Piteba Oil Expeller Press

Target SDGs

Market Suggested Retail Price

$157.00

Target Users (Target Impact Group)

Household, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

Distributors / Implementing Organizations

Piteba sells the product directly through their website, their dealers and through Amazon

Competitive Landscape

Direct competitors include CAMARTEC Oil Press Machine, TinyTech Mechanical Screw Press, and Alvan Blanch Oil Expeller Press XP100-E.

Manufacturing/Building Method

The Piteba Oil Expeller is made using iron and powder coating. It is manufactured to be food-contact safe.

Intellectural Property Type

Patent

User Provision Model

Users can obtain the Piteba hand oil expeller from the Piteba website, Amazon and through dealers located worldwide ^{Interview with representative}

Distributions to Date Status

50,000, as of 2020.

Design Specifications

The Piteba Oil Expeller is a hand-driven oil expeller made with iron and powder coating. The portable oil expeller is made to be food-contact safe and meets EC regulations. It is safe for expelling oil from seeds or nuts with an oil content of at least 25% and a moisture content of more than 8%. The oil expeller has a size of 13 cm x 6 cm x 20 cm (L x W x H) and a weight of 2.3 kilograms.

Product Schematics

Technical Support

Piteba provides technical support through the operation instructions, FAQ section, contact page and a user manual available on their website.

Replacement Components

Essential replacement parts are available from manufacturer. Most of the other parts are locally available all over the world. ^{Interview with representative}

Lifecycle

5-10 years. Piteba provides a 1 year manufacturer warranty.

Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters

The Piteba Oil Expeller is designed to be easy to mount and operate as well as offer continuous pressing. It is also made to be recyclable.

Vetted Performance Status

The company has evaluated the performance of the product for the percentage total oil to seed, percentage oil extraction, percentage extraction efficiency, grams of oil per hour, litres of oil per hour and weight (in kilograms) of seed per hour.

Safety

The oil lamp used for heating seeds can come off if not properly affixed to unit, hence, there is the risk of fire burns.

Complementary Technical Systems

The electric version of the oil expeller requires electricity to operate

Academic Research and References

Compliance with regulations

The Piteba Oil Expeller is compliant with EC regulation nr.1935/2004

Other Information

• Piteba YouTube channel.
• Piteba Oil Expeller
• Piteba has customers in over 140 countries.
• Piteba sells product on their website, through their dealers and Amazon
• Performance evaluation
• Product schematics available in the user manual.
• Electric oil expeller version
• Operation of the home hand oil lamp press
• Volume of oil produced