Are your cannabis products pesticide free? Do you know the potency?
In order to obtain reliable and accurate results, the sample must be prepared properly! Retsch, as the world leader in sample preparation, provides laboratory mills for size reduction and sample homogenization to ensure reliable analytical results. As the Cannabis industry continues to grow, laws and regulations continue to evolve in order to ensure that the quality of the product meets the standards for safety and labeling.
Testing labs and manufacturers also continue in their testing demands and requirements to report compliance, regardless of product matrix, as the testing of Cannabis products includes both flower and edible forms. Due to the complexity of the various matrices, there are many challenges to overcome in preparing the sample adequately for analysis.
As a result of this demand, RETSCH is putting to use its full product portfolio to help process and prepare samples. Whether the samples are gummy bears, brownies, candies, or cannabis flower, RETSCH can provide assistance in selecting the ideal instrument to meet the application requirements.
SUITABLE MILLS FOR CANNABIS SAMPLES
The following RETSCH mills are ideally suited for the homogenization and size reduction of Cannabis samples:
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Grinding & Milling, Knife Mills
Grindomix GM 300 Knife Mill
The knife mill GRINDOMIX GM 300 is the ideal instrument for grinding and homogenizing foods and feeds. It allows to process sample volumes up to 0.7 liters quickly and reproducibly.
With four sharp, robust blades and a powerful 1000 W motor, it is ideal for homogenizing substances with a high water, oil or fat content as well as for grinding dry, soft and medium-hard products. A wide selection of lids and containers allows for adaptation of the mill to individual application requirements. The GRINDOMIX GM 300 meets and exceeds all special laboratory and analytical requirements and is a professional device superior to any commercial household mixer.
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Grinding & Milling, Knife Mills
Grindomix GM 200 Knife Mill
The knife mill GRINDOMIX GM 200 is the ideal instrument for grinding and homogenizing foods and feeds. It allows to process sample volumes up to 0.7 liters quickly and reproducibly.
With two sharp, robust blades and a powerful 1000 W motor, it is ideal for homogenizing substances with a high water, oil or fat content as well as for grinding dry, soft and medium-hard products. A wide selection of lids and containers allows for adaptation of the mill to individual application requirements. The GRINDOMIX GM 200 meets and exceeds all special laboratory and analytical requirements and is a professional device superior to any commercial household mixer.
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Cutting Mills, Grinding & Milling
SM 100 Cutting Mill
Cutting mills are suitable for the grinding of soft, medium-hard, elastic, fibrous, and heterogeneous mixes of products.
The SM 100 is the budget-priced basic model among the cutting mills. With its strong 1.5 kW drive and 1,500 rpm rotor speed the mill is particularly suitable for routine applications. Cleaning is made particularly easy.
In combination with the wide choice of bottom sieves, hoppers and collecting vessels, the mill can be easily adapted to varying application requirements. The SM 100 can be bench-mounted; alternatively a convenient base frame on wheels is available.
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Cutting Mills, Grinding & Milling
SM 200 Cutting Mill
Cutting mills are suitable for the grinding of soft, medium-hard, elastic, fibrous, and heterogeneous mixes of products. The new cutting mill SM 200 is a powerful and easy-to-operate instrument for efficient primary and fine size reduction. Cleaning is made particularly easy.
Within the group of the cutting mills, it is the universal standard model which covers a vast range of applications with its strong 2.2 kW drive and 1,500 rpm rotor speed. When operated with the optional cyclone-suction-combination, the SM 200 is also suitable for grinding light sample materials or smaller quantities. In combination with the wide choice of bottom sieves, hoppers and collecting vessels, the mill can be easily adapted to varying application requirements.
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Cutting Mills, Grinding & Milling
SM 300 Cutting Mill
Cutting mills are suitable for the grinding of soft, medium-hard, tough, elastic, fibrous, and heterogeneous mixes of products. The new Cutting Mill SM 300 excels especially in the tough jobs where other cutting mills fail.
The high torque of the new 3 kW drive with RES technology (additional flywheel mass) allows for an exceptionally effective preliminary size reduction of heterogeneous mixtures, such as waste or electronic components. Analytical fineness is often achieved in one working run.
