Agriculture
September 10, 2024
Alvan Blanch Oil Expeller Press XP100-E
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Updated on February 1, 2024
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The Piteba Oil Expeller Press is a hand operated, portable oil pressing machine designed for household use.
The Piteba Oil Expeller Press is a hand operated, portable oil pressing machine designed for household use. Its small size and lightweight features allows the user to press their own homemade cold pressed oil from a wide range of seeds.
Target SDGs
SDG 2: Zero Hunger
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.
Feedstock types
All seeds and nuts containing over 25% oil including olives, almond, cocoa beans, chia seeds, coconut, hazelnut, hemp seed, jatropha, peanut, moringa, palm kernel, soybean, safflower, sunflower and walnut
Volume of oil produced (L)
0.1 – 0.8
Capacity: Feedstock rate (kg/hr)
5
Power source
Manual
Motor drive power (kW)
N/A
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.
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
Orhevba, B. A., Chukwu, O., Osunde, Z. D., and Ogwuagwu, V., 2013, Influence of Moisture content on the yield of mechanically expressed Neem seed kernel oil. Academic Research International, 4(5), pp 252-257.
Karaj, S., and Müller, J., 2011, Optimizing mechanical oil extraction of Jatropha curcas L. seeds with respect to press capacity, oil recovery and energy efficiency. Industrial Crops and Products, 34(1), pp 1010-1016.
Compliance with regulations
The Piteba Oil Expeller is compliant with EC regulation nr.1935/2004
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