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Sieving machines

The nearly 5,000 known minerals on earth share some characteristics to be classified as minerals – they are inorganic, solid, naturally occurring elements and have a particular chemical formula and an ordered internal geometric structure. However, minerals are not all the same. One way to divide them is based on their physical characteristics such as hardness, luster, color, and shape. For example, the diamonds we use to make jewelry are very hard minerals while talc is a soft mineral; gold is a shiny mineral while others are less so.

Minerals

Synthetic fertilizers are made of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium and are often produced as dry pellets or soluble product.

Synthetic fertilizer

<span style="font-weight: 400">Spice manufacturing is one of the world's oldest trading products. The word spice refers to any dried part of a plant other than the leaves and is used for seasoning and food coloring. Spices are made from dried barks, roots, berries, and twigs, while green leafy parts of plants are considered herbs. Well-known examples include cinnamon, chilies, star anise, ginger, garlic salt, turmeric, cumin, or pepper, as well as pre-mixed blends such as Masala, Five-Spice Powder, or Old Bay.</span>

Spices

With the increase in the world population and rising concerns for environmental sustainability, the market for suitable new protein sources is expanding rapidly. Traditional agricultural methods alone can’t deliver sufficient protein to meet the projected food demand over the next decades. Insects provide an alternative source of nutrients. But insect protein does not mean direct insect consumption. Extracting protein and amino acids from farmed insects is more sustainable and efficient. Specialized insect protein processing technology is driving the transformation toward new protein sources.

Insect protein

Industrially manufactured soups gained traction in the 19th century when canning was invented and they have been warming us ever since. Whether it’s a classic ready-to-eat canned soup, condensed soup or a dry soup mix, soup manufacturing equipment for mixing, cooking, boiling, or sterilizing caters to every manufacturer’s production requirements.

Soup

We continuously talk to suppliers of feed processing technologies that have important know-how on how to create the smarter, better, and greener feed products we need to kickstart a better tomorrow. Are you into making animal feed or pet food and looking for ways to improve your production process? Let’s navigate the world of feed production technologies together!

Feed

Whether for personal consumption or agricultural purposes, you process seeds to make them clean and maximize yield. Seed processing equipment includes the steps of polishing, threshing, separation, sorting, and drying. Some cases require additional processes. For example, the extraction of the seed from fruits or vegetables. Or, pressing the seed to extract oil.

Seeds

Edible oils are fats that you can extract from various plants and animal tissues. The most popular sources are olives and sunflowers. You can use them for different cooking techniques, such as frying, baking, and other methods. Manufacturers are now finding ways to extract oils with a higher natural fat content efficiently using edible oil extraction machines.

Edible Oil

The building blocks of matter have driven the imagination of philosophers, scientists, and artists for millennia. But, for manufacturers, these elements have a more concrete existence as powders. Powder processing technology conditions these primary materials to create a vast range of products, from chemicals and foods to pharmaceuticals and ceramics.

Powder

With the right processing machines, almonds, cashews, pine nuts, hemp, coconut, oat and soy can be processed into healthy plant-based milk. To produce it, grind the raw materials, screen, soak and mix them till you obtain a milky white liquid.

Plant-based milk

<span style="font-weight: 400">Cocoa production and the cocoa industry uses industrial processing technology to process and manufacture high quality cocoa products in many different forms. Did you know that cacao cultivation goes back centuries - to be specific, about 5300 years? </span><span style="font-weight: 400">This plant, with its long history, is also known for its versatile usage. From </span><span style="font-weight: 400">cocoa nips to cocoa butter, cocoa becomes a base to produce multiple products, ranging from food products to cosmetics. As you may already know, chocolate products are all made from cocoa as well. Hence, depending on what you intend to produce as the end product, as well as your recipe, your cocoa processing equipment line may change.</span>

Cocoa

Sieving machines are available in various designs such as linear sieves, tumbler sieves, and vibrating sieves each employing a different sieving action. The choice of a suitable sieving machine depends on the desired particle size distribution, required amplitude and frequency of vibrations, and the physical state of the mixture. Sieving machines are used for removing dust from granular products and for grading grains. They are also used for the classification of granular material and the separation of solids from a slurry mix in the food processing industries.

