A hard nut to crack: Flavored capsules present formidable manufacturing challenges

摘要

While the commercial potential for FCF products is promising, the manufacturing process is full of challenges. Based on gelatin, the delicate capsule beads need careful handling, not only during production and insertion but also during the reclaiming of tobacco from rejected FCF cigarettes. Too much pressure on the capsule and the flavorant will contaminate equipment and tobacco. Tobacco machinery manufacturers offer a variety of FCF solutions. In November, Hauni Maschinenbau introduced Flexport-CI, an enhanced version of HCI, the company's first capsule inserter. According to Hauni, Flexport-CI is the market's first customer-accepted high-speed capsule inserter.