Abstract: A combined size press and breaker stack comprising a breaker roll and a coating press roll and an intermediate roll selectively alternately shiftable into breaker nipping relation to the breaker roll or coating nip relation with the press roll, and guiding paper web, traveling continuously from a supply to a disposition point, to either of the alternately selected nips. Coating material is supplied to the paper web while traveling through the coating nip.

Abstract: A paper web processing mechanism for applying a combined breaker press and size press coating operation including a first breaker nip formed between a first hard surfaced chilled iron roll and a second coating roll with the first roll being loaded to control the nip pressure and a third roll forming a coating nip with said second roll with the web led immediately through the second nip either by following the second roll or being passed over a guide roll therebetween and the web coated as it passes into the second nip in either a gate roll coating operation by gate rolls nipped against the third roll or by a puddle coating operation with coating supplied to the upwardly facing side of the second nip.

Abstract: This apparatus utilizes a traveling looped conveyor belt upon which a plurality of previously slit web ribbons are received. The conveyor belt is then movably positioned to partially wrap a spool to simultaneously urge each of the ribbons into wrapping engagement with the rotating spool to be wound into a roll thereon. The traveling conveyor belt is selectively positionable about the spool and drive drum to permit removal of the wound roll and the positioning of a new spool so that transfer of the plurality of ribbons can be made from the wound roll to the next spool quickly and automatically at normal operating machine speed.

Abstract: A pair of calender rolls have the web to be calendered directed to wrap only about 90.degree. in travelling on one of the rolls into the nip of the rolls and then to wrap only about 90.degree. on the other of the rolls after leaving the nip. Pressure of the nip is variable. Additional variable nips may be provided by means of rolls located in nip relation to the first two rolls to engage the web about 90.degree. from the nip of the first two rolls. Automatic sheet threading is provided for. Provision is made for applying liquid solution to the web in the calender.