Set up the way an essential oil field distiller runs: distillation charge on neighbours' herb (per batch or per kg of oil); sale of oil from own crop; margin on oil bought from farmers and sold to traders; sale of mint suckers and lemongrass slips as planting material. Routines, workflows, registers, licences and an AI team that knows the work are ready when you sign up.
What an essential oil field distiller deals with today, and what MatruOS sets up for it
01Today
Farmers dispute how much oil came from their herb and what they owe. Oil sold on the wrong day when the rate swings Rs 100-200 a kg in a week.
02In MatruOS
MatruOS sets up 8 routines, 2 workflows, 3 registers and 5 licences for an essential oil field distiller, with an AI team that reads your own records and prepares the work.
03What changes
The right person is reminded at the right time, approvals wait for whoever decides, and every licence has a renewal reminder. Anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes waits for a person's approval.
Where you sit
MatruOS starts from how your business earns
Who you sell to, who you buy from, how credit moves and where you sit in the chain decide how your screens, reminders and reports are set up.
Farmer (herb)
field distiller (crude oil)
trader or commission agent
dementholisation unit (menthol crystal, DMO)
pharma, FMCG and export
Your customers
Neighbour farmers (distillation service)
Oil traders and commission agents (Chandausi, Barabanki, Badaun)
Dementholisation and menthol crystal units
Fragrance and flavour houses (for lemongrass, palmarosa and vetiver)
Attar makers of Kannauj
Your suppliers
Farmers (herb and oil)
Fabricators of tanks and condensers
Firewood and fuel sellers
Can and drum sellers
CSIR-CIMAP (planting material and training)
Credit and cash
Farmers pay the distillation charge in cash or let the distiller deduct it in oil; oil bought from farmers is paid on the day at the market rate; traders pay cash or within 1-7 days; menthol units pay 7-30 days
Costs fall in Jan-Mar (suckers, land, fertiliser) and May-Sep (fuel, labour); oil can be held in cans for months to wait for a better rate; most families sell part at harvest for cash and hold the rest
Your screens use your words
CustomerFarmer
OrderBatch
ItemHerb
InvoiceOil slip
productOil
employeeBhatti worker
How it works
How MatruOS is set up for an essential oil field distiller
Set-up takes a few minutes. After that, you change only what is different in your business.
01Describe the business in one lineFor example "Essential oil field distiller", typed when you sign up.
02Recognised as an essential oil field distillerRoutines, workflows, registers, items, licences and the AI team for this trade are set up for you.
03Bring your dataCustomers, items and balances come across from Zoho Books, Vyapar, Excel and others. For Tally, our team helps you move the data while Tally import is checked on the live app.
04Approve and runThe AI team prepares the routine work. A person approves anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes.
Your AI team
What the AI team does for an essential oil field distiller
Each job goes to a member of your AI team. It reads your own records and prepares the work. Anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes waits for a person's approval.
Works out each farmer's charges, oil deducted, oil held and advances, and drafts a WhatsApp statement for each farmer
Reads batch register, farmer accounts and oil ledger
Asks you before sending
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How you run
Your routines, already on a timetable
Each routine has a time, a person and its steps with the checks that matter. MatruOS reminds the right person and keeps the record. Open one to see its steps.
Every day3
4:30 amLoad and fire the first batchBhatti worker · 4 steps
1Check the tank bottom water level and the gasket
2Load wilted herb evenly and tread it down; close and clamp the lid
3Fire the furnace with dried spent herb or wood
4Condenser outlet water cool to the hand; distillate below 40 °C
8:00 amSeparate, weigh and record oil per batchOwner-distiller · 4 steps
1Draw oil from the separator once the flow stops showing oil
2Weigh in front of the farmer and write the slip
3Note the recovery %
4Fill and seal cans; mark farmer name and date
7:30 pmDay's batches, charges and oil heldOwner-distiller · 3 steps
1Total batches, oil per farmer and charges
2Tomorrow's queue of farmers and herb ready
3Firewood and spent-herb fuel left
Every week1
Mon, ThuCheck the oil rate and decide what to sellOwner-distiller · 3 steps
1Note the Chandausi or Barabanki rate and the trader's offer
2Oil held for farmers and its value at today's rate
3Sucker advances to recover
Every year1
NovSeason's account and next year's planOwner-distiller · 3 steps
1Total oil distilled, oil sold and average rate
2Farmers who will plant next year and their acres
3Decide whether to add a tank or move to an improved still
Workflows
Each stage goes to the person who handles it
Work passes stage by stage to the right person. Stages marked for approval wait for the person who decides.
