Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for preparing an unbleached biomechanical pulp and fully utilizing by-products by treating wheat straws with heat steam in synergy with biological enzymes, which belongs to the technical field of papermaking technology and waste comprehensive utilization. The present disclosure provides a method for preparing an unbleached biomechanical pulp by treating whole wheat straws with heat steam in synergy with biological enzymes, where the prepared high-strength biomechanical pulp can meet the requirements of producing unbleached packaging paper and paper-based materials. At the same time, the by-products are recycled to prepare a biomass compound fertilizer, which turns solid waste into treasure and realizes the high-value full utilization of wheat straw. Therefore, the method in the present disclosure is simple, green, clean and efficient, which has good practical application value and broad application prospects.

Abstract: A system comprising: (a) a steam box; and (b) a monitoring system that monitors cleanliness of the steam box and is configured to connect to a paper machine.

Abstract: A fiber structure manufacturing apparatus includes: a defibration unit that pulverizes and defibrates a fiber raw material that contains fibers; a transportation unit that transports a defibrated material after defibration by the defibration unit; a melting-material mixing unit that mixes a melting material into the defibrated material transported by the transportation unit; a fibrous web forming unit that forms a fibrous web by causing a mixture of the defibrated material and the melting material to accumulate; a sheet supplying unit that supplies a shape retainer sheet to the fibrous web; and a heating-and-pressing mechanism that forms a fiber structure by heating and pressing the fibrous web after the shape retainer sheet is supplied; wherein the sheet supplying unit supplies the shape retainer sheet in such a state that nap is raised on a surface, of the shape retainer sheet, that is to be in contact with the fibrous web.

Abstract: An elongated planar or profiled component for a manufacturing machine of a fibrous cellulosic web, such as paper, board or tissue web, is at least partially formed from a composite material having a continuous polymer matrix, and reinforcing inorganic fibers embedded in the continuous polymer matrix. The continuous polymer matrix is biodegradable and the reinforcing inorganic fibers are biodegradable glass fibers. A method is disclosed for recycling elongated planar and/or profiled components used for manufacture of a fibrous web.

Abstract: A papermaking machine air foil including a housing having a top surface, a bottom surface, side surfaces, a leading edge and a trailing edge, at least one air inlet on the top surface that directs injected air into the housing, and an air slot formed in the bottom surface that directs ejected air from the housing towards a trailing edge of the air foil, the air slot having a V-shape. The papermaking machine air foil is configured to be disposed on top of a paper web at a position adjacent to a Yankee dryer so that the ejected air directed by the air slot of the air foil stabilizes the paper web as the paper web is removed from the Yankee dryer.

Abstract: A sheet manufacturing method includes a web forming step of forming a web by accumulating a defibrated product in a dry manner, a moisture imparting step of imparting the web with moisture, a pressurizing step of pressurizing the web to which the moisture is imparted, and a heating step of heating the web to which the moisture is imparted, in which a water content of the web to which the moisture is imparted in the moisture imparting step is 12% by mass or more, a pressure applied to the web in the pressurizing step is 0.2 MPa or more, and a temperature of the web in the heating step is 100° C. or lower.

Abstract: Products having reducing tissue wrinkling, puckering, and bunching and improved emboss definition, emboss visibility, and perceived softness are described. The methods comprise embossing the tissue sheet with a emboss elements having segments aligned in the machine direction and including an abatement component, such as a tapered width or a multi dual-apex, that can absorb machine direction stretch during the production of the product.

Abstract: A web transportation apparatus includes a mesh belt configured to be rotated to transport a web formed of a dry deposited material containing fibers and a striking member configured to strike a return section of the mesh belt to remove the material attached to the mesh belt. The striking member includes a striking bar and a striking lever. The striking bar is reciprocated to strike the mesh belt.

Abstract: A sheet manufacturing apparatus including an accumulating unit that causes a defibrated product to accumulate in a dry manner and forms a web, a moisture adding unit that adds moisture from a side of one surface of the formed web such that a moisture content of the web is equal to or more than 12 mass % and equal to or less than 40 mass %, and a heating unit that heats the web to which moisture is added. The heating unit has a first portion that comes in contact with the one surface of the web and a second portion that comes in contact with another surface of the web, and the heating unit heats the web in a state of a surface temperature of the first portion being higher than a surface temperature of the second portion.

Abstract: A sheet manufacturing method includes forming a web by accumulating a mixture containing a fiber and a water-soluble polysaccharide in a dry manner, a moisture imparting step of imparting the web with moisture, and a pressurizing and heating step of pressurizing and heating the web to which the moisture is imparted, in which the pressurizing and heating step performs pressurizing and heating at the same time, a pressure higher than a pressure applied to the web in the pressurizing and heating step is not applied to the web before the pressurizing and heating step, and heating to a temperature higher than a temperature for heating the web in the pressurizing and heating step is not performed before the pressurizing and heating step.

