Method for testing the filling of a container with rod-shaped articles of
the tobacco-processing industry and filling test device for the
container, in which a depth of the container is at least as great as a
length of a rod-shaped article. The process includes detecting at least
one property of the content of the container, comparing the at least one
property with a predetermined desired content of the container, and when
a deviation from the desired content is greater than a predetermined
tolerance value, generating a signal corresponding to a defective
filling. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention
disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the
invention in any way.