Why Starlight

The Short Answer

Because every percentage point of milling recovery and every hour of uptime matters. Starlight designs, builds, and supports rice-processing machinery that consistently delivers higher saleable yield, lower broken rate, and simpler day-to-day operation—without luxury showrooms or glossy promises. What you see is what you get: durable machines, practical innovations, and a team that stands behind them.

Proof You Can Measure

  • 25 years focused on rice-milling machinery.

  • 2,000+ domestic mills served, including regional leaders such as XX Rice Mill and YY Grain Group.

  • Engineered for China’s full spectrum of grain types—Northeast japonica to Southern indica—with a crushed rice rate ~1.5% lower than the industry average (properly calibrated line and operators assumed).

  • Danyang, Jiangsu factory with 50,000㎡ workshop beside National Highway 312—10 minutes by taxi for customer visits.

As one visitor put it: “This factory looks unimpressive, but its machines last a decade with minimal repairs.”

What Makes Us Different

1) Yield First: Recovery Up, Reprocessing Down

  • Application-based calibration for short/medium/long grain, including japonica/indica/parboiled.

  • Optimized whitening pressure, roll/screen selection, and feed control to reduce broken kernels.

  • Process audits across cleaning → husking → separation → whitening/polishing → grading to identify bottlenecks.

2) Reliability by Design

  • Long-life components, clear lubrication points, easy access to wear parts.

  • Modular assemblies for faster maintenance and upgrades.

  • Lifecycle parts lists and recommended spares to prevent unplanned stoppages.

3) Simplicity for Real Operators

  • “Dumbbell-Style” Control Panel with large dials and visual icons—ideal for non-technical operators.

  • Operator SOPs and on-site/remote training for repeatable results across shifts.

4) Practical Energy Efficiency

  • Motors matched to loads; VFDs for fans/augers; airflow optimization.

  • Preventive maintenance to keep systems in their best-efficiency range.

  • Support for renewable/hybrid sites with start-up sequences that minimize demand peaks.

Practical Innovations (Field-Driven)

  • Anti-Clog Feeding System: reduces blockage incidents by ~90% in typical use.

  • Dual-Layer Vibrating Screen (2010): patented approach that helped push crushed rice rate to ~3.8% in our benchmark lines.

  • Durability Upgrade (2018): German-made screens with ~12-month lifespan (vs. industry ~3 months), accepting ~30% higher cost for better total cost of ownership.

  • Diesel-Electric Hybrid Rice Mill (2024): purpose-built for mountainous regions with unstable power supply.

Our Philosophy: Partnering with Rice Processors

  • Customer Priority: 5-year warranty (vs. industry ~3 years), transparent pricing, and lifetime spare-parts supply.

  • Service that Extends Asset Life: process audits, commissioning support, operator training, remote diagnostics (video), planned spares, and on-site service by arrangement.

  • No Wasteful Frills: open workshops, visible production, hands-on acceptance—results come from steel, bearings, and calibration, not marble lobbies.

Prefer a standard warranty statement on other pages? We can show “12-month standard + up to 5-year extended on critical assemblies” while keeping the Why Starlight promise above.

Buying with Starlight: What to Expect

Transparent Scoping

  • Share target throughput (t/h), grain types, moisture ranges, and quality targets (e.g., head rice %).

  • We propose a line layout with energy, yield, and maintenance considerations documented up front.

Clear Commercial Terms

  • Payment: L/C, T/T, D/A, D/P, Western Union (as previously noted).

  • Incoterms: FOB, CFR, CIF are standard.

  • Lead Time: typical ~20 days for standard models; custom configurations depend on scope.

  • Factory Acceptance: trial runs and checklists before shipment.

Installation & Training

  • Pre-install checklist (power, layout, anchoring, airflow).

  • On-site supervision and commissioning options.

  • Operator training and SOP handover to sustain results.

After-Sales & Lifecycle Support

  • Remote video diagnostics to shorten downtime.

  • Planned spares packages and wear-part calendars.

  • Upgrade paths (VFD kits, seals/insulation, airflow balancing) before full replacement.

Sustainability That Pays Back

  • Yield is sustainability: every extra point of recovery reduces waste and increases income.

  • Energy efficiency lowers kWh/ton and demand peaks.

  • By-product valorization: bran (feed/oil), husk (biomass/raw material), brokens (value-added products).

  • Water-smart practices: cleaner pre-cleaning and effective polishing reduce the need for heavy rinsing and nutrient-rich effluent.

  • Safety & Governance: lock-out/tag-out training, dust control, noise awareness; compliance with applicable export controls and lawful end-use declarations.

Markets & Applications

  • Domestic China and exports across Southeast Asia (Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia), South Asia (India), Middle East (U.A.E.), Africa (e.g., Kenya), Central & South America, and North America (U.S.).

  • Commercial mills, cooperatives, government/institutional projects, and R&D/demo lines.

Metrics We Improve (and How to Track Them)

  • Milling recovery (%) and broken rate (pre- and post-installation).

  • Reprocessing rate (volume re-routed for rework).

  • kWh/ton and peak demand.

  • Unplanned downtime (hours/month) and mean time between failures.

  • Wear-part life (hours or tons through).
    Create a simple monthly logbook—our team can provide templates—so improvements are visible and bankable.

Our Story in Milestones

  • 1999 — Company founded in Danyang, Jiangsu.

  • 2000 — First manual mill (10 t/day) built in a rented 200㎡ space.

  • 2005 — Standardized production with stamping machines; lines reach 50 t/day capacity.

  • 2010 — Patent granted for the Dual-Layer Vibrating Screen.

  • 2018 — German-made screens adopted; ~4× wear life, ~30% higher cost for durability.

  • 2024 — Diesel-Electric Hybrid solution for mountainous regions.

Visit the Factory

We are 10 minutes by taxi from National Highway 312 (Danyang, Jiangsu). Walk our 50,000㎡ workshop, see components mid-build, and run test material through demo lines. If you measure success in tons, kWh, and uptime—not polished floors—this visit will feel like home.

Ready to Plan Your Line?

Share your target throughput (t/h), grain types, recovery goals, and energy constraints. We’ll build a proposal with projected recovery, kWh/ton, and a recommended spare-parts plan—plus a commissioning and training schedule.