Nursery Seedling Trays

Nursery seedling trays are molded fiber growing containers designed to hold soil or growing media while young plants develop. Their individual cells separate seedlings, drainage openings help manage water, and the molded pulp body gives growers a paper-based alternative to conventional plastic nursery trays. Trays can be shaped for vegetables, flowers, forestry seedlings, greenhouse growing, and other nursery applications.

AGICO provides the molds and production equipment needed to manufacture pulp nursery trays from recovered paper and other suitable plant fibers. Whether you need one custom mold, a forming machine, or a complete line, we configure the solution around the tray you want to make and the output you plan to reach.

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Biodegradability depends on the selected fiber, additives, coatings, and local disposal conditions. Tell us the environmental target so AGICO can define the material and process before production.

AGICO supplies the main systems required to turn pulp into finished nursery seedling trays:

• Custom nursery tray molds developed from samples or drawings
• Manual, semi-automatic, and automatic forming-machine options
• Hydrapulpers, tanks, pumps, and pulp-preparation equipment
• Natural-drying layouts and mechanized drying systems
• Product transfer, counting, stacking, and packing options
• Complete production lines with equipment layout and system matching
• Installation guidance, commissioning, operator training, and technical support
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Buyers can start with a mold or single machine, or order a coordinated line for pulping, forming, drying, and handling. The proposal clearly identifies the included equipment.

Recovered paper or another suitable fiber source is mixed with water in the pulping system. The prepared pulp is delivered to the forming machine, where vacuum forming draws fibers onto a custom nursery tray mold. The wet tray is released and transferred to the selected drying stage. After drying, trays are inspected, nested, counted, and prepared for storage or shipment.

Changing the mold allows a compatible forming machine to make different approved tray sizes and shapes. Machine format, mold dimensions, transfer, and downstream equipment determine the practical changeover scope, so identify all intended tray designs before finalizing the line.

The mold controls the cell shape, drainage openings, outside dimensions, edges, and nesting relationship of the tray. Send AGICO a physical sample, drawing, or reference image. Our team can develop the mold around the approved design and match it to suitable forming equipment.

Common market descriptions such as 72-cell, 128-cell, or 200-cell trays are useful starting points, but the cell count alone does not define a mold.

Overall dimensions, cell depth, hole structure, pulp material, and handling requirements must also be confirmed. This prevents two trays with the same cell count but different geometry from being treated as identical products.

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AGICO's Gardening Tray equipment range offers capacities from 1,000 to 10,000 pieces per hour, with forming configurations for different production scales. Buyers can select a suitable starting range for small, medium, or large-scale production. Tray size and weight, mold layout, forming cycle, pulp condition, drying capacity, and automation determine actual output. AGICO reviews the tray and production target, recommends the machine configuration, and provides corresponding parameters in the proposal.

 Choose natural drying for moderate output where space and suitable weather are available and lower initial investment is the priority. Production will be influenced by climate, floor area, tray handling, and drying time.

 Choose mechanized drying for higher or more continuous output, efficient use of space, and integration with forming and handling. AGICO supplies drying equipment as part of a coordinated line and matches it to the tray, capacity target, energy options, and factory conditions.

AGICO specializes in egg tray and pulp molding equipment, serving customers in more than 30 countries and regions. From mold development and equipment manufacturing to complete production line planning, we provide integrated solutions that help customers simplify procurement and improve project efficiency.

We offer comprehensive technical support throughout the project, including factory layout design, installation guidance, commissioning, operator training, and after-sales service. Equipment is tested before shipment to ensure reliable performance and compliance with agreed specifications.

Send AGICO your tray sample, drawing, or reference photographs together with the required cell layout and production target.  We will help you select a custom mold, forming machine, drying method, or complete molded-pulp nursery tray production line.

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