Tipping Paper
Tipping paper is a special kind of paper. It’s thin and often has a decorative or informative function, like showing the brand logo or other details.
- Thin and light weight.
- Good flexibility
- Has certain level of printability.
Tipping Paper Description
Tipping paper is a specialized type of paper with a crucial role in the tobacco industry.
It is a narrow strip of paper used mainly in cigarettes. Tipping paper is placed at the end of the cigarette where the filter and the tobacco rod are joined together. It serves multiple purposes. Firstly, it provides a smooth and clean connection between the filter and the tobacco part. This connection is important for the overall structural integrity of the cigarette.
Secondly, tipping paper is an excellent medium for printing. It often bears the brand logo, trademarks, health warnings, and other decorative elements. The printing on tipping paper helps in product identification and differentiation. It can also play a role in anti – counterfeiting, as advanced printing techniques and unique designs make it harder to copy.
In terms of its physical properties, tipping paper usually has good flexibility and tensile strength. It needs to be able to withstand the mechanical stresses during the cigarette – making process and during normal handling by consumers. Different manufacturers may have specific requirements for the thickness, porosity, and other characteristics of the tipping paper according to their production processes and product designs.
Tipping Paper Data Sheet
| Item | Unit | Technical specification |
| Grammage | g/m2 | 32-40 |
| Thickness | mm | 0.036-0.043 |
| Tensile strength | KN/m | ≥1.9 |
| Smoothness | S | Front 200-300 |
| S | Back 50-90 | |
| Absorbing Value(cobb) | g/m2 | Front 23±5 |
| g/m2 | Back 25±5 | |
| Ash content | % | 13-16 |
| Moisture content | % | 4.0-5.0 |
| Expansion rate(horizontal) | % | Socked 3.5±0.5 |
| Elongation(vertical) | % | 1.5-1.8 |
| Dirtness | pec/m2 | (0.3-1.5)mm2≤10 |
| pec/m2 | ≥1mm2 must not have | |
| color | Customizable | |
| Remark:1.Joints are smooth and firm and will not exceed 2 pcs in each bobbin, the none joint rate in each batch will be up to 90% 2.Evenness of paper is good, uniform thickness , no folds, edges, holes,blocks, and paper pulp disease. Scalability and stability | ||
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