KDF2 Filter Rod Making Machine – Full Automatic Acetate Filter Rod Manufacturing Equipment For Cigarette Production Lines

 

What Is KDF2 Filter Rod Making Machine

The KDF2 filter rod making machine is classic core filter processing equipment for complete cigarette manufacturing lines, specially designed to produce uniform acetate tow filter rods for all types of filter-tipped cigarettes. This unit unwinds acetate tow, applies plasticizer, forms continuous filter rod strips, cuts rods into fixed lengths and conveys finished filter tips to downstream cigarette making machines. It can also work together with capsule filter inserting equipment to produce burst-bead aroma capsule filter rods for menthol & fruit flavored cigarettes.

It perfectly links upstream raw acetate tow feeding stations and downstream mini MK8, commercial MK9 and Protos70 automatic cigarette making machines. Matched with full tobacco primary machinery and post-packaging equipment (GDX1/GDX2/HLP2 packers, YB59A film wrapper, YB69A carton machine), it builds a fully unmanned closed cigarette production workflow from raw tobacco & acetate tow to packed finished cigarette cartons.

All material contact parts adopt food-grade stainless steel, with closed dust-proof design to keep workshop clean, suitable for 24-hour continuous mass production in medium & large tobacco factories worldwide.

 Standard Core Technical Parameters of KDF2 Filter Rod Making Machine

  • Rated Production Speed: 250–400 meters of filter rod per minute
  • Supported Filter Rod Length: 15mm, 20mm, 25mm, 30mm (customizable)
  • Standard Filter Circumference: 17mm–28.3mm, fit regular/slim/super slim cigarettes
  • Raw Material: Virgin acetate tow, triacetin plasticizer, filter wrapping paper
  • Control System: Siemens PLC + touch screen HMI, automatic tow break & shortage alarm
  • Total Installed Power: 22 KW
  • Compressed Air Demand: 0.6–0.7 Mpa
  • Working Voltage: 380V three-phase, customizable for global factory power standards

 Key Advantages of KDF2 Filter Rod Making Machine For Tobacco Manufacturers

  1. Stable Uniform Filter Rod Forming, Low Defect Rate Precise plasticizer spraying system evenly coats acetate tow without over-spray or dry spots. Constant-speed rolling & cutting structure produces filter rods with consistent hardness, diameter and weight, avoiding deformed filters that cause tipping failure on MK9 / Protos70 cigarette makers. Built-in photoelectric sensors automatically detect broken tow and empty paper rolls with real-time fault alerts.
  2. Full Compatibility With All MK Series & Protos Cigarette Makers Standard finished filter rod discharge outlet directly docks mini MK8, commercial MK9 and high-speed Protos70 cigarette making machines, supporting synchronous speed linkage for automatic filter feeding without manual transport. Reserved docking interface for capsule filter cigarette manufacturing machine enables integrated production of burst bead capsule filter rods in one complete line.
  3. Flexible Multi-Spec Filter Production Switching Quick mold and parameter adjustment supports fast switching between regular, slim and super slim filter rod sizes. Multiple production formulas can be stored on touch screen for one-click recall when switching different cigarette brand filter specifications, no complex mechanical disassembly required.
  4. Energy Saving & Low Maintenance Industrial Structure Optimized low-power servo drive system reduces long-term electricity consumption. Modular split design allows easy disassembly, cleaning and replacement of vulnerable spare parts. Centralized automatic lubrication reduces component abrasion and production downtime. Our tobaccomachinery.top factory stocks full range original matching spare parts for KDF2 machine for fast global delivery and remote technical guidance.
  5. Closed Dust-Proof & Easy Sanitary Cleaning Fully enclosed machine body prevents acetate fiber dust overflow to protect workshop environment. Detachable wrapping paper and tow feeding channels support quick water washing to eliminate residual plasticizer and fiber scraps, avoiding cross-contamination between different filter formulas.
  6. Perfect Integration With Complete Tobacco Production Workflow Matched with tobacco primary processing equipment, cigarette rolling machines and full ZB43A / GDX packaging lines, the KDF2 filter rod making machine realizes fully automatic one-stop production: acetate tow feeding → filter rod forming → cigarette rolling & tipping → packet wrapping → carton sealing for export wholesale.

Complete Production Workflow Matched With KDF2 Filter Rod Making Machine

  1. Acetate tow raw material is loaded into KDF2 filter rod making machine for plasticizer spraying, rolling and fixed-length cutting into standard filter rods
  2. Optional capsule filter cigarette manufacturing machine embeds aroma burst beads into filter rods for flavored capsule cigarettes
  3. Finished filter rods are automatically conveyed to mini MK8 / commercial MK9 / Protos70 cigarette making machine
  4. Processed uniform cut tobacco from tobacco primary line (steaming, separating, drying, flavoring, storage silo, vibrating conveyor) enters cigarette maker
  5. Cigarette machine completes tobacco rod rolling and filter tipping assembly
  6. Finished cigarettes flow into GDX1/GDX2/HLP2 cigarette packing machine for inner foil packet forming
  7. Packets pass YB59A packing film machine for cellophane wrapping, then YB69A carton packing machine for strip carton sealing

As one-stop tobacco machinery supplier of tobaccomachinery.top, we supply full supporting equipment matched with KDF2 filter rod making machine: full tobacco primary processing machinery, all models cigarette making machines, capsule filter inserting units, complete soft/hard box packaging lines and full stock of KDF2 vulnerable spare parts compatible with original industrial standards.

