What the trade press says about preroll automation.
Real, independently published coverage of the Hefestus cannabis line, not a curated highlight reel. Every link below goes straight to the original source so you can check it yourself.
Press & publications
Trade and business press covering the Hefestus cannabis line and preroll automation generally.
Cannabis Industry JournalWhat Pre-Roll Complaints Reveal About Your Manufacturing Process
High TimesThe Industrial Revolution of the Joint
Newsweed
Marijuana VentureLoaded Question: How are you preparing your business for the possible rescheduling of cannabis?
Honeysuckle MagazineInside Hefestus: How Yehuda and Shahar Yamay Turned a Garage Experiment into the Nerve Center of Cannabis Automation
Highly CapitalizedMJBizCon Interviews: Shahar Yamay, CEO, Hefestus
Cannabis & Tech TodayBest Automated Pre-Roll Machines in 2025
Honeysuckle MagazineHefestus Supercharges MJBizCon 2025 With New Tech Launch and Marquee Event Sponsorships
MJBizDailyMarijuana VentureWhat's Something About the Cannabis Industry You Wish the General Public Understood Better?
Cannabis TechHoneysuckle MagazineMeet the Brands Powering the 2025 Emjays: Green Rebates, Pre Roller, Hefestus, Nebulus Scientific and Sweed
Highly CapitalizedHCN NECANN Interviews: Shahar Yamay, CEO, Hefestus
Beard Bros Pharms
mg Magazine · Sponsored featureChoosing the Right Partner for Pre-Roll Automation
mg Magazine9 Innovators Creating the Future of Cannabis
Marijuana VentureMarijuana Venture Announces 40 Under 40 Honorees for 2025
GreenStatemg Magazine · Sponsored featureHefestus: Engineering Advanced Automation for Pre-Roll Production
A look at the MAP oxygen-flush system and donut-infusion technology behind AuraX.
California Business JournalHefestus AuraX Review: Is This the Best Automated Pre-Roll Machine on the Market?
GanjapreneurCannabis Preroll Packaging Machines: The Next Generation
Includes a Copperstate Farms case study: 100,000+ prerolls a week, 8% lower labor cost.
STM CannaPodcasts & video
Interviews and on-the-floor footage, from MJBizCon booth conversations to full episode-length breakdowns.
Planted with Sara Payan
Explores the world of cannabis through candid conversations with policy makers, industry leaders, and cultural voices.
Sharon Cohen: A CFO's Perspective From Tech to Cannabis
Scaling Ops with Hefestus House of Automation
The ROI of Preroll Automation: Scaling Quality, Reducing Labor, and Hitting 20K+ a Day ft. Shahar Yamay
Tomer Oliel on Cannabis Culture and Education
Hefestus Doesn't 'Over-Automate' in Effort to Keep Machines Easy to Use
Quality in Every Cone: Cannabis Automation Unpacked
Why the Dutch Fold Changes the Smoking Experience
Rolling Into the Future: Automation Strategies for Cannabis Operators
CEN at MJBizCon: Preroll Automation That Keeps It Simple
Comparing AuraX against a specific machine? See how it stacks up against the PreRoll-Er 200, JuanaRoll, or RollCraft MRB.