Newton Insights Introduces AI-Powered Smart OS for Enhanced Cannabis Extraction Efficiency

Newton Insights has unveiled its AI-powered Smart OS, a groundbreaking process-control platform designed for the cannabis extraction industry. This innovative system provides inline cannabinoid quantification, intelligent alerts, cost monitoring, and continuous optimization without necessitating any changes to existing workflows. The platform represents a significant advancement in an industry where many operations still rely on spreadsheets and intuition for decision-making.

According to Kellan Finney, Co-Founder of Newton Insights, the Smart OS transforms how operators approach their work by offering real-time data on environmental conditions and extraction efficiency. This visibility allows for science-backed adjustments mid-run, enhancing both yield and operational efficiency. The system is initially designed for hydrocarbon extraction, with plans to extend its capabilities to ethanol workflows in the near future.

The platform has already demonstrated its value through a successful pilot with industry partners, showcasing measurable improvements such as reduced idle time. This efficiency gain enabled one early adopter to conduct an additional extraction run per day, increasing daily revenue by over $4,000 and highlighting the platform's potential for significant annual financial gains.

At the core of Smart OS are precision optical sensors and a cannabis-trained LLM, which work together to quantify cannabinoids, track solvent ratios, and benchmark live data in real time. Future updates will expand the system's visibility to include chillers and other IoT devices, further enhancing its utility with closed-loop alerts.

For those interested in learning more about how Smart OS operates, Newton Insights offers a technical whitepaper for an in-depth look at the platform's capabilities. Key features of the Smart OS include inline cannabinoid quantification, real-time THC and solvent-ratio alerts for yield optimization, cost-per-gram analytics for waste prevention, and compliance-ready, time-stamped logs for training, audits, and troubleshooting.

Newton Insights is dedicated to advancing the cannabis industry through AI-powered tools, starting with extraction. The company's mission is to shift teams from reactive guesswork to proactive control, leveraging validated science and real-time insights to optimize every aspect of the extraction process.