Abstract: An assembly for a papermaking machine includes: a seal strip with an upper surface configured to provide a seal for a suction roll; a seal strip holder, the seal strip residing in the seal strip holder and movable relative thereto; and a wear monitoring system. The wear monitoring system may include a magnet and magnetic field sensors or an ultrasonic transducer to monitor movement of the seal strip relative to the holder, thereby indicating wear.

Abstract: A fiber body forming apparatus including an accumulating unit that has a release unit that releases a material containing a fiber and that has an accumulating member on which the material released from the discharging unit accumulates, a sheet substrate supply unit that supplies a sheet substrate to a position vertically below the release unit, and a control unit that controls operation of the accumulating unit and the sheet substrate supply unit, in which the control unit controls the operation of the accumulating unit and the sheet substrate supply unit to selectively execute a first mode for causing the material to accumulate on the accumulating member and the second mode for supplying the sheet substrate to the position vertically below the release unit and causing the material to accumulate on the sheet substrate.

Abstract: A cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning roller configured to rotate about a first rotation axis to clean a component to which paper dust is attached, the cleaning roller having a first area and a second area that is adjacent to the first area in a direction along the first rotation axis and to which more paper dust is attached than to the first area, and a remover configured to rotate about a second rotation axis extending in a direction different from the first rotation axis and configured to come in contact with at least a portion of the second area to remove the paper dust from the second area.

Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide a shoe press belt which has an excellent strength while the variation in strength among its parts being suppressed, and to provide a method for producing such a shoe press belt. Provided is a shoe press belt for use in a papermaking machine comprising at least one resin layer, wherein the resin layer comprises a polyurethane resin formed by curing an urethane prepolymer having an isocyanate group with a curing agent having an active hydrogen group, wherein the curing agent comprises one or more polycarbonate diol(s) expressed by the following formulae (1) and (2).

Abstract: Device for applying a treatment substance (2.1, 2.2), in particular starch, on at least one side of a running product web (13), in particular a paper or board web, by means of a least one curtain coater (1.1, 1.2) having a discharge nozzle (14.1, 14.2) and at least one press nip (N) following the curtain coater (1.1, 1.2) for forming a hydraulic pressure when the product web (13) passes through a press nip (N) which is formed by one of two rotating press rolls and which causes the treatment substance (2.1, 2.2) to penetrate into the product web (13), wherein the at least one press nip (N) is equipped with at least one heated applicator roll (7, 8) as a press roll to increase the penetration of the treatment substance (2.1, 2.2) into the product web (13), and at least one of the two press rolls (8) is designed with a fixed or adjustable crown (16) for the adjustment of a line load in a range of 20 to 200 kN/m.

Abstract: A paper machine clothing has a plurality of through-channels formed in a usable region. The through-channels extend through the substrate to connect the upper and lower sides. The through-channels are non-cylindrical with a cross-sectional area becoming smaller along a thickness direction of the substrate from the upper side to a middle region of the substrate. An upper rim of at least one of the plurality of through-channels directly contacts an upper rim of at least one other neighboring through-channel of the plurality of through-channels, wherein the upper rims of both neighboring through-channels have at least three common local maxima, including two outer common local maxima and one intermediate common local maximum that is located between the two outer common local maxima. There is also described a method of producing such a paper machine clothing.

Abstract: A system and method is provided for proactive process intervention in manufacturing creped products via a chemical feed stage and a Yankee dryer stage. The method includes generating signals from a plurality of online sensors, corresponding to directly measured variables for respective process components such as, e.g., pH, conductivity, and Yankee blade vibration. Models are developed including retrievable information relating combinations of certain directly measured variables to respective quality characteristics of the creped product. The method further includes indirectly determining quality characteristics (e.g., softness, bulk) for the creped product, substantially in real time, based on, e.g., signals corresponding to directly measured variables, and optionally a predicted natural coating potential.

Abstract: A fibrous body accumulating device includes an accumulating section including a drum that introduces and releases a material including fibers, a detection section detecting a presence of the material in the drum, and an estimation section estimating an amount of the material in the drum based on a detection frequency at which the detection section detects the material. The fibrous body accumulating device further includes a storage section in which a calibration curve showing a relationship between the detection frequency and the amount of the material in the drum is stored, and the estimation section calculates information on the detection frequency and estimates the amount of the material in the drum with reference to the calibration curve.

Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide a shoe press belt which has an excellent strength while the variation in strength among its parts being suppressed, and to provide a method for producing such a shoe press belt.

Abstract: The present invention relates to papermaking fabrics useful in the manufacture of paper products, such as tissue paper. Particularly this invention relates to a woven papermaking fabric that includes a stabilized weave providing a textured contacting surface. The woven papermaking fabric includes a plurality of warp and shute filaments woven together to provide at least one protuberance on the web contacting side of the fabric that extends longitudinally over at least five shute filaments. The at least one protuberance is stabilized by including an offset shute float weave pattern configured such that a majority of the shute filaments forming the at least one protuberance are woven in an anti-nesting configuration.