David Mantey, Editor-in-Chief, CEN

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

January 31, 2023

Farming First Debuts Sustainably Grown Cannabis

February 1, 2023

Sun Grown Solis Picks Petalfast to Help Scale in California

January 31, 2023

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U.S. Cannabis Earnings in Q4

January 6, 2023

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.

January 31, 2023

Plant Hero

Nick Zimmer: Building a Cannabis Ecosystem Has No Downside

How cultivators can use "good bugs" for organic, pesticide-free cannabis production.

January 27, 2023

Hero

Sumo: The Cannabis Startup Using the Industry's First Four-Tier Aeroponic System

Why the co-founders left careers as a psychologist and a social worker to create a new cannabis company with a grow operation unlike anything the industry has ever seen.

January 20, 2023

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Daniel Blackburn: The Extraction Market Should Be Plug-and-Play

A senior chemist at Entexs discusses why the industry needs to make complicated extraction equipment easier to use.

January 12, 2023

Hara Hero

Bryan Gerber: The King of Cones Makes 1.2 Billion Cones Every Year

And that's still not enough.

January 6, 2023

Golden Hero

Nishant Reddy: Becoming the Patagonia of Cannabis

How to manage a vertically-integrated cannabis operation that honors the environment.

December 16, 2022

Shakti Herop

Maur Stringer: Going Legal After Years in Black Market

Why Maur Stringer moved to the legal side of the industry to try and build a legacy for his family.

December 2, 2022

Bespoke Hero

George Mancheril: No Playbook for Building an Industry from the Ground Up

The state of lending in cannabis and why to remain bullish on the industry despite recent economic challenges.

November 18, 2022

Stm Hero

STM Canna: Cutting Pre-Roll Labor in More Than Half

Cannabis operators may not be able to control the weather or the price of cannabis, but they can control the amount of labor that goes into making pre-rolls

November 11, 2022

Agrify Hero

Ben Britton: Squeezing the Juice

Why clean and simple solventless extraction will always have a place in the cannabis industry.

November 4, 2022

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Study: Misconceptions Over High Driving in Virginia

Almost one-third of those surveyed believe cannabis makes them a safer driver.

November 1, 2022

Sr Hero

Nohtal Partansky: Making the Perfectly Engineered Pre-roll

Cannabis has a lot of gaps both on the technology side and on the operator side. Still, Sorting Robotics is committed to creating a more sophisticated industry by providing robust technology.

October 28, 2022

Evolve Hero

Adam Temple: True Just-in-Time Manufacturing in Cannabis

A new patented process allows cannabis operators to provide true just-in-time manufacturing on the fulfillment side while taking advantage of upstream markets as they shift.

October 21, 2022

Pre Roller Hero

Harold Bouchard: Making Perfect Pre-Rolls for Small Cannabis Operators

These machines were made for smaller cannabis operators who need to automate pre-roll production but don't have the capital

October 14, 2022

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Mich. Suspends, Fines House of Mary Jane

An unannounced visit uncovered multiple bags, backpacks and duffle bags of unidentified cannabis products.

October 10, 2022