Filter making

Take your cigarette and HTP production to the next level. Maximize your performance, speed, and quality, with our automated solutions for almost any stage of your process.

Körber workers working on KTF 6 filter maker

Meet the relentless demand for new and innovative filter cigarettes and alternative products

Our machines set industry standards for flexibility and agility.

Benefits

Flexibility

High speed production for all kinds of acetate and special filters. Lead and Flexport technology enables fast format changes and quickest adaption to market needs. 

Speed

Boost your throughput with machines that set global standards for speed, so you can reliably meet high market demand and production quotas. 

Quality

Ensure perfect products with maximum automation and unrivalled quality features, guaranteeing consistency that meets your strict specifications.

Future-proof

Access Körber's broad ecosystem, that connects machinery, software, and services for an end-to-end solution that grows with you.

Support

Rapid and easy access to technical expertise and support via myPortal, minimizing downtime risk and ensuring your machines maintain peak performance.

The Körber advantage

Market authority

#1

As the number one machine supplier in the tobacco business, partnering with us gives you access to unmatched market leadership. 

Deep industry roots

80 years

Leverage our 80 years of specialized experience in the tobacco business to drive your innovation.

Proven reliability

3,000+

Join manufacturers worldwide who rely on our filter makers; we’ve sold more than 3,000 machines globally. 

Precision & automation 

Our filter makers

We offer a solution for virtually any production step you want to make more efficient.

KDF 5 Neo a filter making machine by Körber
KDF 2 Neo a filter making machine by Körber
KDF 5 Neo a filter making machine by Körber
KDF 2 Neo a filter making machine by Körber

KDF 6 LEAD

Produce every acetate filter variant with one machine

The KDF 6 LEAD is the ultimate solution in filter making machines, engineered to manage the continuous surge in filter variants. This is the first highly flexible mono filter maker capable of producing all standard acetate filters. The exchangeable FLEXPORT modules enable the production of various special filters, including channel ventilation, charcoal, capsule, and thread/flavor applications. And it maintains the precision required for high-volume production at speeds up to 600 m/min.

Invest in a flexible, high-performance platform that is ready to support emerging demands.

Key benefits: 

  • Maximum flexibility: Produces all standard acetate mono filter variants and specialized filters (channel ventilation, charcoal, capsule, thread/flavor, NWT) compatible with multifilter rods applications. 
  • Guaranteed quality: Features EyePort flexible, modular rod sensor system that enhances production quality. 
  • Optimized efficiency: Enables rapid format and product changeovers, minimizing downtime.


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Unlock your full production potential

We’ll shape the ideal machinery solution, tailored to your operation size and production goals, and drive you towards automation, diversification and growth. 

From conveying systems to automated high-bay stores, we offer a complete, integrated ecosystem designed for your success.

End-to-end ecosystem

cigarrette tray reservois

Tray handling

Our system exchanges four 4,000-count trays per minute, combining high-speed logistics with the gentle handling required to maintain your product quality standards.

tobacco filters

Pneumatic feed

Ensure uptime with virtually wear-free, self-cleaning stations. Propelling 2,500 filters/min via compressed air, they feature auto-restart and can scale up to ten modules. 

Varios-V machine

Massflow reservoir

Connect stations seamlessly while protecting product integrity. Our systems move up to 20,000 rods per minute, ensuring gentle handling for all cigarette and filter sizes. 

myPortal: your digital support hub  

We ensure you have the resources to keep your lines running efficiently.  

As a Körber customer, you’ll have access to the myPortal platform—your central tool for maintaining smooth production and minimizing downtime. It streamlines your daily operations by providing:  


  • Troubleshooting: Access manuals, technical data and instant remote support to resolve issues quickly. 
  • Spare parts: Check stock and order replacements with ease, 24/7, then track their delivery in real-time. 
  • Fast delivery: Order and receive basic flavor samples in just 48 hours. 
  • Software updates: Keep your machine software up-to-date with instant access to updates 
  • Inventory visibility: View cloud warehouse inventory in real-time. 
  • Effortless modifications: Modifications can be requested instantly at any time. 
  • 3D catalogue: Find and order the right parts quickly and easily, so you can reduce on-site storage. 


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Körber technician maintaining manufacturing equipment

Get in touch

Speak to our specialists about our range of flexible, scalable, end-to-end solutions—tailored to you.