Abstract: A machine for embossing, including at least one pair of embossing nips for plies of paper, at least one laminating nip to bond the plies of paper, a pair of embossing cylinders, each having on its surface a respective plurality of embossing protrusions, each defining a wrap angle for the at least one ply of paper, and defining therebetween a transfer nip, a pair of pressure cylinders, each associated with a respective one of the embossing cylinder, the embossing nip being defined between each pair formed of embossing cylinder and pressure cylinder, a laminating device for bonding the plies delivered from the transfer nip, at least one distribution device of material to facilitate ply-bonding arranged upstream of the laminating device, and at least one heating device for at least one of the embossing cylinders.

Abstract: A blade for creping a paper web from a dryer cylinder surface. The blade has a leading side and a front bevel surface to be impacted by the paper web. The leading side and the front bevel surface meet at a contact edge to contact the dryer cylinder. The front bevel surface has a 3D areal roughness, measured according to ISO 25178, of Sa>0.7 ?m and/or Sz>18 ?m and/or Sq>1.0 ?m.

Abstract: The housing provides layers of rigid material, a cut resistant layer, such as a cut resistant fabric layer, and cushioning around the components of a mobile electronic device, such as a tablet. The electronic device is at least partially encased within the housing providing a cut resistant layer within a rigid layer. The housing may provide two layers of cut resistant fabric, an outer layer impregnated with the rigid layer and an inner layer that maintains the properties of the cut resistant fabric. Cushioning located internally of the rigid layer and the cut resistant layers at least partially surround the components of the electronic device.

Abstract: A tissue product with at least four plies made of tissue paper base sheet or nonwoven comprises: a first outer ply and a second outer ply and at least two inner plies between the first outer ply and the second outer ply, wherein only one of the inner plies is un-embossed; the outer plies comprise a micro-embossing pattern; at least one of the outer plies comprises a décor embossing pattern; and at least two adjacent inner plies comprise the un-embossed inner ply and one micro-embossed inner ply; wherein the density of the micro-embossed protrusions of the micro-embossed inner ply is different to the density of further embossed protrusions of the micro-embossing pattern of the outer ply which is adjacent to the micro-embossed inner ply.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides high bulk tissue products, as well as an apparatus and methods for manufacturing the same. The tissue products provided herein not only have high bulk, but they also have improved surface smoothness, particularly compared to tissue products of similar basis weights.

Abstract: Sanitary tissue products employing fibrous structures that exhibit novel combination of slip stick coefficient of friction and compressibility properties and methods for making same.

Abstract: Fibrous structures that exhibit a Tensile Ratio of less than 1.75 and/or less than 1.49 as measured according to the Tensile Strength Test Method described herein and a Geometric Mean Modulus (GM Modulus) of less than 1402.4 g/cm at 15 g/cm and/or a Machine Direction Modulus (MD Modulus) of less than 1253.4 g/cm at 15 g/cm and/or a Cross Machine Direction Modulus (CD Modulus) of less than 1569.2 g/cm at 15 g/cm, are provided.

Abstract: Disclosed are multi-ply tissue products comprising a non-crosslinked binder that are durable and dispersible. The products generally have a Slosh time less than 2 minutes, such as less than about 60 seconds, such as less than about 45 seconds. Surprisingly, the foregoing Slosh times are achieved despite the tissue products having relatively high cross-machine direction (CD) wet tensile strength, such as greater than about 100 g/3?. Typically, increasing wet tensile strength, particularly wet CD tensile strength, negatively effects dispersability and increases Slosh time. Despite this trend, the present invention surprisingly provides a tissue product having a relatively high degree of wet strength and good dispersability.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing sanitary paper for handling dog feces is disclosed. The sanitary paper has good water resistance, wet strength, elasticity, and water dispersibility. As a result, the sanitary paper can be used to collect and carry feces and can be disposed of in a toilet. Since the sanitary paper manufactured has water resistance, appropriate wet strength, flexibility, and water dispersibility, the sanitary paper can easily be used to wrap and sanitarily carry dog feces and will not clog of a toilet when the sanitary paper is flushed down a toilet.

