and Canada, but she says its customer base varies according to the cannabis laws in each state. “We’d like to expand our client base and possibly add more offices in key locations like New York and Los Angeles.”įerranti says the company’s customers include farms and producers, processors, wholesalers, and distributors, across the U.S. “Going forward, we’re working to maintain or exceed that level of production,” she says. The rosin press retails for about $20,000, while the Rocketbox pre-roller is listed at $12,500, Ferranti says. The company’s products can be leased or purchased directly. “It’s able to create 453 pre-rolls per two-minute cycle, which is amazingly efficient.”Īlthough she declines to disclose STM’s revenues, Ferranti says the company currently completes between 25 and 50 machine orders every month. “The Rocketbox takes leftover cannabis flower and packs it into paper joints,” she says. The company’s other main product, called the Rocketbox, also is one of the most efficient machines of its kind on the market right now. “There are other processes that use solvents to extract oil, but our machine is unique because it uses a clean technology that leaves no foreign substances, and it can create commercial scale volumes of product,” she says. She says STM’s rosin press is fully automatic and capable of processing either 50 pounds of cannabis flower or 95 pounds of kief or hash in an eight-hour day. “Our press uses heat and pressure to extract it, and from there, it can be used to make dab material, a concentrate in vape cartridges, or be worked into topical creams and edibles.” “Rosin is pretty versatile substance,” she says. STM’s Spokane headquarters are located in a 10,000-square-foot building, with most space being dedicated to design, assembly and manufacturing of the company’s two main products, the rosin press and a joint-rolling machine called Rocketbox.įerranti says STM’s press can extract rosin from cannabis flowers, as well as kief or hash, which is the soft, visible crystal pollen that covers a cannabis plant’s flowers and leaves. “We’re actually growing quite a bit faster than we’d initially predicted and will probably need to research expanding or relocating to a larger manufacturing facility soon.” “After developing the rosin press, Jason and our other co-founders then researched and discovered additional needs for machinery to serve the cannabis industry and together they formed STM,” she says.įerranti says STM currently employs 10 people, most of whom work at its Spokane headquarters, with remaining staff working in marketing and sales at the company’s satellite office in Denver. The company got its start when Dueweke, who is an engineer, was asked to create a machine capable of extracting rosin-a sappy oil secreted by the cannabis flower-cleanly and effectively. “We want to build machines that not only create a product that’s as healthy as possible for the end user, but that are also ahead of the curve in terms of safety and meeting legal standards for quality processing.”įerranti says STM was founded in 2017 by CEO Aaron Ray, President and Chief Operating Officer Jason Dueweke, and Chief Technology Officer Erik Blackerby. “We’re still a very new company, but our goal is to be known as an innovative manufacturer offering the latest commercial capabilities customers in this industry are seeking,” she says. STM’s Spokane-based senior vice president of sales Jessica Ferranti says the company has been growing rapidly and plans to expand its customer base, as well as hire two to three new employees in the coming months. One such company is Sesh Technologies & Manufacturing LLC, a developer and manufacturer of commercial cannabis processing equipment headquartered here in Spokane, at 3223 N. As the cannabis industry continues its rapid expansion, manufacturing companies across the country are clamoring to develop new technologies to meet the needs of growers, producers and consumers.
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