Sample Automation LTD/LLC

What Sample Automation LTD/LLC does

Sample Automation LTD/LLC designs and supplies automated milling, feeding, and smart vessel systems for cannabis concentrates manufacturing, pharmaceutical laboratories, industrial process control, and agricultural/hemp operations. The company is privately held, founded in 2016 by Andrew Winson, who brought over 15 years of processing instrumentation experience across food, paper, and tobacco industries. It operates through a UK parent (Sample Automation Ltd, registered in England and Wales, company number 10162249) and a US operating entity (Sample Automation LLC, Northfield, New Hampshire), with a lean team of 1-10 employees including dedicated sales representatives for the US and Europe/UK.

The company's product portfolio centers on three core systems: the CRM 21.01 Crown Smart Vessel, an all-in-one PC and microprocessor-based system with a custom PCB and embedded firmware for autonomous production of THC-A Diamonds, High-Terpene Sauce, and Rosin with real-time monitoring of temperature, pressure, and ventilation; the SAMS 15.01 Semi-Automatic Milling System, a pharmaceutical-grade cutting mill using negative pressure vacuum and cyclone separation to preserve terpenes and trichomes at 1-3 lbs per minute throughput; and the VHF 50.SS Automatic Feeding and Milling System, co-developed with Fritsch Milling and Sizing as the most advanced upgrade for the Fritsch Pulverisette 19 Cutting Mill, featuring a 50L stainless steel hopper, variable flight screw auger, and SOP recipe management. Supporting accessories include the P19 Large Input Funnel Kit, Retrofitting Automated Controller Kit, Nilfisk vacuum integration, and a Continuous Pneumatic Conveying System.

Sample Automation makes money primarily through one-time hardware sales of its three core systems plus accessories, supplemented by bespoke custom builds (in development), technical support service contracts, and consultation services. Pricing is quote-based with no public disclosure, and distribution combines a direct enterprise sales motion with a strategic channel partnership through Fritsch Milling and Sizing. Customer-facing touchpoints include trade show presence (MJBiz Con, NECANN, Cannabis Industrial Marketplace), a content-marketing website with downloadable brochures, and LinkedIn/Instagram activity. The company serves named enterprise customers including AGMS Solutions, White LVBEL/Pheno Exotic, Fritsch Milling & Sizing, and Alchemy 29/Masterkemist Consulting, and is positioned as a bootstrapped, founder-controlled specialist in cannabis processing automation rather than a venture-backed scale player.

Name

Sample Automation LTD/LLC

Legal name

Sample Automation Ltd

Website

https://sampleautomation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sample Automation LTD/LLC designs and supplies automated milling, feeding, and smart vessel systems for cannabis concentrates manufacturing, pharmaceutical laboratories, and industrial processing. Founded 2016, it sells three core hardware products — CRM 21.01, SAMS 15.01, and VHF 50.SS — via direct enterprise sales and a Fritsch channel partnership.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation Equipment

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Laboratory Apparatus & Furniture (3821), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro primary industry

Liquid Handling & Laboratory Automation (Pipettes, Robots, Workstations) (HLAGAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Laboratory Automation, Sample Prep & Liquid Handling (IVD Lab Diagnostics) (HLAHAAAN), General Lab Equipment (Centrifuges, Incubators, Shakers, Ovens) (HLAGAIAC)

Keywords

• Cannabis processing equipment
• Automated milling systems
• Industrial automation equipment
• Pharmaceutical cutting mills
• Extraction vessel systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Northfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales: Sale of automated processing equipment including milling systems (SAMS 15.01, VHF 50.SS), smart vessels (CRM 21.01), and accessories. One-time purchase model with pricing based on specifications and configuration.
2. Bespoke/Custom Builds: Custom-designed and produced equipment tailored to specific client requirements at desired volumes. Coming Soon feature for fully customized solutions.
3. Technical Support Services: Service contracts, troubleshooting support, instructional guides, and FAQ services. Technical consultation to advise on equipment selection and process optimization.
4. Consultation Services: Advisory and guidance services around existing products to ensure customers find the right design or manufacturing equipment for their requirements.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sample Automation designs, manufactures and supplies automated milling, feeding, and smart vessel systems for cannabis and laboratory manufacturing. Core products include the SAMS 15.01 pharmaceutical-grade semi-automatic cutting mill, the VHF 50.SS automated volumetric feeding system co-developed with Fritsch Milling and Sizing, and the CRM 21.01 Crown Smart Vessel for THC-A Diamond, High-Terpene Sauce and Rosin production. The portfolio is complemented by bespoke custom builds, technical support, and consultation services.

