Mechanical peeling of the outer bast replaces the ancient (& current) practice of producing high-quality fiber. Degummed by the same machine that peels off the bast & having the potential to work in the field is the innovation needed to ramp up primary hemp fiber production in North America & now Mexico!
Dual-purpose hemp varieties like Wojko, Joey or Anka all yield good seed production. Harvesting in the field is timed by rows, each 4 foot wide section processing 64 stalks, 5 feet tall every second, yielding approx. 1 ton of ribbon per acre. The machine is easily scaled by adding more sections (8, 12, 16 feet wide).
4 raw commodities are obtained from mobile ribbon decortication, namely SEED, HURD, DEGUMMED RIBBON FIBER & CHAFF (for low-grade CBD oil)
A simple yet elegant design is all that was required to allow multiple rows of stalks to be fed into the RD2.0. We believe we have a winning design & a call was made to the iHemp community at large in an attempt to obtain green stalks that would best represent what would be encountered
After a series of settbacks due to COVID supply chain issues, we were finally able to begin testing in earnest. Unfortunately, with all new technologies there were bugs to work out. It wasn’t until Christmas that all the bugs were ironed out & a series of successful tests were recorded. Starting in the new year,
After all the issues that we had to overcome, we overlooked the fact that the cut tops would allow rain to enter the stalk more readily than if theplant was still entact. This oversight resulted in the loss of most of the acre that we had anticipated would see us through testing of the RD2.0
Working with a iHemp farmer in Agassiz, BC he allowed us to modify his John Deere 800 series windrower once it became clear the double-cut harvestor was in trouble. It took a solid week but we were able raise the header’s sickle bar to 50″ to cut the tops off. The unit tested out on
With the limited success with last year’s double-cut project, updates to the harvestor have been undertaken to allow cut tops to be conveyed away from the lower stalks. Relocating the sickle motor away from the discharge area while making it more efficient with a direct-drive was also implemented. With harvest came a dissapointing result as
With a influenza pandemic spreading across the world, we believe now more than ever that society has to become more self-sufficient & expand its material offerings. Once this pandemic has been contained, it is our hope that iHemp will be able to assist in the economic recovery by expanding product offerings using this amazing plant!
It is with great pride that we would like to announce a milestone in ribbon decortication. No other machinery in the world is able to compare with the quality of ribbon that we have been able to produce. Testing has been proven successful on field-retted, fresh & dry stalks. With the latest ongoing challenge obtaining
With the 2019 season drawing to a close, PAMI was unable to complete testing of their double-cut hemp harvestor due to an unseasonably early snowfall in Manitoba. Having learned not to put all our eggs in one basket, Canfiber moved ahead to build its own harvestor in case of such a setback. Unfortunately, it was
Canfiber has completed testing of its M7 prototype & is has begun upgrades to allow validation testing for the 2019 season. Are you an engineer looking for new bio-based fibres to use for your packaging or product? We anticipate a Dec. 2020 delivery of up to 1.6 milion tonnes of lightly retted, golden colored filaments
Through slow & meticulous research, RD tech has been proven to work best on lightly retted crops cut 2″ above the ground. Ideal specimens are sown at a rate of 300 seeds per sq. metre dual purpose (seed/fiber) variety. Exceptional peeling has been recorded on X-59, Anka, Delores & Alyssa strains. Canfiber is counting on