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<h3>Crushing and sieving pharmaceutical products into uniform-sized grains</h3>
The BTS Sieve from Bohle is a sieving system with a wide range of sieve sizes and production capacity for pharmaceutical applications. The BTS Sieve can be used for mixing and dispersing functions in addition to uniformly reducing the size of pharmaceutical ingredients. The system has a small footprint and can be integrated with other systems for transferring products to other containers like IBCs.

The system can be equipped with various conical sieve inserts such as hole sieves and friction sieves and can process both dry and wet products at speeds of 150 to 1500 rpm (revolutions per minute). A 7” touch panel allows for simple operation. The system comes with a set of wheels, making it easier to move or transfer. The sieve housing can be equipped with optional cleaning nozzles for WIP cleaning.

Industrial sieving machine for pharmaceuticals

Sieving

Batch

A Laboratory air jet sieve is used for determining the particle size distribution of powdery and granular materials.


<h2>Intuitive analysis of particle size distribution</h2>
The e200 LS from Hosokawa is ideal for analyzing any kind of dry material. Samples of between 0.3 and 100 grams in weight can be analyzed easily and quickly. The batch weight is dependent on the sieve mesh width and material density. The extraordinarily good dispersion of the material being analyzed by the nozzle jet permits analyses down to 10 µm with the micro-precision sieves.

The only thing that moves the material being analyzed is the airflow. This system makes it possible to do without any and all mechanical means of influencing the sieving process of different materials, such as non-organic or organic granular materials including sands, crushed rock, clays, granite, feldspars, coal, soil, a wide range of manufactured powders.

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Laboratory air jet sieve

Industrial measurement equipment is used as a crucial step before products leave the production line. These measuring instruments check for correct dosage and standards. Equipment for measurement and control employs a wide range of technologies to detect inconsistencies in volumes, sizes, weights, and fill levels as well as to inspect goods for quality against a set of criteria. Specialized measuring tools allow you to minimize the probability for error to its lowest possible, ensuring that both products and packaging meet your benchmarks.

Measurement &amp; Control

Complex processes call for continuous tracking and monitoring systems that help you to keep the manufacturing operation under control. The technology analyzes the components in the production phase for divergence in behavior or changes in conditions. Based on advanced software applications, monitoring platforms make sure that your products satisfy the quality criteria while they are being developed.

Monitoring

Industrial separation equipment encapsulates the separation process which is to separate components of a liquid mixture, for recovering dissolved solids from liquids. The choice of a suitable technology depends on the identification of the key physical or chemical property, such as size, mass, density, or boiling point, which sets the product of interest apart from the rest of the components. Separation technology is widely used in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries for the isolation of active ingredients and high-purity chemicals. As well as in waste management and recycling industries.

Separation

solid

For the classification of delicate granular material, screen tumblers make an excellent alternative where high throughput is still required with gentle handling. This is important to many processes in the chemicals, pharmaceuticals and food industries, where traditional vibratory sieves and graders are too harsh for delicate materials.


<h2>High capacity tumbler for delicate, dry materials</h2>
The Virto VTU 2400 is a purpose-designed high capacity tumbler sieve capable of achieving up to 95% efficiency for particle sizes as small as 20 microns.

Especially suitable for multi-stage separation of fine, lightweight and difficult to screen products, the VTU 2400 uses three-dimensional movement for class-leading performance with powders and granules. The exact nature of the movement can be adjusted to suit your requirements.

The tumbler screen can use meshes down to 20 microns, can be supplied with anti-clogging systems composed of FDA-certified rubber spheres or ultrasound systems to your specification.

All product contact parts are constructed of AISI 304 stainless steel, and ATEX certification and full FDA conformity is available on request.

The VTU 2400 is available with 1 to 5 sieving decks, and offers a total mesh size of 4.5m2 for maximum productivity.

Solidly built for enhanced reliability, the VTU 2400 tumbler sieve is energy-efficient and quiet in operation, making it suitable for a wide range of applications.

Tumbler sieve for classifying and dedusting granular materials

Classifying

Dedusting is the process of removing dust particles and other undesirable particles from products. Certain products, especially those in the food and pharma industry need to meet strict quality standards. And therefore, fine dust needs to be effectively removed to meet those standards. In order to get started, you will need specific dedusting systems. You can almost think of dedusting as a sort of vacuum cleaning process. Dedusting equipment generally uses compressed air to create a suction that is able to separate the dust from the product. For example, pharmaceutical tablets needs to be dedusted in order for the product to be safe for consumption. Pellets are another common product that require dedusting.

