PR - Hemp, Inc. Mill Processing Facility Complete
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SPRING HOPE, NC--(Marketwired - Feb 15, 2017) - Hemp, Inc. (OTC PINK: HEMP) announced today the much-anticipated milling operation in Spring Hope, North Carolina is now complete and is set to enter beta testing. The mill, a part of Hemp, Inc.'s 70,000 square-foot industrial hemp processing facility on 9 acres, will be able to process and produce Lost Circulation Material (LCMs) and oil absorbent materials for sale into the marketplace. With an in-house skilled team of employees, beta testing the milling machinery should only take a week or two, according to executives.
David Schmitt, COO of Hemp, Inc.'s wholly owned subsidiary, Industrial Hemp Manufacturing, LLC (IHM) said they expect to have the mill operating at full capacity once beta testing is over. "We have remained and continue to remain committed to bringing the facility online and operational. This is a very exciting time for us. This week and next week will be exceptionally busy." Schmitt is meeting with a lighting specialist on installing LED lighting above the packaging area of the plant and also writing program code for the programmable logic controller (PLC).
Overall, the PLC feeds the milling components programmed data that instructs each part to function and operate in a specified way. Specifically, it's an industrial digital computer which has been ruggedized and adapted for the control of manufacturing processes, such as assembly lines, or robotic devices, or any activity that requires high reliability control and ease of programming and process fault diagnosis.
"We hope to get the lights installed in a few days and writing the code for the PLC will only take a few days. Once the mill is powered up, we'll begin feeding it material for processing. The goal is to exhaust all the kenaf inventory in order to manufacture LCMs and other absorbent materials," said Schmitt.
Hemp, Inc. has been documenting every step of the process. To see the video documenting the two major components being installed for the mill, visit www.KinsDomain.us. The video shows the arrival, unloading and installation of the dust collector and the electrical panel being installed. Specialized contractors assisted with securing all of the equipment in place.
In addition to the completion of the mill, shareholders can also expect lucrative business opportunities for Hemp, Inc. in the Spring of 2017 . Schmitt met with the North Carolina Industrial Hemp Commission this week to solidify the commission's rules and regulations on growing hemp in the state. Major strides are being made in North Carolina and all over the country. Bruce Perlowin, CEO of Hemp, Inc. (OTC PINK: HEMP) said, "I don't believe we are too far away from hemp being de-scheduled on the federal level. It makes no sense that industrial hemp is considered a drug in the first place, any more than corn, wheat, cotton or oats. What we have unfolding in America is an enormous resurgence for farmers all over the country to be able to grow industrial hemp unencumbered."
Hemp, Inc. stands to benefit from this tremendously, having the largest multi-purpose industrial hemp processing facility in North America. "Industrial hemp has to be processed and we are the only company with the means to do so on a large scale. The infrastructure is already in place," said Perlowin.
Hemp, Inc. is looking to possibly grow and harvest a very large hemp crop on up to 50,000 acres, in 2018, and a little over 3,000 acres this year which can all be processed at the company's industrial hemp processing facility. "In addition to the hemp fiber strain we'll be growing, we're looking to grow a CBD strain as well. We have several greenhouses to grow CBDs indoors and outdoors," said Schmitt.
"The milling portion of our 70,000 square foot commercial industrial hemp processing facility and milling operation, on 9 acres in Spring Hope, North Carolina has allowed us to strategically expand our worldwide industrial base for producing other hemp-based products," said Perlowin. Hemp, Inc.'s industrial hemp processing facility is bound to become the mecca of this new clean green agricultural and industrial American revolution.
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