Minilab-DP Automatic Density & Moisture Profiler

Get consistent tobacco quality with the Minilab-DP. It checks density and moisture in seconds, helping you adjust your machines for the perfect cut every time.

Minilab-DP

Fast, accurate quality checks

Scan cigarette batches quickly to spot density or moisture issues. This automated scanner uses microwave technology to analyze tobacco density profiles and moisture content along the entire tobacco rod. 

Suitable for laboratory and production environments, the clear touchscreen shows you exactly where to adjust your maker to reduce waste and improve the final product.

Features

Technical Specifications & capabilities

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Operational Functions

  • Scans front and rear track cigarettes in batches.
  • Displays graphs of mean density profiles per batch.
  • Measures mean moisture, mean density, and density profiles of individual cigarettes.
  • Calculates the variance between current and optimum cutting positions for maker adjustment.
  • Measures dense end quality.

Key Features

  • User-friendly operation via touchscreen interface.
  • Clear graphical displays illustrating the tobacco rod profile.
  • Capability to profile random groups of samples for density and moisture.
  • Clear display of individual rod profiles.
  • Capability to create filter rod density profiles.

Options & Accessories

  • External 120-column printer.
  • Floor stand for the instrument.
  • Plug-and-play barcode reader for easy sample tracing.

Ideal Environment

  • Laboratory environments
  • Production environments

Why choose Körber?

The Körber advantage

Cutting-edge technology

We don’t just follow industry trends: we shape them. With best-in-class processing technology and smart solutions that combine speed, precision and efficiency.

Wide portfolio

We work with a global network of partners and customers across an ever-expanding range of products, from traditional cigarette manufacturing to risk-reduced tobacco heating products.

Worldwide presence

Whether you need maintenance advice or training tips for your staff, our experts provide production support remotely and on-site.

80 years

We have driven and transformed the tobacco industry for more than 75 years.

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Production, sales and service locations worldwide.

2/3rds

Our machinery is used in the production of two-thirds of the world's filter cigarettes.

Certified quality

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    We bring years of expertise through active work on DIN and ISO committees and involvement with CORESTA on scientific topics related to cigarettes, e-cigarettes and tobacco, enabling us to provide the best advice for your needs.

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    Our French laboratory is accredited by COFRAC (accreditation no. 2-1919; scope at www.cofrac.fr), and our German laboratory is accredited by DAkkS, Germany’s national accreditation body.

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    Our ISO 9001 certification not only ensures the quality of our products and services, it also represents an ongoing process in which we critically evaluate ourselves.

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