Milling Equipment for the Cannabis Industry
The Cannabis sativa plant has reached a turning point in history, with recent scientific and legal advances paving the way for its use in various industrial applications. Still, those who work with hemp face unique challenges, from navigating transportation restrictions to developing new ways to process the plant while preserving its full benefits.
Cannabis Processing Considerations
One major advantage cannabis boasts is its strength and durability. While this makes it an excellent material for many applications, it first must go through processing to prepare it for further use. Due to federal and certain state restrictions, it is often necessary to complete cannabis hammer milling and grinding on-site. The plant's strength, however, leads to another complication hemp processors face.
Along with its exceptional strength, up to 20% of the plant is oil, which may separate during processing and clog equipment. The cannabis flower also produces a fine, pigment-like powder full of potent nutrients. During processing, this powder can clump together and requires intervention to separate, often needing more force than the average lab equipment can supply.
These challenges can slow down operations and cause the plant to lose valuable terpenes and cannabinoids, which could otherwise be harvested and distributed for profit. In turn, processing cannabis often requires specialty milling equipment.
Cryogenic Grinding Solutions for the Cannabis Industry
The solution to both of these processing concerns is the same — cryogenic grinding of cannabis.
With this method, freshly harvested flower is taken through a cryogenic tunnel, where liquid nitrogen freezes the plant in minutes, locking in all essential nutrients. It also freezes the oils and prevents major powder clumping. From there, the grinder can effectively break apart the cannabis into a more uniform size and move onto distribution without loss of cannabinoids.
Cryogenic freezing and grinding is a common solution for situations in which the flower cannot go through the curing process or needs to be broken up before it can go through pulverization. Pulva's Cryogenic Grinder takes care of hemp milling with ease. Our cannabis milling equipment can reach temperatures of -200° Celsius (-328°F), providing increased production rates and better industry safety.
Pulverizers for the Cannabis Industry
Pulva's catalog of cannabis milling machines further includes a line of quality pulverizers for industry leaders of every size:
- Small batch operations: The Pulvette is an excellent pulverizer to start with. It runs on a 1 HP motor that can process 50 pounds of matter in an hour and break up lumps with a diameter of .25" (6mm).
- Large-scale productions: These operations may be better suited to Pulva's Model A, which runs on a 5 or 7.5 HP motor and can handle 1" lumps and hundreds of pounds per hour.
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Pulva Corporation has spent over 80 years delivering custom grinding, milling and processing solutions to entrepreneurial brands like yours. Our dedicated engineers create custom solutions where necessary and provide attentive customer service constantly to help our clients achieve success with our equipment. Request a quote for cannabis milling equipment today, or fill out our lab test form to see how our equipment performs before you buy.