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Whether smokers or non-smokers – many people all over the world are familiar with the Dannemann Company. For over 140 years, we have been studying the topic of tobacco with great determination. To guarantee the best tobacco and meet the highest quality requirements, Dannemann has been growing its own tobacco for over a century.
Whether smokers or non-smokers – many people all over the world are familiar with the Dannemann Company. For over 140 years, we have been studying the topic of tobacco with great determination. To guarantee the best tobacco and meet the highest quality requirements, Dannemann has been growing its own tobacco for over a century.
This long and elaborate path from cultivating the tobacco plant to the finished cigar is a complex process. Therefore, it is all the more important to transport the valuable goods from the overseas plantation to the production site without any damage. A digital device from Bareiss can help minimize the cost of rejected product and ensure the desired quality.
From cultivation to the perfect smoking experience
The seeds are planted in controlled areas in loose soil, water-soaked and protected from the sun. As soon as the plant has reached a certain height, the flowers are beheaded in order to strengthen the growth of the leaves. The complete cultivation cycle, up to the harvest moment, takes about 4 months. The harvested tobacco leaves can be classified into three classes; depending on the amount of sunlight, they develop a milder or a stronger taste.eln.
The harvesting of the tobacco leaves requires manual work and often takes place early in the morning. The leaves are then carefully air-dried over a period of 25 days. The climatic conditions (humidity and temperature) are decisive for this process, then further regulated by opening and closing the doors of the tobacco houses. This step is followed by a two-stage fermentation process, to reduce the presence of foreign substances, such as acid, tar, and nicotine, and also to release a multitude of aromas. The process takes between 90 and 120 days, depending on the leaf type. For the transportation, the prepared blanks, which are also known as die-cuts, are placed on a material carrier and rolled into a bobbin. This is a difficult step, because if the winding tension is too high, the die-cuts will stick to the carrier material. If the winding tension is too low, the bobbin tends to telescope.
HPE III Tobacco scope of application
To check the winding density and the corresponding hardness of the bobbins, in the country of origin and at the production site, and to be able to monitor the process worldwide, a hardness tester from Bareiss was modified, according to the specifications of Dannemann, so that the precious tobacco leaves incurred no damage. With this special HPE III, the operator measures the winding density at three points on the bobbin, then checks if the values are within the specified “hardness” range of 62-70 Shore. The collaboration between experts from the tobacco industry and the manufacturing of high-quality test equipment allow for precise adjustment, thus ensuring the necessary tobacco quality for a perfect smoking experience in the long run.
The perfect result with our test device
The hardness tester HPE III Tobacco is equipped with a special indentation body, which is pressed onto the test specimen, by means of a compression sleeve and a defined force.
A flashing display gives notice of the current measurement being performed and an acoustic signal announces the conclusion of the measurement process – the resulting indentation path is shown on the illuminated display.
Two additional functions increase the ease of use and lead to an even more efficient test sequence:
The measured value memory allows for 300 values to be stored. This occurs after each measurement, being shown on the display.
At the push of a button, the measured values are transferred to the computer and deleted from the memory at the same time.
Foto: Dannemann
A digital helper from Bareiss helps minimize reject costs and ensure the desired quality.
Whether smokers or non-smokers – many people all over the world are familiar with the Dannemann Company. For over 140 years, we have been studying the topic of tobacco with great determination. To guarantee the best tobacco and meet the highest quality requirements, Dannemann has been growing its own tobacco for over a century.
This long and elaborate path from cultivating the tobacco plant to the finished cigar is a complex process. Therefore, it is all the more important to transport the valuable goods from the overseas plantation to the production site without any damage. A digital device from Bareiss can help minimize the cost of rejected product and ensure the desired quality.
From cultivation to the perfect smoking experience
The seeds are planted in controlled areas in loose soil, water-soaked and protected from the sun. As soon as the plant has reached a certain height, the flowers are beheaded in order to strengthen the growth of the leaves. The complete cultivation cycle, up to the harvest moment, takes about 4 months. The harvested tobacco leaves can be classified into three classes; depending on the amount of sunlight, they develop a milder or a stronger taste.eln.
The harvesting of the tobacco leaves requires manual work and often takes place early in the morning. The leaves are then carefully air-dried over a period of 25 days. The climatic conditions (humidity and temperature) are decisive for this process, then further regulated by opening and closing the doors of the tobacco houses. This step is followed by a two-stage fermentation process, to reduce the presence of foreign substances, such as acid, tar, and nicotine, and also to release a multitude of aromas. The process takes between 90 and 120 days, depending on the leaf type. For the transportation, the prepared blanks, which are also known as die-cuts, are placed on a material carrier and rolled into a bobbin. This is a difficult step, because if the winding tension is too high, the die-cuts will stick to the carrier material. If the winding tension is too low, the bobbin tends to telescope.
HPE III Tobacco scope of application
To check the winding density and the corresponding hardness of the bobbins, in the country of origin and at the production site, and to be able to monitor the process worldwide, a hardness tester from Bareiss was modified, according to the specifications of Dannemann, so that the precious tobacco leaves incurred no damage. With this special HPE III, the operator measures the winding density at three points on the bobbin, then checks if the values are within the specified “hardness” range of 62-70 Shore. The collaboration between experts from the tobacco industry and the manufacturing of high-quality test equipment allow for precise adjustment, thus ensuring the necessary tobacco quality for a perfect smoking experience in the long run.
The perfect result with our test device
The hardness tester HPE III Tobacco is equipped with a special indentation body, which is pressed onto the test specimen, by means of a compression sleeve and a defined force.
A flashing display gives notice of the current measurement being performed and an acoustic signal announces the conclusion of the measurement process – the resulting indentation path is shown on the illuminated display.
Two additional functions increase the ease of use and lead to an even more efficient test sequence:
The measured value memory allows for 300 values to be stored. This occurs after each measurement, being shown on the display.
At the push of a button, the measured values are transferred to the computer and deleted from the memory at the same time.
Foto: Dannemann
A digital helper from Bareiss helps minimize reject costs and ensure the desired quality.
Whether smokers or non-smokers – many people all over the world are familiar with the Dannemann Company. For over 140 years, we have been studying the topic of tobacco with great determination. To guarantee the best tobacco and meet the highest quality requirements, Dannemann has been growing its own tobacco for over a century.