Ib qho yooj yim sau app qhia tau tias ua haujlwm nrog cov roj cannabis yuav tsum nkag siab lawv cov khoom tshwj xeeb.
Xyoo 2015, Jake Berry thiab Coley Walsh tau tsim Pyramid Pens, uas tam sim no ua haujlwm nyob rau hauv Loud Labs banner thiab muag ntau yam qauv ntawm cov roj cannabis ntim rau hauv cartridges muaj ntau yam e-luam yeeb. Siv cov txheej txheem rho tawm CO2 nto moo, cov neeg koom tes tau teeb tsa txog kev tsim cov kab mob tshwj xeeb thiab tsw ntawm THC thiab CBD roj rau vaping. Qhov tseeb, lub hom phiaj tshiab rau kev ntim khoom tau ntes peb cov kev xav rov qab rau xyoo 2019, tshawb xyuas seb lawv tau ua haujlwm li cas tom qab ntawd thiab pom tias lawv tau los nrog lawv cov kev sim tom ntej.
Niaj hnub no, Loud Labs tau muag nws cov kab ntawm cannabis-infused Pyramid Pens roj, uas tuaj hauv cov cartridges thiab tshuaj ntsiav, hauv Colorado thiab Michigan, thiab tab tom tso lub hauv paus rau kev nthuav dav yav tom ntej hauv lwm lub xeev. Kev nthuav dav yog txheej txheem nyuaj uas yuav tsum tau hloov kho rau txhua lub xeev tus neeg raug cai thiab chaw muag khoom. Lub tuam txhab muaj tag nrho ntawm rau cov qauv roj, txhua tus muaj qhov sib txawv potency thiab tsw profile, mloog zoo, distillate, thiab CBD / THC ua ke. Lub tuam txhab kuj muaj impregnated pre-rolls thiab zaub mov slabs.
Cov khoom siv Vape tuaj ntau yam duab, qhov ntau thiab tsawg, thiab thev naus laus zis, txhua yam raws li cov roj ntim roj. Cartridges feem ntau muaj 0.3, 0.5 lossis 1 gram roj nyob ntawm seb hom khoom siv. Rau kev pom zoo noj cov roj kim, topping yuav tsum raug. Cov roj uas kub hnyiab tau yooj yim rau hauv lub thawv rhuab ntawm Thompson Duke IZR Automatic High Volume Filler. Nyob rau hauv lub tshuab, cov cuab yeej nrog lub refillable cartridge yog tsau rau ntawm lub rooj ntawm Festo EXCM XY. HMI kov npo tso cai rau tus neeg teb xov tooj los tswj thiab txhim kho cov txheej txheem los ntawm cov ntawv qhia zaub mov yooj yim ntawm cov lus txib.
CEO Berry hais tias "Peb tau txais kilos ntawm cov tebchaw los ntawm cov extractor," said CEO Berry. "Cov tebchaw no tau muab sib xyaw rau hauv peb cov qauv sib txawv los tsim peb cov khoom tshwj xeeb. Tom qab ntawd peb mob siab rau kos cov roj los ntawm lub khob nrog ib lub koob txhaj tshuaj me me thiab muab cov roj uas tau teev tseg rau hauv daim cartridge. "
Raws li cov roj cannabis txias, nws ua tuab dua thiab nyuaj rau kos thiab muab tshuaj kom raug. Cov roj no yog nplaum thiab nyuaj rau kev ua thiab kho kom zoo. Cov txheej txheem ntawm kev nrhiav thiab xa tawm los ntawm lub koob txhaj tshuaj yog lub cev thiab lub hlwb xav tau, tsis txhob hais qeeb thiab khib nyiab. Tsis tas li ntawd, txhua tus qauv muaj qhov sib txawv viscosity, uas tuaj yeem hloov lub zog ntawm daim ntawv thov thiab xa tawm. Ib pab neeg ua haujlwm nyuaj tuaj yeem rov qab 100 txog 200 cartridges ib teev, Barry hais. Raws li qhov nrov ntawm Loud Labs zaub mov txawv tau loj hlob, tus nqi ntawm qhov kev txiav txim ua tiav tau txo qis. Ntau dhau topping xav tau nyob rau hauv ib lub sij hawm luv luv.
"Peb xav siv peb txoj kev paub zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kev tsim khoom, kev ua lag luam thiab cov neeg siv khoom xav tau kom loj hlob ntawm kev lag luam, tsis yog siv peb lub sijhawm ua haujlwm feem ntau ntawm cov khoom siv rov qab los ntawm tes," Berry hais.
