Extraction Equipment

A practical playbook for turning rotary evaporators and recirculating chillers from fixed plug loads into controllable, audited energy assets — covering instrumentation, benchmarking (kWh/L), setpoint scheduling, heat recovery, BMS integration, commissioning tests, ROI timelines, and utility incentive pathways.

Portable HPLC (LightLab 3) has moved from novelty to a core in‑process control tool. This post explains how operators in cultivation, extraction and edibles/beverage R&D use LightLab 3 (HS and BEV variants) to improve harvest timing, optimize distillation cut points and stabilize infused formulations, and how Urth & Fyre supports buyers with pre-owned units, acceptance testing, SOPs and a path toward ISO 17025.

A practical guide for lab and production teams on instrumenting distillation trains to collect yield maps, color indices, residence‑time and fouling data — and how that measured data should drive the decision to add a second wiped‑film stage or a finishing short‑path. Includes instrumentation checklists, SOP timelines, ROI frameworks, and cleaning/validation considerations.

Modernization guide for semi‑automatic cartridge fillers. Shows how to turn a Thompson Duke MCF1 into a recipe‑driven, audit‑ready workcell with standardized trays, temperature‑controlled recipes, NTEP-validated checkweighing, traceable cleaning, and practical SOPs that reduce human error, rework, and QA holds while preserving semi‑auto throughput and flexibility.

A practical, step-by-step roadmap for turning legacy extraction labs into connected, data-driven operations without rip-and-replace. Covers retrofit sensors, RS-485/Modbus and 4–20 mA integration, simple dashboards, CMMS tie-ins, ALCOA+ audit readiness, and ROI timelines — with real-world examples and an Urth & Fyre ULT recommendation.

How modern vacuum oven design and optimized drying cycles unlock terpene‑forward product quality while reducing energy, emissions, and residual solvents. Practical upgrade steps for labs to evaluate, retrofit, and commission high‑performance ovens.

Solvent recovery is often the largest energy sink in small extraction facilities. This post explains how to size rotovap systems, optimize bath/chiller/setpoints, compare batching vs semi‑continuous workflows, and deploy heat‑recovery and demand‑management strategies to cut kWh per liter and peak charges. Includes an actionable IQ/OQ and used‑equipment energy check checklist and a recommended rotovap + chiller pairing from Urth & Fyre.