ROSS incorporates a high shear rotor/stator into a Dual-Shaft Mixer designed for more intense shearing and homogenization requirements. Instead of a conventional high speed disperser blade, the rotor and slotted stator mixing head, also often called a homogenizer, affords more advanced deagglomeration and emulsification capabilities. Complementing the high shear mixer, a two-wing anchor promotes bulk flow and uniform batch temperature. The pictured ROSS Model CDA-25 features dry-running Double FlexiLip seals on both agitator shafts suitable for vacuum operation up to 29.5”Hg and includes a portable mixing vessel with heating/cooling jacket.

Dual Shaft Mixer designed for increased shear

 is pleased to introduce the AccuCure Scalable Panel. This LED panel is 12” x 12” and can be tiled and joined together to fit any width and length of production line, cure tunnel, or grow area. Near-seamless edges produce high uniformity at any distance. Featuring built-in cooling, plug in and turn on operation. The AccuCure Panels are available in many UV–VIS wavelengths including 365 nm, 420 nm, and 435 nm. Please contact us regarding available wavelengths at 

Direct Light Lab's AccuCure Scalable Panel will suit your growth needs with features such as  built-in cooling, plug in, and turn on operation.

Direct Light Lab Offering New LED AccuCure Scalable Panel

ROSS engineers custom blending systems incorporating ergonomic material handling accessories, including bag dump workstations. A new design allows an operator to safely empty bags of powder through a bar grating while a contiguous vibrating tray assembly catches foreign debris and off-spec ingredients. The custom cover arrangement is now available on all Ribbon Blenders and the pictured Model 42N-18SS utilizes safety limit switches that prevent operation of the agitator if any access ports are open or if the grating is removed. All interior and exterior surfaces are stainless steel, polished to 150-grit sanitary finish. The blender also features a sanitary 4” spherical disc discharge valve with pneumatic actuator. ROSS supplied UL-listed operator controls in a NEMA 4X stainless steel enclosure with 3R fan shrouds, variable frequency drive, digital speed and amperage readouts, dial-type potentiometer, cycle timer and E-Stop.

Ross recently unveiled a new custom cover arrangement design for their custom blending systems, allowing the operator to safely be able to dispose of bags of powder.

Sanitary Ribbon Blender with Ergonomic Bag Unloading Station

Distek, Inc., a leading manufacturer of laboratory testing instruments for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry has just released its new ezfill+. Like the ezfill 4500 predecessor, the ezfill+ allows rapid, effective deaeration and precise media volume delivery. In addition, the new ezfill+ includes a touch screen and intuitive user interface that allow stored methods, users, logins, reports and printing or remote storage. If the user prefers, the ezfill+ has a “simple mode” that does not require a login or predefined methods.

“With the growing emphasis on data integrity” says Jeff Seely, Vice President of Sales & Business Development at Distek, Inc., “it is becoming increasingly important to be able to control and document every aspect of your dissolution testing. This is especially true of deaeration and dispensing, which are very common sources of out of spec tests. By having user logins and stored methods included in a printable and/or storable report, these can now be documented with all other parameters of the test.”

To learn more about the new ezfill+ dissolution media preparation system, contact Distek Customer Service at +1 732 422 7585, email at 

Distek engineers highly innovative, technically modern, and user-friendly instruments that provide many innovative features to customers, worldwide. These include water bath and bathless dissolution, media preparation and disposal, in-situ fiber optic UV, bathless tablet disintegration, content uniformity and dissolution autosampling. Distek’s bioprocessing portfolio includes the BIOne single-use bioreactor for cell culture applications as well as the BIOne 1250, an innovative bioreactor control system for both mammalian and microbial models.

Distek’s core market includes brand name, generic and biosimilar drug manufacturers, CRO’s, CMO’s, Nutraceuticals, government agencies and universities. Distek holds several instrumentation and accessory patents and has been ISO certified since 2002.

Distek, Inc., recently released its new ezfill+. Similar to its predecessor, the ezfill 4500, the ezfill+ allows rapid, effective deaeration and precise media volume delivery. 

