Orange Photonics, a pioneer in portable cannabis testing solutions, announces the LightLab 3 BEV Cannabis Analyzer, purpose-built to measure 18 cannabinoids in beverages, beverage enhancers and nanoemulsions. Designed for cannabis, hemp, and hemp-derived beverage manufacturers, LightLab 3 BEV enables in-house potency testing to support consistency, compliance, and rapid product development.

Factors such as temperature, pressure, solvent type, and flow rate all play critical roles in cannabinoid recovery and product quality. Without proper calibration, extractors risk inefficiencies, reduced yields, and inconsistent products. Cannabinoid potency data provides a critical roadmap to fine-tune cannabis extraction by guiding optimization of these parameters, enabling extractors to refine their processes and improve outcomes.

With our latest software update, LightLab 3 delivers a smoother workflow, prioritizes “recent” tests, offers expanded “presets” categories for HS (High Sensitivity) users, and more! Update your LightLab 3 software to get you to the results you need as efficiently as possible.

Factors such as temperature, pressure, solvent type, and flow rate all play critical roles in cannabinoid recovery and product quality. Without proper calibration, extractors risk inefficiencies, reduced yields, and inconsistent products. Cannabinoid potency data provides a critical roadmap to fine-tune cannabis extraction by guiding optimization of these parameters, enabling extractors to refine their processes and improve outcomes.

Cannabis Equipment News recently featured founder and CTO Dylan Wilks at MJ BizCon 2024 on the increased interest in bringing testing in-house as companies become more serious about product consistency.

Cryomass, a specialized processing equipment manufacturer, was interested in using the LightLab 3 Cannabis Analyzer in-house to help finetune its hardware designs. Before integrating LightLab into their development process, the team decided to build a dataset to confirm that LightLab’s performance is consistent with traditional benchtop HPLCs, the analytical instrument that is typically used by third-party testing laboratories.

Cannabinoid potency data is often viewed as a requirement for compliance and product labeling, but it’s also a powerful tool that can be utilized to optimize cannabis extraction. By understanding and leveraging this data throughout the extraction process, manufacturers can enhance efficiency, reduce waste, and improve product quality. This article explores how potency data provides actionable insights for achieving these goals.

On Friday, July 19, Spiritus Oregon Inc. secured an edibles manufacturing endorsement from Oregon Psilocybin Services, making the company the first legal psilocybin edibles manufacturer in the country. As they ready themselves to begin full-scale production, the team is leveraging LightLab 3 Psychedelics Analyzer for in-house potency testing, to ensure the purity and accuracy of their mushroom-based products.

Curious about cannabis quality optimization and testing methodology? Look no further! Orange Photonics’ own CTO Dylan Wilks discusses Optimizing Quality: Exploring Fit-for-Purpose Testing Methods in the Cannabis Industry, with fellow panelists David Vaillencourt of The GMP Collective, Bethany Moore, also from The GMP Collective, and Jini Glaros from Modern Canna Labs.

We recently released the LightLab 3 High Sensitivity (HS) Cannabis Analyzer Quick Guide. The Quick Guide contains workflow highlights and convenient tips for LightLab users.