TerpPreserve Industrial Cannabis Grinder

“We’re wasting fewer papers and less material. It’s super easy to clean and change over between strains. It’s simple to make adjustments and switch to different pre-roll sizes. There’s very little downtime compared to other machines we’ve used. Overall, it’s been a great experience.”

Matt

Pioneer Interests

“One of my favorite features of the Aura X is the scissor system. We now only need to keep one size of paper in stock: the king size. Before, we had to stock three or four different cone sizes. Now, we just set the scissors to the length we want, and the system cuts it perfectly, vacuuming up the trim automatically.”

Dan

Jacked

“Onboarding was extremely simple. Hefestus reached out, gave us an ETA of when the machine would arrive, and shortly thereafter when their team would arrive to onboard. By the end of the first day, my team was running hands off.”

Mike Lempert

Seed & Smith

“The setup was easy. They came in, set it up the first day, and spent a couple of days training us. The training was straightforward and easy to learn.”

Matt

Pioneer Interests

“Setup and training were flawless. The machine arrived on time, the trainers stayed in close contact, and in two days we were fully dialed in.”

Dan

Jacked

“The thing I love most is the consistency. Every joint comes out perfect: weight, Dutch crown, everything. And for someone like me, who is focused on quality, that’s exactly what I was looking for.”

Mike

Jacked

“My team here at Seed & Smith runs everything from 1.5g joints all the way down to .35 dog walkers. The machine’s able to do all that with one cone size as the starting SKU. We’re not having to stock king size, 98s, and smaller cones. We keep one cone in stock, load the machine, and just dial where it’s going to cut. It allows us to run different SKUs much quicker than changing over parts to accommodate different sizes.”

Mike Lempert

Seed & Smith

“In the early days when Seed & Smith first got rolling there wasn’t a lot of options for automation, especially in the pre-roll world. We were hand filling and using more analog methods, and on a good day with a full team we were probably seeing 1,200–1,500 units max start to finish. The major step came when we decided to move to a Hefestus machine. Now, with just a two-person crew, we’re seeing anywhere from 10,000 to 15,000 units a day start to finish; easily a 10x improvement upon what we were able to do early.”

Mike Lempert

Seed & Smith

“I was at a friend’s facility and saw the Hefestus machine in operation. I was impressed with the efficiency, the minimal labor required, and the consistency—every joint coming out the same. That got my attention. After research and comparisons, we knew we wanted to purchase a Hefestus machine and get it running in our facility to greatly increase the automation we were lacking.”

Noah

Pioneer Interests

“Since acquiring the Aura X, we’re averaging 10,000–12,000 units a day, with just one operator. That’s massive.”

Dan

Jacked

“All in all, the Aura X has completely streamlined our process. It’s a machine I’d recommend to anyone in the industry who’s serious about efficiency and quality.”

Dan

Jacked

“One of the best parts about Hefestus is their customer service. You don’t have to worry about being left hanging, they’ll call you back, and you’ll talk to a real person. If you need a part, there’s no real downtime because they include a full toolbox of spares. And if something else comes up, they’ll overnight it to you.”

Dan

Jacked

“From the time we met them at BzCon to the communication while the machine was in manufacturing to delivery onboarding post operational support, there hasn’t been a single thing that missed a beat here.”

Michael Lempert

Seed & Smith

“It’s given us a more cost-effective option to automate a product SKU that is extremely labor intensive and inefficient to produce. The Aura has helped us meet demand needs and susta...”

Jessica Ragel

Director of Operations, High Grade

“We struggled to find the right one because we fold our prerolls and do not twist them, I think the quality is as close to looking handmade as we can get. We are producing at least 100,000...”

Barb Hansen

Packaging & Inventory Manager, Copperstate

I would say to anybody that does mass production pre-rolls, this machine is a no brainer. Eliminate your labor, eliminate human error, eliminate lazy employees. And allow yourself to have a piece of equipment that functions properly for you, produces something that's super consistent, and is extremely reliable

Jay Vanderlaan

Rare Michigan Genetics

“We just acquired our second Hefestus machine and we are absolutely loving it. The service from the team at Hefestus; Shahar and team are fantastic. They’re always available and happy to assist. These machines have really helped our company bring additional SKUs to market at a reasonable entry cost. Shahar — When can we get our 3rd machine???”

Jonathan David

COO, Traditional

"We can almost double the production of what we could before when we run that machine and almost triple the production of hand rolling, After previous failures, now we have product that works"

Otto Escobar

facility manager, T-Rex Distribution

"I couldn’t ask for a better partner in pre-roll machines than what Hefestus has been."    

Taylor Balduff

Owner at Forbidden Farms

"We’re already thinking about buying a second machine."

Dave Nugent

Packaging Manager at Driven Grow

"From the very first introduction, it was clear to me that we would deal with Hefestus. Now our AuraX is running every day, six days a week."

Florian Lorenz

B2B Sales Director at CanAdelaar