SHED 1
Millet Flour Mill
NFIC-KUP-U09-03
Machine at a glance
Unit
Unit 9 — Millet Processing (Pre-existing)
Shed / location
SHED 1
Zone
Grinding & Pulverizing
What this machine helps make
Sajja flour
Medium DemandMain raw material: Bajra / pearl millet / Sajja
View product →Ready mix: Dosa
High DemandMain raw material: Formulation-specific / mixed ingredients
View product →Ready Mix: Jamun
High DemandMain raw material: Fruit / formulation-specific
View product →Jowar flour
High DemandMain raw material: Jowar / sorghum
View product →Korra flour
High DemandMain raw material: Korra / foxtail millet
View product →Sama flour
Medium DemandMain raw material: Little millet / Sama
View product →Millet dosa/idli dry premix
High DemandMain raw material: Millets + pulses/rice
View product →Gluten-free millet bread premix
High DemandMain raw material: Millets / multi-millet
View product →Multi-millet flour
High DemandMain raw material: Mixed millets
View product →Multi-millet health mix
High DemandMain raw material: Mixed millets + pulses
View product →Ready-to-cook multigrain whole mix for drink/porridge
High DemandMain raw material: Multigrain / cereal-legume
View product →Dhal-based nutritional supplement
High DemandMain raw material: Pulses / dhal
View product →Ready mix: Vada
High DemandMain raw material: Pulses / dhal
View product →Ragi java / ragi health-drink dry mix
High DemandMain raw material: Ragi + dry ingredients
View product →Ragi flour
High DemandMain raw material: Ragi / finger millet
View product →Instant idli/dosa dry premix
High DemandMain raw material: Rice + black gram
View product →Rice-millet multigrain flour blend
Medium DemandMain raw material: Rice + millets
View product →Operating SOP
1. Pre-operation checklist
• Correct sieve mesh selected and locked — fine for flour, coarse for semolina
• Discharge outlet clear
• No residue from previous commodity
• Motor guard in place
• Discharge outlet clear
• No residue from previous commodity
• Motor guard in place
2. Start-up procedure
1. Switch on — allow 15 sec to reach speed
2. Feed dehusked grain steadily — rated 35 kg/hr
2. Feed dehusked grain steadily — rated 35 kg/hr
3. Operating steps / parameters
1. Switch on — allow 15 sec to reach speed
2. Feed dehusked grain steadily — rated 35 kg/hr
3. Monitor flour output — uniform colour, no husk pieces
4. Do NOT run empty more than 2 min (heat damage)
5. Cool down 10 min after every 1 hour continuous run
6. Switch off when batch complete
2. Feed dehusked grain steadily — rated 35 kg/hr
3. Monitor flour output — uniform colour, no husk pieces
4. Do NOT run empty more than 2 min (heat damage)
5. Cool down 10 min after every 1 hour continuous run
6. Switch off when batch complete
4. Shutdown procedure
4. Do NOT run empty more than 2 min (heat damage)
6. Switch off when batch complete
6. Switch off when batch complete
5. Cleaning / sanitation
• Remove sieve and brush clean
• Clear grain from hopper and discharge
• Full brush-clean if switching commodity
• Log: grain type | sieve mesh | input weight | output weight
• Clear grain from hopper and discharge
• Full brush-clean if switching commodity
• Log: grain type | sieve mesh | input weight | output weight
6. Safety / PPE
• DUST MASK mandatory
• Never open grinding chamber while running
• Heat build-up normal after 1 hr — allow cool-down before cleaning
• Never open grinding chamber while running
• Heat build-up normal after 1 hr — allow cool-down before cleaning
7. Troubleshooting
Inconsistent flour size, motor running hot, unusual grinding noise — stop and call supervisor
8. Preventive maintenance
Routine prevention is embedded in the pre-operation and post-operation checks; no separate time-based preventive-maintenance interval is stated on the source card.