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Overview

SODILINE is a series of test stations for measuring the physical parameters of cigarettes, filter rods, cigars and cigarillos, offering the ultimate in modularity and flexibility.
The SODILINE series consists of six test stations that can accommodate one to six modules. Pick and choose from up to 15 different plug & play modules to create your ideal station. As these modules are interchangeable and each station is extendable, you can change or add a module at any time as your needs vary.

Versions available:

• MINILAB with 1 module
• MINILAB-EX with 1 module
• SODILAB with 2 modules
• SODILINE with 3 modules
• SODILINE-EX with 4 modules
• SODIMAX with 5 modules
• An extra module can be added to each station

Features

• High level of customization
• Touchscreen with easy-to-follow menus, instrument settings and data access
• Robust design and lockable doors to prevent dust ingress and for increased security
• Hopper designed to handle large sample quantities
• Equipped for automatic sampling (cigarettes and/or filters)
• Compatible with SODILINK-F closed-loop control system (specially designed for the KDF filter rod maker)
• The plug & play modules are fully interchangeable between all six station types in next to no time
• Modules from previous station generations are fully compatible

Modules

• SODIM-W weight module with a choice of:
  • Sartorius weighing scale
  • Mettler weighing scale
  • Mettler weighing scale for cigars
• SODIM-PD pressure drop module
• SODIM-PDV pressure drop and ventilation module
• SODIM-PDV pressure drop and ventilation module for cigars
• SODIM-PDV pressure drop and ventilation module with multiple flows
• SODIM-PDVM pressure drop, ventilation module and moisture module
• SODIM-D diameter module with a choice of
  • Laser
  • Infrared
• SODIM-DD double diameter module
• SODIM-DL diameter and length module
• SODIM-L length module
• SODIM-H hardness module
• SODIM-SI section / shape inspection module

The SODISEAL is a compact non destructive air leak detector used to test the airtightness of  packs. The method used is based on the measurement of a small variation or drop in differential pressure between the pack and reference, when both are filled to an identical pressure.

Overview

Designed to measure:
the diameter or circumference of cigarettes, filter rods and small cigars.

Functions:
the laser head scans the product to produce the mean diameter of the sample.

Features

• displays the diameter or the circumference.
• complies with ISO 2971.
• SMI modular stations are stackable and easy to use.
• compact and robust design makes them ideal for production environments.
• readings are displayed speedily in 2 to 3 seconds after a measurement.
• the SMI modules are connected to a PC.
• four SMI modules can be connected to one PC.

Overview

SODILINE is a series of test stations for measuring the physical parameters of cigarettes, filter rods, cigars and cigarillos, offering the ultimate in modularity and flexibility.
The SODILINE series consists of six test stations that can accommodate one to six modules. Pick and choose from up to 15 different plug & play modules to create your ideal station. As these modules are interchangeable and each station is extendable, you can change or add a module at any time as your needs vary.

Versions available:

• MINILAB with 1 module
• MINILAB-EX with 1 module
• SODILAB with 2 modules
• SODILINE with 3 modules
• SODILINE-EX with 4 modules
• SODIMAX with 5 modules
• An extra module can be added to each station

Features

• High level of customization
• Touchscreen with easy-to-follow menus, instrument settings and data access
• Robust design and lockable doors to prevent dust ingress and for increased security
• Hopper designed to handle large sample quantities
• Equipped for automatic sampling (cigarettes and/or filters)
• Compatible with SODILINK-F closed-loop control system (specially designed for the KDF filter rod maker)
• The plug & play modules are fully interchangeable between all six station types in next to no time
• Modules from previous station generations are fully compatible

Modules

• SODIM-W weight module with a choice of:
  • Sartorius weighing scale
  • Mettler weighing scale
  • Mettler weighing scale for cigars
• SODIM-PD pressure drop module
• SODIM-PDV pressure drop and ventilation module
• SODIM-PDV pressure drop and ventilation module for cigars
• SODIM-PDV pressure drop and ventilation module with multiple flows
• SODIM-PDVM pressure drop, ventilation module and moisture module
• SODIM-D diameter module with a choice of
  • Laser
  • Infrared
• SODIM-DD double diameter module
• SODIM-DL diameter and length module
• SODIM-L length module
• SODIM-H hardness module
• SODIM-SI section / shape inspection module

Overview

This is an automatic test station in a set configuration with a weight, diameter and pressure drop ventilation module for cigarettes and filter rods. Suitable for laboratory and production environments.