Distek’s New ezfill+ Dissolution Media Preparation System  Now Offers Data Integrity Support

The ROSS Double Planetary Mixer is ideal for high-precision mixing, granulation and vacuum drying all in a single vessel. Powders and granules are gently blended by two rectangular planetary blades that rotate on their own axes while orbiting the mixing zone on a common axis. Atomizing spray nozzles enable controlled and spill-free addition of liquid raw materials as the mixing blades continuously ensure uniform composition and temperature throughout the batch. As a result, granulation and drying procedures can be completed in significantly shorter times compared to conventional, non-vacuum granulators and dryers.

Optional features for sanitary and sensitive mixing applications include flush discharge plugs or valves, covers for use with the portable mix vessels during transport, and controls integrating the mixer with auxiliary equipment such as vacuum pumps, heating/cooling units, load cells, etc. Ross’s own Systems & Controls division supplies pre-programmed and pre-wired controls for fast installation and start-up.

For high-precision mixing, granulation and vacuum drying all in a single vessel, the ROSS Double Planetary Mixer is well-suited for such applications.

Granulating & Drying in Double Planetary Mixers

ROSS launched a new video featuring the benchtop High Shear Mixer Model HSM-100LCI-T, the company's most popular laboratory mixer. Handling a wide range of dispersions, emulsions, and suspensions, the versatile HSM-100LCI-T comes with a standard 1HP motor and runs up to 10,000 RPM. Interchangeable attachments, including batch and inline rotor/stators, high speed dispersers and propeller blades make the HSM-100LCI-T a well-rounded workhorse in R&D labs around the world. Its heavy-duty, rugged construction is unparalleled in the market, while the touchscreen interface, electronic lift and optional USB port for data acquisition offer a more effortless user experience. Video link: 

Recently, Ross launched a new video featuring the company's most popular laboratory mixer, the benchtop High Shear Mixer Model HSM-100LCI-T.

ROSS New Laboratory High Shear Mixer Video

Tailored to individual process needs, the ROSS Double Planetary Mixer comes with an optional weighing system for quick and precise measurements throughout the batching procedure. The pictured integrated turnkey system consists of a mixer, weighing scale and discharge system on mobile benches that can dock to each other and to transfer carts of the same height. This allows for convenient movement of the mix vessel along V-groove tracks, and easy transport of each equipment. The vessel containing finished product is simply rolled from the Double Planetary Mixer to the weighing station, and then to the discharge press for direct filling into syringes, tubes or other containers. Scales or load cell systems can be supplied with laboratory, pilot and production scale ROSS Mixers.

The ROSS Double Planetary Mixer offers an optional weighing system for quick and precise measurements throughout the batching procedure.

ROSS Double Planetary Mixing, Weighing and Discharging System

DPX Technologies announced their patent-pending Tip-on-Tip (ToT) technology in 2019 as a natural progression of the INTip product line designed to promote the simplification and automation of complex sample preparation. The ToT Filtration methodology attracted the attention of some cannabis laboratories in California looking for an easy, automated solution for cannabis filtration.

After grinding and homogenization of cannabis samples including dried plant material, edibles or extracts, ToT Filtration can be used to eliminate clogging and increase the lifetime of chromatographic columns. ToT Filtration is often the first step prior to downstream analysis including potency, pesticide, mycotoxin, and metal testing. Low porosity or dual phase filtration tips can be used to remove particulates down to less than 1 µm.

“Most of the labs that we have talked to, are using a variety of filters on the market depending on the sample type being processed, including syringe or vial filters. The beauty in this technology is that the filtration tip is compatible with all sample types,” said Nicholas Chestara, Technical Sales Specialist at DPX Technologies. Nicholas is spearheading methods using INTip technology for the cannabis industry. He recently worked with Confidence Analytics, a Washington state licensed and accredited cannabis testing laboratory and helped them replace all other filtration products with ToT Filtration. “DPX Filtration tips were much easier to use compared to other products and had fewer steps. As a result, we improved the efficiency of our workflow and reduced the potential for error,” said Tania A. Sasaki, Chief Science Officer at Confidence Analytics.

ToT Filtration methods have already been validated and tested for use in clinical laboratory medicine for applications like protein precipitation and serum filtration for testing testosterone and other steroids. This methodology was easy to integrate into cannabis workflows since most laboratory analysts are familiar with how to use pipette tips. DPX plans to continue to work with cannabis clients to develop more testing methods.

