The Volcano has received numerous accolades from industry professionals, such as the Dr. Rudolph Eberle Prize for innovation in Germany, and Best Vaporizer 2003 here in the U.S. Other companies have tried – with limited success – to copy the Volcano’s unique experience. The patented device accomplishes this by allowing inhalation of only less-harmful vapors, rather than smoke, while maintaining all the flavor of the plant material.

The major difference between less-expensive vaporizers and the Volcano is the way heat is transferred – a key element in successful vaporization. Many inexpensive vaporizers are less effective because they rely on a heat plate or may even directly combust the plant material, bringing it to the point of burning rather than simply removing the useful vapors and leaving behind the plant residue.

High-quality vaporizers like the Volcano are considered top of the line because they utilize a forced-air chamber, bringing the plant material to a high temperature without burning it.

The best vaporizers on the market use forced air. The Volcano is the highest quality vaporizer, with the best results on test subjects and the easiest to use among many choices out there.

Some people even try a heat gun for vaporization, but this is not advisable because it can impart chemicals from plastics, rubbers, and metals used in the gun. Heat guns are not made as inhalation devices. They are for industrial use. The Volcano has 100-pecent pure and sterile internal surfaces, and this is very important since vaporizers are made to create breathable vapor which is clean and imparts no residue.

Some vaporizers use an aluminum heating element, while others may utilize a ceramic element. Ceramic does not create an even temperature control so the results may be more unpredictable. 

Makers using ceramic elements argue they are cleaner burning, while manufacturers who use aluminum elements argue that temperature control is more efficient with an aluminum block. The element does not attain a high enough temperature to oxidize the aluminum, so the block presents no more health threat than an aluminum can, say mny manufacturers.

Aluminum heats more evenly and quickly. The best vaporizer – the Volcano – uses an aluminum block. One reason the Volcano maintains such perfect temperature control is because it uses an aluminum element and block, and aluminum has different properties than potential practical designs using ceramics. An aluminum element and block can more rapidly adjust for effects of air pressure and flow over plant material. In most top of the line vaporizers the element intelf never comes into contact with the air that is circulated through the Vaporizer. 

The best Vaporizers are more advanced than ever before, but they still have a ways to go. The key to vaporization is maintaining control over temperature and flow, which ultimately leads to more perfect control over vapor density.

The Volcano is the leading edge vaporizer on the market.

The Volcano is manufactured in Tuttlingen, a town in Southern Germany regarded internationally as the center of medical technology development and manufacturing.