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Vitalis Polaramax Pro CO2 & multi-solvent extraction system

Polaramax™ Pro

Future-Proof Your Business

Get a reliable, automated, energy-efficient extraction solution that helps you maximize results with true precision.

Lower your operating costs. Achieve more throughput. Be GMP-ready. This is effectiveness, flexibility, and compliance that scales.

 

 CO2 & Multi-Solvent Extraction Systems

Fully Automated // Integrated Cosolvent Injection Technology

  • Vitalis Polaramax Pro

    Small-batch solution: 10L to 40L system configurations.

  • Vitalis Polaramax Hero

    Flagship solution: 20L to 90L system configurations.

  • Vitalis Polaramax Legend

    Massive volume: 200L to 400+L system configurations.

CO2 Extraction Systems

Monosolvent CO2 // Semi-Automated // Compatible With Vitalis Cosolvent Injection System (CIS)

90L to 400L system configurations

Vitalis PrimeEx™ Q-Series+ and R-Series+ CO2 extraction systems can be shipped in as few as 12 weeks.

Vitalis Polaramax

 Maximum Flexibility.
Future-Proof Resilience.

CO2 & Multi-Solvent Extraction Systems

Vitalis Polaramax Hero CO2 & multi-solvent extraction system

Polaramax™ Hero

A system that’s capable of executing your current vision? That’s a must. But a system that can also make you ready for unexpected consumer preferences that push you to create new or different products? That’s a competitive advantage.

With a Vitalis Polaramax™ system, you can run in mono solvent mode (CO2) or multi-solvent mode (CO2 plus cosolvent)—consuming relatively little electricity and switching back and forth as you see fit. 

You get greater effectiveness—and more possibilities. These solutions combine the many benefits of CO2 (like purity, tunability, and consistency) with the optional added efficacy that comes with injecting small amounts of cosolvent.

Vitalis Polaramax Complete

Simplify Your Plant-to-Winterized-Oil Process

 

Add a Vitalis Airo™ system for rapid, continuous, hands-free winterization. 

Get automated in-line dewaxing, decoloring, desolvation, and decarboxylation in one system with touchscreen operation.

Set It and Walk Away

Operator-Friendly Automation and Controls

Our Polaramax™ CO2 & multi-solvent extraction systems provide fully automated control and ease of use. Configure your system, hit start, and go attend to other tasks. Generate consistent results by reducing the variability between different operators.

Designed to industry standards for HMI development and alarm management, these systems offer accessibility for colour-blind operators and reduced eye strain.

With the Vitalis HMI, you can:

  • Set custom parameters such as flow rates, pressures, and temperatures

  • Save your extraction configurations

  • Use pre-loaded run recipes

  • Quickly glance at the interface to check system performance within seconds

  • Monitor your system remotely

  • Retrieve your secured data without corrupting the original files

  • Use your data for custom reporting in third-party business software

With an internet connection in your facility, you can have Vitalis service technicians connect to your system remotely for more efficient training, support, and troubleshooting.

Benefits of Vitalis Polaramax™ CO2 Technology

  • Cleaner Extracts

    Since it evaporates quickly and naturally, CO2 (on its own) doesn’t leave behind residual solvent in your extract. That’s an easy selling point for health-conscious consumers. And it can make regulatory compliance less of a hurdle.

  • Ultimate Flexibility

    Extract more compounds from the same biomass. Use liquid CO2 and cold separation to pull out delicate molecules like terpenes without degradation. Use supercritical CO2 to extract tougher compounds that require higher temperatures and pressures.

  • Lower Energy Costs

    With integrated refrigeration and heat recovery, you can reduce your electricity consumption substantially. It can diminish the need for third-party chilling and heating equipment that tends to be costly and less efficient.

  • Reduced Environmental Impact

    Achieve a lower carbon footprint through closed-loop CO2 extraction. The recovery and recycling of CO2 is standard on every dual solvent extraction system from Vitalis. Your CO2 is continuously cleaned and purified as part of the process.

Added Benefits of Cosolvent Technology

  • More Throughput

    Achieve much faster run-times and up to 233% greater throughput each day than by using CO2 alone.* All without sacrificing the quality you expect.

  • Lower Operating Costs

    Cut your recurring solvent and energy use by substantial amounts so that you lower your cost of producing each gram of finished product.

  • Expanded Selectivity

    Easily extract compounds that could otherwise be a challenge with CO2 alone. Pull out the polar and non-polar components of interest you need for your products.

  • Easy Integration

    Get up and running without making a separate space to meet safety regulations. Unlike most solvent systems, these solutions don’t require a special room.

Customer Highlight

Learn how our Cosolvent Injection System (CIS) is helping this Vitalis customer achieve more throughput and a staggering reduction in run-times—while increasing selectivity and extract quality.

 

No Excuses Necessary

  • Reliable

    Higher uptime means higher profits. With a solution from Vitalis, you can run near-continuous operations and know we’ve got your back if you need service or support.

  • Trusted

    Relationships are better than transactions. Our solutions are trusted because we provide unbiased guidance, collaboration, and hard-earned expertise, not just equipment.

  • Compliant

    Regulations are only going one way: Up. Vitalis extraction solutions can help you meet current and future requirements, including Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).

  • Scalable

    Growth requires the capability to grow. Our modular extraction technology is built to scale with you, allowing you to start small and expand easily as your business grows.

Certifications & System Compliance

Vitalis Extraction Technology’s management system—for the design, manufacturing (welding and assembly), installation, and service of extraction technologies and commercial refrigeration—is certified as being in conformity with ISO 9001:2015 by Intertek.

  • Vitalis Cosolvent Injection System with lit-up HMI screen

    Cosolvent Injection System (CIS)

    Supercharge a compatible CO2 extractor (Vitalis or third-party) with the same cosolvent technology found in our Polaramax™ CO2 & multi-solvent extraction systems.

  • Vitalis E-30 ethanol centrifuge with lit-up HMI screen

    E-Series: Ethanol Extraction Solutions

    Love the power of ethanol extraction and want a solution that’s efficient and easy to use? The Vitalis E-30 centrifuge provides an operator-friendly way to run up to 30 lbs of biomass at a time.

Vitalis CO2 extraction system with lit-up HMI screen

Certified Pre-Owned Systems

Looking to maximize the return on your capital investment with a reliable extraction solution that can grow with you and is covered by warranty? With a pre-owned Vitalis system, you get the benefits of our technology with the assurance that it’s been serviced by our own technicians and certified to the highest standards. Contact us to see what’s currently available or to inquire about potential trade-in options.

Let’s Figure Out the Right Solution for You

Need an unbiased recommendation? We’re with you. We’ll answer your questions and help guide you through the process so that you can make the best possible decision. (If we think our systems aren’t right for you, we’ll say so.)

* Throughput numbers are based on multiple extractions in a 24-hour cycle, specific potency and recovery figures, and a specific mill size. Additional factors, including SOPs (standard operating procedures) and system configuration, will also contribute to system performance.