The cutting mill is used successfully for a great variety of materials. The sample is only moderately warmed up during the grinding process so that the mill is perfectly suitable for grinding temperature-sensitive materials. Another innovation is the wide, freely selectable speed range from 100 to 3,000 min-1.
When operated with the optional cyclone-suction-combination, the SM 300 is also suitable for grinding light sample materials or smaller quantities. In combination with the wide choice of bottom sieves, hoppers and collecting vessels, the mill can be easily adapted to varying application requirements.
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Cutting Mills, Grinding & Milling
SM 400 Cutting Mill
Cutting mills are suitable for the grinding of soft, medium-hard, tough, elastic, fibrous, and heterogeneous mixes of products. The Cutting Mill SM 400 is ideally suited for pre-cutting of large sample pieces but, depending on the application, may also achieve the required fineness in one step.
The high torque of the new 3 kW drive allows for an exceptionally effective preliminary size reduction of heterogeneous mixtures, such as waste or electronic components.
The cutting mill is used successfully for a great variety of materials. The sample is only moderately warmed up during the grinding process so that the mill is perfectly suitable for grinding temperature-sensitive materials. Due to the large open surface of the 240 mm x 240 mm bottom sieve, it is possible to grind large sample quantities and to increase the throughput.
When operated with the optional cyclone-suction-combination, the SM 400 is also suitable for grinding light sample materials. In combination with the wide choice of bottom sieves, hoppers and collecting vessels, the mill can be easily adapted to varying application requirements.
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Cryogenic Milling, Grinding & Milling
CryoMill
The CryoMill is tailored for cryogenic grinding. The grinding jar is continually cooled with liquid nitrogen from the integrated cooling system before and during the grinding process. Thus the sample is embrittled and volatile components are preserved. The liquid nitrogen circulates through the system and is continually replenished from an Autofill system in the exact amount which is required to keep the temperature at -196 °C.
Powerful impact ball milling results in a perfect grinding efficiency. The Autofill system avoids direct contact with LN2 and makes cryogenic grinding very safe. Its versatility (cryogenic, wet and dry grinding at room temperature) makes the CryoMill the ideal grinder for quantities up to 20 ml.You may also be interested in the High Energy Ball Mill Emax, an entirely new type of mill for high energy input. The unique combination of high friction and impact results in extremely fine particles within the shortest amount of time.
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Grinding & Milling, Mixer Mills
MM 500 Mixer Mill
The mixer mill MM 500 is a compact, versatile bench-top unit which has been developed specially for dry, wet and cryogenic grinding of up to 2 x 45 ml sample material within seconds.
With a maximum frequency of 35 Hz, it generates enough energy to produce particles in the nanometer range. The robust high-performance drive makes the mill suitable for long-term grinding processes up to 99 hours. Hence, the MM 500 is the first mixer mill in the market to provide a real alternative to grinding in a planetary ball mill – with more comfortable handling and less warming effects.
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Cell Disruption, Cryogenic Milling, Grinding & Milling, Mixer Mills
MM 400 Mixer Mill
The mixer mill MM 400 is a compact versatile bench-top unit, which has been developed specially for dry, wet and cryogenic grinding of small amounts of sample.
It can mix and homogenize powders and suspensions in only a few seconds. It is also perfectly suitable for the disruption of biological cells as well as for DNA/RNA and protein extraction. With its high performance and great flexibility the mixer mill MM 400 is a unique product in the market.You may also be interested in the High Energy Ball Mill Emax, an entirely new type of mill for high energy input. The unique combination of high friction and impact results in extremely fine particles within the shortest amount of time.
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Grinding & Milling, Mixer Mills
MM 200 Mixer Mill
The mixer mill MM 200 is a compact versatile benchtop unit, which has been developed specially for dry grinding of small amounts of sample.
It can mix and homogenize powders in only a few seconds. It is also perfectly suitable for the disruption of biological cells as well as for DNA/RNA extraction.You may also be interested in the High Energy Ball Mill Emax, an entirely new type of mill for high energy input. The unique combination of high friction and impact results in extremely fine particles within the shortest amount of time.
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APPLICATION CONSULTATION & QUOTE REQUEST
Many different Cannabis samples have already been processed the application lab, so we can draw on a wealth of experience and give qualified recommendations to our customers.