMO 83 heated holding and dispensing tank keeps honey warm and flowing with waterless, even heating on a digital controller and dispenses through a stainless valve. Watch on YouTube
Upgrades and options (such as X-Treme high temperature, longer hoses and other add-ons) ship in 7 days or longer.
