Abstract: Metal parts can be economically fabricated by a metal stamping that comprises preforming a piece of wire to have a shape corresponding to the 2-dimensional configuration of a desired product workpiece, flattening the wire to form a metal blank, and subjecting the metal blank to metal stamping to obtain the desired product workpiece. The process can significantly reduce the amount of scrap material and thereby reduce manufacturing costs.

Abstract: Metal parts can be economically fabricated by a metal stamping that comprises preforming a piece of wire to have a shape corresponding to the 2-dimensional configuration of a desired product workpiece, flattening the wire to form a metal blank, and subjecting the metal blank to metal stamping to obtain the desired product workpiece. The process can significantly reduce the amount of scrap material and thereby reduce manufacturing costs.

Abstract: Paper machine deckle defining structure is protected from fiber accumulations by a uniformly distributed water film that continuously flows from a flat, horizontal upper surface over all smoothly faired lower surfaces of the deckle elements.

Abstract: The lateral edges of a papermachine forming fabric pond are contained by a deckle board having a bottom edge positioned above the forming fabric upper surface elements but below the fabric supported stock pond surface. Lateral edges of the forming fabric run under the deckle board and upon an edge support beam within an elongated fluid channel between the outside surfaces of the deckle board structure and the inside surfaces of the edge support beam. Fluid flow within the elongated fluid channel, preferably independent of the papermachine headbox slice opening, supplies the elongated fluid channel volume for a fluid barrier to pond stock loss under the deckle board bottom edge.