Nut mills and machines for nut grinding

Selection of end products made from nuts with machines from Probst & Class

• Peanut butter and peanut sauce
• Brazil nut milk and Brazil nut butter
• Coconut milk, coconut cream and coconut butter
• Almond milk, almond butter and marzipan
• Cashew butter, cashew milk and macadamia milk

The process steps in nut processing

1. Drying the nuts: For dry grinding of nuts (without additional liquid), the moisture content of the nuts must remain below 2% in order to achieve suitable grinding results. Various processes such as roasting can be used for this. Flavours are also extracted in the process.
2. Optional precomminution with the perforated disc mill: The PUC perforated disc mill is used for the comminution of nuts, a process step necessary for some nuts if the solid parts are too large for processing in the colloid mill.
3. In this step, the raw materials (pre-crushed or in one piece) are processed into a paste-like mass in the colloid mill. In an annular gap between the stator and rotor, which can be infinitely adjusted by axial adjustment of the stator, the solids are ground and mixed with high precision according to requirements. Water or other liquids may be added to produce liquid products such as almond milk. The colloid mill guarantees fine and homogeneous distribution to achieve optimum liquid consistency.

Production process

Depending on the requirements, both processing and production can be carried out using the industrial mills and systems from Probst & Class in a batch process or continuous inline process. We are happy to advise you as to the advantages and disadvantages of the processes as well as plant integration. Please send us an enquiry for our puclab service.  

Probst & Class as a supplier to the food industry

Probst & Class mills have been used in state-of-the-art food processing for 80 years. Using a PUC, both small producers and large industrial groups manufacture high quality products from nuts. The high manufacturing quality of PUC machines usually guarantees a service life of several decades. The supply of spare and wear parts, even for very early models, guarantees a secure investment and low total cost of ownership.