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36 tobaccoasia MANUFACTURING NEWS 制造新闻 TM710e V and InfraLab for Total Volatiles Measurements In Tobacco NDC Technologies' new TM710e V on-line gauge and InfraLab at-line analyzer directly measure the total volatiles in tobacco at all key points in primary and GLT processes. These innovative instruments closely match what is measured by gravimetric oven test methods. No need for multiple calibrations for different blends. Save on labor through reduced QC testing and validation. TM710e V The TM710e is the ultimate on-line tobacco moisture gauge. The TM710e, and its predeces- sor, the TM710, are in daily use in literally hundreds of locations worldwide. Its considerable abilities allow installation in almost any location in tobacco processing. As a moisture analyzer, it can measure the very low moistures of expanded tobacco, the intermediate moistures encountered in the primary, and the very high moistures found in stem preparation. Applications engineering is indeed at the heart of everything NDC does. Its applications experts understand the needs of the tobacco industry, the physical and chemical properties of the many types of tobacco, and what needs to be done to create an accurate, stable, and robust measurement. Their applications expertise has been gathered over four decades of research and development and co-operation with key players in the industry. The TM710e's ethernet communications structure features automatic device discovery providing maximum flexibility of installation with the minimum of hardware and cabling, from a standalone gauge to a multi-gauge networked system. TM710e runs on 24V DC for maximum safety and fieldbus connectivity is available in all protocols. Long term stability, ease of installation, reliability, and performance ensure lowest cost of ownership. To ensure access to data wherever it is needed, TM710e is be combined with the Series 710e interfaces and devices. Its flexible TM710e InfraLab analyzer connectivity structure enables straightforward integration into a factory network, to facilitate remote access to data. In addition to moisture, the TM710e can also be configured to measure product temperature. The temperature sensor can be supplied either integrated into the housing of the TM710e, to measure at a location adjacent to the measurement area for moisture, or can be supplied with a 10 or 20m to enable remote location while sharing the power and ethernet connections of the gauge. InfraLab InfraLab at-line tobacco analyzers have established themselves worldwide as a viable and cost-effective alternative to the traditional gravimetric and CFA (continuous flow analysis) methods for the measurement of moisture, nicotine, and sugars in tobacco in primary and GLT processing. The InfraLab e-series tobacco analyzer features the speed, ease-of-use and, above all, robustness and repeatability that have made the InfraLab so widely used, with features that make replace- ment of laboratory methods even more convenient. Samples are simply presented in the sample bowl; the InfraLab then automatically recognizes the presence of the sample and starts its measurement sequence. In just five seconds, the measurements are displayed clearly on the screen. Combining InfraLab for at-line analysis with the TM710e on-line tobacco gauges gives the process manager the deepest available insight into process performance. (www.ndc.com) India ITC Resumes Production Diversified group ITC recently an- nounced "progressive resumption" of production at its cigarette factories, which was suspended over the large pictorial warning issue. On May 4, 2016 the Supreme Court had directed tobacco companies to implement the rule mandating larger pictorial warnings and refused the manufacturers' pleas to stay the implementation of new cigarette packaging rules introduced from April 1. The apex court said the tobacco companies have to follow the rules until Karnataka High Court, where all the petitions from various high courts are being transferred, pronounced its final order. "In the meantime, the company has had to shut its cigarette factories from May 4, until the company is in a position to comply with the interim requirements pending hearing in [the court]," ITC had said in a BSE filing on May 5. The Kolkata-headquartered firm had suspended manufacturing at all its five factories saying there was a lack of clarity in policy regarding printing of larger pictorial warnings on the packets. All other cigarette manufacturers had taken similar decisions. A notification by the health ministry on September 24, 2015, for implementa- tion of the cigarettes and other tobacco products (packaging and labeling) amendment rules, 2014, had come into force on April 1, 2016. It prescribed larger pictorial warnings, covering 85% of packets on tobacco products. ITC manufactures a range of brands, including India Kings, Classic, Gold Flake, Navy Cut, Capstan, Bristol, Flake, and Silk Cut, which are manufactured at plants in Bengaluru, Munger, Saharanpur, Kolkata, and Pune. UK Imperial Factory Closes Imperial Tobacco's factory in Notting- ham recently closed its doors for good as workers left the site for the final time. The cigarette maker first revealed plans to exit the site in March 2014, which at the time employed 540 staff. The facility had the capacity to produce 36 billion cigarettes per year. The union Unite said the closure, along with Japanese Tobacco Interna- tional's decision to shut a site in Northern Ireland, spells the end of centuries of tobacco manufacturing in the UK.