David Mantey, Editor-in-Chief, CEN

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Editor-in-Chief

david@cannabisequipmentnews.com

David Mantey is editorial-in-chief of Cannabis Equipment News (CEN). With more than ten years of experience in the design engineering and manufacturing space, he is responsible for writing, editing, and curating content for the website and newsletter.

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing has a new podcast brought to you by the editors of Industrial Media. In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward.

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How to Navigate Complex & Costly Cannabis Real Estate Financing

Rob Sechrist leads one of the cannabis industry's largest commercial real estate lenders.

Cannabis Consumer Mindset Permanently Changed by Pandemic

Ganja Goddess was uniquely positioned to take advantage.

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Jill Ellsworth: Creating the Cannabis Kill Step

How to market "clean cannabis" and prevent recalls that can be brand-killers.

Andrew Lange: How to 'Do it Right' in Cannabis

He has designed more than 1.5 million square feet of indoor cannabis facilities.

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Jesse Elkins: The Henry Ford of the Cannabis Industry

Elkins is one of the most sought-after designers of cannabis cultivation and manufacturing facilities.

Bryan Wilson: Fiber Is the Future

He overcame personal tragedy, started from square one and went to work with "most versatile crop on the planet."

Designing Realistic Extraction Systems from a Processing Perspective

'We're just moving fluids.'

Veteran Combats Fear in the Industry

Jeremy Luciano's incredible story of how divine inspiration spared him at his lowest point and called him to cannabis.

LED Tech Breaks the Glass Ceiling in Cannabis Cultivation

Growray CEO Ash Ganley on selling his BMW lighting product at Kia prices while non-cannabis technology vendors flood the market in a race to the bottom.

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Ben & Vinnie Celani: Big Cannabis Is Coming

This week, the brothers behind High Life Farms detail their divide-and-conquer approach to running a multi-state operator.

Keep Your Eyes on the Crop

Jushi's Josh Malman says "you need eyes on the crop and eyes on the facility at all times," which can prove difficult when overseeing operations in three different states. Here's how he does it.