{
 "api": "v1",
 "type": "Machine",
 "count": 12,
 "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "attribution": "Data: OilProcessingHub, CC BY 4.0",
 "entities": [
  {
   "id": "MCH-000001",
   "type": "Machine",
   "tier": "supporting",
   "name": "Pretreatment Machines",
   "slug": "/machines/pretreatment-machines/",
   "fields": {
    "summary": {
     "v": "Pretreatment machines get raw oilseed ready for extraction — removing trash and metal, stripping hulls, adjusting moisture and (for hot pressing) roasting. They are mechanically simple and low in powe",
     "src": "editorial",
     "conf": "high",
     "verified": "2026-07-03"
    }
   },
   "rel": {
    "used_in": [
     "/processes/cleaning/",
     "/processes/dehulling/",
     "/processes/roasting/"
    ],
    "has_types": [
     "Seed cleaner (vibrating/rotary screen)",
     "Destoner",
     "Magnetic separator",
     "Dehuller / decorticator",
     "Seed dryer (column/drum)",
     "Roaster / cooker"
    ]
   },
   "url": "https://oilprocessinghub.com/machines/pretreatment-machines/",
   "id_url": "https://oilprocessinghub.com/id/MCH-000001",
   "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
  },
  {
   "id": "MCH-000002",
   "type": "Machine",
   "tier": "supporting",
   "name": "Oil Press Machines",
   "slug": "/machines/oil-press-machines/",
   "fields": {
    "summary": {
     "v": "Oil press machines extract oil by pressure — continuously in a screw (expeller) press, the commercial workhorse, or batch-wise in a hydraulic press for high-value small runs. Yield depends more on see",
     "src": "editorial",
     "conf": "high",
     "verified": "2026-07-03"
    }
   },
   "rel": {
    "used_in": [
     "/processes/pressing/",
     "/processes/cold-pressing/"
    ],
    "has_types": [
     "Single-screw expeller press",
     "Double / multi-stage screw press",
     "Cold press",
     "Hydraulic press",
     "Integrated press unit"
    ]
   },
   "url": "https://oilprocessinghub.com/machines/oil-press-machines/",
   "id_url": "https://oilprocessinghub.com/id/MCH-000002",
   "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
  },
  {
   "id": "MCH-000003",
   "type": "Machine",
   "tier": "supporting",
   "name": "Solvent Extraction Machines",
   "slug": "/machines/solvent-extraction-machines/",
   "fields": {
    "summary": {
     "v": "Solvent extraction dissolves oil out of prepared oilseed (or press cake) with a food-grade solvent, then recovers the solvent for reuse — reaching very low residual oil in the meal (often ~1%). It is ",
     "src": "editorial",
     "conf": "high",
     "verified": "2026-07-03"
    }
   },
   "rel": {
    "used_in": [
     "/processes/pressing/"
    ],
    "has_types": [
     "Extractor (percolation/immersion)",
     "Desolventizer-toaster (DT/DTDC)",
     "Evaporator / distillation",
     "Solvent recovery system",
     "Meal cooler / dryer"
    ]
   },
   "url": "https://oilprocessinghub.com/machines/solvent-extraction-machines/",
   "id_url": "https://oilprocessinghub.com/id/MCH-000003",
   "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
  },
  {
   "id": "MCH-000004",
   "type": "Machine",
   "tier": "supporting",
   "name": "Oil Filter Machines",
   "slug": "/machines/filter-machines/",
   "fields": {
    "summary": {
     "v": "Oil filter machines remove the seed fines suspended in fresh crude oil, producing bright, bottle-ready oil. Options scale from cheap settling tanks to plate filter presses and pneumatic or vacuum filt",
     "src": "editorial",
     "conf": "high",
     "verified": "2026-07-03"
    }
   },
   "rel": {
    "used_in": [
     "/processes/filtering/"
    ],
    "has_types": [
     "Plate-and-frame filter press",
     "Pneumatic pressure-leaf filter",
     "Vacuum / leaf filter",
     "Settling tank",
     "Polishing filter"
    ]
   },
   "url": "https://oilprocessinghub.com/machines/filter-machines/",
   "id_url": "https://oilprocessinghub.com/id/MCH-000004",
   "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
  },
  {
   "id": "MCH-000005",
   "type": "Machine",
   "tier": "supporting",
   "name": "Oil Refining Machines",
   "slug": "/machines/refining-machines/",
   "fields": {
    "summary": {
     "v": "Refining machines remove impurities from crude oil in stages — degumming (phospholipids), neutralizing (free fatty acids), bleaching (pigments and metals), deodorizing (odor compounds) and optional de",
     "src": "editorial",
     "conf": "high",
     "verified": "2026-07-03"
    }
   },
   "rel": {
    "used_in": [
     "/processes/refining/"
    ],
    "has_types": [
     "Degumming unit",
     "Neutralizing reactor + centrifuge",
     "Bleaching vessel",
     "Deodorizer",
     "Dewaxing / winterization unit",
     "Vacuum dehydrator"
    ]
   },
   "url": "https://oilprocessinghub.com/machines/refining-machines/",
   "id_url": "https://oilprocessinghub.com/id/MCH-000005",
   "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
  },
  {
   "id": "MCH-000006",
   "type": "Machine",
   "tier": "supporting",
   "name": "Storage Tanks & Silos",
   "slug": "/machines/storage-machines/",
   "fields": {
    "summary": {
     "v": "Storage equipment holds seed and oil between stages without degrading them: silos and bins for seed, and food-grade tanks for crude and finished oil. Good storage protects quality — dry, cool, dark an",
