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tobaccoasia 51 What Do Oxen and a Glass of Water Have in Common? By providing oxen teams to People like Hadija and her family, access to drinking water is no longer a challenge. In a single journey, the oxen can haul ten times as much water as an individual can carry. It's part of our commitment to unite the world under One Vision of action-oriented social responsibility. See Our Vision for Positive Change AOIsustainability.com ACTION-ORIENTED SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTION-ORIENTED SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Hauni: The Drums Set the Pace Experts forecast growth rates of 16% and more in the multifilter market by 2020. Seek- ing a solution for this coming demand, Hauni developed the new KDF 5MF. It is a rod maker for large as well as small-scale cigarette and filter manufacturers. The new multi- filter maker produces batches on a smaller scale, mass-producing multifilters or running experiments in research and development. Backed by long experience in the multifilter sector, the new Hauni KDF 5MF multifilter makes dual, split dual, and triple filter rods. The currently available version is designed to run at outputs up to 500 m/min and 5,000 cuts/min. Hauni asserts that even the basic version of this new machine contains the elements needed in today's fast-growing and increasingly complex filter manufacturing scenario. "We've drawn on four decades of experience in developing drum type filter makers to design a machine which – reduced to the basics – includes all the essentials you now need to make high-quality multifilters flexibly," says Thomas Meins, project leader. Describing the company's approach Meins adds, "By combining the best features of our machines, consistently optimizing existing components, and concentrating on developing an all-rounder, we're now able to offer an attractive solution to customers running smaller-scale operations too – one that will meet their manufacturing and devel- opment needs. Apart from offering a variety of options like an extra module for making real triple filters, a technically advanced sensor system, and the automated length change function, the line can also be upgraded to suit individual requirements." A Drum-Based Solution According to Hauni, for the KDF 5MF the company again opted for a drum-based solu- tion because of the potential it offers in today's demanding filter market. Test results for the new multifilter rod maker include efficiency figures of over 90%. Arne Klisch, product consultant at Hauni says, "Changing formats from 12/15mm to 7/8mm filters, for instance, can be completed from stop of production to quality release of second specification in less than three hours. That includes all format chang- ing processes from stopping the machine to completing conversion jobs, the necessary cleaning work and the final quality check." According to Thomas Meins, "Development focused on low soiling and wearing characteristics as well as short downtimes for format-changing or maintenance." Meins also points out that materials supply is another of KDF 5MF's flexible features: "Apart from using manually handled trays, MAGOMAT or FILTROMAT, you can also feed materials to the machine via a space-saving semi-automatic tray discharger located di- rectly on the maker." Hauni's new rodmaker, the KDF 5MF, is designed to meet the coming greater demand and variables in cigarette filters. It boasts a changeover time that can be as short as three hours

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