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)
After learning of a better way to feed the decorticator, a proposal was submitted & accepted by IRAP/NRC to allow Canfiber to hire a ticketed millwright to assist in assembling the rapid feed system developed within Solidworks by our mechanical engineer. Having made good progress with the chipper & conveyor sections, we are now anxiously
After learning that with the newly configured system required some key changes to the drums, it was decided to move forward using the existing prototype to be able to prove to potential partners & investors the viability of a rapid feed system. Demonstrating with fiber only stalks obtained from Vanderhoof, BC the conveyor was filled
A final meeting with members of the NRC/IRAP was bittersweet in that a new method of feeding the system was proposed that solved the major problems discovered by the NRC sponsored feed system (which turned out to be a dead-end). Considering our options; Give up or pursue a viable concept to feed the decorticator by
When a transformative technology comes along, history has shown us that it usually is met with alot of cynisism- and rightly so. Ribbon decortication is no different. It wasn’t until we proved the technology was scalable, & engineers began to test the ribbon we were producing (lightly retted, golden color, 0.75″ wide x 40″ long)
Canfiber is an Agri-tech development company that is ready to bring its ribbon decortication technology to market & is seeking an individual with a good command of Solidworks engineering software. This individual will be able to take our peel strength data, along with all of the data gleaned from the build & successful test of
Canfiber Inc. has developed a patent pending core decorticator that produces clean, hurd free ribbon fiber! ‘Applying the technology to the field has been the biggest challenge of my life’ says P.Harrap, President of Canfiber. ‘Once I realized I couldn’t on my own, key people entered the mix after steadfast prayer.’ Parts for the prototype