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TIPS & TRICKS
Our team has been into countless facilities all over the world since the release of the Mobius Trimmer
and we’ve learned a lot along the way! Here are the tips & tricks that we use to maximize trimming
throughput and quality.
• If dry trimming, aim to have the moisture content of the material in the 12% - 15% range. When
the moisture content is lower than 12% the leaves tend to curl into the ower, making it harder
to remove the leaf without also shaving away some of the ower. It also makes the plant
material more brittle, causing the leaves to break off, instead of being cleanly sheared off.
Don’t have a moisture meter on hand? No problem. Here’s what you’re looking for: you want to
be able to roll the bud between your palms and have the leaves come off but the ower to stay
intact. That is the perfect time to dry trim.
• Related to the rst point, be careful about re-hydrating. If your plant material was dried down to
8% and you’ve re-hydrated it back up to 13%, there’s a chance that the structure of the leaves
and stems has been compromised, making it difcult to achieve a clean trim. If you nd yourself
in this situation, try re-hydrating a small batch rst and see if you are able to cleanly pinch off
leaves and stems. If so, go ahead with re-hydrating to that level. If not, you may want to consider
re-hydrating to a lower level or moving forward with trimming the material as-is.
• Keep your plant material and your trim room as cool as possible. This will better maintain the
condition of the plant material and reduce resin build-up on the machine components, hence
extending the time between hot swaps. Users should aim to keep their trim environment at
18oC/64oF or lower. The Mobius can be operated in a very wide temperature range, so the
limiting factor is generally the facility infrastructure.
• Related to the point above, consider keeping a spray bottle lled with ice water on-hand if you
are wet trimming. Giving the tumbler a spritz through the lid screens every 5 – 10 minutes can
help reduce resin build-up. Note, the Mobius does not require lubrication – this is simply for the
purpose of reducing resin build-up.
• To achieve peak throughputs and consistent trim quality, the following functions should be
added to the duties of the Trim Team Lead (or other resource):
• The infeed conveyor must always be loaded with material, and the loading must be done
correctly (i.e. in a single, consistent layer);
• The amount of time that there is a red light in the lid must be minimized. Brief stops for
trim tote changes and hot swaps should be the only reason the machine is not running. If
the lid is red, the Trim Team should be immediately on it with the goal of getting up and
running again as quickly as possible.
• The following must be on-hand at all times so as to prevent unnecessary stoppages (see
previous bullet):
• Spare trim totes placed near the back of the trimmer for quick swap-out
• Empty collection bins placed near the outfeed line for quick swap-out
• Full bins of material placed near the infeed line so that the infeed conveyor is always full
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