How to build a small palm oil factory

Small palm oil factory

Building a small scale palm oil mill has its own benefits. When we see large oil mills, we probably think that setting up an oil mill requires lots of money and the land. But, very few know that it’s a misconception. You can set up a small scale palm oil mill in a small amount of money and some equipment. Edible is always in demand and with a small scale palm oil mill you can do business in the local markets and generate a source of income. I will guide you through the process of setting up your own small scale palm oil mill.

Building a small-scale palm oil factory requires comprehensive consideration of site selection, equipment selection, production process, cost control, environmental impact, and operational management. Through rational planning and efficient management, small-scale palm oil factories can not only reduce production costs but also improve production efficiency, contributing to local economic and community development.

What will you need to build a s​mall scale palm oil mill plant?

First of all, you will need the bunch of fresh palm fruits. You need to decide the source. Make sure you have sufficient inventory of palm fruits. Buy them from wholesaler market or direct farms. If they are not available in your locality; arrange transportation facility to import the pal fruits from markets nearby.

Choose the place and inventory room where you will store the palm fruits.

Then arrange for some funds and buy these machineries for setting up the small palm oil mill.

• Palm fruit boiler
• Palm fruit thresher
• Palm oil presser
• Palm oil filter

In addition to machinery, you will need Storage drums for storing the oil, bottles to pack oil for sale. And see if you can arrange local labors.

How to set up small scale palm oil mill

Now that you have arranged for the necessary equipment and goods it’s time to understand the process of palm oil extraction, refining and how to do the whole process.

• Reception – First of all bring the bunch of palm fruits and store them in your inventory. Palm fruits will arrive directly from your field or any market if you have imported them.
• Separation of fruits from bunches – The fruits need to be separated from the raw bunches first. Use the thresher for separating the fruits from bunches. You can do this manually by hiring some laborers to manually separate the fruits from bunches. But it is time-consuming and requires more labors. With the thresher, the process becomes time saver and simple. Just add the bunches on the machine and the rotating machine will separate the fruits from the bunches.
• Cooking the palm fruits – The next step is to boil the palm fruits at high temperatures. Heating makes the pulp softer making it easy to extract the oil. Use the boiler to cook the fruits. The boiler cooks the fruits with hot steam. However, over boiling should be avoided otherwise it will reduce the protein value of palm fruits.
• Extraction of palm oil – Now, you need to extract the oil from the pulp or mixture of boiled palm oil fruits. The equipment you will use here is palm oil presser. Make sure to purchase a good quality presser as presser is the main machine that will extract the raw palm oil from fruits. The basic principle of palm oil presser is pressure. The machine applies the pressure to extract the oil from boiled fruits.
• Filtering and refining – The extracted palm oil contains impurities and should be filtered out. Unrefined oil contains a mixture of free fatty acids, moisture, dirt, phospholipids, fibers, and pigments. Use palm oil filters and palm oil refining equipment to refine oil for sale.
• Storage – Store the oil in tanks or drums before packaging. Make sure that the tanks or drums you use for storage are covered with a protective coating. Because the iron contained in the drum metal may react with the oil. To avoid, Oxidation of oil due to storage maintain the temperature of around 50 degrees using hot water or steam coils.
• Package and dispatch – Use labor to pack the refined oil into bottles ready to dispatch. In large mills they have machines for packaging firm, at your small-scale palm oil mill; some labor is enough to do the packaging. Use your stickers on the bottles for your brand.

A small-scale palm oil production line is an efficient and low-cost palm oil production solution, suitable for entrepreneurs with limited budgets and emerging markets with growing palm oil demand. Through reasonable equipment combination and process design, efficient production from palm fruit to finished oil can be achieved, meeting production requirements of different scales and needs.

What are the advantages of palm oil press?

Palm oil press has multiple advantages, making it widely used in palm oil production. The following is a detailed introduction to its main advantages:

• Efficiency: The palm oil press adopts advanced spiral extrusion technology, which can efficiently extract oil from palm fruit. For example, a double helix oil press gradually reduces the outlet distance and increases the oil yield through two relatively rotating helices. In addition, the hydraulic system of the oil press can automatically adjust the pressure to ensure high oil output efficiency.
• High degree of automation: Modern palm oil presses are usually equipped with automated control systems to achieve automatic operation and monitoring of the equipment, reducing the difficulty and labor intensity of manual operation. For example, the fully automatic BTMA palm oil production line supports cold and hot pressing technology, with a residual oil rate of less than 1%, ensuring oil efficiency.
• Strong durability: The palm oil press is made of high-quality materials, such as high carbon steel, which has undergone high-frequency quenching and heat-resistant treatment. It has high hardness, strength, and good wear resistance, and is suitable for continuous operation under high temperature and high pressure. Its service life can reach several decades. In addition, vulnerable parts such as snails and strips are treated with special processes and covered with wear-resistant materials, greatly improving their service life.
• Energy saving and low consumption: Palm oil presses are designed with a focus on energy conservation and environmental protection, with an average fuel consumption of less than 15kWh per ton and significant energy savings. At the same time, environmental protection is emphasized during the operation of the equipment, reducing pollution to the environment and energy consumption.
• Low residual oil rate: Through multiple presses and optimized processes, the palm oil press can extract oil to the maximum extent possible with a low residual oil rate. For example, the residual oil rate of Guorui Oil’s palm kernel oil press is as low as 6% -7%. In addition, the physical extrusion process can maximize the retention of nutrients such as protein, fatty acids, and minerals.
• Environmental protection and energy conservation: Palm oil presses pay attention to environmental protection in the production process, reducing pollution to the environment and energy consumption. For example, the oil clarification station adopts the latest technology to minimize equipment investment and reduce oil losses while ensuring oil quality. Meanwhile, the residue and sludge generated after pressing can be used as fertilizer or fuel to achieve resource recycling.

Palm oil press has become an important equipment in palm oil production due to its high efficiency, high degree of automation, strong durability, energy saving and low consumption, strong applicability, easy operation, low residual oil rate, environmental protection and energy saving, and high investment return.

Establishing small-scale palm oil processing plants is an excellent resource for generating income. Due to the huge demand for palm oil, you can earn considerable profits in local or nearby small markets. Palm oil is widely used in various fields such as pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and food. Therefore, if you want to establish your own project and ensure that it never loses its market, then a palm oil processing plant is a good choice.
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