Abstract: A pretreatment mixing and stirring device, arranged at a stage prior to a slurry formation mixing and stirring device which forms a gypsum slurry by kneading a calcined gypsum and water, and performing a pretreatment by mixing a calcined gypsum with one or more kinds of additives selected from liquids and powders, comprising: a cylindrical housing having a top plate, a bottom plate arranged to oppose to the top plate, a side plate arranged between the top plate and the bottom plate, and a mixing and stirring region where the calcined gypsum and the additive are mixed and stirred in an interior surrounded by the top plate, the bottom plate, and the side plate; a disk-shaped rotating plate arranged inside the housing; a rotating drive shaft, penetrating the top plate or the bottom plate of the housing, and coupled to the rotating plate; a calcined gypsum supply port, arranged in the top plate, and configured to supply the calcined gypsum to the mixing and stirring region; and an additive supply port, arrange

Abstract: A sampling apparatus is provided, which includes a pressing-up unit configured to press up a sheet piece that is being conveyed by a conveying unit, from a lower side of a conveyance course of the sheet piece to above the conveyance course; and a holding unit configured to hold the sheet piece pressed up by the pressing-up unit.

Abstract: A sampling apparatus is provided, which includes a pressing-up unit configured to press up a sheet piece that is being conveyed by a conveying unit, from a lower side of a conveyance course of the sheet piece to above the conveyance course; and a holding unit configured to hold the sheet piece pressed up by the pressing-up unit.