Objective The aim is to explore the effect of double-bin plansifter motion parameters on the material sieving efficiency of different systems after wheat milling.Methods The milled materials produced by the break system, tailing roll, and scratch system, obtained from a typical milling production line, were selected as raw materials. The double-bin plansifter was used to sieve different materials to investigate the variations in residence time inside the sieve body and in sieving performance under different motion parameters of milled materials in each system. The motion parameters with the optimal sieving performance for the milled materials from each system were then identified.Results The residence time of materials in the double-bin plansifter decreases in the order of the reduction system, scratch system, and break system. The sieving performance of the milled materials of the break system and scratch system increases and then decreases with the increase of centrifugal acceleration, and the sieving performance of the break system materials is the best in the combination of D=64 mm and n=190 r/min, and that of the scratch system materials is the best in the combination of D=64 mm and n=203 r/min. The sieving performance of the milled materials of the reduction system is proportional to the centrifugal acceleration in the range of 12.66 m/s²≤ω²r≤20.71 m/s², and the best is achieved at D=50 mm and n=275 r/min. The parameter combination of large diameter and small rotational speed is suitable for break and scratch system materials, while the combination of small diameter and large rotational speed is more suitable for reduction system materials.Conclusion To achieve the best performance when sieving, the appropriate motion parameters should be selected according to the characteristics of the materials.