Vegetable oil is one of the oldest ingredients known to mankind; humans have been cooking with it for roughly over 800 years. Vegetable oils are produced through the extract of plants, often from the oilseeds. Rapeseed oil, olive oil, and palm oil are all popular types of vegetable oils. French has played an important role in the advancement of the oilseed processing industry. Learn how our vegetable oil processing equipment can help improve your production process.
Choosing the Best Vegetable Oil Processing Equipment
The first step to improve your process is to select oilseed extraction equipment that is appropriate for its intended use. Contact us for the valuable guidance you need. For a press to run efficiently and keep residuals at the lowest possible levels, their machines must operate at the correct capacity.
If the oilseed equipment is oversized for the seeds, there will not be enough internal pressure to squeeze all the oil from them. When this happens, you need processors to send the material through the machine again or risk leaving valuable oil behind. This may be very time-consuming and frustrating to the producers. Presses that are too small for the intended capacity will likely jam, stopping production. A proper size press will increase efficiency and reduce waste.
The Importance of Quality Vegetable Oil Processing Equipment
The process of making vegetable oil has come very far in the past few hundred years. In the past, industry professionals would consider 10-20 metric tons per day a sizable amount of oilseed to process. Now, the average plant processes several hundred tons of oilseed per day. Technological advancements have helped pave the way for this improvement in the vegetable oil processing industry.
At French, we are proud to be one of the top manufacturers of vegetable oil processing equipment that can help improve your oilseed production process. We manufacture oil extraction machines for gathering vegetable oil from oil-bearing seeds and nuts for both food and industrial uses, including biodiesel and other fuels. Our durable, heavy-duty oilseed equipment has an average life span of 60-70 years, operating with maximum productivity and lower processing cost per ton. Download our literature on screw presses to explore our custom capabilities.
Reliable, Cost-Effective Production
Successful oilseed processing plants require preparation systems that provide consistent product to the oilseed solvent extraction system. To provide a consistent product, oilseed preparation systems must have reliable equipment, precisely integrated through quality engineering design, aided by years of oilseed preparation experience. At French, we understand the importance equipment reliability has on oilseed preparation system performance. Our proprietary line of durable Cracking Mills, Flaking Mills, Conditioners, Screw Presses and Enhanser Presses have a worldwide reputation for years of reliable operation.
Innovative Testing Services
Our Innovation Center development laboratory offers a wide variety of testing services that you can use to help improve your process. Our pilot scale and semi-works mechanical screw presses, including our Model L-250 Laboratory Screw Press, are used for performance trials on all types of oil-bearing seeds or nuts, and other liquid-bearing solid materials. We have processed special seeds and materials in our laboratory, including:
- grape seed
- moringa seed
- marigold
- paprika seed
- walnut meats
- hemp seed
- cuphea seed
- lesquerella seed
- vernonia seed
- corn germ foots
- algae
- bagasse
- apricot kernels
- coffee beans
- chili peppers
- cherry pits
- peach pits
- and more!
Plus, we offer confidentiality agreements to ensure that your testing will not to be disclosed to a third party. French performs laboratory testing for many customers, so we understand how important your trade secrets are to your business and we pledge to protect them.
Contact Us
High quality vegetable oil processing requires high-quality, efficient oilseed extraction equipment. Start today by contacting us and sharing with us your goals and needs. If you have any other questions regarding French’s presses or services, please let us know. We are ready and willing to help you find the right press for the right job.