COMBINER FOR ROD-SHAPED ARTICLES

摘要

An assembler unit (100) of a combiner for use in the manufacture of rod-shaped articles is disclosed comprising at least one rod-shaped article component supply station (102a-102e), an assembler (106a-106b) including one or more channels (108) and a transfer station at which a complete assembly of components (110a-110e) is transferred for further processing. A controller controls the movement of the assembler between the supply stations and the transfer station enabling the composition of the complete assembly to be varied without the need for time consuming changes to be made to the combiner.