Nano-C
Decouflé, a French subsidiary of Hauni, offers integrated solutions which are tailored precisely to the product that the customer wishes to manufacture. The Nano family has been joined by a new member: Nano-C from Decouflé. In combination with other components, it is the ideal solution for reliable suppliers to the cigarillo industry.
Unlike cigars, cigarillos are made by machine and can have a filter. Like cigarettes, they can be made with cut tobacco but also using threshed tobacco. Cigarillos generally have a diameter of around 12mm and are rarely longer than 10-12 cm. Initially, they are wrapped by machine using recon paper. At one time, all cigarillos looked fairly similar but today the diversity of forms is much greater – even in comparison to cigarettes. The head can be bare, fitted with a filter, a plastic tip, or shaped. The rod is always single wrapped but can also be wrapped in a spiral shape with recon paper or natural leaf. The head of the cigarillo can be left “raw”, wrapped in tipping paper or adorned with a banderole. Cigarillos can also be perforated using a laser.
A variety of plants are required to manufacture these many variants.
“Once we know which product our customer wants to produce, we can configure the line accordingly,” explains Siegmar Weiss, cigarillo expert at Decouflé. The new Nano-C cigarillo maker now provides the perfect starting point. It builds on the technology platform used by the Nano range, which was launched in 2009. Outstanding features include modern electronics, a highly efficient ceramic heating plate for the bonding process, reliable regulation of tobacco weight, and a highly advanced cutting head in the cutting unit.
“For the customer, this translates into high quality, speed and reliability, shorter conversion and maintenance times, and cost efficient production,” adds Weiss. The Nano-C cigarillo maker can do all this – and much more besides. The specialists at Decouflé have refined it specifically for cigarillo production. The machine is ideal for handling cut tobacco, threshed tobacco, a variety of formats, and special papers. The rod unit, which can be coupled to a Variomat head shaper, produces double-layer rods and can therefore manufacture all standard cigarillo formats up to a length of 210 mm and a diameter of 12 mm.
“We can also adapt the maker for even longer products on request,” says Weiss. The hopper has been specially designed for cigarillo production and an extra-long ceramic seam sealer ensures that the tobacco is handled gently, efficiently and reliably. Nano-C has already proven its quality in real-world applications at several customer facilities.
More information: www.decoufle.hauni.com