Apparatus for manufacturing a rod of aerosol generating material, methods of manufacturing a rod of aerosol generating material and methods of manufacturing an article for an aerosol provision system

A method of manufacturing a rod of aerosol generating material, the method comprising:

• applying suction to a suction belt having suction holes to retain a first aerosol generating material on the suction belt in a first supply zone;
• blocking some suction holes of the suction belt in the first region such that the first aerosol generating material is retained on the suction belt in a profile comprising a plurality of first regions of the first aerosol generating material, with no or a reduced amount of first aerosol generating material provided between the first regions;
• and,
• supplying at least one of beads, pellets or granules of a second aerosol generating material between said first regions.

A method of manufacturing an article for an aerosol provision system, the method comprising manufacturing a rod of aerosol generating material comprising:

• applying suction to a suction belt having suction holes to retain a first aerosol generating material on the suction belt in a first supply zone;
• blocking some suction holes of the suction belt in the first region such that the first aerosol generating material is retained on the suction belt in a profile comprising a plurality of first regions of the first aerosol generating material, with no or a reduced amount of first aerosol generating material provided between the first regions;
• and,
• supplying at least one of beads, pellets or granules of a second aerosol generating material between said first regions,
• wherein first and second ends of the rod of aerosol generating material comprises first and second ends of the article.

A method of manufacturing rods of aerosol generating material, the method comprising:

• providing at least one of beads, pellets or granules of tobacco material;
• entraining the beads, pellets and/or granules in a continuous pressurised fluid stream;
• and
• feeding the stream into a first aerosol generating material.

A method of manufacturing an article for an aerosol provision system, the method comprising manufacturing a rod of aerosol generating material comprising:

• providing at least one of beads, pellets or granules of tobacco material;
• entraining the beads, pellets and/or granules in a continuous pressurised fluid stream;
• and
• feeding the stream into a first aerosol generating material,
• wherein first and second ends of the rod of material comprises first and second ends of the article.