Loud Labs xav tau txoj hauv kev zoo dua los tsim cov khoom lag luam sib tw thiab pheej yig thaum tuav cov khoom zoo. Cov txheej txheem automated zoo li muaj peev xwm daws tau. Txawm li cas los xij, nws tsim nyog sau cia tias txij li kev lag luam nyob rau hauv nws cov me nyuam mos, automated kev daws teeb meem (zoo ib yam) tsis zoo li hauv kev lag luam tsim.
Xyoo 2018, Berry thiab Walsh tau ntsib Thompson Duke Industrial hauv Portland, Oregon, lub tuam txhab Portland Engineering lub tuam txhab uas tsim thiab muab cov cartridges thiab luam yeeb siv los sau thiab kaw cov cannabis-raws li e-luam yeeb.
Chris Gardella, CTO ntawm Thompson Duke Industrial tau hais tias "Peb paub tias nws tseem ceeb heev uas yuav tsum xav txog qhov sib txawv viscosity ntawm cov roj thaum tsim lub tshuab canister filling tshuab," said Chris Gardella, CTO ntawm Thompson Duke Industrial. “Hemp roj tsis coj zoo li lwm yam kua. Txhua cov roj muaj pes tsawg leeg muaj qhov sib txawv viscosity. Qee cov formulations tuaj yeem tuab heev uas cov roj yuav tsis nchuav tawm ntawm lub khob ntawm chav tsev kub. "
Txhawm rau pab txhawb cov roj ntws, Gardella hais tias cov khoom yuav tsum tau ua kom sov. Txawm li cas los xij, qhov kub thiab txias yuav tsum tau tswj xyuas kom meej, vim tias qhov kub thiab txias dhau tuaj yeem ua rau cov khoom tseem ceeb ntawm cov roj, thiab qhov kub thiab txias heev tuaj yeem txo qis. Lwm qhov kev txiav txim siab yog tias qee cov formulations yuav tsum tau muab tshuaj kom zoo los yog lawv yuav puas.
Cov roj hluav taws xob ntawm Thompson Duke cartridge muab tub lim muaj lub rhaub dej kub thiab lub raj luv luv txuas nrog lub taub hau ntawm qhov chaw txhaj tshuaj. Nyob rau hauv txoj kev no, lub pneumatically tswj actuator tsa lub plunger ntawm lub syringe, nqus nyob rau hauv ib tug npaum li cas ntawm cov roj. Qhov thib ob tsav txo cov koob txhaj tshuaj mus rau lub khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob. Ib qho XY automated theem uas muaj cov matrix ntawm pua pua ntawm cov cartridges kom raug txhua lub cartridge nyob rau hauv lem nyob rau hauv lub taub hau koob tshuaj. Thompson Duke tau tsim Festo lub pneumatic thiab hluav taws xob cov khoom siv thiab cov tshuab rau nws cov tshuab raws li qhov muaj nyob, zoo thiab kev txhawb nqa. Ib zaug ua tiav manually, siv sij hawm thiab nkim sij hawm, Loud Labs tam sim no siv Festo-based automated Thompson Duke cov cav tov los ntxuav cov txheej txheem ntau pua daim cartridges hauv feeb tsis muaj pov tseg.
"Lwm qhov kev xav txog kev tsim qauv yog tias txhua cov qauv roj yuav raug xa tawm ntawm tus nqi sib txawv, thiab thaum cov roj cua sov, nws tuaj yeem faib tau sai dua, uas txhais tau hais tias lub rooj XY tau nrawm dua thiab ua haujlwm nrog lub taub hau noj," Gardella hais. "Cov txheej txheem uas twb muaj lawm no tau ua nyuaj dua los ntawm qhov tseeb tias kev lag luam khoom siv evaporator tau hloov mus rau ntau qhov sib txawv ntawm cov cartridges."
Paub txog cov yam ntxwv thev naus laus zis ntawm Loud Labs formulations thiab lawv ua dab tsi, Berry thiab Walsh xav tias lawv tau tham nrog tus neeg muag khoom uas nkag siab lawv cov kev xav tau tom qab hnov cov neeg ua haujlwm Thompson Duke piav qhia cov qauv tsim ntawm lub tuam txhab patented IZR tsis siv neeg filling tshuab.
Lawv zoo siab txog qhov muaj peev xwm ntawm cov txheej txheem kev lag luam uas muaj peev xwm rov ua dua 1,000 cartridges ib teev twg, txhais tau tias ib lub tshuab tuaj yeem ua haujlwm tsawg kawg plaub tus neeg ua haujlwm nrog qhov raug ntau dua thiab pov tseg tsawg dua. Qhov kev hloov pauv no yuav yog qhov hloov pauv kev ua si rau lub tuam txhab, tsis yog tsuas yog hais txog cov khoom siv rov qab thiab cov lus teb ceev rau kev txiav txim, tab sis kuj hais txog kev txuag nyiaj ua haujlwm. Cov tswv lag luam tau kawm tias lub tshuab Thompson Duke tuaj yeem hloov los ntawm ib qho roj mus rau lwm qhov hauv tsawg dua 60 vib nas this, uas yog qhov zoo rau cov tuam txhab xws li Loud Labs uas muaj ntau yam qauv.
