Luna Technologies Customer Survey Shows Cannabis Processors Focused on Automation and Quality
PORTLAND, Ore. — Luna Technologies , a Portland-based manufacturer of extraction equipment for the cannabis industry, surveyed its customer base on the status of the cannabis extraction market in North America. Ninety percent of those surveyed believe automating the extraction process is critical to freeing up labor resources required to conduct higher-level business activities necessary to win in fragmented markets. The data also shows that automation is helping customers produce better quality products. Of those with previous experience extracting cannabis, nearly three-fourths of those surveyed said that the quality of extracts Luna machines produced was of the highest quality, ranking five out of five on a scale of one (poor) to five (excellent). This highlights how automation can help these producers create consistent, quality products every time. Furthermore, customers noted in the survey that adjusting the extraction process through the introduction of new equipment and proces...