Wyoming Hemp Co is a vertically integrated processor focused on high-quality hemp extraction and product development. As demand surged, their facility needed to evolve — moving from manual oversight to streamlined, scalable automation. From extraction to packaging, every step required precision and consistency.
The Challenge
Wyoming Hemp Co’s team faced the operational hurdles of a growing processor:
- Manual data entry slowed batch tracking.
- Limited visibility across systems led to inefficiencies.
- Operator errors impacted consistency and throughput.
Scaling production while maintaining traceability was becoming increasingly difficult.
The Solution
Craft Automation partnered with Wyoming Hemp Co to deliver a comprehensive, high-specification Ag Process Control system. The solution focused on reliable material handling, precision motor control, and complete data transparency, featuring:
- Centralized Control: A robust industrial control panel housed the core automation hardware, ensuring a safe, cUL-listed, and durable system for the facility’s complex processes.
- Automated Material Handling: Precision control was implemented for all motors and Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) governing augers and conveyors, using feedback from scales to manage the flow of material with high accuracy.
- Real-Time Monitoring: A high-resolution, user-friendly touchscreen interface provided operators with a complete view of the process, recipe management, continuous alarm logging, and instant fault notifications.
- Traceability & Alerts: The system was configured for continuous data logging of all key process values and setpoints, alongside remote connectivity and text/email alerts for immediate troubleshooting and compliance reporting.
The Outcome
The implementation resulted in a highly reliable, precise, and compliant processing environment:
- Operators gained automated, safe start-up and consistent control over complex material handling.
- Precision control over motors and VFDs optimized material flow, minimizing operator errors and maximizing consistency.
- Continuous data logging and automated fault alerts supported compliance, batch traceability, and rapid troubleshooting.
- The unified platform delivered high-resolution visibility and centralized control over the entire system.
Wyoming Hemp Co could manage their advanced material processes with confidence and clarity.
The Experience
Wyoming Hemp Co’s team described working with Craft Automation as seamless and collaborative. What stood out was Craft’s ability to tailor a high-specification automation panel to their industry’s demands, delivering tools that felt intuitive and reliable. The partnership helped Wyoming Hemp Co modernize operations without losing their hands-on ethos.
