Is this machinery up to code for lab use?
You put 12 bags in each drum?
Following up on this, verdict?
What machines will be a few thousand or under and compliant with hemp pilot program guidelines for processors?
Nothing
Are you suggesting that it is not possible to efficiently extract hemp via ethanol and recover solvent without either a washing machine or a machine over $10K?
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That is correct. 12 bags, tied at the top with a standard thread. All vertically oriented. No double soak at the moment but I am using 1 gal/lb and it seems to pull most of it. I spin for 5 minutes and then pour a little more cold ethanol through each bag and spin again just to pull the last bit.
Not to be fire marshal approved
I’m doing a keg rn thinking about going bigger
he’s saying that a centrifuge that is actually rated for the task cannot be had for less than about $10k, and that is the used price on a BOCK 755. $15k if it’s actually been reconditioned.
you can find machines that are not clothes dryers, that are mostly up for the task in the $10-15k range, but there are a number of things that you’ll need to do to get them rated.
in some jurisdictions they won’t fly without a 3rd party engineering report. good luck getting one of those for less than $15k. especially if you don’t have any engineering documentation from the OEM.
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Just get the ace from cyclo guy
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I do not have the know how or skill to make any modifications, so I need to find a machine on the lowest end of the spectrum that will work efficiently and meet code. Is the Ace spinner what I want?
If you have 2 operators, using the HDPE 55-gallon barrels from ULINE work great. 12lb/hr and not even at full speed.
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is the Ace30 right for you?
it might be. or it might be too big, or too small. I’ve had no problem getting 30lbs in it, and if you’ve got the rest of your gear dialled in, you can run it 3x per hr. I’ve not been able to push it hard in a production setting yet, so I don’t know how much I can shave off that 20min cycle time, but I do think it can be reduced.
I started with a machine about 1/2 the size, but 90% of the folks I talked to said it was too small. So i put the Ace15 on hold while I get the Ace30 to market.
@highestzen has a bigger machine (400lb/hr?!?), but it requires an overhead lift to get the bags in and out. I think there are better alternatives at that scale. I just haven’t gotten to them yet.
@DeutscheProcess has an even bigger one.
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I am definitely looking for something on the smaller end to get started. My lab has been running 100grams in coconut oil at a time, and we want to switch to ethanol extraction. So we are looking for the most logical way to transition. I was planning on running 1-5lbs at a time. My company’s main focus is processing hemp products but we want to be vertical. 5lb will turn into 500 salves. I can imagine we would need to be making more oil than that at once currently. Though we do want a roadmap for scaling.
They don’t break when they get cold?
I believe HDPE is rated to -40C and that’s as cold I need my runs.
1-5lbs?
Yeah, you don’t need to be looking at fuges that will do 30-100lbs
Maybe check this thread?
Hint: the spinzall is not the solution
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The deep ali! Thank You so much.
I just contacted them, hopefully this will come in at the right price range!
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@ajonesy777: my guess is less than $5k
please update with a price in the spinzall thread so others in your situation may also benefit.
Edit: @blackie has done just that…THANKS!
those are NOT prices on the spinzall.
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