Dedusting

Industrial filtration equipment separates solid matter from liquid by using a filter medium. The filter allows only the fluid to pass through but retains the solid matter. The choice of filtration equipment depends on the particle size, the consistency of the mixture, and the nature of your product.

Filtration

Continuous

Removing dust and grading grains is an important part of producing a high quality chopped or pulverised ingredient. For small scale production, it’s important that a wide range of product can be used on any sieving solution. The use of traditional sieving equipment can be inappropriate in these circumstances as they are often noisy, and they can clog quickly, resulting in inefficient operation and increased downtime.


<h2>Linear sieves with near-silent operation and self-cleaning</h2>
The Linear Sieve from DSC is the ideal solution for selecting, dedusting and grading previously chopped nuts and other similar ingredients. Available in a range of sizes, the small scale version is able to process up to 50kg of product per hour.

Made from all stainless steel, the linear sieves are certified to emit less than 70 dB in operation, making them particularly suitable for small scale production in limited spaces.

DSC’s sieves incorporate specially designed self-cleaning nets. These allow much longer runs between net cleaning. Even when the nets do require manual cleaning, they can be replaced in a matter of minutes, keeping downtime to an absolute minimum.

For grading, the linear sieve allows the possibility to separate the product into up to three different grain sizes, and the speed of the sieve is controllable from the simple control panel.

Small scale linear sieve for nuts

Dosing systems are a line of hoppers, feeders, filling machines, and checkweighers that operate in sync to dispense materials accurately. Dosing is an essential feature of the packaging process, whether you’re filling shampoo bottles or tea bags. But dosing equipment is critical for formulations, too, particularly in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. Imprecise dosing may cause quality degradation in the best-case scenario. In the worst scenario, it creates serious health risks.

Dosing

Many industrial processes require the efficient separation of solids from a slurry mix, including the chemical, agricultural and food processing sectors. Sieves that use fine screens or mesh can be used to effectively remove solid material from liquids, and the most efficient are able to use vibration to keep the sieve material clear of blockages.


<h2><strong>Cost effective solids separation with robust construction</strong></h2>
With a pedigree of over 20 years, the Virto VLB C Line vibrating sieve series offers reliability and performance in separating liquids and solids across a range of industrial applications.

The vibrating mechanism in the VLB C Line series is designed to keep the sieve net free from residue, and this allows the unit to be kept in constant operation, improving productivity.

Designed and built with an extremely sturdy construction from AISI 304 stainless steel, the VLB C line series is able to produce high centrifugal forces of up to 2,200kg which ensures high performance.

The weight can be adjusted to allow the material to remain on the mesh longer for a more efficient screening. This design approach minimises downtime for cleaning.

The design allows for the rapid removal of rejected material above the net, with further increases performances and lengthens the life of the sieve net.

Models are available in a variety of sizes and with one or two screening decks to meet your needs.

Vibrating sieve for liquid solid separation

Evaporation technology is used to reduce or remove the moisture content of a mixture. Considerations for choosing suitable evaporation equipment include the moisture content in the mixture, the boiling point of the solvent, heat sensitivity of the product, and the amount of material to be processed. Evaporators are used for applications such as obtaining fruit and vegetable concentrates in the food industry, concentrating aromas and herbal extracts in the cosmetics industry, and isolating active ingredients in the pharmaceutical industry.

Evaporation

liquid

Separating particles in difficult-to-process materials for processes in the food and chemicals industries can be inefficient and time-consuming. Utilising vibration technology to sieve such materials gives vastly improved performance, and the latest technologies mean even greater productivity is now available.


<h2>Patented vibration technology sieve for maximum performance</h2>
The Virto CS 065.1 X series vibratory sieve has been specifically designed to handle difficult materials with increased performance over traditional vibratory sieves.

The CS 065.1 uses a patented system developed by the manufacturer known as MFVexcite. This technology converts traditional single-frequency oscillation into a multifrequency movement. Thanks to this development, the material acceleration transmitted to the mesh reaches 500G, instead of the 5G delivered by standard sieves. This means class-leading performance of up to 99% particle purity in materials that are difficult (or traditionally impossible) to screen, such as high viscosity or abrasive slurries.

The single-deck CS 065.1 can be tailored to suit your specific needs and is 950mm in diameter. Featuring all-stainless steel construction for contact parts, the unit can also be offered with mirror finish polish to these areas for use where hygiene is required.

