Modification of MK9N/MAX-S Cigarette Making and Tipping Machine Combination for Cigarette with Extra Long Filter Tip

A new 120 mm cigarette composed of a filter 58 mm in length and a tobacco rod 62 mm in length was developed.A MK9N/MAX-S cigarette making and tipping machine combination,which produced 84 mm filter cigarettes,was modificated accordingly,involving the tobacco rod length change in MK9N cigarette making machine,the filter rod,tipping paper unit,rolling block,related drums and suctional mandrels,and cigarette output roller in MAX-S filter tip assembling machine.The quality of 120 mm filter cigarettes manufactured by the modificated machines is of satisfactory quality.