Product overview

Sample Automation offers a portfolio of cannabis and industrial processing equipment comprising three core products: the SAMS 15.01 Semi-Automatic Milling System for pharmaceutical-grade flower processing, the VHF 50.SS Automatic Feeding and Milling System developed in partnership with Fritsch Milling and Sizing for integrated milling automation, and the CRM 21.01 Crown Smart Vessel for THC-A diamond and concentrate production with real-time process monitoring. The portfolio is complemented by accessories including Nilfisk vacuum systems, P19 funnel kits, and bespoke custom builds. Services include technical support, troubleshooting, and consultation to guide customers in selecting the right equipment configuration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Crown Smart Vessel (CRM 21.01): Smart vessel system for standardizing, automating and scaling production of high-quality THC-A Diamonds, High-Terpene Sauce and Rosin.
• SAMS 15.01 (Semi-Automatic Milling System)
• VHF 50.SS (Automatic Feeding & Milling System)

Products and services

• SAMS 15.01 Semi-Automatic Milling System Pharmaceutical-grade semi-automatic cutting mill that enables cannabis manufacturers to standardize and scale flower throughput. Processes 1–3 lbs per minute with 4 rotating sharpened blades and 3 stationary blades delivering 12 cuts per rotation, and uses negative pressure vacuum with cyclone separation to preserve terpene and trichome levels.
• VHF 50.SS Automatic Feeding and Milling System Automated volumetric feeding system developed in partnership with Fritsch Milling and Sizing as the most advanced upgrade for the Pulverisette 19 Cutting Mill. Features a 316 stainless steel 50L hopper, agitator, variable flight screw auger, laser detection product flow sensor, touchscreen HMI with SOP recipe management storing up to 10 pre-sets, and direct integration with the Fritsch Pulverisette 19.
• CRM 21.01 Crown Smart Vessel All-in-one PC and microprocessor-based smart vessel system that allows manufacturing facilities to standardize, automate, and scale the production of high-quality THC-A Diamonds, High-Terpene Sauce, and Rosin. Features a custom microprocessor PCB with embedded firmware operating autonomously, intrinsically safe temperature and pressure sensors, real-time monitoring of pressure, temperature, and ventilation, data logging for compliance, and scalability from a single vessel up to eight vessels under one software licence.
• Bespoke Custom Builds Custom build service that designs and produces Sample Automation equipment tailored to specific client requirements at the volumes required by the customer.
• Technical Support Services Technical support services including troubleshooting, instructional guides, FAQs, and service contracts for Sample Automation equipment, with consultation and advisory support across technical matters.
• Consultation Services Consultation services that advise and guide customers around Sample Automation's existing products to ensure they select the right design or manufacturing equipment for their requirements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Process 1-3lbs of material per minute
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Fritsch Milling and Sizing GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationStrategic partnership for the VHF 50.SS Automatic Feeding and Milling System. The VHF was developed as the most advanced upgrade for the Pulverisette 19 Cutting Mill. Partnership combines Fritsch's pharma-industry leading blade technology with Sample Automation's innovative design and automation capabilities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Cascade Sciences: Cannabis extraction and processing equipment supplier serving small-to-mid operators. Emerging peer with overlapping cannabis processing equipment category and buyer profile, though narrower geographic reach than Sample Automation.

Direct peers

• Eden Labs: Cannabis and botanical extraction equipment manufacturer using CO2 and ethanol systems. Direct peer selling processing hardware to cannabis producers with overlapping target customers and similar consultative enterprise sales motion.
• Rosin Reactor: Cannabis solventless extraction equipment maker, listed as a partner on Sample Automation's website. Direct peer because both target concentrate production (rosin, diamonds, sauce) at small-to-mid-scale cannabis processors with rosin press and vessel-style systems.
• Capna Systems: Cannabis extraction equipment maker focused on ethanol and hydrocarbon systems. Direct peer in cannabis processing hardware, with overlapping buyer profile (multi-state operators scaling concentrate production).
• Pope Scientific: Manufacturer of processing equipment including wiped-film molecular distillation and reaction vessels. Direct peer in controlled-vessel processing equipment, with overlap in cannabis/hemp distillation and concentration workflows adjacent to Sample Automation's CRM 21.01 vessel.
• extraktLAB: Manufacturer of ethanol-based cannabis extraction and post-processing equipment. Direct peer in cannabis processing automation, overlapping with Sample Automation's downstream milling and concentrate production workflow.
• Precision Extraction Solutions: One of the largest cannabis extraction and processing equipment manufacturers in North America. Direct peer because both sell automated processing systems (closed-loop hydrocarbon, solventless, post-processing) to licensed cannabis producers.
• Delta Separations: Cannabis and hemp extraction equipment maker specializing in ethanol extraction and post-processing. Direct peer in cannabis processing equipment with overlapping buyers (licensed producers) and use cases (concentrate manufacturing).

Broad incumbents

• Fritsch Milling and Sizing: German manufacturer of laboratory and industrial milling/sizing equipment (Pulverisette line) with global pharma, food and materials science footprint. Broad incumbent and strategic partner — comparable because the VHF 50.SS is built around Fritsch's Pulverisette 19, and Fritsch could in principle integrate competing automation.
• IMA Life North America: Global processing and packaging machinery group with freeze-drying, aseptic processing and dosing systems for pharma and food. Broad incumbent providing scale reference; comparable dosing/processing automation technology relevant to Sample Automation's vessel-based processing roadmap.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sample-automation-limited
• Instagraminstagram.com/sample_automation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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