• What are oilseed presses used for?
  • Oilseed presses are used to separate oilseeds such as sunflowers, canola, and soybeans into oil and oilseed meal. Pumpkin or grape seeds and brazil nuts are examples of less common materials that can also be pressed for their oil in these machines. The oil extracted from the press is raw oil and can be used either as a food product or as an industrial product.
  • Are oil presses easy to use?
  • Our oil presses are easy to use and require minimal maintenance. We provide detailed instructions and videos to help guide you through the process of oil extraction. We have oil press machines ranging from a small bench top oil press to larger industrial oil press equipment that can process several tons of seeds or nuts per day.
  • What is oil processing & how does it work?
  • The primary goal of oilseed processing is to extract as much oil as possible from the seed while consuming as little energy as possible. The result: two end products, oil and the leftover solids traditionally called meal. The two most common methods for separating the oil from the oilseed are chemical extraction and mechanical extraction.
  • What is an oil expeller press?
  • French custom designs, manufactures and supports oilseed preparation equipment and screw presses, sometimes referred to as oil expeller presses. These oil extraction machines gather vegetable oil from oil-bearing seeds and nuts for food and industrial uses, including biodiesel and other fuels.
  • What is cold press oil processing?
  • Cold press oil processing is a method where heat exposure is minimized to offer the highest recovery of oil in a single pass. In oilseed processing, the primary goal is to extract as much oil as possible from the seed while consuming as little energy as possible. The result is two end products: oil and the leftover solids, traditionally called meal.
  • What are the different types of small oilseed presses?
  • There are two major types of small oilseed presses: screw presses (also known as expeller presses) (Figure 2) and reducing screw/cage presses. Many are made overseas, while at least one is now available from a United States manufacturer.