Cigarette making and packing machines

Making machines built on the Mark 8 and Mark 9 designs

The Mark 8 and Mark 9 of the English manufacturer Molins became the most widely copied cigarette makers in the world because they are robust, simple to maintain and easy to convert between formats. We offer new machines built to these proven prototypes by established manufacturers, with modern electrical controls, weight control and safety guards.

A Mark 8 maker with a MAX 3 or MAX 5 filter assembler produces around 2,500 to 3,000 filter cigarettes per minute. A Mark 9 or MK9-5 with a MAX S filter assembler and an automatic tray filler reaches 4,000 to 5,000 cigarettes per minute and can be equipped with a double printer, microwave weight control and an automatic bobbin changer with splicer for tipping paper.

High-speed lines up to 10,000 cigarettes per minute

For factories that have outgrown the Mark 9 class we supply high-speed making machines of the Protos class with speeds of 7,000 to 10,000 cigarettes per minute, together with matching filter assemblers and tray handling. We help you compare the real cost per thousand cigarettes of a high-speed line against two or three Mark 9 lines, including format flexibility, spare parts and operator training.

Packing lines: HLP, wrapper, over-wrapper, boxer, stamper

Packing equipment is supplied as single machines or as a complete line matched to the output of your maker:

• Hinge-lid packers HLP-2, HLP-180 and HLP-250: 150 to 250 packs per minute, 20s packs in 7-6-7 collation, options for 10s and other counts, embossed foil, inner frame printing registration.
• Wrapper and over-wrapper: cellophane or BOPP film with tear tape around the pack.
• Naked over-wrapper: film wrapping configurations for packs and bundles without an outer carton.
• Boxer: grouping of packs into cartons of ten with carton wrapping.
• Stamper: application of excise and tax stamps at the speed of the packer.
• Conversion kits: change parts for cigarette diameter, length, filter type and pack format, so one line can run several products.

Modification to your format and packaging requirements

Every machine is configured for the format you actually produce: cigarette length and diameter, filter length, pack size and collation, carton format, excise stamp position. Printing of the cigarette paper, embossing of the foil and the design of the inner frame are agreed before production starts, so the line arrives ready for your product rather than for a generic one.

Installation, commissioning and spare parts catalogue

Our technicians carry out installation and commissioning at your plant and train your operators and mechanics. Each machine is delivered with a spare parts catalogue; by ordering with the catalogue part numbers you can always identify the exact wear part for your line, and we ship it in the shortest possible time to avoid downtime.

Lead times for new machines are typically eight to ten weeks for standard configurations and up to several months for complete lines with special formats, plus sea transport of about two months to Europe. Payment terms with a 10 % deposit and the balance on arrival are available for regular customers; see our financing service.