ventilation of mass products at production machines

Electrostatic perforation has been used since 30 years for ventilation
of non filter, RYO or filter cigarettes to create a directed and
guided air bypass or Lindstroem principle. For this purpose, cigarette
paper for some non filter or RYO cigarettes and almost every kind of
filter cigarettes tipping papers are perforated electro statically
OFFLINE in zones from 2.0¨C6.0 mm width or in rows with ONLINE or
OFFLINE by use of slow, fast flow, sealed-off or SLAB carbon gas or
diode laser in order to reduce the harmful substances such as nicotine
and condensate down to allowed values. Another effect is the
possibility to control the degree of ventilation of Cigarettes.

IPM International Perforation Management ONLINE ESP technology and
former patents EP0460369, DE4018209 enables cigarette, tipping paper
perforation while cigarette making processes to reduce nicotine/
condensate levels for non-filter cigarettes. The electrostatic online
multiple perforation process OESP-1 open new possibilities for
cigarette/tipping paper ventilation during cigarette manufacturing by
full integration of perforation equipment cassettes.

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/EP0460369.html
The method and the device for electro-erosive perforation of cigarette
paper basically operates with at least two pairs of electrodes which
are ignited at the same time in such a manner that each perforation
section is treated twice in order to provide a corresponding intensity
of perforation, taking into consideration the duration of ignition and
the web speed. In particular, the invention operates with at least
four pairs of electrodes, between which the web of cigarette paper to
be perforated is moved through. The cigarette paper is moved in the
longitudinal direction of the cigarette to be produced later, the
width corresponding to the circumference of the cigarette plus an
overlap section for bonding. Perforating is carried out transversely
to the direction of movement, that is to say an accurately defined
zone section is produced around the circumference of the cigarette.

The pairs of electrodes are arranged at a distance which corresponds
to half the cigarette length when four pairs of electrodes are used.
The first and the third pair of electrodes are ignited simultaneously.
A distance dependent control causes the second and fourth pair of
electrodes also to be ignited simultaneously when the previously
perforated sections have traveled the distance of half a cigarette
length. Each section is perforated four times, the speed at which the
web can be moved being determined not by the spacing (half a cigarette
length) of the pairs of electrodes but by the spacing of the pairs of
electrodes in each case simultaneously ignited (one cigarette
length).

This provides for uniform, intensive and very powerful perforation and
the cigarette paper treated can be continuously supplied to the
cigarette machine for further processing in the longitudinal direction
of the cigarette.

To archive that immense ESP demands IPM developed, designed, patent
grant new electronic perforation circuits which working as upward
converters with IGBT, MOSFET or HVFET for power pulses from 1 up to 15
micro seconds, high current peaks up to 300 Amps, base frequencies up
to 200 KHz on ferrite transformers to generate the special high
voltage peaks into the shielded sparking case cassettes.

Advantages of cigarette manufacturing
Small all-over-dimensions, direct mechanical integration of
perforation units, their functional interfacing and accepted EMI level
in order international standards archiving high production
efficiencies and controllable ventilation grades on highly automated
cigarette machines.

Powerful dual IGBT electronics and multiple perforation performances
across the web, here the circumference of each cigarette, allows
problem less perforations on high-speed cigarette making machines up
to 12.000 cpm as MAX-S, MK9, Protos80, etc.
porosities from 50 up to 600 C.U.
pore densities from 25 up to 300 pores/cm2
zone width 2.0¨C6.0 mm
porosity profile in cigarette length with relations up to 1:20
hole sizes from 30 up to 80 microns
cigarette ventilation grades up to 70 %
are archive able

Advantages for production and cigarette product
Compact all-over-dimensions, direct mechanical integration of
perforation units, easy functional interfacing and full EMI acceptance
in order of EN or NEC standards archiving high production efficiencies
with controllable ventilation grades on highly automated cigarette
making machines.
All necessary perforation, production parameters are stored and
controlled by microcomputer operation, i.e. geometrical and
synchronized positions of perforation lines, zones, etc., pores
density, perforation zones width and distributions, perforation
profile and porosity ranges for each cigarette brand.
Porosity profiles over the length of each non-filter cigarettes are
possible.
Furthermore single, multiple, different or equal groups of single
perforation zones across the cigarette paper web for non-filter or
tipping paper web for filter cigarettes are possible.
All stored parameter sets are interfaced to the computer PLC control
system at cigarette machine.
Online insertion of different positions of across areas and porosities
of each cigarette brand are very flexible to define and controllable
during perforation process.
Air ventilation level through the cigarette can be exactly defined
and, due to online feedback, can be kept constant by means of
perforation system design and porosity distribution. For non filter
cigarettes, for example, perforation can be effected over the entire
length and circumference of the cigarette.

Liability and system investment
The ESP process OESP-1 has a high liability and is realizable with low
investments and low running costs when compared with on-line laser
macro, micro perforation processes.

Patented, powerful, dual high frequency switching electronics and
multiple perforation performances of the circumference of each
cigarette enables problem less perforation on high-speed cigarette
making machines up to 12.000 cpm.

