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Albert Pawula explains the Accevo system’s detailed timeline display. Photo credit: Thomas Schmid
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NiConsult’s Tabletop SK14 pouch sealer enables small batch r&d. Photo credit: Thomas Schmid
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CarryLine’s Mikael Ljundberg with the Serie 620, set up in a vertical transport configuration. Photo credit: Thomas Schmid
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Doyas’ technical manager Said Adil Atlioglu explains the DIET manufacturing process. Photo credit: Thomas Schmid
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A mock-up of Doyas Tobacco Technology’s affordable DIET manufacturing line. Photo credit: Thomas Schmid
Tobacco Asia looked at some new machinery products from first-time InterSupply exhibitors.
A global stage for fresh innovation
InterSupply has long been the tobacco industry’s premier showcase for innovation, and 2025 was no exception. Aside from its numerous regulars, the Dortmund-based trade fair also marks a pivotal moment for many companies as their first foray into presenting new technologies to the most relevant buyers and decision-makers in the global tobacco sector. This year, Tobacco Asia explored four standout manufacturing solutions introduced by first-time exhibitors, each offering a fresh take on production efficiency, scalability, and data-driven operations.
Accevo’s software suite: visualizing losses, driving improvements
Poland’s Accevo Sp. z o.o. made its InterSupply debut with a mature and highly customizable software suite designed to interface directly with tobacco machinery and visualize production losses in real time. Program manager Albert Pawula explained that the system is built to support continuous improvement methodologies such as integrated work systems (IWS) and micro-stop analysis. “Our software focuses on gathering detailed information from production machines and putting it into a standardized system,” Pawula said. “We’ve developed dedicated interfaces to all standard tobacco machines and generations from the major suppliers.”
With over 35 factories already connected globally, including industry leaders as well as local manufacturers, Accevo’s system captures stoppage times and reasons, presenting them in a timeline format that allows operators and managers to drill down by module, machine, or line. “We always highlight the top 3 or top 5 losses—whether breakdowns, process failures, or plant downtime—so it’s simple for the operator to understand,” Pawula noted.
The suite also includes an operator panel for manual input, such as clean-inspect-lubricate (CIL) breaks, and supports trend analysis and grade loss tracking. “It’s a comprehensive system that captures and measures actual data from all machines in a line, focusing on loss elimination and guiding production operations. The platform is highly scalable – equally effective and cost-efficient for a single line or a multi-site global rollout” Pawula summarized.
Importantly, the software is compliant with TMC tobacco specifications, ensuring standardized data recording and avoiding vendor lock-in. “We provide the whole package,” Pawula said, “both full TMC compliance and advanced loss-visualization tools tailored to the tobacco industry: from real-time machine interfacing to visualization and compilation software.”
Accevo’s approach to implementation is deeply collaborative. “We conduct workshops with customers and are always open to tailor visualizations to fit individual client methodologies,” Pawula explained. “Every second year we release updated versions to extend the functionality and stay up-to-date.”
The suite’s flexibility extends to various tobacco formats, including nicotine pouches, snus, heated sticks, OTPs, and liquids. “We started with cigarettes but now support pretty much any tobacco product… except hand-rolled cigars,” Pawula said. “But even for cigars, we can monitor the packing process.”
Accevo’s software also facilitates paperless defect handling, center lining, and DMS meetings. “As you already have the top losses mapped, it’s just about triggering root cause analysis and using the factory’s expert knowledge to address them,” Pawula said.
More at: accevo.com
NiConsult’s Tabletop SK 40: r&d without the downtime
Swiss firm NiConsult Schweiz AG introduced its Tabletop SK 40 pouch maker, a compact machine designed to solve a common dilemma in nicotine pouch manufacturing: how to conduct r&d without halting full-scale production. “At NiConsult, we manufacture our own range of nicotine pouches, so we speak from our own experience” explained NiConsult’s co-founder and c.e.o. Christoph Huber. “In the past, we had to stop the production line to run small test batches. That’s where the idea for a small-batch lab line came from,” he told Tobacco Asia.
