Wiped-Film Short Path Distillation System
VKS 95
Key Features
Throughput Capability: Typically 5.5 L/h, Maximum of 14.27 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
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 VKS 95 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.
Technical Specs
| Maximum Feed Rate | 14.27 L/h |
| Typical Throughput | 5.5 L/h |
| Evaporator Surface Area | 0.10 m² |
| Power Requirements | 1Φ 230 V, 60 Hz |
| Stages | Single |
Dimensions (L x W x H) | 8.2’ x 2.4’ x 6.5’ |
| 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 | 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
| Material | Cannabis | Hemp | Cannabis | Hemp |
| Daily Processing Time | 8-hour (one shift) | 24-hour continuous (three shifts) | ||
| Daily Crude Cost | $70,000 | $6,000 | $210,000 | $18,000 |
| Daily Distillate Yield | 19 L | 45 L | ||
| Daily Distillate Value | $123,000 | $10,300 | $369,000 | $30,900 |
| Payback Period | 3 days | 45 days | 1 day | 15 days |