Farmer's herb to paid oil
1Batch bookedOwner-distiller
2Herb delivered and loadedBhatti worker
3Oil weighed with the farmerOwner-distiller
4Charge settledFarmerNeeds approval
Oil lot sold to trader or unit
1Rate agreedOwner-distillerNeeds approval
2Sample tested by buyerOil trader
3Weighed and handed overOwner-distiller
4Payment receivedOwner-distiller
Registers and SOPs
Your registers and standards
Registers hold the fields this trade records. SOPs carry the steps and checks, so work is done the same way every time.
Batch (tanki) register
Date · Tank · Farmer · Crop · Herb loaded (quintal) · Start time · End time · Oil recovered (kg)
Oil stock and sales ledger
Date · Movement · Party · Crop oil · Quantity (kg) · Rate per kg · Can numbers · Menthol or main component % (if tested)
Farmer account
Farmer · Phone · Village · Acres under crop · Suckers or advance given · Charges due · Oil held for farmer (kg)
Running a field still batch
Full oil recovery with less fuel and no burnt herb
5 steps with checks
Oil separation, storage and testing
Clean oil that fetches the full rate
5 steps with checks
Items and licences
Your first bill is right, and no licence lapses
Starter items arrive with unit, HSN and GST rate. The registrations this business usually needs are listed with a reminder before each one expires.
Item
HSN
GST
Mentha arvensis crude oil (own crop) · kg
330124
18%
Lemongrass oil · kg
330129
18%
Palmarosa oil · kg
330129
18%
Vetiver (khus) oil · kg
330129
18%
Citronella oil · kg
330129
18%
Distillation charge (per batch) · batch
998817
18%
Distillation charge (per kg oil) · kg
998817
18%
Mint suckers (planting material) · quintal
0602
0%
Lemongrass slips · thousand
0602
0%
Spent herb (fuel or compost) · tonne
1404
0%
Udyam (MSME) registrationMinistry of MSME (Udyam portal)If it applies
GST registrationGST department (GSTN)If it applies
Boiler registration and certificateState Boiler Inspectorate (Boilers Act 2025)If it applies
Pollution consent (CTO)State Pollution Control BoardIf it applies
APMC mandi licenceAPMC (Agricultural Produce Market Committee)If it applies
Your people
The people who run it, each with their own login
Each person sees the screens and reminders for the work they do.
Owner-distillerBooks batches, weighs oil before the farmer, sells oil, keeps farmer accounts.
Bhatti workerLoads and unloads the tank, fires the furnace, keeps condenser water flowing, dries spent herb.
FarmerCuts and wilts the herb, brings it in the trolley, watches his oil being weighed.
Oil traderBuys oil at the daily rate, checks it, pays cash or on short credit.
Not covered yet
Sending messages, bills and reminders on WhatsApp from MatruOS is not live yet. Today they go by link, QR code or email, and from your own phone in one tap.
Live bank and UPI feeds are not connected yet. Upload a bank statement and MatruOS reads it into payments for you to confirm.
Questions people ask
How long does it take to set up MatruOS for an essential oil field distiller?
Type one line about your business when you sign up, for example "Essential oil field distiller". MatruOS picks this business type and sets up everything on this page in a few minutes. You then get a 7-day free trial, no card needed.
Do I have to type all of this in?
No. The routines, workflows, registers, items, licences and AI team on this page arrive already set up. You change what is different in your business, and bring your customers, items and balances from Zoho Books, Vyapar, Excel and others, with our team's help for Tally data.
Can I change the routines and workflows?
Yes. Every routine, workflow, register and SOP is yours to rename, retime, switch off or add to. MatruOS keeps the rest of the system in step with your changes.
What does the AI team do without asking me?
It runs routine checks and prepares drafts. Anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes waits for a person's approval. The one exception you can choose is payment reminders, which go out on their own once you have checked them and switched them on.
Run an essential oil field distiller on one systemSet up for your trade when you sign up.
Describe your business once. MatruOS sets up your apps, brings in your data and puts Muni and the AI team to work, with your approval on every step that matters. 7-day free trial, no card needed.