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VKS 125 Wiped-Film Short Path Distillation System
Root Sciences’ wiped-film molecular distillation plants are specifically intended for the processing of cannabis and hemp crude oil, with honest and accurate throughput/yield rates reflecting that.
Key Features
- Throughput Capability: Typically 15 L/h, Maximum of 20 L/h
- Optimal Yields and Potency: Finished distillate contains up to 99% total cannabinoids
- Fully Jacketed System: Heated from start to finish, negating the use of heating tape or heat guns to keep product moving through the system
- True Continuous Feed: Integrated pumps for precise operator control over feed and discharge rates, allowing for true continuous operation, dispensing finished product to atmosphere
- GMP Ready: Optional GMP package includes FAT, SAT, IQ, OQ. Equipment can be further customized according to your URS to meet any local or international GMP requirements
- High Volume Processing: System designed for processors with high throughput requirements,frequently paired with extraction systems processing up to 1 metric ton per day
- Expert On-Site Training: Instructions for operation of equipment and proprietary parameters for producing distillate are included with purchase.
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Technical Specifications
| Maximum Feed Rate | 20 L/h |
| Typical Throughput | 15 L/h |
| Evaporator Surface Area | 0.20 m² |
| Power Requirements | 3Φ 230 V, 60 Hz 3Φ 460 V, 60 Hz |
| Stages | Single |
| Dimensions (L x W x H) | 9.7′ x 5.4′ x 9.7′ (W x D x H) |
| Certification | UL ready (all necessary individual components are UL listed) |
| Warranty | 1 year (excluding glass and vacuum system) |
| Materials Used | 316 stainless steel, borosilicate glass, graphite wiper blocks |
| Options | 50 L Feed vessel, Separate heater for residue discharge arm, Degassing stage, Additional distillation stages, Vacuum system upgrade, GMP package to include IQ, OQ, FAT, SAT, Heated transfer hose to connect multiple units in series |
Wiped-Film Short-Path Distillation Equipment
Root Sciences’ wiped-film molecular distillation plants are specifically intended for the processing of cannabis and hemp crude oil, with honest and accurate throughput/yield rates reflecting that.
Designed and manufactured in Germany, these machines are expertly engineered to produce distillate that can be used in a wide variety of products commonly found on the market today.
The VKS 125 is one of the highest quality wiped-film units on the market today for reliable non-stop production of valuable cannabinoid distillate.
Optional Upgrade: Dispensing gear pump allows multiple machines to be connected in series if desired.
ROI/Payback Period
| Material | Cannabis | Hemp | Cannabis | Hemp |
| Daily Processing Time | 8-hour (one shift) | 24-hour continuous (three shifts) | ||
| Daily Crude Cost | $180,000 | $15,600 | $540,000 | $46,800 |
| Daily Distillate Yield | 49 L | 147 L | ||
| Daily Distillate Value | $318,000 | $15,600 | $954,000 | $79,800 |
| Payback Period | 2 days | 25 days | 1 day | 8 days |
Hemp data based on US average prices according to hempbenchmarks.com March 2021 spot price index report. Cannabis data based on 80% yield at Washington State I-502 market prices.
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