Oil expellers
Optiflow 30 screw press
Double-chamber screw press for multi-oilseed crushing
Crushing capacityOn request
Motor powerOn request
Why this crop is different
Crushing Mustard
At its oil content mustard is comfortably a full-press seed, and most Indian mills take it in two passes — a first press, cake breaking, then a second press to bring the residual oil down. Kachi ghani mills work the seed cold for flavour and accept more oil left in the cake; expeller mills run warm through a cooker and chase the yield instead. Both routes use the same machines, set differently.
- Mustard needs little preparation: cleaning and magnetic separation to protect the worms, then conditioning to even out moisture before the first press.
- If you are crushing for a kachi ghani brand rather than for yield, say so when you enquire: the cooker and the press settings change.
Process flow
How a mustard oil line works
Follow the seed from left to right. The numbers on the drawing match the steps below it, and every machine is explained in plain words.
Mustard goes through two presses in a row. The first takes most of the oil, and the second presses the same cake again to recover more.
The line, step by step
Clean the seed
Seed arrives from the field with dust, straw and stones in it. All of that is taken out first, because it wears the press and spoils the oil.
- 1
Seed cleanerShakes the seed over screens to take out dust, straw and anything larger or smaller than the seed.
Cyclone and blower: Sucks away the light dust and drops it in one place, keeping the air in the mill clean.
- 2
DestonerRemoves stones, which are the same size as seed but heavier. One stone can damage the press.
- 3
CrackerBreaks the seed open between rollers, so the hard outer skin can come away from the soft kernel.
- 4
Kernel and husk separatorShakes and blows the broken skins away from the kernels. Husk holds no oil, so it should not go to the press.
Husk goes to husk processing
- 5
Seed storage siloHolds clean seed ready for pressing. A rotary valve at the bottom lets it out at a steady rate.
Moved between machines by: Bucket elevator, Screw conveyor
Pre-press (1st pressing)
The warmed seed gets its first squeeze. This takes most of the oil and leaves a cake that still holds some.
- 6
BoilerMakes the steam that heats the cooker.
- 7
Pre-pressOil expeller with cooker on top · Single chamber · Optiflow 45
A cooker sits directly on the press, so the seed is warmed by steam and drops straight in to be squeezed.
Moved between machines by: Bucket elevator
Final press (2nd pressing)
The cake from the first press is warmed and squeezed again, to recover the oil still left in it.
- 8Final press
Oil expeller with cooker on top · Double chamber · Optiflow 30
A cooker sits directly on the press, so the seed is warmed by steam and drops straight in to be squeezed.
Moved between machines by: Bucket elevator
Cool the cake
OptionalCake leaves the press hot. A cooler brings it down before bagging so it stores well. Not every line needs this.
- 9
Meal coolerA slowly turning drum with air drawn through it cools the warm meal, so it stores safely in bags.
Weigh and bag the meal
The meal is weighed into bags. It is valuable in its own right, usually as animal feed.
- 10
Batch hopper and weighing machine ×3Holds the meal and weighs out each batch into a bag.
- 11
Bagged mealThe pressed seed, sold as animal feed or sent on for further processing.
Moved between machines by: Screw conveyor
Separate the oil from the solids
Oil leaves the press cloudy with bits of seed, called foots. These are sifted out and sent back to the press, and the oil moves on.
- 12
Vibro sifterThe oil from the press is cloudy with bits of seed, called foots. This vibrating screen lets the oil through and holds the bits back.
- 13
Paver chain conveyorCarries the wet bits caught by the sifter back up, so they go through the press again and their oil is not wasted.
Solids return to the press
- 14
Settling oil tankThe oil rests here while the finer particles sink to the bottom, and a slow stirrer keeps the tank even.
Moved between machines by: Screw conveyor, Pump
Filter the oil
The oil is pushed through filters until it runs clear, then stored.
- 15
Filter pressForces the oil through cloth-covered plates. The last fine solids stay on the cloth and clear oil comes out.
- 16
Filtered oil tankStores the clear oil after filtering.
Moved between machines by: Pump
The oil ends here: To storage or packaging
The line
Machines for Mustard
Taken from the catalogue: every machine listed here is rated for this crop. General-purpose conveying, filtration and spares suit every line and are listed separately.
Oil expellers
Optiflow 40 screw press
Heavy-duty double-chamber screw press for multi-oilseed application
Crushing capacity10–11 TPD final press · 13–14 TPD pre-press
Motor power30 kW × 960 rpm
Oil expellers
Optiflow 50 screw press
Heavy-duty double-chamber screw press for multi-oilseed application
Crushing capacity11–12 TPD final press · 14–15 TPD pre-press
Motor power50 HP × 960 rpm
Seed cookers
Oilseed cooker
High-performance vertical-mounted seed conditioner
Capacity100 TPD (MCH-500) · 200 TPD (MCH-1000)
Motor power15 HP (MCH-500) · 30 HP (MCH-1000)
Expeller accessories
Crammer feeder
Smart feeding that prevents bridging in the feed hopper
FitsOptiflow presses and others on request
Expeller accessories
Cake breaker
Better cooling, easy conveying and consistent packaging of cake
FitsOptiflow presses and others on request
What it earns
What a Mustard line produces in a day
Set to mustard at 38% oil, the figure we publish for this crop. The tonnage, the hours and the three prices are yours to change — the rates shown are examples, not a quotation.
Seed pressed11.5 tper day
Oil4,046 L3.70 t per day
Cake7.63 tper day
| Oil sales | ₹607,000 |
| Cake sales | ₹214,000 |
| Seed cost | −₹713,000 |
| Gross margin per day, before power and labour | ₹107,000 |
| Per month · 25 working days | ₹2,684,000 |
Worked out from the three prices on the left, which are examples. Put your own in before you trust this figure.
The line this needs
| Stage | Duty | Machine | Units |
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Each machine is sized from the capacity we publish on its own page. Stages we do not publish a capacity for are sized to your layout.
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Machine list, layout and power load for your numbers.
Where we deliver
Growing regions we supply
Most of our mustard enquiries come from Alwar, Bharatpur, Kota, Agra and Hathras. We quote and commission across India, and export through our Ludhiana works.
RajasthanMadhya PradeshUttar PradeshHaryanaPunjab
Other crops
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