Because it uses two motors operating in synchronisation at lower speeds, the CS 065.1 uses less energy than traditional vibratory sieves, reducing running costs and increasing lifespan.

Finally, the CS 065.1 has a wide range of options including clean in place (CIP) system, a variety of stands, pneumatic lifting, and a variety of connections to meet your requirements.

Multifrequency sieve for separation of difficult particles

For large scale production processes in the chemicals or food industries that require the coarse or fine screening of difficult materials, traditional sieves do not provide sufficient throughput. A high volume rectangular sieve can process large quantities consistently, and the addition of multifrequency vibration makes them capable of extremely high efficiency.


<h2>Specialist heavy-duty sieve for large scale industrial processes</h2>
The RS 2010.1 from Virto has been conceived specifically for the coarse to fine separation of particles from large volumes of dry materials and powders, but is also available in a special version for use with liquid slurries. Designed to be robust enough to handle heavy industrial and mining/quarry use, the RS 2010.1 is also suitable for lighter and more delicate materials such as metal powders and fine particulate slurries.

Driven by a single energy efficient motor consuming only 2.8kW, the RS 2010.1 uses patented MFVexcite technology to create multifrequency vibrations. This accelerates the particle impact to the mesh from the typical 5G found in standard equipment to 500G. As well as increasing screening effectiveness this also eliminates clogging of the 1.6m2 mesh surface.

Constructed of solid carbon steel as standard, it is also available in stainless steel for speciality operations. The RS 2010.1 has been built to withstand extreme operating conditions and environments with minimal maintenance and downtime.

High volume particles separation sieve

Seeds coming from the same plant might have different sizes and shapes. The germination percentage of small seeds is lower than large(r) seeds. Larger seeds often have a higher germination speed than small seeds. For this reason, seeds have to be sorted according to their diameter before processing. For this, a seed sizing machine is needed

<h2>Accurately classifying seeds by diameter using an unbalanced calibration machine</h2>
The CCM-4900 Seed Calibration Machine sorts fine seeds according to their diameter size. The technology is designed by Seed Processing Holland and reaches a size accuracy degree of up to &lt; 3%, making it especially suited for breeding and seed foundation stations. The system separates all kinds of seeds uniformly into anti-static bins and calibrated seeds are separated into four fractions: three lower sizes and one upper size. This machine is slightly different to a gravity separator because it focuses on size/shape instead of weight.

The screen boat of the CCM-4900 holds two screens using a pneumatic clamping system with screen, while its unbalanced motors ensure silent operation throughout. The adjustable vibration function can operate at different time intervals. Meanwhile, integrated dampers prevent the transmission of vibrations to the frame. It is recommended to utilise this piece of equipment on a smooth and flat surface to further reduce any vibrations. Having said that, the dampeners do a great job at absorbing unwanted loud noises.

If you're running a processing plant and looking to maximise the output of any crop you might be growing then this will most help you achieve that. Furthermore, that applies to all crops that are grown from seeds including various types of vegetables, crops and hemp.

If you're growing crops in rows, then using the CCM-4900 will drastically improve the sorting process and allow you to use only the best seeds to ensure a successful harvest.

Machine For Sizing Seeds

Large volume seed producers require high-capacity grading equipment to separate the good seeds from the bad ones at a desired rate of production. The grading equipment must also be suitable for different kinds of seeds to have a wider product application.


<h2>Grading seeds through a moving inclined belt</h2>
The CRM-4400 Seed Belt Grader from Seed Processing Holland is a system that separates the good seeds from damaged or irregularly shaped seeds and other impurities. It is applicable for different kinds of seeds such as sugar beet, cabbage, radish, spinach, and others. The system is equipped with an inlet hopper, a vibrating feeder, and three moving belts. As the seeds are fed to the inlet hopper, they go to the vibrating feeder where they are fed to the belts mounted horizontally with an inclination. The good seeds roll down the inclination and into a container; the irregularly shaped ones are conveyed by the belt to a separate container.

The system features an adjustable speed for the feeder and belt. The inclination of the belt can also be adjusted between 10 to 23 degrees to find the right angle for separation. Belts are available in white smooth type for seeds like cabbage and radish, or in black rubber type for seeds like lambs’ lettuce and beet for better visibility of the seeds’ quality. There is an optional transportable bag support for seed collection.

