APL · Tobacco Testing
Type A Cut-Tobacco Morphology Analyzer
- Model
- Type A
- Brand
- APL
The Type A analyzer uses industrial imaging and image processing to measure cut-tobacco length, width, area, perimeter, and morphology distributions.
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Overview
The Type A Cut-Tobacco Morphology Analyzer automatically measures the length, width, and morphology of cut tobacco. An industrial camera captures specimen images, and the software identifies individual strands while excluding tangled, overlapping, and clustered specimens.
After the operator distributes the specimen on the tray and starts the measurement, the semi-automatic system feeds the specimen, captures images, calculates parameters, and stores the results.
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Features
- Measures length, width, area, and perimeter for individual strands and batches
- Analyses curl, kink, branch, and width-uniformity indices
- Excludes clustered, tangled, crossing, and overlapping strands
- Generates length, width, and joint distribution curves
- Simulates screening and calculates strand proportions
- Exports images, curves, and measurement data to Excel
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Technical Specifications
| Group | Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Operating mode | Semi-automatic | |
| — | Measurement area | 150 × 150 | mm |
| — | Measurement accuracy | 0.03 | mm |
| — | Reading resolution | 0.01 | mm |
| — | Measurement time | 1–60 | s |
| — | Image-analysis time per frame | < 0.25 | s |
| — | Camera | USB 3.1; 5 MP; 3.45 μm pixel; up to 35 frames/s | |
| — | Dimensions | 450 × 500 × 690 | mm |
| — | Weight | Approximately 45 | kg |
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