Correct defoliation of the branches and washing of the olives with water improves product quality by eliminating leaves, branches, earth, parasites, etc.
At this point the olives are ready for further phases of the milling process.

The most modern processing equipment used today is the continuous cycle Olive Mill, equipped entirely with stainless steel components. The continuous cycle Olive Mill provides the following advantages:

• A complete hygienic control because the only metal in contact with the crushed mass of olives is stainless steel, that simplifies and increases the effectiveness of Mill washing operations during and after processing
• A conduction of the system without need of any operator to manipulate the food in process
• The capability of differently processing batches of olives in accordance with their quality characteristics
• Higher processing speeds.

The quality of the olive oil that is produced obviously depends on the quality of the olives that are processed but also on the skills and experience of the technicians and the technological excellence of the processing equipment.

• The olive crushing operation
• Kneading and Percolation