Conditioner — 50-500 TPD
The conditioner sits between cracking and flaking. Cracked seed arrives at 8-10% moisture, too brittle to flake cleanly; direct steam injection with indirect heating raises it to 10-12% at 60-70°C, so the seed deforms into a flake instead of shattering into fines.
Residence time is 15-30 minutes with internal mixing, long enough for heat and moisture to reach the full bed rather than its surface. Stainless steel construction stands the continuous steam. The payoff is 15-20% less flaking power, fewer fines and longer roll life.
For lines from 50 to 500 TPD on soybean, sunflower, rapeseed, cottonseed and groundnut. Feedstocks needing 20-40 minutes of multi-stage treatment want the Cooker instead.
Every Conditioner is built to your plant’s throughput at our Pithampur works near Indore and supplied to solvent extraction plants and oil mills across India. Capacity, drive rating and the interfaces to the machines either side of it are settled against your existing line before fabrication starts.
- Capacity Range
- 50-500 TPD
- Residence Time
- 15-30 minutes
- Temperature Range
- 60-70°C
- Built and supplied
- Made at Pithampur, Indore — delivered across India
Models & Configurations
- Capacity-sized units: Configured for lines from 50 to 500 TPD
- Heating arrangement: Direct steam injection combined with indirect heating
- Stainless steel construction: For continuous steam and moisture duty
Specifications
Key Features
- Uniform heat and moisture distribution throughout seed bed
- Efficient mixing ensures consistent treatment
- 15-20% reduction in flaking power consumption
- Stainless steel construction for durability
Applications
- Soybean conditioning before flaking
- Sunflower and rapeseed preparation
- Cottonseed and groundnut processing
Supply and Support in India
- Delivery: By road from Pithampur to site, in sub-assemblies where the piece is too large to travel complete.
- Plant fit: General arrangement, foundation and utility drawings issued ahead of despatch, so structural and piping work can run in parallel.
- Commissioning: Erected and commissioned on site by our own engineers alongside your process team, and run in on your actual feedstock.
- Training: Operators trained on start-up, changeover and cleaning at handover.
- Service and spares: Rolls, screws, cages, wear parts and seals resupplied and reconditioned from Indore.
Frequently Asked Questions
What capacity range do your conditioners cover?
Lines from 50 to 500 TPD, raising seed moisture to a 10-12% target at 60-70°C with a 15-30 minute residence time.
Do I need a conditioner or a cooker?
Most standard oilseed lines are served by a conditioner’s 15-30 minute cycle. High-protein feedstocks that need longer, multi-stage treatment (20-40 minutes) call for a cooker instead — the deciding factor is the residence time your feedstock needs.
Is the conditioner customised to my requirement?
Yes. Every machine we build is custom-engineered — capacity, dimensions, and configuration are matched to your line. Send your requirement via the enquiry form or call +91 91091 02280 for a firm quote.
Do you commission the Conditioner in our plant and train our operators?
Yes. Our engineers erect and commission it alongside your process team and run it in on your actual feedstock rather than on a test load, then train your operators on start-up, changeover and cleaning at handover.
