Sorghum/Millets
Intake and cleaning
1
Intake and Cleaning
Purpose:
Removal of impurities and other foreign grains
Improving the storage quality of grain
Equipment:
Vega High Performance Grain Classifier
De-stoner
Pneumatic conveyor
Vega High-performance Grain Classifier:
Sieve module
Up to 31m2 sieve area
2-4 fractions
Use as stand-alone unit
(without aspirator/air-recycling aspirator)
Dehulling
2
Dehulling
Purpose:
Removal of outer inedible husk layer
Recovery of whole grains as efficiently as possible
Equipment:
Magnet
Rubber roll huller with husk blower
Pearler with intermediate separator
Aspiration channel with intermediate separator
Scale for yield control
Hydrothermal Treatment
3
Hydrothermal Treatment
Purpose:
Stabilization of enzymes present in grain thus improving the shelf life
Flavour enhancement
Equipment:
Intensive dampener for water addition
Steamer
Kiln
Steamer MBDA directs saturated steam to several points of the product and distributes it uniformly.
Kiln Granotherm DNCB is a combination of heating and cooling elements to ensure complete inactivation of the enzymes.
Designed with the highest standards of hygiene in mind.
Pearling
4
Pearling
Purpose:
To remove outer layers of grain to varying degree
Can be used to remove Tannins (like in Sorghum) or to produce semi-polished millet (in minor millets)
Equipment:
Magnet
Pearler with intermediate separator
Aspiration with intermediate separator
Scale for yield control
Pearler
The Pearler BSPB is used in Sorghum, Millet, Quinoa and Amaranth processing industries
Flexible application
Consistent product quality
Quick accessibility and easy maintenance
High hygienic standards
Polishing
5
Polishing
Other Equipment:
Cam based polishers for completely polished millet
Polisher
Polisher DRPN for minor millets
Slight water addition results in partial gelatinization that produces smooth and lustrous surface
Quick accessibility and easy maintenance of milling chamber
Sorting
6
Sorting
Purpose:
To remove unhulled/dis-colored grains, impurities
Control of toxins levels
Equipment:
Sortex J , Sortex H
Grinding
7
Grinding
Purpose:
To reduce particle size for direct use or for value addition by secondary processing
Equipment:
Coarse Grinder
Fine grinder
Aspiration system
Control sifter
Sifting
8
Sifting
Purpose:
For separation of multiple fractions from ground product
2-10 compartments with modular design
High degree of sanitation with Nova sieve frames and sieve cleaners