The diagram illustrates the complete manufacturing process of olive oil.
Overall, the process of olive oil production consists of eight main stages, commencing with the collection of olives from trees and ending with the transportation of the final product to retail stores.
In the initial stage, workers use rakes to harvest olives from trees, after which the olives are stored in vats for a period of two to three days. Following storage, the olives undergo a washing process using cool water and the fourth stage involves a crushing mechanism where cylindrical hammers break down the olives, separating them into two products: olive stones which are collected in a container below, and olive paste which is channeled through pipes to the next stage.
The latter half of the process begins with the olive paste being subjected to pressure and filtration using a hydraulic press, which produces the initial olive oil. This oil then goes through a spinning and separation process, where it is spun in a centrifuge to remove any remaining water. Next, the pure olive oil is packaged into bottles on a production line before being loaded onto trucks for transport to retail stores.