Equipment

This 1200+ word post presents a detailed, curriculum-driven 14-day onboarding sprint for extraction technicians, emphasizing SOPs, competency assessment, and production-readiness. The guide covers daily learning outcomes, observational assessment, ISO/GMP-aligned recordkeeping, remediation strategies, and Urth & Fyre's training support—featuring the Thompson Duke MCF1 as a hands-on bootcamp solution.

A comprehensive guide to designing redundant, zoned vacuum networks for wiped-film, rotary evaporation, and vacuum oven operations—minimizing downtime, increasing safety, and optimizing throughput. Learn best practices for pump staging, zoning, isolation logic, leak testing, and commissioning with actionable tips and acceptance protocols.

A practical, science-backed guide to vacuum oven thermal buffer SOPs for maximizing terpene preservation and product quality in botanical extraction labs. Includes preconditioning, load staging, instrumentation, standards, ramp rates, and Urth & Fyre's value in supply and support.

Explore how combining portable HPLC potency testing like the LightLab 3 with NTEP-certified checkweighers creates a defensible, rapid traceability system from harvest lot to retail shelf. Learn workflows for CSV/API handoffs, best practices for method validation, and how these tools reduce audit stress, release times, and holding costs—future-proofing your compliance while opening new efficiencies for QA/QC and packaging managers.

A practical guide for lab directors, QA leads, and managers on formalizing operator competency in cannabis potency testing labs. Explores common causes of audit findings due to human error, provides a template for a role-based competency matrix, SOP development, documentation strategies, and training rollout best practices. Includes actionable links to proficiency test providers, templates, and highlights the value of LightLab 3 for streamlined operator cross-training.

A deep-dive guide for ops managers and QA on 2025 NIST HB-44 NTEP checkweigher packaging compliance, including legal-for-trade requirements, buffer zone best practices, dynamic weighing accuracy, and real examples of margin impact and chargeback risk mitigation. Features actionable SOPs, a simple overfill calculation, and Urth & Fyre solutions for NTEP-certified scale adoption.

For cannabis and hemp labs, ISO 17025 accreditation is fast becoming a must-have for credibility, regulatory acceptance, and securing commercial partnerships. This blog provides a clear step-by-step roadmap from selecting your first HPLC for in-house potency testing to achieving ISO 17025 accreditation. Learn about key pitfalls, timelines, budget guidance, documentation, and how Urth & Fyre can support each stage, making the path to compliance more efficient and less stressful.