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Preparing the Tobacco
Introduction
Preparing the Tobacco
Preparing the Packaging
Making the Cigarettes
Packing the Cigarettes
Returned Goods
Maintenance and Repair
Conclusion
Glossary
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About this Exhibit
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Tobacco arriving in bales
Forklifts raising the bales for slicing
Weighing tobacco
Conveying tobacco for moistening
Hogsheads collect tobacco dust for reuse
Reconstituted tobacco bales
Storage silos
Conveying tobacco for processing
Processing different types of tobacco
A different type of rotator
Conveying separated stems for treatment
Moistening stems
Stem processing
Cutting stems
Drying and sifting stem product
Removing dust from stem product
Preparing tobacco flavoring
Mixing flavors
Adding sugar to the casing mix
Flavoring and casing storage
Cutting blended tobacco leaf
Tobacco cutter
Tobacco exiting the cutter
Inspecting cut tobacco as it leaves the cutter
Drying cut tobacco
Multiple dryers operating at once
Testing tobacco for moisture
Controlling tobacco cooling