Request Custom Quotation For KDF2 Filter Rod Making Machine

Inform our engineering team your target daily filter rod output, required filter rod dimensions, matched cigarette maker model and workshop layout space. Our technical team will design an integrated filter production line layout plan and offer competitive factory direct price for new factory construction or old production line upgrading renovation.

 

Q: Which cigarette making machines can KDF2 filter rod making machine match?

A: KDF2 filter rod machine has standard synchronous conveying interfaces compatible with mini MK8, commercial MK9 and Protos70 high-speed cigarette makers, realizing fully automatic filter supply for tipping assembly.

Q: Can KDF2 produce capsule burst bead filter rods?

A: Yes, it can be linked with our capsule filter cigarette manufacturing machine to automatically embed mint/fruit flavor burst beads inside acetate filter rods for flavored capsule cigarettes.

Q: What raw materials does KDF2 filter rod making machine use?

A: It processes virgin acetate tow, triacetin plasticizer and filter wrapping paper to produce standard filter tips for all filter-tipped cigarette types.

Q: Does your factory supply full spare parts for KDF2 filter rod making machine?

A: We stock all core vulnerable spare parts including tow rollers, plasticizer spray nozzles, cutting blades, paper feed rollers and photoelectric sensors, supporting fast global shipping and remote video technical guidance for installation, commissioning and routine maintenance.

 

1. The electrical control system adopts SIEMENS S7-300 PLC control system.

 

2. This combination reserves the interfaces of factory informationization and network.

 

3. Man-machine interface makes it easy to communicate between operator and machines.

 

4. Plugwrap Splicing  at any speed can avoid large fluctuation of machine speed , which can greatly increase the filter rod quality and production efficiency.

 

5. Driving and driven linkage with 5 servo motors is adopted for the system. Mechanical power loss won’t occur. High accuracy electronic synchronous drive for the system realizes synchronous speed and phase which intensifies original mechanical driving performance.

1. The main driving system adopts Hooke's double-knife head with high rotary speed.

2. It reduces the product wastes when the machine is being started.

3. The plasticizer supply system is independently driven by the servo motor, which can automatically adjust the amount of supply with higher precision.

4. The separate dual-circulated cooling system can effectively cool the circulation system, which improves the filter formation effect and reduces the temperature rising.

5. The electric control system adopts SIEMENS S7-300 PLC, with the connections between different systems through PROFIBUS-DP bus.

6. It is fitted with coloured graphic man-machine interface, and reserves the interfaces of automatic filter rod sampling, on-line filter quality inspection, factory information technology and network.

7. It adopts multi-axle synchronization servo drive system, which could simplify the mechanical structure and upgrade the machine's automation function. The high accurate synchronization control guarantees the production of high quality filter rods.

MAIN PARAMETERS

 

 

1.Output:

400m/min

2.Power Voltage:

380V±38V

Power Frequency:

50HZ±1HZ

Total Power:

22KVA

3.Filter Rod Range

 

  Filter Rod Diameter:

φ6 –φ9mm

  Filter Rod Length:

64mm–150mm

4.Normal Specification

 

Filter Rod Diameter:

φ7.7 –φ7.79mm

Standard Filter Rod Length:

120±0.5mm

Filter Rod Length:

90,100,120,150mm

5.OVERALL SIZE(L×W×H):

8060×2370×3000mm

6.Weight:

 

YL12D Tow Processor:

1100Kg

YL22D Filter Rod Maker:

2000Kg

YJ35D Tray Filler:

1500Kg

KDF2 Filter Rod Making machine Combination includes YL12D Tow Processor, YL22D Filter Rod Maker, and YJ35D Tray Filler. It is an updated type of filter rod making combination improved from AF2/KDF2/HCF80 (HAUNI).It keeps the traditional advantage of structure and adopts advanced techniques of SERVO controller, communication and inspection. Its operation is very stable, and can produce high quality filter rod. Production Speed reaches 400m/min.

ZL22D is an updated type of fibre filter rod making combination improved from AF2/KDF2/HCF80 combination. By using the material of acetate fibres, the machine can fluff the material, spray the plasticizer (triacetin) onto the tow and form them into filter rods. It consists of YL12D tow processor, YL22D filter rod maker and YJ35D tray filler. It has the advantages of the quality products, the long lifetime, the low material consumption and the convenient maintenance.