Verified Material Grade
SS 304 or SS 316 and SS 316L on all product contact surfaces, backed by mill test certificates issued in your company name.
Mecha Engineering fabricates stainless steel rotary extractors at its Saharanpur works and dispatches them to ayurvedic, nutraceutical, tea and food processing units across Bihar. A rotating drum with internal baffles gives better solvent contact on light, fluffy material, so you get the same yield with a lower solvent bill.
A rotating drum extractor earns its keep on the material a static vessel struggles with: dried leaves, flowers, tea, spices and other light, bulky loads that pack loosely and drain slowly in a fixed basket. The drum turns the bed continuously against the solvent, so contact time drops and the solvent volume needed for a given yield drops with it. Bihar's herbal processing base is built around litchi in Muzaffarpur, makhana in the Mithila belt, and a growing number of medicinal plant and food extract units in the Terai region, alongside Patna's expanding food-processing corridor.
As a rotary extractor manufacturer supplying Bihar, Mecha Engineering builds each drum around your feed material, the solvent you run and the discharge method your line needs, then fabricates it at our own Saharanpur works in Uttar Pradesh. Design, welding, polishing and trial runs stay under one roof and one engineering team, which keeps the specification honest from drawing to dispatch.
These are the points BR buyers check before releasing a purchase order, so we put them in writing rather than in a brochure line.
SS 304 or SS 316 and SS 316L on all product contact surfaces, backed by mill test certificates issued in your company name.
Water run, drum rotation and leak test at our Saharanpur shop. Send your material sample and we run a drainage trial before the drum leaves.
Erection, piping tie-in, utility connection, commissioning and operator training at your BR site, covered in the supply scope.
You buy from the fabricator, not a trading house. No dealer margin, and any design change is quoted against actual material and labour.
Every feature below exists to protect one of two things: the actives in your material, or the hours your operator spends on a batch.
The drum turns on a horizontal axis with fixed internal baffles that lift and tumble the bed through the solvent. Loosely packed material such as leaves and flowers gets even contact instead of channelling through a static basket.
A jacket around the drum shell carries the heating medium, so the material is never in direct contact with a hot surface. Heat sensitive actives hold their profile batch after batch.
Large hinged access door for charging, and a rotating discharge that tips spent material out through a bottom or end chute. Turnaround between batches drops instead of holding the line up.
Continuous tumbling shortens the contact time needed for the same extraction, which means a smaller solvent charge for the same yield compared with a static vessel on the same material.
Mineral wool insulation under an SS 304 cladding sheet cuts steam consumption. Internal 220 grit mirror finish keeps changeover between materials practical.
Start with a local panel and manual drum speed control, or take PLC control with HMI recipe storage, batch logging and audit trail when your export buyer asks for it.
Pick the configuration that matches your material and throughput, or send your process sheet and we will tell you which of these fits.
The standard batch unit for a single site. One jacketed drum, condenser and receiver sized for your daily material quantity.
Two or more drums plumbed for counter-current solvent flow, used where a BR contract manufacturer runs continuous shifts rather than isolated batches.
Horizontal axis drum for bulky, low-density feed such as whole leaves and flower heads, where a vertical basket would bridge and channel.
Shell and tube condenser, receiver and vacuum concentration tied directly to the drum outlet for ethanol or hydro-alcoholic recovery on the same skid.
Feed hopper, drum and discharge conveyor tied together for large volume contract extraction, where material moves through without stopping between batches.
A compact 150 to 500 litre drum for R and D and small batch trial work before a full commercial line is ordered.
