A method for continuously manufacturing aerosol generating articles includes: (i) providing a continuous web of an aerosol generating substrate; (ii) applying at least one susceptor patch to a surface of the continuous web of aerosol generating substrate; (iii) cutting the continuous web of aerosol generating substrate and the at least one susceptor patch applied to the surface thereof to form a plurality of aerosol generating strips and a plurality of susceptor strips; and (iv) forming the plurality of aerosol generating strips and the plurality of susceptor strips into a continuous rod.

An article includes a rod of aerosol generating material. The rod of aerosol generating material is formed from a plurality of elongate strips of aerosol generating material extending longitudinally through said rod. Each of the plurality of elongate strips is connected to at least one other of the plurality of elongate strips by a connection portion. The connecting portion includes over 20% of the length of each elongate strip. The invention also relates to a method of forming a rod of aerosol generating material of an article. The invention also relates to an apparatus for manufacturing rods of aerosol generating material of an article.

A sheet of aerosol generating material includes a plurality of elongate partial cuts extending through at least 55% of a thickness of the sheet. At least some of the elongate partial cuts are configured to rupture to form a plurality of elongate strips of aerosol generating material having at least one burred edge. The invention also relates to a component of an article formed from a sheet of aerosol generating material, and an article including the component. The invention further relates to an apparatus for and a method of manufacturing a sheet of aerosol generating material and rods of aerosol generating material.

An apparatus for cutting a sheet of aerosol generating material includes a first cutting element having a cutting edge and a second cutting element. The first cutting element is rotatable about its central axis and the second cutting element that is rotatable about its central axis. The central axis of the first cutting element and the central axis of the second cutting element are spaced apart by an initial pre-defined distance. The first and second cutting elements are configured to cut a sheet of aerosol generating material as it is conveyed between the first and second cutting elements. The apparatus further includes a housing configured to support the first cutting element relative to the second cutting element. The housing includes an anti-backlash gear coupled to the first cutting element. The housing is adjustable to move the first cutting element relative to the second cutting element to set a new pre-defined distance between the central axes of the first and second cutting elements. The present invention also relates to a method of adjusting an apparatus for cutting a sheet of aerosol generating material.