Cigarette and Filter Rod Physical Testing

A comprehensive set of measurements for your brand including:

  • Cigarette length (mm)
  • Tobacco column length (mm)
  • Filter length (mm)
  • Tipping length (mm)
  • Filter type (PY) and length
  • Cigarette circumference (mm)
  • Cigarette diameter (mm)
  • Filter pressure drop (mm)
  • Cigarette draw resistance – open vents (mm)
  • Cigarette draw resistance – closed vents (mm)
  • Tobacco rod draw resistance – (mm)
  • Cigarette paper porosity (cu)
  • Cigarette ventilation (filter)
  • Cigarette ventilation (paper)
  • Cigarette weight (g per 10 cigarettes)
  • Filter weight (g per 10 cigarettes)
  • Particle release from cigarette / filter
  • Tobacco weight (g per 10 cigarettes)
  • Filtest – TNC (four reps) and physicals (length, circumference, weight, ventilation, draw resistance, PDs and cigarette paper porosity)
  • Filtest (Turkish) – TNC (four reps) and physicals (length, circumference, weight, ventilation, draw resistance, PDs and cigarette paper porosity)
Testing example

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