Thompson Duke ntxiv ob qhov tseeb ntxiv rau Kev Sib Tham. Lub tuam txhab koom nrog kev txhawb nqa. Tom qab kev muag khoom, cov neeg siv khoom tuaj yeem paub tseeb ntawm kev txhawb nqa thoob ntiaj teb. Tsis tas li ntawd, Thompson Duke software ua rau nws yooj yim rau cov neeg tsav tsheb mus rau cov txheej txheem nyuaj. Berry thiab Walsh sai sai yuav Thompson Duke IZR filling tshuab.
"Hauv kev lag luam cannabis, cov neeg siv khoom tab tom nrhiav cov npe uas lawv tuaj yeem ntseeg tau - cov npe uas muab cov khoom lag luam zoo sib xws thiab ntau yam," Berry tau hais. "Hnub no, Pyramid Pens muaj rau qhov sib txawv ntawm cov roj ntshiab, muaj zog thiab cov roj cannabis ntshiab uas tau ntim rau hauv cov cartridges sib xws nrog 510 roj teeb-powered vape ntaus ntawv. Nws muaj tsib hom Pax Era pods, nrog rau peb qhov sib txawv refill cartridges thiab pov tseg e-luam yeeb. Tag nrho cov no yog refueled siv niaj hnub Thompson Duke tsis siv neeg filling tshuab. Tsis tas li ntawd, Loud Labs tau ua tiav cov txheej txheem tsim khoom yooj yim. Lub tuam txhab tseem tau ntxiv Thompson Duke LFP cartridge capping xovxwm. "
Automation tshem tawm cov kev txwv lub cev uas cuam tshuam nrog cov txheej txheem ntawm phau ntawv, ua kom lub sij hawm ua cov hmoov txhuas, thiab ua kom muaj kev tswj xyuas zoo. Ua ntej qhov kev taw qhia, kev txiav txim loj tuaj yeem ua tiav mus txog ib hlis, tab sis tam sim no kev txiav txim loj tuaj yeem ua tiav hauv ob peb hnub.
"Los ntawm kev koom tes nrog Thompson Duke Industrial, Loud Labs tau ua tiav cov txiaj ntsig sai ntawm kev nqis peev los ntawm kev sib koom ua haujlwm nrawm, kev ua haujlwm zoo, kev tswj hwm zoo thiab cov nqi tsim nyog rau hauv nws qhov chaw tsim khoom," Berry tau hais.
"Muaj peb qhov kev tshem tawm los ntawm Loud Labs automation kev paub," Walsh ntxiv. "Hemp yog cov khoom siv nrog cov khoom tshwj xeeb. Cov khoom siv hauv zej zog yuav tsum txhim kho automation thiab ntim cov kev daws teeb meem tshwj xeeb rau hemp, lossis tsawg kawg yog npaj los hloov kho cov tshuab kom hloov lawv mus rau cov yam ntxwv ntawm cov khoom siv.
"Qhov thib ob takeaway yog tias qhov no yog kev lag luam tshiab. Cov tuam txhab Cannabis yuav tau txais txiaj ntsig los ntawm kev siv yooj yim thiab kev txhawb nqa siab. Thaum kawg, tej zaum yuav xav tau kev suav nyiaj hluav taws xob, traceability thiab kev tsim khoom zoo nyob rau yav tom ntej. Cov neeg muag khoom thiab cov neeg siv kawg yuav tsum npaj rau nws. "
Nyob rau tib lub sijhawm, ob qho tib si Berry thiab Walsh hais tias lawv tab tom txhim kho cov khoom lag luam txuas ntxiv, nrhiav txoj hauv kev rau automate, tshawb nrhiav kev nthuav dav hauv New South Wales thiab, qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws, tsom mus rau kev muab lawv cov khw muag khoom thiab cov neeg siv khoom nrog lub npe hwm. ntawm qhov lawv tuaj yeem tso siab tau.