DPX is committed to providing innovative sample purification solutions. We collaborate with our customers to provide the high-quality products they need for complex chemical and biological analysis.

DPX Technologies recently announced their patent-pending Tip-on-Tip (ToT) technology, an easy, automated solution for cannabis filtration.

DPX Technologies Announces a New Utilization for Tip-on-Tip Filtration in the Cannabis Industry

New Impact Technologies, Inc. is committing to pandemic pricing for cannabis analytical laboratories to mitigate shrinking profits.

New Impact Technologies (NIT) is a global supplier of quality lab supplies at affordable prices. We carefully source our products to ensure our high standards are met and our clients are 100% satisfied. We have made a commitment to serve the growing numberof cannabis testing laboratories with everyday laboratory disposables and reagents forsample preparation and analytical techniques.

Being mindful of the economic impact of the Covid 19 global pandemic on all labs, we are offering discounts on all syringe filters, sampling vials, QuEChERs, SPE cartridges, PCR tubes and many other materials in analytical chemistry and molecularbiology/microbiology labs. By keeping a low overhead, we can afford to compete against the most established suppliers.

We also go the extra mile to promote customer loyalty in a variety of ways. For example, if you do not see an item you are looking for we will find it for you at the best rate. Similarly, if we have a product that doesn’t quite meet your requirements, we may be able to customize it for you. By stocking our inventory with your favorite materials and reagents, we stay competitive in turn around time and convenience.

Finally and most importantly, our core values are also why we are doing business in the first place. We see ourselves as committed partners to our customers because we recognize our mutual interdependence especially during economic downturns such as this current period. We want to ensure that ours and our customers’ businesses survive the adverse economic effects of the pandemic.

Our goal is to supply you with exactly what your lab needs and to keep you fully stocked year-round at a price that is right for you.

New Impact Technologies, Inc. has chosen to commit to pandemic pricing for cannabis analytical laboratories to help mitigate shrinking profits.

New Impact Technologies, Inc. Commits to Pandemic Pricing

Today we are revealing the secret of our revolutionary new vacuum pumps!

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VACUU·PURE is ideal for use in a wide range of processes – from vacuum drying, freeze drying, degassing, coating, distillation, Schlenk lines and analysis to backing vacuum for turbo pumps.

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The Mobile Table is designed to support light weight laboratory equipment. Sizes range from 38” and 48” wide, 24” and 30” deep, and 30” standard height. Constructed of 1” X 2”, 16-gauge rectangular tubing, with welded construction. Four (4) wheels with a 250-lbs capacity and two (2) casters that are lockable. Work surface is chemical resistant, plastic laminate with a matte finish, and black perimeter edge bumper. Powder coated finish resists chemicals. Color: Pearl White

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The Mobile Table is designed to support light weight laboratory equipment. Sizes range from 38” and 48” wide, 24” and 30” deep, and 30” standard height.

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The EFR is the only closed loop all-in-one solution on the market. This platform encompasses extraction, filtration, and recovery. We use a batch style centrifugal extraction process, 3 stage filtration down to .5 micron, and rising film technology recovery.

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The EFR is the only closed loop all-in-one solution on the market. This platform encompasses extraction, filtration, and recovery.

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Safety Vision, LLC is proud to announce the release of their new, patent pending, no-contact IR thermometer, which is customized for vehicles and facilities.

Dedicated to relieving the challenges businesses face during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Product Development team at Safety Vision created an innovative product to encourage a safe and healthy environment. Their IR thermometer quickly and easily measures the temperature of customers and staff as they enter a building, without any contact.

“We are not just a mobile video provider - we are a solutions provider, and COVID-19 has created a problem that needs solutions” says Clint Bryer, Manager of Cannabis Sales. “The number one focus in the Transportation world is safety. Right now, safety means keeping drivers and staff healthy. Our clients are excited about a hands-free, fully automated thermometer. Not only will this help reduce exposure, but it will also keep delivery routes and daily operations on time.”