The SK 40 combines ultrasonic and heat sealing in one unit, allowing manufacturers to produce both moist and dry pouches, thanks to its dual hopper system. “You don’t need much space for it,” Huber said. “Simply place it in your lab and start developing new pouch products.” The machine is particularly useful for flavor manufacturers. “They can test how a new pouch flavor fares in an actual pouch,” Huber noted. “We’ve already received inquiries from some flavor companies.”
Despite its lab-scale design, the SK40 delivers marketable product quality. “The batches it produces can potentially be sold,” Huber said. “The quality standard is the same as with a regular filling line.” However, the SK 40 is not actually intended for full commercial production, for it requires manual pouch filling and can labelling. But it nevertheless has served as an initial steppingstone for some small-scale producers. “One or two clients started with the SK 40 and later upgraded to full lines,” Huber shared.
Released in early 2025, the SK 40 is a brand-new offering. “We know what manufacturers want: hassle-free r&d,” Christoph Huber said. “And this machine delivers exactly that.”
More at: niconsult.swiss
CarryLine’s conveyor systems: pouch can transport
Sweden’s CarryLine AB, a family-owned conveyor manufacturer based north of Gothenburg, made its InterSupply debut with conveyor solutions tailored for nicotine pouch cans. “We manufacture all our components ourselves,” project manager Mikael Ljungberg told Tobacco Asia. “Our conveyors range from 24 to 220 millimeters in chain width.”
The Serie 620 features a 62-millimetre wide chain with optional vertical transport configuration, designed for high-friction grip on steep inclines. “It can lift cans from floor level up to the ceiling— and even up to three floors,” Ljungberg explained. “The showcased system includes a divider to reroute product flows into multiple lines.” CarryLine’s solutions are not limited to nicotine pouches, though. “We also make conveyors for cigarette packs, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals and more” Ljungberg said.
The company’s decision to exhibit at InterSupply was driven by rising international demand. “We were visitors last year and felt this was a good show for us,” Ljungberg said. “We started nearly 30 years ago with Swedish snus cans, and thanks to the meteorically rising nicotine pouch demand [this] has more than doubled in the last year alone.” With a strong domestic market in Sweden, CarryLine is now looking outward. “We already have all the solutions ready and are a big part of the industry,” Ljungberg said. “So it was a natural step to finally also exhibit at InterSupply.”
More at: carryline.com
Doyas Tobacco Technology’s DIET line: making expansion affordable
Turkish newcomer Doyas Tobacco Technology unveiled at InterSupply its cost-effective DIET (dry ice expanded tobacco) manufacturing system, designed specifically for small-scale producers. “Of course we didn’t invent DIET technology—it’s been used for over 50 years,” said technical manager Said Adil Atlioglu. “But we developed an in-house production line that’s affordable for smaller manufacturers.”
Standard DIET systems are large and prohibitively expensive. “Our system has a processing capacity of 300 kilograms per hour and costs around €1 million, including installation,” Atlioglu said. “That’s a good price for this type of technology.” The system is scalable, with projects ranging down to 100 kilograms or even only 50 kilograms output per hour. “There are only a few companies worldwide that manufacture DIET systems,” Atlioglu noted. “So we wanted to offer a solution to the excessive cost issue.”
Doyas provides extensive consultations to tailor the system to each client’s needs. “We determine the tobacco type, expansion rate, and cutting size,” Atlioglu explained. “These factors are critical for achieving the desired expansion.” Prospective buyers are invited to visit Doyas’s factory to see a running system. “They learn about space requirements, electricity consumption, CO₂ supply, and installation details,” Atlioglu said. “We also offer four-day training courses for system maintenance.”
Though the company is only 2 years old, it has already installed systems in Turkey and Russia. “We dispatch technician teams for installation and testing,” Atlioglu said. “And we’re ready to expand further.”
More at: doyastech.com
A promising start
InterSupply 2025 proved to be a promising launchpad for these four first-time exhibitors, each bringing a unique solution to the manufacturing challenges faced by today’s tobacco producers. Whether it’s data-driven optimization, flexible r&d, efficient transport, or affordable tobacco expansion, their innovations reflect a shared commitment to progress and accessibility. As the industry continues to evolve, these newcomers are poised to become key players in shaping its future.