VKL 75 Wiped-Film Short Path Distillation System
key features
Throughput Capability: Typically 1.3 L/h, Maximum of 3.5 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 Continous 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 Visibility Processing: Transparent glass system enables operators to maintain optimal processing control by observing conditions inside the evaporator body
Expert On-Site Training: Instructions for operation of equipment and proprietary parameters for producing distillate are included with purchase
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 VKL 75 is one of the most economical options on the market today for reliable non-stop production of high-potency distillate.
Technical Specs
| Maximum Feed Rate | 3.5 L/h |
| Typical Throughput | 1.3 L/h |
| Evaporator Surface Area | 0.05 m² |
| Power Requirements | 1Φ 230 V, 60 Hz |
| Stages | Single |
| Dimensions (L x W x H) | 7.4’ x 2.0’ x 6.0’’ |
| 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 | 5 L Feed vessel, Immersion chiller for cold trap, Separate heater for residue discharge arm, GMP package to include IQ, OQ, FAT, SAT, Heated transfer hose to connect multiple units in series |
ROI/Payback Period
Below are conservative calculations that can be expected with the VKL 75:
| Material | Cannabis | Hemp | Cannabis | Hemp |
| Daily Processing Time | 8-hour (one shift) | 24-hour continuous (three shifts) | ||
| Daily Crude Cost | $18,750 | $1,625 | $56,250 | $4,875 |
| Daily Distillate Yield | 5L | 15L | ||
| Daily Distillate Value | $32,500 | $2,715 | $97,500 | $8,145 |
| Payback Period | 10 days | 120 days | 3 days | 40 days |