     "src": "editorial",
     "conf": "high",
     "verified": "2026-07-03"
    }
   },
   "rel": {
    "used_in": [
     "/processes/filling/"
    ],
    "has_types": [
     "Seed silo / bin",
     "Crude oil tank",
     "Finished oil tank",
     "Day tank",
     "Drums / IBC totes"
    ]
   },
   "url": "https://oilprocessinghub.com/machines/storage-machines/",
   "id_url": "https://oilprocessinghub.com/id/MCH-000006",
   "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
  },
  {
   "id": "MCH-000007",
   "type": "Machine",
   "tier": "supporting",
   "name": "Conveying Equipment",
   "slug": "/machines/conveying-machines/",
   "fields": {
    "summary": {
     "v": "Conveying equipment moves seed, meal and cake between stages reliably and without damage: bucket elevators lift vertically, screw conveyors (augers) and belts move horizontally, and pneumatic systems ",
     "src": "editorial",
     "conf": "high",
     "verified": "2026-07-03"
    }
   },
   "rel": {
    "used_in": [
     "/processes/cleaning/"
    ],
    "has_types": [
     "Bucket elevator",
     "Screw conveyor (auger)",
     "Belt conveyor",
     "Pneumatic conveying",
     "Chain / drag conveyor"
    ]
   },
   "url": "https://oilprocessinghub.com/machines/conveying-machines/",
   "id_url": "https://oilprocessinghub.com/id/MCH-000007",
   "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
  },
  {
   "id": "MCH-000008",
   "type": "Machine",
   "tier": "supporting",
   "name": "Filling & Packaging Machines",
   "slug": "/machines/filling-packaging-machines/",
   "fields": {
    "summary": {
     "v": "Filling and packaging machines turn finished oil into a sellable, shelf-stable product: fillers dose oil into containers, cappers seal them, labelers finish them. Lines scale from manual to fully auto",
     "src": "editorial",
     "conf": "high",
     "verified": "2026-07-03"
    }
   },
   "rel": {
    "used_in": [
     "/processes/filling/"
    ],
    "has_types": [
     "Piston filler",
     "Flow-meter filler",
     "Net-weight filler",
     "Capping machine",
     "Labeling machine",
     "Automatic rotary line"
    ]
   },
   "url": "https://oilprocessinghub.com/machines/filling-packaging-machines/",
   "id_url": "https://oilprocessinghub.com/id/MCH-000008",
   "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
  },
  {
   "id": "MCH-000009",
   "type": "Machine",
   "tier": "supporting",
   "name": "Screw Oil Press (Expeller)",
   "slug": "/machines/screw-press/",
   "fields": {
    "summary": {
     "v": "The screw press, or expeller, is the workhorse of mechanical oil extraction. A rotating worm shaft conveys prepared seed through a barrel of decreasing volume, building pressure and friction heat that",
     "src": "editorial",
     "conf": "high",
     "verified": "2026-07-03"
    }
   },
   "rel": {
    "instance_of": "/machines/oil-press-machines/"
   },
   "url": "https://oilprocessinghub.com/machines/screw-press/",
   "id_url": "https://oilprocessinghub.com/id/MCH-000009",
   "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
  },
  {
   "id": "MCH-000010",
   "type": "Machine",
   "tier": "supporting",
   "name": "Hydraulic Oil Press",
   "slug": "/machines/hydraulic-press/",
   "fields": {
    "summary": {
     "v": "A hydraulic oil press extracts oil batch-wise: a ram compresses a static charge of prepared material in a cage at very high pressure. It is slower and more labor-intensive than a screw press, but its ",
     "src": "editorial",
     "conf": "high",
     "verified": "2026-07-03"
    }
   },
   "rel": {
    "instance_of": "/machines/oil-press-machines/"
   },
   "url": "https://oilprocessinghub.com/machines/hydraulic-press/",
   "id_url": "https://oilprocessinghub.com/id/MCH-000010",
   "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
  },
  {
   "id": "MCH-000011",
   "type": "Machine",
   "tier": "supporting",
   "name": "Solvent Extractor",
   "slug": "/machines/solvent-extractor/",
   "fields": {
    "summary": {
     "v": "A solvent extractor dissolves oil out of prepared oilseed or press cake using a food-grade solvent, reaching very low residual oil in the meal (often around 1%). It is the core machine of large-scale ",
     "src": "editorial",
     "conf": "high",
     "verified": "2026-07-03"
    }
   },
   "rel": {
    "instance_of": "/machines/solvent-extraction-machines/"
   },
   "url": "https://oilprocessinghub.com/machines/solvent-extractor/",
   "id_url": "https://oilprocessinghub.com/id/MCH-000011",
   "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
  },
  {
   "id": "MCH-000012",
   "type": "Machine",
   "tier": "supporting",
   "name": "Plate Filter Press",
   "slug": "/machines/filter-press/",
   "fields": {
    "summary": {
     "v": "A plate (plate-and-frame) filter press clarifies fresh crude oil by pumping it through cloth-lined plates that trap suspended fines into a cake, leaving bright, bottle-ready oil. It is a common clarif",
     "src": "editorial",
     "conf": "high",
     "verified": "2026-07-03"
    }
   },
   "rel": {
    "instance_of": "/machines/filter-machines/"
   },
   "url": "https://oilprocessinghub.com/machines/filter-press/",
   "id_url": "https://oilprocessinghub.com/id/MCH-000012",
   "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
  }
 ]
}