Pre-filled thiab kaw cartridges npaj rau cov khw muag khoom hauv CR hnab. Qhov kev ua haujlwm siab no IZR yog lub tshuab ntsiav tshuaj tsim thiab tsim hauv Tebchaws Meskas nrog lub hauv paus yooj yim deceptively, HMI, XY rooj thiab sab saum toj roj Circuit Court tsim. Hluav taws xob thiab pneumatic Cheebtsam yog cov qauv kev lag luam ntawm Festo thiab ua kom lub neej ua haujlwm ntev, kev ua haujlwm tsis muaj teeb meem thiab muaj cov khoom lag luam siab. Qhov kev yooj yim thiab yooj yim ntawm kev siv no yog qhov tseem ceeb rau qee qhov chaw ntawm kev lag luam cannabis vim tias kev paub txog kev siv tshuab hluav taws xob tseem tab tom hloov zuj zus. Txawm li cas los xij, patented thev naus laus zis no muab lub zog ua haujlwm ua haujlwm tau zoo.
Nyob rau sab saum toj ntawm lub tshuab yog lub rhaub thiab 500 ml reservoir. Cov neeg tsim khoom ua kom sov lawv cov roj cannabis ua ntej muab cov roj tso rau hauv lub tank uas qhov ntsuas kub yog tswj hwm. Lub raj pob tshab nyob rau hauv qab ntawm lub reservoir muab ib txoj kev rau dispensing roj ntawm lub syringe tip dispensing mechanism. Thaum nws txog lub sijhawm hloov pauv ntawm cov qauv roj sib txawv, lub tank, tubing, kos valve thiab koob txhaj tshuaj raug tshem tawm sai sai thiab hloov nrog cov khoom siv ntawm cov khoom seem. Hloov ntawm cov roj zaub mov txawv yuav siv sij hawm li ib feeb. Tom qab ntawd cov khoom tshem tawm raug ntxuav thiab npaj rau cov khoom tom ntej.
Lub gooseneck cua sov teeb tau yooj yim kho tau thiab ua kom cov roj sov so rau lub sijhawm luv luv thaum nws ntws los ntawm lub tank mus rau hauv daim cartridge. Nyob rau sab saum toj ntawm daim duab no yog cov koob txhaj tshuaj tswj los ntawm ob lub tog raj kheej Festo. Lub tog raj kheej sab saum toj tsa lub piston, kos cov roj rau hauv cov koob txhaj tshuaj. Sai li qhov xav tau ntawm cov roj tau raug rub mus rau hauv lub koob txhaj tshuaj, lub tog raj kheej thib ob txo qis lub koob txhaj tshuaj, tso cai rau cov koob txhaj rau hauv daim cartridge. Lub plunger yog nias los ntawm lub tog raj kheej, thiab cov roj nkag mus rau hauv lub thoob. Ob lub tog raj kheej yog yooj yim adjustable manually siv txhua yam nres.
Lub rooj XY ntawm lub tshuab IZR no yog thawj zaug tsim los ntawm Festo los xyuas kom meej qhov ceev thiab qhov tseeb ntawm cov qauv tuav hauv ib qho chaw kuaj tsis siv neeg. Nws yog qhov tseeb heev raws li nws taw qhia rau lub cartridge hauv qab lub taub hau filling thiab yog kev lag luam txhim khu kev qha. XY- rooj EXCM, HMI, kub, pneumatics - txhua yam yog tswj los ntawm ib tug me me Festo PLC nyob rau hauv ib tug IZR vaj tse.
Lub vijtsam kov HMI tso cai rau tus neeg teb xov tooj los tswj thiab txhim kho cov txheej txheem nrog cov ntawv qhia yooj yim ntawm cov lus txib (taw tes thiab nyem). Tag nrho cov kev pab cuam nyuaj yog rub tawm thiab ntsuas tag nrho ua ntej txhua chav xa khoom. Siv cov Codesys API, cov txheej txheem kev ua tau zoo thiab kev tshaj tawm tuaj yeem sau tag nrho cov ntaub ntawv tsim nyog thiab cov ntaub ntawv taug qab, uas ua ntej FDA xav kom khaws cov ntaub ntawv ntawm qib no.
Qhov LFP no yog plaub-tuj pneumatic xovxwm uas ua haujlwm ntawm huab cua siab thiab tsis muaj cov khoom siv hluav taws xob. Txuas lub tshuab cua compressor rau LFP thiab pib. Tus neeg teb xov tooj nkag mus rau qhov xav tau quab yuam los ntawm 0.5 mus rau 4 tons nrog kev tswj kom muaj zog tag nrho. Lawv kaw qhov rooj thiab tig qhov hloov mus rau qhov chaw txuas ntxiv. Lub qhov rooj kaw tau qhib thiab pib ua haujlwm. Txav mus rau qhov chaw thim rov qab, cov xovxwm yuav thim rov qab thiab lub qhov rooj xauv yuav qhib. Ib zaug ntxiv, Thompson Duke muab cov khoom lag luam rugged nrog kev yooj yim ntawm kev siv rau cov neeg siv khoom nrhiav cov txiaj ntsig ntawm automation.
Post lub sij hawm: Mar-14-2023