~ Processing Services ~

The Old
In 1989 Diana Olive Oil installed a basket press processing facility comprising of a Pieralisi crusher, automatic paste dispenser, and 2 super presses.
This process involves the layering of the crushed olive paste onto nylon pads which are stacked onto big steel trolleys and then wheeled into the press. The entire stack of pads with the crushed olive mixture is then pressed by a hydraulic piston which squeezes the juice out of the paste through the pads which act as a filtering medium. The process is very romantic as there is a great felling to watch the veins of olive oil flowing down the sides of the press stack. The extra virgin olive oil is then passed through a verticle centrifuge (a separator) to remove any reminants of water. At this stage the extra virgin olive oil is ready for consumption.

The New
In 2002 it was decided that it was time to install a completely new processing system which would offer three very important features.

1	Ease of operation and labour friendly.
2	Capable of processing commercial quantities fast
3	The ability for the process to be kept hygienically clean and to be in a clean environment. State of the art processing equipment imported from Italy was installed in a brand new facility. The new technology was supplied and installed by Pieralisi Srl Italy and offered various cutting edge features.

The process incorporates 5 continious steps for the extraction of extra virgin olive oil

1	Washing of the olives to remove leaves, twigs and any other foreign matter.
2	Crushing of olives through a double grate crusher
3	Mixing of the crushed olive mash in 5 independent chambers which are completely enclosed to minimise oxidation
4	Continuous extraction of extra virgin olive oil through a horizontal centrifuge
5	Olive oil polishing and water separation through a vertical centrifuge.

The system is capable of processing approximately 3 tonnes per hour and requires one process line coordinator and one forklift operator.

Processing Services
Diana Olive Oil is committed in providing specialised and personalised processing services in order to obtain the upmost quality extra virgin olive oil.
Coordination of harvest, logistics of fresh fruit and olive oil are all very important as to achieve the finist quality olive oil.
Processing coordinator Vince Scarfo is responsible for any processing quires and can also assist in finding markets for your extra virgin olive oil. vince@dianaoliveoil.com.au