flour milling plant
- Capacity: 10-500 tpd
- Main process: cleaning, grinding, and packaging control system
- Raw material: wheat, maize, rice, millet
Our flour mill plant uses advanced machinery to enhance productivity, ensure quality, and reduce waste throughout the production process.
The foundation of flour mill - raw materials
Flour is mainly made up of carbohydrates, which are digested in the body and converted into glucose to provide the body with the energy it needs. It is essential for maintaining normal physiological function, daily activities, and movement. Some of the flour milling industry products include:
- Milling Products: Wheat Flour, Maize Flour, Maize Starch, Potato Starch, Cassava Flour, Cassava Starch, etc.
- Grinding Products: Cereal Groats, Meal And Pellets.
- Other Grains Products: Malt, Rice, Beans.
Flour machinery can produce a variety of food and industrial products. You can choose a flour milling plant and related equipment according to your own needs.
Why Choose AGICO flour mill plant?
End to end solution
A turnkey project provides a comprehensive approach, covering every stage from planning to installation, ensuring your flour milling plant is fully operational and efficient.
Cost-effective
By partnering with flour milling plant manufacturers for a turnkey solution, you save on unexpected expenses through clear cost estimations and streamlined processes.
Customize design
Each turnkey project is tailored to the specific requirements of your flour milling plant, optimizing production and maximizing efficiency.
High productivity
AGICO flour plant is equipped with state-of-the-art technology that simplifies the grinding process and increases overall efficiency and productivity.
Low energy
AGICO has complete production line, including cleaning, grinding, packaging control system. It reduces operating expenses and downtime. Hence, it saves energy consumption .
The process of flour milling plant
Step 1 Cleaning: The first step in the milling process is cleaning to remove foreign objects from the grain to ensure the high quality of the final product. After the initial cleaning, a wash is carried out, which is the second cleaning process. Rub the grain to remove residual impurities. This process needs vibrating screens, magnetic separators
Step 2 Conditioning: The grain needs to be conditioned after washing. The process involves adding water to the grain to make it easier to grind.
Step 3 Milling:
- Roughing stage: The wheat is ground by a coarse roller. The goal is to break up the grain, release the endosperm, and separate most of the bran.
- Milling stage: Further grinding coarse grinding stage of the product. The intermediate roller refines the larger particles in the coarse meal and continues to separate the bran from the endosperm.
- Fine milling: This stage uses a fine mill roller and a fine sieve to grind the product into very fine particles, close to the requirements of the finished flour.
- Final milling: Finally, thinner rollers and sifters are used to make the powder more even, remove the last bran and impurities, and achieve the highest purity of the flour.
Step 4 Sifting and Purifying: Impurities such as bran and endosperm fragments may be mixed into the powder produced during flour milling. Further purification through flour washing equipment to remove any remaining impurities. The screening and purification process of flour directly affects the taste of flour and needs to be repeated many times.
Step 5 Packing: Flour is carefully weighed, packed, and labeled. This process usually uses a fully automatic wheat flour packaging machine. Storage temperature should be controlled at 10-20℃, with relative humidity below 60%.
The equipment of flour mill plant
The parameter of flour mill machine
300-500 kg/h 6FY Flour Mill Machine
| Model | Capacity(kg/h) | Power | Weight (KG) | Dimension(mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6FY-35 | 350 | 7.5KW (380v,50hz) | 560 | 1300*750*1430 |
| 6FY-40 | 400 | 11KW (380v,50hz) | 600 | 1300*750*1430 |
| 6FY-50 | 500 | 11/15KW | 810 | 1450*800*1500 |
| 6FY-60 | 600 | 18.5/22KW | 930 | 1450*850*1600 |
350-500 kg/h 6FX Flour Mill Machine
| Model | Capacity(kg/h) | Power | Weight(kg) | Packing(mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6FX-35 | 300-400 | 7.5+2.2KW(380v,50hz) | 950 | 2000*2200*2200 |
| 6FX-40 | 350-450 | 11+2.2KW(380v,50hz) | 1050 | 2050*2200*2200 |
| 6FX-50 | 500 | 11/15+2.2KW(380v,50hz) | 1200 | 2010*2200*2200 |
6FS Flour Milling Machinery
| Model | Capacity(kg/h) | Power(kw) | Packing(mm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6FS-35 | 300-400 | 8.6 | 1300*750*1450 |
| 6FS-40 | 350-450 | 12.5 | 1300*750*1450 |
The cost of set up a flour milling plant
When considering wheat milling investment, it is necessary to consider the cost of various aspects, including raw material costs, production equipment costs, labor costs, rent or land costs, and so on. These expenses constitute the basic expenses required to open a flour mill.
| Capacity (TPD) | Power (KW) | Dimension of the workshop (L×W×H) M | Project cost(Approx.) Just for references |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 263 | 30*8*10 | $18,4000 |
| 100 | 370 | 30*10*13 | $18,4000 |
| 150 | 580 | 42*10*18 | $330000 |
| 200 | 710 | 42*10*21.5 | $598000 |
| 300 | 960 | 50*15*25 | $920000 |
| 500 | 1520 | 60*18*28 | $1850000 |
Small flour mill plant
- Capacity: 10TPD ~ 20TPD
- The reference price is $14,500.
Large flour mill plant
- Capacity: 30TPD to 500TPD
- The reference price is $14,980.
Margin profit of flour milling plant
Flour mill profit factors are scale, location, production capacity and market demand, these factors change, the profit will also change accordingly. A small to medium-sized flour mill can expect to generate a profit margin of 15 to 20 per cent a year, making a profit of $15 to $20 for every $100 worth of flour produced. Here are the factors that affect profits.
Production cost: Compared with small flour mills, large flour mills are easy to produce scale effects and lower costs.
Other costs: Costs such as raw material costs, labor expenses, energy consumption, and maintenance can reduce profits
Local price: Local markets have different needs for different types of flour, and local prices can affect profits
Customer sites of flour mill plant
300-500TPD Automatic Flour Mill Plant
- Client: Ideals flour mill company
- Workshop Size: 60m*8.5m*27.5m
- Grain: Hard wheat
- Capacity: Process 300T wheat per day.
- Flour extraction rate: 70-75%
Adopts 16 sets of FMFQ1000/250 Pneumatic roller mill - Flour Mill Plant cost for machine only: Around 800,000 USD
250~500TPD Wheat Flour Mill
- Client Company: Sarl Meunerie Freres Sidi Athmane
- Processing Grain: French wheat, Australian wheat
- The workshop size of the mill:
5-floor building. 40m*10m*4m of each flour. - Cost of the Flour Mill: Around 550,000 USD
- Capacity: 250 Tonnes of wheat per day
- Flour extraction rate: 70-75%