In accordance with CDC Guidelines, the contact-free thermometer allows staff to measure driver and employee temperatures while practicing social distancing. By scanning any part of the face or hand, temperatures are displayed on an LED screen while an audible voice alert states if the person’s temperature is within range. In comparison to other handheld devices, which require staff to come in close contact to individuals, the Safety Vision IR Thermometer enables businesses to measure potential risk of spread without any interaction. However, the thermometer is not a medical device and each business will have their own internal policies to follow when individuals test for high temperature.

In addition to eliminating contact, the IR Thermometer creates a failsafe system for identifying risk at a fraction of the cost of a thermal camera. More importantly, Safety Vision’s IR thermometer is completely stand alone and does not require a mobile surveillance solution. Unlike similar products, data will not be collected or stored in order to maintain privacy.

Safety Vision looks forward to continuing to help create safe and healthy environments by developing products based on the needs of those in the industry. Likewise, the thermometer was created to ease COVID-related operations by enforcing safer practices as drivers and staff return to school.

Safety Vision is among the most recognized vendors of mobile video surveillance products in North America. Our comprehensive solutions continually enhance vehicular safety in both the private and public sectors. Safety Vision’s product offering includes digital video recorders, network video recorders, hybrid video recorders, analog and IP cameras, rear vision cameras, as well as a suite of intuitive software. Safety Vision prides itself on its forward-thinking ideology, comprehensive solutions, extensive client list, and proven results.

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 of Vancouver, WA has developed a new system which dries up to 10,000 lbs. of cannabis per hour with minimal loss of cannabinoids. This is a significant improvement over last year’s larger and more expensive tumbler and belt dryers, which burned more CBD and energy respectively.

ABM’s process accepts fresh or baled whole plants, shreds and meters the hemp into fluid-bed dryers, then separates the stalk and premium material. The premium biomass is then packaged for extraction.

This method is able to retain more cannabinoids than tumble dryers because it uses heat as an accelerant rather than a primary driver of evaporation, thereby burning less CBD. Additionally, the majority of lost trichomes are captured and returned to each batch instead of accumulating on the wall of the dryer or being lost into the environment.

Fluid beds are also distinct from belt dryers in that they push air up through the product which is being constantly shifted by vibration. This fluidizes and maximizes the hemp’s exposure to air. Belt dryers pull air from above, creating concentrated air streams which need more time to remove the inevitable wet spots.

ABM Equipment Co. Inc. is a systems development and integration firm with 40 years’ experience in bulk processing and hundreds of proprietary solutions in place for large players in the food and pharma industries. ABM believes these technologies will help bring the cannabis industry up-to-speed with efficiencies being achieved in other sectors.

“Now that cannabis is being grown in the volume needed for large scale processing, leveraging the most controlled and efficient systems will be crucial” said Jeff Walling, owner of ABM Equipment. Regarding their system he went on to say, “We’re extremely confident that this approach will provide some of the best results in the industry.”

If you would like more information about this topic, call John Hilgendorf at 503-347-8104 or email 

ABM Equipment of Vancouver, WA has developed a new system which dries up to 10,000 lbs. of cannabis per hour with minimal loss of cannabinoids.

New Bulk Cannabis Drying System Is Released

Medicoir, the global producer of coir substrate for cannabis crops, has launched its biodegradable plastic containers.

 when it comes to substrate choice for cannabis plants, from the size of growing container and whether to repot later in the crop to the shape of the

 container and of course which type of growing media to use.

In recent years, many growers have started to move over to 100% coir substrates for their cannabis crops, which would generally be a mix of coir pith, short cut fibre and 3-5 mm particles. The nature of coir means that during the production process it can be sieved to remove all of the fine dust particles (<1 mm) and therefore encouraging better root development and a free draining environment. And in a more practical sense, coir can be dried and compressed, offering big savings in transport, storage and handling.

 we produce for the medicinal cannabis industry are 10 L Open Top Containers.” says Kalum Balasuriya, Managing Director at Medicoir. “These blocks are compressed at our facilities and come ready packed in their own poly-pot which can be unfolded before hydrating the coir block inside.”

“Due to the short crop cycle, we were concerned about the amount of plastic that was being used for these products. Although we have always used recyclable plastic, we felt that we needed to take one step further,” explained Balasuriya.

