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 Soybean
Soybean is the clearest case for pre-pressing rather than full pressing. Its oil content is low enough that a mechanical press alone leaves too much behind to be economic, so the press exists to take the easy oil out and hand a stable cake to a solvent extraction plant. That changes what you are buying: the press is one stage of a larger plant, specified around the extractor downstream, not a standalone mill.
- Soybean is cracked and dehulled, then conditioned, before it is pre-pressed or extruded. Some plants extrude rather than press, to rupture the cell structure ahead of extraction.
- If the press is feeding a solvent plant, tell us the extractor capacity rather than the seed tonnage — the pre-press is sized to it.
Process flow
How a soybean 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.
Soybean is cracked and extruded instead of being cooked, then pressed once. The meal is broken up and cooled before bagging, and the oil is filtered and sent on for refining.
The line, step by step
Clean and crack the seed
Dust, straw and stones come out first, then the seed is cracked ready for the next stage.
- 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.
Moved between machines by: Bucket elevator, Screw conveyor
Extrude and cool
Soybean is extruded instead of being cooked in steam. The extruder opens up the seed in seconds, and a sloping screw carries it on while it cools.
- 4
ExtruderSqueezes and heats the cracked seed in seconds, opening up its structure so the oil comes out more easily.
- 5
Cooling screw conveyorA long sloping screw that carries the hot material along while it cools down.
Squeeze out the oil
This is where seed becomes two products: oil, and a dry cake known as meal.
- 6
Final pressOil expeller · Double chamber · Optiflow 30
The heart of the mill. A turning screw squeezes the seed harder and harder until the oil runs out through narrow gaps, leaving a dry cake.
Moved between machines by: Screw conveyor, Bucket elevator
Break and cool the meal
The pressed cake comes out hot and in lumps. It is broken down and cooled so it can be bagged safely.
- 7
Hammer millFast-spinning hammers break the pressed cake down into an even meal.
- 8
Meal coolerA slowly turning drum with air drawn through it cools the warm meal, so it stores safely in bags.
Moved between machines by: Bucket elevator
Weigh and bag the meal
The meal is weighed into bags. It is valuable in its own right, usually as animal feed.
- 9
Batch hopper and weighing machineHolds the meal and weighs out each batch into a bag.
- 10
Bagged mealThe pressed seed, sold as animal feed or sent on for further processing.
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.
- 11
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.
- 12
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
- 13
Crude oil tankHolds the sifted oil until it is pumped to the filter.
Moved between machines by: Pump
Filter the oil
The oil is pushed through filters until it runs clear, then stored.
- 14
Filter pressForces the oil through cloth-covered plates. The last fine solids stay on the cloth and clear oil comes out.
- 15
Filtered oil tankStores the clear oil after filtering.
Moved between machines by: Pump
The oil ends here: To storage and refinery
The line
Machines for Soybean
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
Seed cleaning and steam
Seed cracker
Cracking machine for hard oilseeds before pressing
Capacity10–50 tonnes per day
Roll materialChilled cast iron, grooved and balanced
Seed cleaning and steam
Oilseed dehuller
Hull removal for higher protein and better oil quality
ApplicationOilseed dehulling
OperationContinuous hull separation
What it earns
What a Soybean line produces in a day
Set to soybean at 19% 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 soybean enquiries come from Indore, Ujjain, Dewas, Latur and Nagpur. We quote and commission across India, and export through our Ludhiana works.
Madhya PradeshMaharashtraRajasthan
Other crops
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