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Hardness Measurement on Cigarettes and Cigarette Filter Rods
PTM Technical Report
March 2011
There are many parameters that can influence the perception of the quality of tobacco products by consumers: the taste, the packaging, the draw resistance or the hardness for example. A too soft or too hard filter or a tobacco rod will not be experienced positively. In the tobacco industry, hardness is a Quality Indicator. This report investigates the hardness measuring methods of the three main suppliers hardness measuring equipment.