Starlight Machinery's new ZNJ-25 Combined Rice Mill hits 20 TPD without adding floor space

The ZNJ-15's higher-capacity successor is now available for commercial rice mills, cooperatives, and medium-scale processors across Asia, Africa, and South America

DANYANG, JIANGSU, CHINA, June 2026 - Starlight Machinery, based in Danyang, Jiangsu Province, China, has released the ZNJ-25 Combined Rice Mill. The machine processes paddy into finished white rice at 800-1,000 kg/h, around 20 tons per day, on the same 3.7 x 1.6 x 3.4 m footprint as the ZNJ-15 it replaces.
The full milling sequence runs in a single station: cleaning, de-stoning, husking, gravity paddy separation, whitening, and grading. Output is 30-40% higher than that of the ZNJ-15, with no change in floor space or main power consumption. For operators who need more throughput but cannot rebuild or expand their facility, the difference is straightforward.

Why was the ZNJ-25 developed:
Rice milling operators in emerging markets face a recurring problem: demand grows, but physical space and electrical infrastructure often cannot keep pace. Building a larger facility or adding separate machines requires capital, permits, and downtime that many small and mid-size processors cannot afford.

The ZNJ-25 was built around that constraint. Starlight's engineering team started with the ZNJ-15 platform and increased throughput by optimizing components rather than scaling up the machine itself. The result is a system that produces significantly more output per shift without requiring the operator to rewire their facility, pour a new slab, or hire additional staff to run a second line. Buyers looking for a complete processing solution can review Starlight's full range of combined rice mills and production lines at https://starlightmachinery.com/collections/integrated-mills-turnkey-lines

Technical specifications:
The machine runs an 8-inch gearless paddy husker, which handles higher paddy volumes while applying less mechanical stress to the grain than gear-driven alternatives. A 70 x 6-layer gravity paddy separator cleanly separates unhulled paddy from brown rice, reducing recirculation and protecting head-rice yield downstream.

The electrical cabinet is CHINT-branded with a reduced-voltage starting system that limits inrush current at startup, extending motor and component service life. A one-key emergency stop is standard. Elevator pipes are widened to 140 mm (single) and 250 mm (double) to prevent flow bottlenecks at higher throughput. Discharge pipes are stainless steel; air pipes are galvanized. Inspection windows and quick-access panels are built in, allowing operators to monitor the line and perform daily checks without shutting down production.

Overall dimensions are 3,700 x 1,560 x 3,400 mm. Paddy infeed capacity is 1,300-1,600 kg/h. Finished white rice output is 800-1,000 kg/h. Eight units can be loaded into a single standard 20-ft shipping container. Full technical specifications for the ZNJ-25 are available at https://starlightmachinery.com/products/znj-25-combined-rice-mill-20tpd

Market focus:
Rice is the primary staple crop across much of Southeast Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa. In many of these markets, paddy processing is still handled by aging equipment, manual labor, or single-function machines that require multiple transfers between stages. Losses from breakage, contamination, and inefficient husking reduce the usable yield that operators can sell.

Starlight sells into these markets directly and through distributors. The ZNJ-25 is sized for commercial rice mills, township cooperatives, and agricultural processing operations targeting roughly 20 tons per day of finished output. It is not designed for industrial-scale plants requiring hundreds of TPD, nor for micro-scale village-level processing. It sits in the middle range, where most purchasing activity in developing rice markets occurs. Operators considering a custom or larger-scale solution can explore Starlight's customization and solutions page at https://starlightmachinery.com/pages/solutions

Starlight has shipped equipment to customers in Myanmar, India, Tanzania, China, and other markets across Asia and Africa. Installation records and customer stories are documented at https://starlightmachinery.com/pages/customer-stories

Availability and support:
The ZNJ-25 is available now. Eight units fit in a standard 20-ft container, which reduces per-unit freight costs for distributors and multi-site buyers.
Each unit ships with a 12-month warranty from the shipment date. Commissioning guidance, operator training materials, and a preventive maintenance schedule are included. Remote technical support is available for the life of the machine. Genuine spare parts are stocked at the Danyang factory for fast dispatch. On-site commissioning and technician support can be arranged on request.
Inquiries, technical questions, and quote requests can be submitted at https://starlightmachinery.com/pages/contact

Changzhou Xingyao Agri Machinery Co., Ltd (Starlight Machinery)
Factory address: 208 km, Jiangsu Section, National Highway 312, Huangtang Town, Danyang, Jiangsu, China
Pablo Garcia
Email: admin@starlightmachinery.com
Phone: +86 136 0612 0278
WeChat: jiangyuan133709
Website: starlightmachinery.com

Starlight Machinery is the international trade name of Changzhou Xingyao Agri Machinery Co., Ltd (常州星耀农业机械有限公司), a rice milling and grain processing equipment manufacturer based in Danyang, Jiangsu, China. The company has been producing rice processing machinery for over 25 years and has supplied equipment to more than 2,000 rice milling operations worldwide.
Its product range covers combined rice mills, emery and iron-roll whiteners, grain polishers, rubber-roll huskers, paddy separators, destoners, pre-cleaners, rice graders, and complete turnkey milling lines from 5 TPD to 200 TPD capacity. The company also offers OEM and ODM services for distributors requiring custom specifications or private-label equipment.
Starlight sells to mill operators, distributors, agricultural cooperatives, and food processing businesses across Southeast Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, Africa, and South America.

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