As combustible tobacco cigarettes start to make way for less risky products that require new or modified manufacturing materials, it would seem reasonable to assume that some of the traditional suppliers to the tobacco manufacturing industry must be wondering what tomorrow holds for them. But last month, when Tobacco Reporter caught up with the global marketing director of NDC Technologies, Ian Benson, he appeared primed for a demanding but interesting future for his company's on-line measuring instrumentation. The traditional tobacco industry is still a strong and important part of NDC's business, he said, and while the consumption of combustible products is declining slightly, it isn't going to disappear in a hurry. The industry is still innovating, and it has a huge installed base of on-line infrared gauges that will need to be replaced at some time in the future.
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