Test Equipment and Measurement Instrument Blog

There aren’t many industries that rely on the exact precision and attention to minute detail the way that the pharmaceutical industry does. Each aspect of the production process and every single product has to be created with impeccable accuracy. This, of course, is critical, as too much or too little of a particular substance can have major implications for the efficacy, strength, and safety of a drug. 

What causes hemp plants to flower and reproduce? And what causes these plants to produce cannabinoids?

The answer is light. 

Hemp is an incredibly photosensitive plant. This means it has a more pronounced chemical response to receiving ultraviolet (UV) light photons. When there are changes to the amount of light a hemp plant receives, it starts to flower and reproduce by setting seeds.

A composition analyzer can be a crucial instrument in any lab or production line setting, testing the makeup, efficacy, and quality of products, and evaluating all kinds of constituents besides moisture, including:

From 2018 through 2023, the hemp industry is projected to grow by $3.8 billion, with a key driver for this growth being hemp’s usefulness to the textiles industry—making hemp biomass more sought after than ever before. 

Laboratory mixing is an exact science. Whether creating new polymers and plastics, or mixing pulp, paper, or chemicals, results must be accurate, reliable, and perhaps most importantly, repeatable. This means that having the proper instruments on hand is key. 

You need a new measurement instrument, but it’s not quite the right time for your team. Or perhaps you need more information to justify a purchase. What comes next? How can you elevate your work or embark on a new project without the proper instrumentation?

The sales of hemp seed oil was somewhere around $4.6 billion in 2019. While this is certainly an impressive figure, sales are expected to skyrocket in the next few years, with projected sales in 2025 reaching $26.6 billion. That’s almost six times the amount of hemp seed oil sold in 2019.

Since 1946, the Kett team of engineers has been committed to providing professionals with the high-quality testing instruments they need to do their jobs to the best of their ability. While Kett may have started with just a moisture tester and a metal detector, our offerings have expanded dramatically over the decades.

There’s no doubt that the cannabis industry is booming. The growth of legal sales of CBD and other cannabis products is off the charts, with the global legal market expected to reach $73.6 billion by 2027. 

"Grain bin fires rarely occur, but they can happen when conditions include high humidity and wet grain, and farmers try to rush the dryer. Fires can be caused by poor housekeeping of the bins, failure to clean beneath floors, poorly maintained burners and other equipment, and operating the burners at too high a temperature in an attempt to dry grain faster.” -Herb Wilcutt, Safety Specialist, Mississippi State University Extension Service