A method for combining segments of a smoking article, comprises the steps of: providing a group of segments having a heat source (10; 20) and an aerosol-forming substrate (11; 21) the aerosol-forming substrate (10; 20) being arranged such that a remote end (112; 212) thereof faces away from the heat source (10; 20) while a near end (112; 211) thereof abuts the heat source (10; 20), feeding an airflow directing truncated hollow cone (13; 23) having a widest end (131; 231) and a truncated narrowest end (130; 230) such that the truncated narrowest end (130; 230) is arranged to face the remote end (112; 212) of the aerosol-forming substrate (11; 21), and moving the truncated hollow cone (13; 23) towards the remote end (112; 212) of the aerosol-forming substrate (11; 21) to abut the remote end (112; 212) thereof or to extend into an indentation (113; 213) in the remote end (112; 212) thereof.

Smoking article include a smokable material and an activated carbon particle downstream of the smokable material. The activated carbon particle is produced from a whole seed. The activated carbon particle has a length, width and height. At least two of the length width and height are independently in a range from about 1 mm to about 7.5 mm. The particles can be spheroids, in which case the length, width and height would be the same or similar.

The aerosol-generating article (1) comprises a tobacco element and a mouthpiece element. The tobacco element comprises an aerosol-forming substrate (2), a support element (3) arranged downstream of the aerosol-forming substrate (2) and an aerosol-cooling element (4) arranged downstream of the support element. The mouthpiece element comprises a filter segment (5) and a hollow tube (6). The aerosol-cooling element (4) has a length of at most 15 millimeter. A length of the mouthpiece element is adapted according to the length of the aerosol-cooling element (4) such that a total length of the aerosol-generating article (1) is kept at a predefined total length. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing aerosol-generating articles.

A method of manufacturing standardized cannabis cigarettes that may comprise drying harvested cannabis plants at room temperature with a humidity of between approximately 45% and 75%; plant material, including at least one of stems and seeds, may be removed to produce a refined cannabis. The method may further include chopping the refined cannabis into cannabis particles with a median value of particle area between approximately 1.5 mm.sup.2 and approximately 4.5 mm.sup.2. The cannabis particles may be homogenized to produce a blended cannabis. One or more cannabis contact points of a commercial cigarette rolling machine may then be lubricated to preventing the adherence of cannabis resin to the cannabis contact points. The method may further include packing the blended cannabis into a paper rolling tube at a packing pressure of approximately 40 psi to approximately 120 psi to form the standardized cannabis cigarette assuring the controlled delivery of cannabinoids during combustion.

A smoking product and method of making thereof for the consumption of a smokable substance. The product has a hollow conical shape that allows for the easy insertion of smokable substances. Additionally, the conical or frustoconical shape of the product provides for larger amounts of smokable substances in the end of the product the consumer lights, resulting in an initial slower prolonged burn. Additionally, the product includes a supporting filter tip with a frangible capsule contained therein and is packaged for sale in packaging in an unfilled state allowing a user to remove the product from the packaging, fill it with the user's selected custom smokable filler and form a custom smoking product.

Manufacturing machine and manufacturing method for the production of a filter for a tubular element for a smoking article. The following are provided: a folding drum which rotates around a rotation axis to move, along a circular folding path at least one holding head designed to accommodate a sheet having an inner portion and an outer portion; a feeding station where the holding head receives the sheet and engages the sole outer portion of the sheet leaving the inner portion of the sheet free; an insertion station where the holding head releases the sheet having the inner portion folded like a bellows; and a folding device which is arranged along the folding path between the feeding station and the insertion station and is configured to fold the inner portion of the sheet like a bellows. The holding head is mounted on the folding drum so as to radially translate outwards in the feeding station to receive the sheet and so as to radially translate outwards in the insertion station to release the sheet.