User friendly:

• two doors at the side and one glass door at the front
• PC with user-friendly touchscreen and network access, USB port and printer

Flexible:

• option of two feeding positions
• removable hopper provides greater flexibility
• software is compatible with SODIMAX, SODILINE and SODILAB
• adjustable drum for king size, slim, ultraslim cigarettes
• robust design ideal for the production environment
• help menu makes for easy maintenance
• own CPU card

Features

• complies with ISO 2971, ISO9512, ISO6565

Modules

• Weight measurement module
  Designed to measure: total cigarette weight or filter rod weight
• Pressure drop and ventilation module
  Designed to measure:
  - pressure drop of cigarettes and filter rods
  - filter and/or cigarette paper ventilation as well as total cigarette ventilation
• Diameter or circumference module
  Designed to measure:
  - the diameter or circumference of cigarettes, filters and small cigars

Overview

SODISCAN-MWS is a capsule filter rod and cigarette analyzer whose speed far exceed anything currently available on the market.
Its high speed means it can measure a large sample number so creating reliable statistics and enabling you to react quickly if production deviates from the specifications. SODISCAN-MWS provides an essential extra check: defects due to damage caused during conveyance or hair-line cracks in the capsule often cannot be detected until 24 hours after production. This gives SODISCAN-MWS a key advantage over online sensors.

Features

• Checks each individual sample for:
  • Presence / number of capsules
  • Position of capsules
  • Damaged / empty capsules
• Analyzes up to 80 samples per minute:
  • Each containing 1-12 capsules
  • Finished cigarettes and filter rods, from super slim to king size
  • Multifilter applications
  • Symmetrical as well as asymmetrical capsule position
• Specially designed MIDAS microwave sensor
• Ideal for laboratory and production environments
• Beckhoff control system with VISU+ and touchscreen interface as on Hauni makers

Overview

This is an automated scanner that uses microwave technology to analyze tobacco density profiles and moisture content along the entire tobacco rod. Suitable for laboratory and production environments.

Functions:

Front and rear track cigarettes are scanned in batches. Profiles of the mean density of each batch are then displayed as a graph. The mean moisture content, mean density and density profile of each cigarette are measured. The difference between the current cutting position and optimum cutting position is calculated so that the maker can be adjusted. Densed end quality is also measured.

Features

• user-friendly operation via touchscreen.
• clear graphical displays illustrating the tobacco rod profile.
• random groups of samples can be profiled for density and moisture.
• individual rod profiles clearly displayed.
• profiles of filter rod density can also be created.

Options:

• external 120-column printer.
• floor stand for instrument.
• plug-and-play barcode reader for easy sample tracing.

Overview

This is a high-speed, automated scale for analyzing or sorting large numbers of cigarettes or filter rods. Options for sorting up to five customer-defined weights make it highly flexible. It has a top speed of 120 rods per minute.

Functions:

• Analysis: products are weighed and fed into a collection bin. The data obtained enables an analysis of the maker's accuracy in controlling cigarette or filter rod weight.

• Sorting: products are weighed and classified according to user-defined weight criteria. They are then fed into separate collection bins according to weight.

• Maker set up: large batches of cigarettes are weighed at high speed. The data obtained can be used to adjust the weight setup of the maker (external weight verification).

Features

• very reliable industrial weighing cell, robust and extremely accurate.
• user-friendly help menu for calibration and maintenance.
• target weight can be determined if the average product weight is unknown.

Overview

Designed to measure:
the diameter or circumference of cigarettes, filter rods and small cigars.

Functions:
the laser head scans the product to produce the mean diameter of the sample.

Features

• displays the diameter or the circumference.
• complies with ISO 2971.
• SMI modular stations are stackable and easy to use.
• compact and robust design makes them ideal for production environments.
• readings are displayed speedily in 2 to 3 seconds after a measurement.
• the SMI modules are connected to a PC.
• four SMI modules can be connected to one PC.

Overview

Designed to measure:
cigarette and filter rod pressure drop.

Functions:
measures the difference in static pressure between the two ends of a cigarette while a flow of air (at a constant rate of 17.5 ml/s) is passing through it.

Features

• two different heads: one for measuring the pressure drop of cigarettes and one for measuring the pressure drop of filter rods.
• pressure drop can range from 0 to 1300 mmWG.
• SMI modular stations are stackable and easy to use.
• compact and robust design makes them ideal for production environments.
• readings are displayed speedily in 2 to 3 seconds after a measurement.
• the SMI modules are connected to a PC.
• four SMI modules can be connected to one PC.

