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Processing & Extraction

Equipment makers and integrators that turn harvested cannabis and hemp into extracts, refined oil, infused pre-rolls and filled vapes. Testing instruments sit in Lab Testing & Analytics; extraction-room construction sits in Construction & Build-Out.

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Processing and extraction equipment covers everything between harvested biomass and a filled cartridge or infused pre-roll: extractors that pull cannabinoids and terpenes with CO2, light hydrocarbons, ethanol, or only ice water and pressure; refinement gear that winterizes, distills and purges crude oil; and automation that fills, infuses and closes finished products. The decisions that matter most are solvent choice, which sets both the product menu and the room the equipment must sit in; daily throughput measured against harvest volume; whether the system needs a Class I, Division 1 room and fire-marshal sign-off; GMP documentation; and who will service the machine in five years. Several makers in this space have been sold, renamed or folded into service-only businesses, so support deserves as much weight as specifications.

CO2 is the largest group. Eden Labs (Seattle, founded 1994) builds Hi-Flo extractors and industrial platforms it rates at more than 8 tons of biomass a day; Apeks Supercritical (Johnstown, Ohio) sells systems from the Bambino to the Duplex, rated at 180 pounds a day; Vitalis (Kelowna, BC) pairs PrimeEx and Polaramax extractors with Airo automated winterization; and extraktLAB (Osceola, Wisconsin) rates its e-180 at up to 1,058 pounds a day, mainly for hemp. For hydrocarbon, Luna Technologies (Portland) makes the IO and the Oberon, rated at up to 1,400 pounds of fresh-frozen material a day. Buffalo Extraction Systems (Bentonville, Arkansas) offers cryogenic ethanol systems in 5 to 50 kilogram batches. Fluxwerx (Wheat Ridge, Colorado) fabricates ASME-certified systems and services legacy Pinnacle, ExtractionTek and Delta Separations equipment.

Lowtemp Industries (Arvada, Colorado) covers solventless work, listing its 75-gallon Osprey hash washer at $31,995 alongside modular rosin presses. Root Sciences integrates partner equipment from extraction through distillation and lab design, and says its systems run at more than 400 processors. Downstream automation is the third group: STM Canna (Spokane Valley) publishes pre-roll machine prices from $3,500 to $59,995; Sorting Robotics (Los Angeles) builds the Jiko+ infuser and Stardust kief coater and reports more than 250 machines deployed; and Detroit Dispensing Solutions (Troy, Michigan) makes cartridge fillers, a flower infusion system and vacuum ovens. Every fact here comes from the company's own site on the date shown on its listing.

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Questions about processing & extraction

Which extraction method fits which products?
Start from the menu. CO2 systems from Eden Labs, Apeks, Vitalis and extraktLAB leave no residual solvent and can be tuned with pressure, temperature and, on Vitalis and extraktLAB systems, an ethanol co-solvent. Hydrocarbon extractors such as Luna's IO and Oberon serve live resin, badder and other full-spectrum concentrates; Luna claims two to four times the throughput of CO2. Ethanol systems such as Buffalo's cryogenic units and Eden's industrial Coldfinger skid move large volumes of crude toward distillate. Solventless lines such as Lowtemp's Osprey washer and rosin presses use only ice water, heat and pressure.
When does extraction equipment need a C1D1 room?
OSHA's electrical rules define a Class I, Division 1 location as one where ignitable concentrations of flammable gases or vapors may exist under normal operation, during repair or through leakage. Butane and propane extraction falls squarely there. Ethanol is also flammable, so ask how your local code treats the volumes you will store and use; the fire marshal or building official makes the call. Ask each maker which room classification its design assumes and for engineering documentation: Luna says its extractors are peer reviewed for all 50 states and Canada, Fluxwerx uses engineers licensed in all 50 states, and Vitalis says its cosolvent and Airo systems run in non-classified rooms.
How should I compare throughput claims between machines?
Convert every claim to the same unit before comparing. Makers quote differently: Luna gives pounds a day of dried versus fresh-frozen material (375 versus 700 on the IO), extraktLAB gives kilograms per cycle at a stated potency and cycle time (16 to 20 kilograms in 60 minutes at 10 percent potency on the e-180), Eden quotes its industrial ethanol skid at 80 pounds an hour, and pre-roll makers quote units a day or an hour. Ask for the assumptions behind the number, including input moisture, potency, grind size, shifts per day and operator count, then size the system to the harvest you actually have.
What equipment comes after extraction?
Most crude oil needs refining before it becomes a vape, edible or concentrate. Winterization removes fats and waxes; Vitalis's Airo D-3 automates chilling, dewaxing and decoloring in one unit. Distillation follows; Root Sciences sells VTA and UIC wiped-film systems, Eden Labs quotes a 4-inch wiped-film unit, and extraktLAB makes clearSTILL wiped-film and fracTron falling-film units. Vacuum ovens purge residual solvent from hydrocarbon extracts, and Detroit Dispensing Solutions sells benchtop vacuum ovens and decarboxylation ovens. Root Sciences also lists THC remediation, crystallization and nanoemulsification equipment.
What should I ask before buying pre-roll or vape automation?
Ask whether the line is modular or all-in-one, what formats it handles, and who installs it. STM Canna sells modular stations so buyers can start with a $6,600 Mini-RocketBox Plus and add closing and infusion later. Sorting Robotics' Jiko+ and STM's Astro Infuser handle hash holes and infused pre-rolls; Detroit Dispensing Solutions' FX-8 infuses flower. For vapes, compare Detroit Dispensing Solutions' CFM-1800 filler and capper with STM's AstroVape. Sorting Robotics does every installation in person, and Detroit Dispensing Solutions includes installation, training and a one-year warranty.
Who services older or used extraction equipment?
Check before buying a used system or committing to a small maker. Fluxwerx provides parts, service and upgrades for legacy Pinnacle Stainless, ExtractionTek Stainless and Delta Separations systems. Vitalis offers a free assessment of used Vitalis equipment bought from third parties, using the unit number to pull maintenance history. Root Sciences offers preventive maintenance, on-site service and equipment rebuilds. Apeks Supercritical's site does not say who owns the company, so ask directly where service and parts come from.
Can I outsource extraction instead of buying equipment?
Some equipment makers also run material for others. Eden Labs offers toll processing for a single run or an ongoing arrangement, including for operators waiting on their own equipment, and extraktLAB runs a 10-ton-per-day processing operation inside its Wisconsin facility. Whether a licensed operator can send marijuana biomass to another facility, and which license that facility needs, is set by each state's cannabis regulator, so confirm the rules before shipping material.

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