Seed Belt Grader

In large-scale production, separating quality seeds from empty seeds and other debris - such as stones and soil - requires a high-capacity separator. The separator must effectively collect quality seeds based on the seeds’ specific weight. This method allows the separation of empty seeds, as they are lighter in weight and the separation of stones on the heavier side.


<h2>Separating seeds from debris according to weight</h2>
The CGM-4600 Seed Gravity Separator from Seed Processing Holland is a system that separates seeds and other debris according to weight, using gravity. The seeds are fed into the hopper and then go to the feeder, which controls the number of products going to the deck. The deck is inclined and supplied with air underneath to make the seeds hover a little while shaking it. The shaking movement allows the lighter seeds to separate from the heavier ones.

The system has a total of seven outlets and is provided with three dividing plates for the user to decide how many separations are needed. The deck comes standard covered with a cotton cloth and has the option to easily change it for a different cover material such as stainless-steel mesh. Other adjustments in the system include deck inclination, shaking movement, and air pressure.

Seed Gravity Separator

Cocoa minus its fats makes cocoa powder. Deriving this culinary element follows a careful process of roasting and winnowing cocoa beans before the nibs are ground, generating a liquor. The butter that results from melting fats is removed to leave the ingredient that defines recipes from brownies to a Frostbite cocktail.

Cocoa powder

Flour processing technology has changed drastically since the days of the millstone pulled by a mule. But demand for more refined flour means that the production process is now slower than with more rudimentary techniques. When mixed with water, protein in wheat flour form an elastic gluten structure, giving bakery products their irresistible fluffiness.

Flour

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Any coffee-drinker can agree that a cup of coffee in the morning can brighten up their day. As the most convenient way of making coffee, many people choose to make coffee at home. Whether you want to make Moka coffee or filtered coffee, you need ground coffee that is grind appropriately for the coffee brewing method of your choice. These ground coffee are manufactured by roasting and grinding processes. </span>

Ground coffee

Basically, to make milk powder, you need to remove the water content from the liquid milk and turn it into powder. How to do it? After pasteurizing and homogenizing the milk, milk’s water content is removed through filtration, evaporation, and drying. You have then to cool and sieve it before filling the containers. Here's how you get milk powder.

Milk powder

Sugar coated nuts

Roasted nuts

Toast spread, oatmeal topping or salad dressing - nut butter can be used in various ways. Although in a culinary sense classified as such, peanuts, almonds, cashews and pecans, the popular choices for nut butter are, botanically speaking, not nuts. They are processed in a series of nut butter processing equipment to get the creamy, rich product ready for consumption.

Nut butter

Peanuts, also known as groundnuts are one of the most popular edible seeds in the world. You can eat them as-is or process them further into on-the-shelf products like peanut butter, oil, snacks, and soups. Depending on what you want to make, some peanut manufacturing processes include roasting, frying, boiling, grinding, pressing, and coating the peanuts.

Peanuts

The classification of sunflower seeds changes according to the pattern of its shell or hull. If the shell is solid black, it is an oilseed sunflower. With these, you produce sunflower oil. If the shell is striped, it is a non-oil sunflower seed or confectionery sunflower seed. These usually become snack food products. Whether to make them as snacks or oil, processing sunflower seeds include steps like drying, screening and cleaning, grading, roasting and de-hulling, flavoring, grinding, pressing, refining, and packing.

Sunflower seeds

Hemp, as a plant, can be used to produce textiles, organic compost, fuel, and even food. The main processes of the hemp seed are sieving, grading, and dehulling or removal of the shell that covers the seeds. For these processes to happen, hemp farmers will need suitable processing equipment. These seeds can be used to create an oil with a by-product known as hemp cake or hemp meal. This by-product is used as a base substance for producing hemp protein powder. It is due to these by-products that the hemp industry is constantly growing globally.

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Hemp seeds

If you like a warm and easy breakfast, oatmeal can be a great option for you. Oatmeal, most commonly known as rolled oats, is prepared oats ready to consume in a form of porridge or cereal. Other than rolled oats, there are other types of oatmeal - such as steel-cut oats, quick oats, and instant oats. You first need to prepare clean oat groats - the hulled kernels of wild oats, and you can decide which oatmeal processing equipment you would like to set up and depending on the oatmeal of your choice.

