Abstract: An apparatus for making a sheet of material including vegetable and/or alkaloid substances including a roller rolling mill system including a plurality of rollers rotatable around respective rotation axes defining a rolling mill path provided with pressure lines adapted to substantially press the material so as to provide the latter with a sheet-like shape, and a scraping system configured to engage by contact the working surface of a transfer roller along a contact line so as to detach the material. Specifically, the scraping system including a closed-loop endless scraping band movable at the contact line parallel to the rotation axis of the transfer roller via an actuating assembly.

Abstract: A method for production of reconstituted vegetable and/or reconstituted alkaloid substances, including the steps of: producing powdered material with predetermined particle size and including powders of vegetable and/or alkaloid substances mixed with vegetable fibres and/or powdered additives, high viscosity and water-based humectant gel; mixing powdered material with humectant gel obtaining a pasty compound based on the vegetable and/or alkaloid substances, substantially solid and with low water content; extruding the pasty compound based on the vegetable and/or alkaloid substances producing an extruded dough section based on the vegetable and/or alkaloid substances, substantially solid and with low water content; cutting the extruded section producing solid and compact small blocks/slabs of dough; rolling the various dough blocks/slabs forming a single dough sheet of predetermined thickness, substantially solid and strip-like; and lastly drying the dough sheet to obtain a sheet of reconstituted vegetable an

Abstract: Method for producing a tobacco paste and reconstituted tobacco, a tobacco-containing film, film sections and films scraps, and a system for producing reconstituted tobacco. The method includes supplying a powdered material having a predefined particle size of less than 350 ?m, wherein the powdered material comprises tobacco powder, supplying a highly viscous, water-based binder gel having a viscosity of at least 1000 cP, a water content of at least 50%, and at least one binder; and mixing the powdered material with the binder gel to form the tobacco paste that is substantially solid, wherein the tobacco paste has a water content or moisture content of at most 50%.

Abstract: Drying plant for particulate materials comprising: a drying duct which is provided with a substantially horizontal rectilinear starting section, a rectilinear ascending final section which extends upwards with a predetermined angle of inclination with respect to the vertical, and a curved intermediate section which connects the rectilinear starting section to the rectilinear final section; a hot gas generator designed for supplying to the inlet of the rectilinear starting section of the drying duct a flow of process gas at high temperature; a particulate feeding device which is structured so as to be able to feed/introduce into the rectilinear starting section of the drying duct a flow of particulate material to be dried substantially without relevant leaks of process gas from the drying duct; and a bypass duct which branches from the rectilinear starting section of the drying duct upstream of the particulate feeding device, and then re-joins the drying duct at the curved intermediate section, so as to feed b

Abstract: A tobacco processing machine, comprising a frame that is cylindrical and hollow and has an inclined axis; the frame rotates axially so as to break up tobacco bales or slices and is internally provided with rods for moving the tobacco that protrude radially; the tobacco processing machine further comprising elements for feeding steam and/or water and/or another fluid, which are provided on the inner lateral surface of the frame.

Abstract: A tobacco processing machine, comprising a frame that is cylindrical and hollow and has an inclined axis; the frame rotates axially so as to break up tobacco bales or slices and is internally provided with rods for moving the tobacco that protrude radially; the tobacco processing machine further comprising elements for feeding steam and/or water and/or another fluid, which are provided on the inner lateral surface of the frame.

Abstract: A fluid-bed drying unit, particularly but not exclusively used in the field of tobacco drying comprising a drying chamber having a loading inlet and an outlet for discharging the product and provided with openings for the passage of a drying medium. The drying chamber has a substantially tubular shape extending along a longitudinal axis and a substantially triangular vertical cross-sectional shape; the longitudinal axis is substantially inclined with respect to a horizontal axis and means are provided to inject a drying fluid substantially at right angles to the longitudinal axis.

Abstract: A method for unloading open containers for uncompacted or loosely compacted tobacco bales, comprising the steps of engaging an open container full of tobacco, closing the container, first tipping the container, partially opening the container onto an underlying loading platform and consequently partially unloading the tobacco. The container is then lifted, consequently fully unloading the tobacco, and then a second tipping and release steps of the empty container follow in order to resume the cycle from the start.