Cybernetik enters into a new domain of automated solutions

Cybernetik, the industrial automation firm has ventured into a new space — the extraction of organic compounds via plant-based sources to ensure purer formulations in the production of cosmetics and bio-products. The company also acquired a majority stake in US-based Buffalo Extraction Systems recently, which is going to help the company in this new initiative.

The company revealed that the extraction process will utilize the Supercritical Fluid COշ Extraction (SCFE) method, which aids in replacing hazardous organic solvents (such as chloroform, dichloromethane, diethyl ether, methanol, etc.) used earlier in the industry. With several advantages over traditional processes, SCFE is considered an environment-friendly extraction method based on the use of the generally-recognized-as-safe (GRAS) solvent COշ and high pressures.