Medicoir is using EcoPure, which is an organic additive that causes plastic to biodegrade through a series of chemical and biological processes when disposed of in a microbe-rich environment. Microbes send out chemical signals attracting other microbes and collectively they feast on the polymer chains breaking down the chemical bonds. The byproducts of the biodegradation process depend on the disposal environment but are nontoxic and some are even economically valuable for energy, such as methane. Other byproducts include humus (which can be used to make soil richer) and carbon dioxide.

“We are thrilled to be able to offer this alternative to growers who are looking for more environmentally friendly growing choices,” continued Balasuriya. “It is very important to us that we work in a way that looks after our planet and I feel this is a very positive step to take.”

Medicoir Launches Biodegradable Plastic for Container Growing

Desert Aire is pleased to announce its latest GrowAire Series product to the indoor cannabis cultivation market: the DriCure system, an all-in-one climate control system for cannabis drying rooms. DriCure is a single unit solution for a production level drying facility. Units are designed for a year round operation.

“Desert Aire designed GrowAire DriCure specifically for cannabis drying room applications,” said Paul Stewart, Vice President of Sales for Desert Aire. “It is an extension of the GrowAire Series product line that helps cultivators ensure they optimize the final step to their cultivation process.”

DriCure dehumidifiers combine numerous design features into a cost-competitive system that removes unwanted moisture in a wide range of entering air conditions. The typical drying room design conditions are 63°F to 75°F @40 to 60% RH.

The DriCure solution is a vapor-compression refrigeration cycle based unit designed to remove the moisture held by the plant after harvest. The DriCure unit will control the temperature and humidity during the drying process.

DriCure is designed for a typical drying room application where the harvested crop needs to dry in 5 to 10 days. Using DriCure, the plant will lose about 40% of its total weight in the first 24 hours and then the system slowly removes the remaining water over the remaining drying period. Sized for the average moisture load per hour that will occur over the first day of drying, the unit will run constantly for the first 12 hours of drying at full capacity and then cycle to maintain optimal conditions.

To help cannabis operation managers understand DriCure drying room control technology, Desert Aire created a new DriCure brochure that provides details about DriCure unit sizing, features, design for low temperatures, an explanation of a 5- to 10-day drying cycle program and unit options. The brochure is available at www.desert-aire.com under Resources>Document Library>Products.


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Distek, Inc., a leading manufacturer of laboratory testing instruments for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry for over 40 years, just announced the release of their small volume conversion kit for the Model 2500 Select bathless dissolution tester, combining the advantages of bathless instruments with small dissolution volumes.

Distek’s small volume conversion kit extends the 2500 Select’s unique ability to eliminate the water bath with bathless heating technology and the continuous monitoring/control of the in-vessel temperature with the ability to run lower volumes ranging from 30–100 mL. This allows formulators to perform rapid dissolution or solubility evaluations using minimum amounts of API.  This new kit is compatible with conventional manual or semi-automated sampling techniques as well as in-situ UV Fiber Optics.

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Distek, Inc. Releases Small Volume Conversion Kit for  Model 2500 Select Bathless Dissolution Tester

The analysis of cannabinoid samples, to perform complete profiling of the various cannabis and hemp strains and more accurate potency testing, is becoming more essential. There are at least 100 identified cannabinoids that have been isolated from cannabis sativa. These minor cannabinoids can possibly interfere with the chromatography of the five most common cannabinoids: tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid A (THCA), cannabidiol (CBD), cannabidiolic acid (CBDA), and cannabinol (CBN). ES Industries Inc. have developed a new C18 column – Epic C18 Cannabinoid to fully resolve the 11 major and most frequently observed minor cannabinoids using commercial standards. The baseline separation achieved with the Epic C18 Cannabinoid column ensures positive identification and accurate quantitation for the cannabinoids of interest. Epic C18 Cannabinoid is based on the robust Epic bonding chemistry developed by ES Industries. The superior performance of Epic C18 Cannabinoid is a product of high density bonding which has been achieved through refinements in the processes and catalyst development. High bonding density is one of the most important factors in producing a robust stationary phase and robust HPLC column. The 11 component cannabinoid analysis is achieved with Epic C18 Cannabinoid using a simple isocratic mobile phase which is more easily transferable between instruments/laboratories, compared to more complex methods that incorporate atypical mobile phase gradients or additives.


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