No, but I like that they base their throughput on a 10hr day.
Tells you something about their work ethic don’t ya think?
I looked early on, but they were out of my price range.
You can automate cleaning in a press, yes. Cleaning if done right is usually fast and maintenance on these presses is infrequent. I can imagine sticky stuff being a pain, but biomass is easy and straightforward.
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Yeah your press looks just like what I used with a bit of extra automation. I’m guesing it has to be at least a 2 inch diaphragm pump to keep biomass from clogging?How about keeping it suspended in the hoses? Sounds like a clog fest. Are you grinding?
Yes you should grind. Our pumps can handle 60% solids and 1/2" chunks quite easily.
Very pretty!!! Zach makes cool stuff.
whats that running?
$20k?
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Future just posted it here. I remember getting s quote like that over the phone. I don’t have it in writing, so it would need to be confirmed by them.
Did anyone have price info for these beasts?
Thanks Doc!
That looks almost identical to the explosion proof Bocks I’ve looked at. Makes sense. It should be essentially the same creature.
Anyone think the 755 will come in under $55k? I’ve repeatedly seen (used) Bocks at about $15k in that size. How about the little one? $35k?
The FP-35 doesn’t look as useful for solvent recovery, or extraction. looks great if you need to disorient lettuce on an industrial scale.
Edit: I’ve emailed sales at NSEP, will report back with prices.
Edit: Just got off the phone with North Star. They have definitely seen a spike in inquiries. My price guesstimates weren’t bad. Ballpark is $39k for the big one, $36k for the medium, and $31k for the “little” one (3x CUP 15). Lead times are going to be a little problematic, if you’re serious, I recommend getting in line now. They are a little wary about our industry, so feel free not to tell them what your up to, or use “hemp” 
I did suggest they owe me a beer if you guys order a dozen of these things in the next couple of weeks.
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I’ve been using a CUP15 for a few months now.
It is awesome. I am just a technician- did not participate in choosing this system. I was not impressed that with the 60k price tag there is no manual shipped, but maybe that’s my expectations from other industry’s labs. The filter included is weird, a lot of material is trapped but easy enough to clean out. Not sure how effective the filter is at removing the fats- we usually do a few runs through a bottle filter too. I have considered ordering a 3M product called “Delipid” filter that looks like it fits on the supplied filter system.
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what temp are you running your solvent?
agitating or spray wash?
making crude for distillate, or something else?
Just confirmed the centrifuge from Pinnacle is $20k
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That’s a steep price drop from others for sure. Hope he can get his production to keep up with his demand.
You can pair this machine with one of our filter presses to make a complete inline system with Pinnacle’s Rising film evaporator. The filter will prevent small particles making it through to the evaporator which hinders performance.
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Thanks for keeping the group informed future!
I’ll be here posting now so any questions feel free to let me know.
Our material dryer is different than how a delta machine is built.
The delta is used in more than one aspect regarding processing. Their machine is amazing quality and it shows.
Our material dryer is a bit more basic while still retaining UL Listing and having quality components.
- Zach
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What is the diameter of the basket? Also how much does the thing weigh and how much material can it spin. What are the recovery rates and time?
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