Category: Oilseed Processing

Before an expeller press can crush oilseeds to separate the liquid fat from the solid meal, most seeds need to be pre-heated and pre-treated to prepare the material for pressing. A high-shear dry oilseed extrusion machine like the Anderson Dox™ Extruder tackles these preliminary steps as it simultaneously cooks, dries, and shears seeds, breaking them…

Oilseed expellers and extruders are composed of various parts that each play a critical role in the equipment’s overall operation. Inside each machine, major components like the shaft, barrel, and gearbox comprise several smaller pieces assembled. These screw press subassemblies can be complicated to repair and replace, often requiring the entire component to be removed…

Regular maintenance is the key to keeping oilseed processing equipment running smoothly. Facilities can set themselves up for success with accurate, updated records that detail each inspection and every repair over the lifespan of your machinery. Equipment maintenance records are critical to tracking machine performance over time, preventing unexpected breakdowns and unplanned downtime, and avoiding…

Just like your automobile requires regular oil changes to keep the engine running smoothly, industrial oilseed processing equipment like expellers and extruders depend on lubrication systems to maintain peak performance. Failure to keep these critical systems topped off and well-maintained could leave your car broken down by the side of the road—or, in this case,…

In mechanical oilseed processing plants, the goal of an expeller press is simple: to efficiently crush oilseeds and squeeze out as much oil as possible. But what happens when the machine stops crushing, the oil suddenly stops flowing, or the solids don’t separate completely from the liquids? Suddenly, you’ve hit a processing snag that impacts…

Inside a mechanical oil press, the main worm shaft is known to compress seed material to squeeze out valuable oil while the motor powers the press. A critical component connects these two crucial machines: the gearbox. This blog will answer some of the most frequently asked questions about screw press gearboxes to explain their importance…

Inside a mechanical oilseed crushing plant, soybeans pass through dozens of complex industrial operations and machines on their way through the extraction process. Whether the facility is running a few dozen tons of seeds per day or hundreds, each processing step and piece of equipment must be able to operate in unison to keep products…

The famous physicist Sir Isaac Newton determined that every action has an equal reaction or opposing force. This law of physics applies to oilseed pressing because as the rotating worm shaft pushes seeds through the barrel, the seeds push back against the shaft, exerting a thrust force in the opposite direction. To absorb this force…