• 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.
  • Who is French oil extraction machine & screw presses?
  • Today, French stands as a leading supplier and innovator of oil extraction machines and mechanical oilseed screw presses. French has provided thousands of roller mill and mechanical screw presses around the world, processing all major oilseeds with customers in more than 80 countries.
  • 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.
  • How hot does an expeller press get?
  • As the raw material is pressed, friction causes it to heat. In the case of harder nuts (which require higher pressures) the material can exceed temperatures of 120 ¡ãF (49 ¡ãC). An expeller press is a screw-type machine that mainly presses oil seeds through a caged barrel-like cavity.
  • Can you make oil from seeds & nuts?
  • With the press you can not only squeeze oil from all seeds and nuts with more than 25% oil, but you can also use the press as an olive press (including the pit), palm fruit press, coffee grinder, peanut butter machine and you can even make avocado oil from dried avocados with it. Press seeds and nuts to make your own cosmetic carrier oil.
  • How does expeller pressing work?
  • The oil seeps through small openings that do not allow seed fiber solids to pass. Afterward, the seeds are formed into a hardened press cake, which is removed from the machine. Pressure involved in expeller pressing creates heat in the range of 140¨C210 ¡ãF (60¨C99 ¡ãC).