Standard build for a single drum rotary extractor. Every line below is changed to order, so treat this as the starting point for your enquiry rather than a fixed model list.
| Parameter | Standard offering | Options on request |
|---|---|---|
| Drum Capacity | 150, 300, 500, 1000, 2000 and 3000 litres | Up to 10,000 litres, and multi-drum batteries |
| Material of Construction | SS 304 shell, SS 304 contact parts | SS 316 or SS 316L contact parts, MS jacket to reduce cost |
| Internal Finish | 220 grit mirror polish, around 0.4 micron Ra | Electropolished finish for pharma duty |
| Heating Arrangement | Limpet coil jacket, steam at up to 3 kg per sq cm | Dimple jacket, thermic fluid, or electric heaters |
| Drum Rotation | Geared motor drive, fixed speed, 2 to 6 RPM | VFD variable speed control |
| Operating Temperature | Ambient to 100 degrees Celsius | Up to 150 degrees Celsius with thermic fluid |
| Design Pressure | Full vacuum on shell, atmospheric on inside | Pressure vessel design and third party certification |
| Charging and Discharge | Top hinged manhole, end tilt discharge chute | Pneumatic conveying feed, screw discharge |
| Solvent Compatibility | Water, ethanol, hydro-alcoholic mixes | Hexane, IPA, methanol, ethyl acetate with flameproof fittings |
| Condenser and Recovery | Shell and tube condenser with SS receiver | Chilled water condenser, vacuum concentration skid |
| Insulation and Cladding | 50 mm mineral wool under SS 304 cladding | Higher thickness for thermic fluid service |
| Control System | Local panel with temperature indicator and timer | PLC with HMI, recipe storage, batch report, SCADA link |
| Documentation | GA drawing, MOC certificate, test report, manual | DQ, IQ, OQ protocols, weld map, polish and pressure records |
Scroll the table sideways on a mobile screen. Send your material, batch size and solvent and we will fill this sheet in against your process.
The feed material decides the drum design, not the other way around. This is the shortlist we work through with a BR buyer on the first call.
| Feed material | Solvent or medium | Best suited configuration | Typical BR application |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dried Leaves and Flowers | Ethanol or hydro-alcoholic blend | Horizontal rotary extractor with internal baffles | Ayurvedic and nutraceutical units in Patna and Muzaffarpur |
| Tea, Coffee and Spices | Water, ethanol or ethyl acetate | Single drum extractor with solvent recovery | Food and beverage extract plants in Bihar Sharif and Gaya |
| Roots and Barks | Ethanol under reflux | Multi-drum battery for higher solids loading | Ashwagandha, safed musli and root processors |
| Seeds and Oilseeds | Hexane or ethanol | Continuous rotary extraction line | Oleoresin and seed extract plants in Bhagalpur and Purnia |
| Bulky Fibrous Material | Water or hydro-alcoholic mix | Horizontal drum with tilt discharge | Large volume contract extraction units |
| New Formulations, Small Batches | Any solvent within design limits | Pilot scale rotary extractor, 150 to 500 litres | R and D labs in Patna and Darbhanga |
| Downstream Concentration | Vacuum, any solvent | Rotary extractor tied to vacuum concentration skid | Standardised extract and syrup lines |
Not sure which row you belong to? Share the material name and the part used and we will confirm the configuration along with an indicative yield range.
Six stages from raw material to finished extract. Your operator sees the same sequence on every batch, which is what keeps the output consistent.
Material is cleaned, dried to the target moisture and cut or coarsely milled so the solvent can reach it through the tumbling action.
Material goes in through the top hinged manhole, then measured solvent is added to the set solid to solvent ratio before the door is sealed.
The drum turns at a set speed while the jacket brings the batch to temperature. Internal baffles keep lifting fresh material into contact with the solvent.
Rotation slows and the liquid extract drains through a screened outlet. Spent material is tipped out through the end discharge chute for disposal or a second pass.
The extract is concentrated under vacuum. Condensed solvent collects in the receiver and returns to the next batch.
Output is drawn off as liquid, soft or semi-solid extract, or sent forward to a spray or vacuum dryer for a free flowing powder.
Standardised extract and herbal syrup lines that process leaf, flower and flake material. AYUSH and GMP units ask for SS 316 contact parts and IQ or OQ documentation.