Overview

Designed to measure:

• filter ventilation through the tipping paper.

Features

• only one measuring head is required.
• SMI modular stations are stackable and easy to use.
• compact and robust design makes them ideal for production environments.
• readings are displayed speedily in 2 to 3 seconds after a measurement.
• the SMI modules are connected to a PC.
• four SMI modules can be connected to one PC.

Overview

Designed to measure:

• the pressure drop of the cigarette and filter rod.
• filter ventilation.

Functions:

• measures the difference in static pressure between the two ends of a cigarette while a flow of air (at a constant rate of 17.5 ml/s) is passing through it.
• measures filter ventilation through the tipping paper.

Features

• range of interchangeable measuring heads available to suit various product diameters and lengths.
• complies with ISO 6565 and CRM 41 standards for pressure drop.
• pressure drop can range from 0 to 1300 mmWG.
• external calibration methods.

Overview

Designed to measure:

• the pressure drop of the cigarette and filter rod.
• filter ventilation.

Functions:

• measures the difference in static pressure between the two ends of a cigarette while a flow of air (at constant rate between 5 to 50 ml/s) passes through it.
• measures filter ventilation through the tipping paper.

Features

• range of interchangeable measuring heads available to suit various product diameters and lengths.
• complies with ISO 6565 and CRM 41 standards for pressure drop.
• pressure drop can range from 0 to 1300 mmWG.
• external calibration methods.
• SMI modular stations are stackable and easy to use.
• compact and robust design makes them ideal for production environments.
• readings are displayed speedily in 2 to 3 seconds after a measurement.
• the SMI modules are connected to a PC.
• four SMI modules can be connected to one PC.

Overview

This measures the standard pressure drop of cigarillos and cigars.

Two options are available:

• standalone with an internal vacuum pump.
• with connection to a pneumatic air supply.

Functions:

• CIGARLAB has a foot pedal for controlling the rod feed into the measuring head. It has three interchangeable measuring heads for cigar diameters ranging from 6 mm to 24 mm.

Features

• tobacco is saved as the equipment supplies data to prevent too much tobacco from being used.
• a wide range of diameters can be selected allowing maximum flexibility.
• an internal vacuum pump means the device is very portable and can operate independently.
• fully compatible with SMI software.

Overview

This records ambulatory smoking behaviour allowing smokers to smoke in conditions where they feel at home. The unit records time, puff duration, volume of smoke inhaled and pressure drop, and calculates averages and standard deviations. It runs on software that allows profiles to be downloaded onto a PC. They can then be displayed and duplicated on a customized smoking machine or an SPD via the SPA-D smoking puff analyzer.

Features

• lightweight, standalone unit with touchscreen.
• data can be downloaded via a USB port.
• data is stored on a memory card.

 There are three authorization levels:

• unrestricted level: laboratory has full access to all key data, for example, sample number, date and time, smoking frequency, group ID, smoker’s parameters, etc.
• restricted level: access to smoker’s parameters (data can be downloaded).
• smoker level: access to smoking data only.

Overview

HUMIDIM is a high-speed oven that measures the moisture content of cut tobacco. It is an alternative to infrared or microwave technology.

Its robust design means minimal maintenance.

Ease of use minimizes errors.

• sample is automatically weighed before and after drying.
• automatic moisture correction according to the sample weight.

 Two operating modes are available:

• The temperature and time can be regulated allowing a single test to be conducted in 3-5 minutes so saving time.
• A target temperature can be set and monitored so that the drying process is stopped when the slope threshold has been reached.

Features

• sample size approx. 10 g.
• integrated precision scales automatically determine the exact weight of the sample.
• adjustable drying temperature.
• end of the drying process is detected automatically.
• heating curve is displayed in real-time.
•  heating cycle duration is regulated by a preset timer.
• temperature is controlled.
• unit can be adjusted to customer's humidity measuring method.

Overview

This measures conventional cigarette papers providing reliable and consistent data speedily. It also measures the printed bands of LIP paper typically used for self-extinguishing cigarettes. The paper diffusivity meter can accurately predict cigarette burn rates by measuring the gas diffusion capacity of cigarette paper when CO2 diffuses through it.

Features

It can also ensure that burn rates for LIP paper are in line with international regulatory restrictions. Traditional methods for measuring paper porosity provide accurate air permeability readings, however they are not sufficiently precise for predicting cigarette burn rates.