Wheat Cleaning Process – How It Affects Quality of Flour Milling

The wheat cleaning process is a vital part of wheat flour mill process. It refers to a series of consecutive process steps starting with the cleaning of impurities, wheat moisture regulation and mixing, and continuing until it is ready to enter the wheat flour milling stage.

This ensures that the wheat seeds meet the expected quality standards before it enters the wheat flour production stage, thus guaranteeing the quality and productivity of the final wheat flour.

In this article, we will introduce the steps of the wheat seed cleaning process before wheat milling and the wheat cleaning machines equipped in the process. As the saying goes, "A good cleanup is half the job." The importance of the wheat cleaning process for milling cannot be ignored, and if you are planning to start a profitable wheat flour mill plant, this will help you make a wise investment decision.

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The Importance of Clean Wheat for Flour Milling

• Effectively improve the quality and purity of flour
• Prevents damage to flour milling machines
• Reduces downtime and increases efficiency of wheat flour production
• Ensure that the flour produced meets hygiene standards

Wheat Cleaning Processes and Seed Cleaners Demystified: The Route to Flour Excellence

The work carried out in the wheat cleaning plants consists of removing impurities from the wheat, which can be achieved using a variety of wheat seed cleaner and techniques, such as sieves, magnetic separators, and so on.

In addition, adjusting the moisture of the wheat is one of the important steps in the cleaning process, and proper moisture adjustment ensures optimal processing of the wheat during flour milling process.

In well-equipped wheat flour mill plants, the cleaning process also involves wheat metering and wastes treatment.

Some Wheat Cleaning Machines For Sale( Of course they can also be used to clean other grains)

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General Wheat Seed Cleaning Machines List

While there is no set pattern to the wheat cleaning process, a typical process should include the following steps and corresponding equipment. (Click to view some models and details of grain cleaning equipment, and you can choose you are satisfied with.)

The 125TPD Wheat Cleaning Flow Chart and Equipment Combinations

Only a reasonable design of the wheat cleaning process, can use the least wheat seed cleaning equipment, to achieve the best cleaning effect. At the same time, it can also reduce the wear and tear of the working parts, prolong the service life of the wheat seed cleaning machines, and save the production management costs. Here is an example demonstration of the wheat grain cleaning process. 

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Wheat Cleaning Process and Equipment Layout Design Drawings

[Key Factors] Optimization Of Wheat Cleaning Process: Flow Design and Equipment Combination

In the selection of cleaning equipment and combination of processes, must be based on the net wheat quality standards, and combined with the impurity of the wheat seed, plant production capacity, the type of finished product, the quality of wheat and moisture adjustment methods and other factors for comprehensive consideration.

Requirements for the​ quality of clean wheat to be milled

• Cleaned wheat in the gravel content of no more than 0.02%, basically no magnetic impurities.
• Cleaned wheat moisture is appropriate, so that the production of flour moisture in line with national standards.
• Wheat with a reasonable proportion, moderate wetting time, with appropriate performance of flour production.

According to the ​impurity content of the wheat, adjusting the cleaning process for wheat milling

​Wheat with a large amount of impurities, the design of the cleaning process should be more perfect; wheat with a small amount of impurities, cleaning process can be appropriately simplified.

How to optimize the wheat cleaning process based on impurities？

Processes for small vs. large wheat cleaning plants

The cleaning process or suction dust removal system of small wheat flour mill plants can be simplified appropriately, and combined cleaning equipment is often used. (Related Post: How to Start Small Flour Mill Business>>)

Large-scale wheat flour production plants can use more self-circulating air suction system and have wheat wastes workshops or process.

Quality and efficiency of wheat cleaning equipment used determines cleaning process adjustments

When using wheat cleaning equipment with good quality and high efficiency, the number of cleaning passes in the process can be appropriately reduced, or a larger equipment flow rate can be selected to reduce the number of equipment.

When the equipment efficiency is poor, the cleaning process should be strengthened or a lower flow value should be adopted.

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Climate, geographical conditions also have an impact on the design of the cleaning process

For example, in the cold climate, wheat needs to be heated moisture regulation, run wheat warehouse needs to have thermal insulation measures.