Capsule, tablet and gummy makers needing consistent marker compound levels batch after batch, usually with PLC batch logging.
Rotary drums handle loose leaf and roasted bean material better than a static basket, giving faster drainage between batches.
Solvent circulation tuned for the density and oil content of ground spice, with recovery sized for the solvent volume in use.
Oleoresin, natural colour and botanical extract lines where food grade construction and CIP cleaning are non-negotiable.
Multi-product units that switch materials weekly, so they buy for quick changeover, recipe storage and third party audit readiness.
Dispatch and site service run out of Saharanpur to all 40+ districts. These are the locations we work in most often.
District not on the list? The list is only where we have installed most recently. Site visits, erection and after-sales service cover every district in Bihar, plus neighbouring Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and West Bengal, and the international border with Nepal.
Straight answers to what BR buyers ask before and after a site visit.
Mecha Engineering Pvt. Ltd. designs and fabricates rotary extractors at its own works at Village Meharbani on Behat Road, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, and dispatches them across India. The company was set up in 2022 and supplies extraction, blending, drying and process equipment to pharmaceutical, ayurvedic, nutraceutical, food and cosmetic units across Bihar, the rest of India and export markets.
Single drums run from 150 litres for pilot and R and D work up to 10,000 litres for commercial lines. Multi-drum batteries are built where counter-current flow or continuous operation is needed. Tell us the daily material quantity you want to process and we work backwards to the drum size and the number of batches per shift.
The standard build uses SS 304 for the shell and product contact parts. SS 316 and SS 316L are used where the solvent or the material is corrosive, or where a pharma audit requires it. Mill test certificates for every plate and pipe are issued in your company name and handed over with the extractor along with the GA drawing and test report.
A static vessel holds the material still in a mesh basket while the solvent soaks through it. A rotary extractor turns the whole drum, so internal baffles continuously lift and tumble the bed through the solvent. That is a real advantage on light, fluffy material such as leaves and flowers, which pack loosely and channel in a fixed basket. Dense material such as roots is often handled just as well, or better, in a static vessel.
Yes. A shell and tube condenser, SS receiver and vapour line sized for your solvent are standard on a recovery-fitted extractor. Ethanol and hexane come back into the cycle rather than going up a vent, and a vacuum concentration skid can be tied to the same outlet for thick extract.
Erection, piping tie-in, utility connection, water trial, first material batch and operator training at your Bihar site are part of the supply scope. An engineer travels from Saharanpur to your Bihar site for erection, water trial, first material batch and operator training, with the visit scheduled against your installation window rather than a same-day promise.
Standard handover covers the general arrangement drawing, material of construction certificates, hydro and vacuum test reports, weld and polish records, the operating and maintenance manual and a spare parts list. DQ, IQ and OQ protocols, along with a validation document set, are prepared on request for GMP and export buyers.
Standard drums ship in 4 to 8 weeks from order confirmation. Automated and multi-drum plants take 10 to 12 weeks. Freight from Saharanpur to Bihar is quoted at actual transporter cost once the vessel size and destination are known, and for larger drums we arrange the trailer, route survey and unloading crane along with the dispatch.
Yes. Common jobs include adding a condenser and recovery line to a plain drum, changing a jacket from steam to thermic fluid, replacing drum bearings and drive gearbox, adding a PLC panel to a manual unit, and repolishing an internal surface that has lost its finish. Send photographs and a nameplate reading to start.
Call +91-9084351006 or +91-7500378000, send a WhatsApp message, or email info@mechaengg.com with four details: the material and the part used, the batch quantity in kilograms, the solvent you intend to use and the form of extract you want at the end. A specification sheet and price come back within one working day.
Share the material, the batch size and the solvent. Our Saharanpur engineering team returns a specification sheet, layout drawing and price so you can compare on paper rather than on promises.