Quote data

Sunflower pricing starts with hull, wax, and container decisions

The same press can sit in a whole-seed crude-oil mill, a kernel cold-press line, a dewaxed clear-oil program, or a refined retail plant; those are different quotes.

Send seed form, dehulling target, cold or hot route, wax strategy, final container, byproduct outlet, utilities, tanks, and phase boundary before pricing.

Hull decision

Whole seed, partial dehull, clean kernel, residual hull target, and hull outlet.

Wax decision

Settling only, dewaxing, polishing filtration, refining handoff, or retail cold-test target.

Container decision

Bulk tank, flexi-bag, tin, PET, glass, pouch, or private-label retail pack.

Sunflower storage and filling handoff referenceScope handoff

From press room to tank, bottle, or bulk truck

Pricing should follow the real handoff point, not a vague request for a sunflower oil machine.

Project fork

First separate the four sunflower project types

Whole-seed crude oil

Simpler front end, darker oil, more wax and hull influence, usually bulk or refinery handoff.

Kernel cold press

Needs better dehulling, lower-temperature discipline, lighter oil positioning, and honest output expectations.

Dewaxed clear oil

Adds chilling, hold time, filter capacity, cold-test agreement, and clean post-filter tanks.

Refined retail oil

Adds degumming, neutralization, bleaching, deodorization, filling, label, and carton boundary.

Configuration conditions

Information that changes sunflower pricing

  • Feed form: whole seed, partial dehull, prepared kernels, high-oleic, regular linoleic, or mixed lots.
  • Route target: cold pressed light oil, hot pressed standard oil, crude bulk, dewaxed oil, refined oil, bottled retail oil.
  • Output: kg or tons per shift, working hours, batch labor, and whether output must include filtration or only pressing.
  • Post-press: settling time, filter type, cold-test target, dewaxing hold time, refining steps, tank volume, filling speed.
  • By-products: hull outlet, cake sale/use, cake size, bagging, conveyor, silo, or manual collection.
Offer boundary

Name what is included and excluded

  • Included: equipment, motors, control cabinet, basic wearing parts, drawings, packing, commissioning guidance, or spare parts package.
  • Excluded unless requested: civil work, air compressor, boiler, chiller, piping installation, filling-room construction, labels, bottles, and local permits.
  • If refining or filling is expected, say whether it is first-phase equipment or only a future connection point.
Pricing evidence

Real photos shorten sunflower pricing more than long descriptions

  • Send seed, cleaned seed, hulls, kernels, crude oil, cake, tanks, filters, workshop entrance, and target package photos together.
  • If an existing line will stay in service, include videos of huller discharge, press loading, oil transfer, filter operation, and cake pickup.
Project boundary

What to confirm before scoping Sunflower Project Data Before Pricing

Sunflower Project Data Before Pricing should not be quoted from an equipment name alone. Check feed lots, target oil, post-press handling, and packing rhythm in one scope before deciding which Sunflower Oil Press modules stay. Listed on the factory hot-press page — discuss 300/325 first.

When feed condition, moisture, impurities, batch weight, and product position are unclear, press tonnage and filter area become guesswork. Factory systems share 60 MPa and 2.2 kW motors; hot pure press is 30–40 min/barrel and cold pure press is ~2 h/barrel — cycle time matters more than brochure tonnage.

  • Confirm whether feed is whole seed, kernels, pretreated material, or an existing semi-finished stream.
  • Confirm whether the target is crude oil, filtered oil, bottled oil, drum ingredient oil, or a refining handoff.
  • Hot cycle reference: pure press 30-40 min/barrel, ~1.5 h for 2 barrels with loading; cold pure press ~2 h/barrel, ~4.5 h for 2 barrels.
  • Confirm batch rhythm, labor, changeover, retained samples, power (often 380V/50Hz/3ph), and site install conditions.
Factory model check

Match hot / cold models to factory hard data

When discussing Sunflower Project Data Before Pricing, pin models to published factory specs — not tonnage alone.

Hot 300/325: 300–325 ton, 60 MPa system, standard barrel Ø390×800 mm / max 100 kg, pure press 30–40 min/barrel, ~1.5 h for 2 barrels with loading, 2.2 kW motor. Cold 355/400/426/480/500: 370–630 ton, integrated frame, same 100 kg standard barrel, pure press ~2 h/barrel, ~4.5 h for 2 barrels with loading; optional Ø300 high-pressure barrel max 60 kg. Residual oil target ~≤5% (peanut hot often 6–8% measured).

60 MPa
System pressure
High-low dual pump, ~60 MPa continuous
2.2 kW
Motor power
380V / 50Hz / 3 phase
300/325
Hot series
Pure press 30–40 min/barrel · ~1.5 h for 2 barrels
355–500
Cold series
370–630 ton · pure press ~2 h/barrel · ~4.5 h for 2 barrels
  • Standard barrel Ø390×800 mm, max ~100 kg crushed feed; optional Ø300 high-pressure barrel max ~60 kg.
  • Cylinder material 27SiMn; cold frames are integrated molded steel; hot frames are typically H-type channel steel.
  • Listed on the factory hot-press page — discuss 300/325 first.
Equipment check

Quote data needs to land in equipment interfaces

After Sunflower Project Data Before Pricing is clear, write the interfaces: how preparation feeds the press, how oil leaves the press, how filtration connects to tanks, and how packing receives finished oil.

Front-end input

Record feed form, daily volume, moisture, and sorting needs so pretreatment is not left to operators.

Dewaxing, clarity, and tanks

Retail sunflower oil needs winterization at 5–8°C × 24–48 h (wax 600–1200 ppm). Keep high-oleic and regular linoleic segregated.

Delivery data

Prepare space, power (often 380V/50Hz/3ph), labor, target package, local rules, and acceptance method before quotation.

Send sunflower seed photos, target oil, and final pack

A short video of the existing workshop plus raw seed and oil samples usually answers more than a long text description.