Oatmeal

Multilayer tablets are a popular fixed-dose combination (FDC) offering a range of release profiles for effective drug delivery. Multilayer tablet technology solves challenges to API consistency, allowing manufacturers to develop formulations from incompatible ingredients while optimizing the release profile for immediate release and controlled release.

Multi-layer tablets

Laundry detergents are currently on the rise due to increasing urbanization and the need for automation. The global market will reach $98,139.7 million by 2030 from $61,711.0 in 2020, influencing the demand for laundry detergent equipment. Unlike in Western countries, powdered detergents are more popular in Asia and China because they’re cheaper.

Laundry detergent

Poultry feed

In the feed sector, it's common to talk about feed as balanced, compound, or concentrate. Many people use one of these terms to refer to any feed mill product. However, the processing of feed concentrates, only requires grinding and mixing. The further transformation into pellets adds is an added value for the market.

Feed concentrates

The fishmeal powder market forecast shows that its global market value will reach USD 10.3 billion by 2025. Expanding since 2019, at an annual growth rate of 6.5%. Fishmeal powder production has strong business potential with the increase of applications in animal feed, pet food, and fortified foods.

Fishmeal powder

There are two misconceptions about floating pellets. The first one is that they are made with a pellet mill, when the proper floating pellets-making machines are extruders. The second misconception is that floating feed is only used for fish. However, many other species consume feed on the water, such as crocodiles and birds.

Floating pellets

Around 1860, American businessman James Spratt made dog biscuits by mixing vegetables, flour, beetroot, and meat. His novel idea came after he noticed dogs eating leftover biscuits from ships in England. Following the commercial success in Britain, he started production in America, and it didn’t take long before others developed their own baked pet food formulas. But the need for more palatability led to experiments beyond the oven. In 1956, extruded dry pet food production made its splash on the market.

Dry pet food

The name Canola comes from ‘Canadian Oil Low Acid’. In the 1970s researchers in Canada developed rapeseed varieties with low erucic acid and glucosinolate. These properties made the seed safe for consumption while improving its palatability. Today, the varieties are grown worldwide and include the rapeseed double-zero, as it is known in Europe. In only a few decades, canola oil and canola meal processing carved out a central role in the global food and feed industry.

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Canola meal

Some people call it Lucerne; others call it Alfalfa. But whatever its popular name, the botanical species Medicago sativa remains one of the most important forage crops. Thanks to its high nutritional value as animal feed, demand, and production of alfalfa meal are rising exponentially. The global alfalfa market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 5.2% between 2022 and 2027.

Alfalfa meal

When it comes to aquafeed, you can find three types of pellets: floating pellets, sinking pellets, and slow-sinking pellets. Not all aquatic species eat at the same height of the water column. For example, tilapia and carp eat at the surface (floating pellets) while shrimp and sea bass eat at the bottom (sinking pellets). Slow-sinking pellets are ideal for species that eat along the water column such as salmon and cod.  To get the pellets to sink at the right rate, slow sinking pellets production must control water stability in the products.

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Slow sinking pellets

Although invented in the 1990s by Rickard Öste, oat milk has only recently grown to be one of the most popular milk alternatives in coffee shops, and it owes it to its smooth mouthfeel and creamy texture. Extracted the plant materials from oats with water, this non-dairy milk is high in fibers, low in saturated fats, and eco-friendly. Oat milk processing equipment helps prepare raw materials, starting with harvest over kilning and making them into flakes or flour, and mixing the prepared materials with water and enzymes.

Oat milk

Although the first association with almond milk might be the modern plant-based lifestyle trend, it is dated even back to the Middle Ages when it was used as an alternative to cow milk during Catholic fasting. Once harvested, almonds undergo a series of treatments in almond milk manufacturing equipment, such as bleaching, peeling, and grinding, to get the delicious final product for breakfast and desserts.

Almond milk

Creamier, sweeter and versatile are the key adjectives when talking about cashew milk, especially compared to other plant-based milk. Additionally, it is rich in vitamins B and D, as well as essential minerals. Being a blend of cashew kernels and water, the cashew nut milk processing equipment includes a peeling and washing machine, a colloid mill, and a blending tank.

Cashew milk

First mentioned on a stone slab of the Eastern Han dynasty in ancient China, soy milk has survived centuries and spread from Asia to Global consumption due to the rising popularity of plant-based alternatives. To produce soymilk, raw materials must be harvested, prepared, and blended with water and desired ingredients, such as flavors and vitamins, in soymilk processing equipment.

Soy milk

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