Maize and Grain Milling Machines

A 20-ton-a-day maize mill means 20 tons of maize going in over 24 hours of running. Not 20 tons of flour, and not in an 8-hour shift.

Description

A maize milling line cleans the grain, de-stones it, degerms and dehulls, then mills and sifts to the flour grade you're selling. Which stages you need depends on whether you're making pap-grade flour, semolina, or animal feed.

Capacity gets quoted per day, and days are assumed to be 24 hours of continuous running. If you're working one shift, halve it. If your power drops for three hours, halve it again. Nobody puts that on the listing.

Degerming matters if shelf life matters to you. The germ carries oil, and oil goes rancid. Flour milled with the germ still in it tastes fine on day one and starts turning within weeks in Nigerian heat. That's the difference between selling into a shop and selling out of your compound.

What the daily capacity figure assumes

Per day means 24 hours. A 20 ton/day rating assumes continuous running. Work out what one shift actually produces and plan around that number instead.

Degerming decides shelf life. Leave the germ in and the oil in it turns rancid within weeks in this climate. Fine for immediate sale, a problem for anything going onto a shelf.

Stone is the enemy of your rollers. Nigerian maize comes with grit. The destoner protects everything downstream, and it's the stage buyers cut first when they're comparing prices.

Moisture affects your grade. Maize above about 14% moisture mills into a coarser, stickier flour and clogs your sifters. Drying is part of this business whether you planned for it or not.

Specification

These figures decide throughput and flour grade. We confirm them against written supplier data before quoting.

Capacity	Tons of maize per day, based on continuous running. Divide down for your actual shift pattern.
Stages included	Cleaner, destoner, degermer, mill, sifter. The main reason two quotes differ, so compare this line first.
Power supply	380V three-phase, 50Hz. Matches our grid without correction.
Total connected load	kW across the whole line. This sizes your generator and it's bigger than people expect on a complete set.
Flour grades produced	Whether the sifting arrangement gives you one grade or separates fine flour, semolina and bran.
Footprint and headroom	Complete lines need vertical space for elevators between stages. Measure before you commit to a building.

We do not publish prices, because the landed figure depends on the specification, the Customs valuation and the exchange rate on the day you pay.

Minimum order

One line, sized to the maize you can actually buy and the shift you'll actually run.

A second line comes later, once the first one is running full and your buyers are asking for more.

What decides the right one

Start with what you're selling. Pap-grade flour, semolina and animal feed need different stages, and a line built for one does the others badly.

Then your realistic running hours. This is where most sizing mistakes happen. Buy for the shift you'll actually work, not the 24-hour figure on the brochure.

Then degerming, based on whether your flour sits on a shelf or moves the same week. It costs more up front and it's the difference between two different businesses.

Common questions

What's the minimum order

One line. Most millers start somewhere between 5 and 20 tons a day.

Can it do both flour and animal feed

With the right configuration, yes, though the sifting setup differs. Tell us both markets up front and we'll spec for it.

Do I need the degermer

If your flour goes onto a shelf, yes. If it sells within days of milling, you can skip it and save money.

Will it run on a generator

Yes, sized to the total connected load with headroom for motor starting. We calculate that with you before you buy the set.

How is it shipped and installed

Containerised, with installation and commissioning support through your first milling run.

Tell us your maize volume and your market

How much maize you can buy a month, how many hours a day you'll run, and whether you're selling pap flour, semolina or feed. We'll tell you what line that is, what it lands at in Naira with every line itemised, and what one shift realistically produces.

Costs you nothing and commits you to nothing.

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