PROCESSO PARA A FABRICACAO DE UM PRODUTO PARA FUMAR E COMPONENTES PARA NELE SEREM USADOS

This disclosure describes a method of making a smoking article embodying an aerosol generating cartridge (B) comprising a fuel element (8) and an aerosol forming material (20), which is inserted into a sleeve which preferably comprises an insulating segment (16) for disposition around the fuel element, and a tobacco containing segment (15) for disposition around the aerosol forming material. The method is preferably used to form cigarette-type smoking articles containing an aerosol generating module in combination with a mouthend piece (22) that preferably contains a plurality of segments. The disclosure further describes various components useful for large scale production of smoking articles in accord with some of the preferred methods.