In the ever-evolving world of solventless cannabis extraction, choosing the right auxiliary equipment can make a significant difference in your solventless operation.
This blog post highlights some of the top recommended upgrades for your lab, from water chillers and rosin presses, to freeze dryers and vape cart fillers. Investing in these tools not only enhances your operational workflow but also ensures the highest standards of product purity and safety.
1. Water Chiller
A water chiller tops our list for recommended lab auxiliary upgrades for a lab. It is a critical addition to anyone looking to join the iceless movement in solventless cannabis extraction.
Ice machines are tiresome to clean, so maintenance often gets overlooked. Neglecting upkeep can lead to breakdowns or the risk of microbial contamination.
With the right water chiller, one can eliminate the need to use any ice at all.
Beyond reducing maintenance, removing ice from the agitation vessel leaves room for more biomass. It also produces a more gentle agitation. This allows operators to take advantage of faster agitation speeds, without creating contaminants.
Additionally, having cold water readily available also reduces turn-around time between batches. As a result, operational efficiency is improved. With more biomass fitting into the tank, more batches can be done in a day. On top of that, having chilled water on tap also makes rinsing hash a breeze.
With all that being said, don’t settle for less. Ensure you choose a chiller fit for food-grade applications. Whistler Technologies has a variety of chillers to recommend, for a variety of applications and budgets!
2. Rosin Press
While there are many rosin presses on the market, they are not all created equal.
When it comes to presses, the Sasquash Yeti series is our top pick. Sasquash has been a key player in solventless cannabis extraction since the rise of the industry.
The Sasquash Yeti series boasts our preferred presses to use in lab builds. These rosin presses are both reliable and well designed. Our favorite feature is that the hydraulic cylinder is located below the plates. This placement eliminates the risk of exposing product to hydraulic fluids, in case there is a leak.
The Yeti series has options that will cater to both craft and large scale producers, with 10-ton and 55-ton options.
3. Freeze Dryer
Freeze dryers are integral to most solventless operations, yet most options on the market are severely lacking.
Holland Green Science has been making waves with their new Xiros Mikro freeze dryer. This freeze dryer offers the benefit of freezing your hash in the tray chamber.
Other scientific freeze dryers may require a separate freezer to pre-freeze trays. This can be a costly expense for freezers that go as cold as -30° to -40°C.
Additionally, it gives the operator ultimate control of the drying process, through the integration of recipe stages.
Holland Green Science has also priced this unit to stay competitive with the Harvest Right market, which is widely known to be the bane of every hashmaker’s process.
In our experience building out labs, the Xiros Mikro freeze dryer is the perfect fit for any solventless cannabis extraction lab.
4. Vape Jet Filler
Planning on making vape carts at scale? Look no further than Vape Jet.
Vape Jet’s machine is pressurized using nitrogen, an inert gas that prevents the rosin from oxidizing while filling. The nitrogen also helps push the rosin through the filling lines, reducing the temperatures needed to achieve ideal filling viscosities.
Solventless cannabis extraction teams work diligently to ensure their product is high quality and the closest representation of the resin that existed on the plant. Don’t ruin your oil at the end-stage by using equipment not fit for the job.
5. Rosin Reactor
The Rosin Reactor is another exciting new tool in the solventless cannabis extraction scene.
Sample automation is removing the guesswork from the decarboxylation of concentrates. The Rosin Reactor system is easily scalable. The control platform can handle multiple vessels and can easily automate the process as well.
