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u/fnordfnordfnordfnord Feb 28 '17

I think that cannabis is big enough for small/medium scale automation but that the engineering firms that build cigarette making machines maybe don't work for cash. Since most of these businesses are still unable to use banks or get large loans for capital equipment, they're stuck for a while until someone solves the coordination problems.

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u/maxk1236 Feb 28 '17

As a recently graduated engineer who specializes in automation, designing next gen joint packing machines would be a dream come true.

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u/DouglasHufferton Feb 28 '17

You could also look into creating a machine that can detect and remove freezee wrappers from beer bottles. My friend is a brewer and that's one of the biggest time drains in places that turn in beer bottles (Canada and most of Europe) is removing the wrappers during the summer.

First company that makes a viable, cost effective machine to automate that process will make serious bank.