Sluis Cigar Machinery B.v.

Jeroen Aart Jan Slobbe

Oscar Slurink

Albert Van Der Vliet

Jan Cornelis Antonie Beijderwellen

Arend Van Der Sluis

A tobacco processing system for processing tobacco includes a tobacco mixing device for mixing an additive in the tobacco, a tobacco supplier for supplying the tobacco to the mixing device, and an additive supplier for supplying the additive to the mixing device. The mixing device includes a mixing housing which encloses the tobacco and additive to form a mixing chamber in which the tobacco and additive are mixed and a gas stream unit which is operatively connected to the mixing housing and configured to provide a gas stream which moves the tobacco and additive through the mixing chamber.

Tobacco processing system

A transfer apparatus for transferring an item includes a rail () forming an endless track () along which the item () is transferred, a transporter () which is movable along the rail and includes at least one gripper () for gripping the item, a driver () for moving the transporter along the rail, wherein the transporter includes at least two carriers () engaging the rail and located at a distance from each other, neighboring carriers are coupled to each other by a coupler (), at least one coupler is carrying at least one gripper, the rail includes a first face () and a second face (), each carrier includes a first engage member () and a second engage () member () engaging the first face () and a third engage member () engaging the second face (), the engage members of each carrier are positioned relative to each other such that the engage members form a triangle.

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Epe, Netherlands

Jeroen Aart Jan Slobbe