Piteba

(short company profile)

 

Edwin Blaak, owner of Piteba.

 

History

The canola presses from the  Groningen province in the north of The Netherlands, were in use since 1900 and during the Second World War. They were my inspiration. These presses were not very efficient and only suitable for canola.

 

Development

The technical development of the Piteba press took about 5 years. Often changes appeared to work out well for a specific kind of seed, but that often caused  problems in pressing another. Or the press became very user unfriendly.

 

A small selection of prototypes:

 

 

Seeds and nuts from all over the World were tested. After the test results were good for all seeds, I worked on the final design:

 

The model was internationally registered, the company name determined and I developed the packaging and the web-site.

 

Production

The Piteba presses are produced in Scheemda, The Netherlands, in a typical farmhouse built in 1852:

 

 

 I installed all equipment needed for the work shop and started the production on a small scale in 2005 . The production was optimized in 2006 and 2007. Larger quantities are now produced, but they are still hand made.

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

The Piteba presses are sold through the internet. The direct contact with customers in over 100 countries gives me a good idea of its use. Special seeds and nuts are tested on request and questions about the use of the press are answered.

 

Research and development

The number of seeds and nuts that can be pressed still expands. Experiments with perilla, baobab, karité, argane, black oil seed (Nigella ), cotton seed, almond, pecan nut, macadamia, kukui nut, acorns and neem gave positive results. Some require extra treatment or a small trick for optimal oil yield. The feedback from Piteba expeller users helps to improve press results.

 

 

Request for this Piteba-site:

pictures from your Piteba oil expeller in use.