An online porosity control system OPSS-1 monitor continuously the air
permeability, called optical online porosimeter, with a state-of-the-
art technology to obtain a close-loop feed-back to the perforation
unit to keep the ventilation grades constant.

Conclusion
Online micro perforation processes are possible to use for other mass
products and application fields with full system integration in entire
production lines as bag, sack, packaging manufacturing etc.

New ranges of applications will be made accessible as new products
with special features will be developed.

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IPM ¨C ONLINE LASER PERFORATION with patent grant high speed
multiplexer DE102004001327

Pos. A ¨C laser source and IPM patent grand multiplexer with 8 optical
channels
by 8 laser lines, 10.6 um, CO2, sealed off laser, M<0.9, e.g. Coherent
ULR-300, 300W Synrad, PRC
by 4 laser lines, 10.6 um, CO2, sealed off laser, M<0.9, e.g. Coherent
ULR-150, 200W Synrad, PRC
laser source dimensions all over approx: 1100*200*200 mm, water
cooled
output 45 grad divert mirror
IPM multiple laser beam multiplexer
centre rotate twin beam splitter and high speed motor (not shown) up
to 1200 rpm/sec.
diameter approx. 400 mm, high approx. 200 mm
8 optical output channels, coupled special hollow fibers, each in
lengths from 1000-3000 mm

Pos. B ¨C bobbin unwind unit and perforation heads
tipping paper from 48 up 64 mm web width
8 perforation heads, 4 on each side
each laser beam supply with special hollow fibers and auto focus
devices
diameter of each focus device around 25 mm
distances in web direction around 50 mm
length of necessary perforation section approx. 200 mm by 8 laser
lines
necessary width of perforation section - tipping paper width + 40 mm
on both sides

Pos. C ¨C tipping paper strips with 8 laser perforation lines
up to 10.000 cpm or 135 m/min tipping paper web speed
4 laser perforation lines on each side of the tipping paper
total round or oval hole sizes between 60-180 microns diameter
up to 8 holes/cm, one hole with e.g. 14 C.U.
8 h/cm*14 C.U./h*4*2cm (Coresta) = in total around 900 C.U.
ventilation grad 10-80% with twin or quad rows
by 8h/cm*8 holes/rows*135 m/min = 14440 holes/s in total

further information on request

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cryptograms, company logos, holograms, anti counterfeiting, security
paper, safety, bank note, metal sticker, printing, laminating,
coating, fruit, food, bread, vegetable, agriculture covering, credit
cards, transparent films, holographic paper, cigarette, tipping,
filter, aluminum foil, shrinkable film, tear tapes, labels,
cardboards, bar or matrix codes, marking, scribing, jewelry,
automotive, pharmacy, golf, smoking, chemical or medical product,
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optical input, flexible hollow fibers, 200 output channels, Co2,
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ceramic, aluminum, wafer, gold, glass, silver, brass, copper, wafer,
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from 80 up to 2,500 C.U., from 20 down to 6 Gurley, hole sizes from 50
nm up to 100 microns, hole densities from 80-260 h/cm2, zone widths
from 2.0-6.0 mm, up to 16,000,000 holes per Second, web speeds up to
500 m/min, web widths up to 2,000 mm. Patent grant DE10328937.

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frequency, high voltage, ultra short mega peak current, electro static
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food, plastic film, foil, textile, fabrics or other products,
switching converter, compressor, emergency, train, ship or vessel
power supply, generator, fuel cell, upward, downward, frequency shift
switching unit, stabilizer, soft starter, vector, phase, inverter,
servo system, motion, stepping, spindle, CNC, machine, asynchronous,
standard, motor, torque, automation, remote, gas, slab, laser, diode,
stack, fiber, beam, material, hybrid, plug-in, car, battery, lithium,
Ion, renewable, energy, wind, solar, panel, technology, recycling,
medical equipment, membrane filtration, robotic, photovoltaic,
industrial automation, drives, IGBT, MOSFET, FRETFET, HVFET, tube, rf,
hv. Patent grant DE10328937.

Optical online OPSS-1 porosity vision scanning control system
permeability cluster control for electrostatic or laser micro
perforation machines, multiple color sensor head, spectral intensity,
DSP, FPGA, CCD, line, precise, laser, position, material finger print
detection, VIS wave length, opacity, defects, inspection, image
control, scanner systems, process software, line, camera, vision
control, filter, tipping, cigarette, book, packaging, magazine, bible,
wall, Kraft, paper, carton, coffee, tea, food, co-extrusion foils,
films, agriculture, cement, domestic or other moving fabrics or web
material. Patent pending DE10251610. China patent grant 200310104764.

Optical dynes or surface tension control ODSTM-1 at fast moving
substrate, plastic, film, foil, tear tape, laminate, co-extrusion,
BOPP, LLDPE, PE, PP, PVC, MOV, MOH, FEP, PET, OPP, PTFE, MPET, online,
spectral, extinction, monolithic, sensor, analyzing, measurement, wave
length, Raman, stray, beaming, water drop, angle, inspection, corona,
plasma jet, laser, IR, NIR, scanning, wobbling, stray light,
spectrometer. Previous patent application DE19543289.

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