Abstract: A method of making a fabric-creped absorbent cellulosic sheet. The method includes compactively dewatering a papermaking furnish to form a web having a consistency of about thirty percent to about sixty percent, creping the web under pressure in a creping nip between a transfer surface and a structuring fabric, and drying the web to form the absorbent cellulosic sheet. The absorbent sheet has SAT capacities of at least about 9.5 g/g and at least about 500 g/m2. A creping ratio is defined by the speed of the transfer surface relative to the speed of the structuring fabric, and the creping ratio is less than about 25%.

Abstract: The present invention provides multi-ply creped tissue products, and in particular embodiments creped wet-pressed tissue products, having substantially higher per-ply basis weights, such as from about 14.0 grams per square meter or greater. Despite having relatively high per-ply basis weights, the products are generally soft and flexible, such as having a softness value (measured as TS7) less than about 10.0 and a Stiffness Index less than about 20.0. While being soft and flexible, the tissue products are durable enough to withstand use, such as having a geometric mean tensile (GMT) greater than about 1,000 g/3?.

Abstract: A method of making a fabric-creped absorbent cellulosic sheet. The method includes compactively dewatering a papermaking furnish to form a web having a consistency of about 30 percent to about 60 percent, creping the web under pressure in a creping nip between a transfer surface and a structuring fabric, the structuring fabric including knuckles formed on warp yarns of the structuring fabric, with the knuckles having a length in the machine direction (MD) of the absorbent sheet and a width in the cross machine direction (CD) of the absorbent sheet, wherein a planar volumetric density index of the structuring fabric multiplied by a ratio of the length of the knuckles to the width of the knuckles is at least about 43, and drying the web to form the absorbent cellulosic sheet.

Abstract: A method of making a fabric-creped absorbent cellulosic sheet. The method includes compactively dewatering a papermaking furnish to form a web, creping the web under pressure in a creping nip between a transfer surface and a structuring fabric, the structuring fabric including knuckles formed on warp yarns of the structuring fabric, with the knuckles being positioned along lines that are angled relative to the machine direction of the fabric. The angle of lines relative to the machine direction is between about 10° and about 30°. The method also includes drying the web to form the absorbent cellulosic sheet.

Abstract: A multi-ply through air dried structured tissue having a bulk softness of less than 10 TS7 and a lint value of 5.0 or less. Each ply of the tissue has a first exterior layer that includes a wet end temporary wet strength additive in an amount of approximately 0.25 kg/ton and a wet end dry strength additive in an amount of approximately 0.25 kg/ton, an interior layer that includes a first wet end additive comprising an ionic surfactant, and a second wet end additive comprising a non-ionic surfactant, and a second exterior layer.

Abstract: A method for calculating a laminate state of a CFRP laminate according to an embodiment includes acquiring a plurality of images of a cross section of the CFRP laminate orthogonal to a lamination direction by imaging the CFRP laminate with X-rays at a plurality of different positions in the lamination direction, the CFRP laminate including first layers including carbon fibers oriented in a first direction orthogonal to the lamination direction and second layers including carbon fibers oriented in a second direction orthogonal to the lamination direction and different from the first direction, and calculating a parameter correlated with a quantity of voids formed in the first layers and the second layers from the plurality of acquired images, and distinguishing between the first layers and the second layers using the calculated parameter.

Abstract: The present invention provides multi-layered tissue webs, and tissue products comprising the same, the multi-layered webs comprising wood fibers and non-wood cellulosic fibers where the non-wood cellulosic fibers are selectively deposited in one or more outer layers of the multi-layered web. Surprisingly disposing non-wood cellulosic fibers in the outer layers, even in relatively modest amounts, alters the machine and/or cross-machine direction properties of the resulting web, such that MD:CD tensile ratio may be reduced.

Abstract: A single or multi-ply flushable and dispersible wet wipe including a wet laid fibrous web imprinted using a structuring fabric, a binder composition comprising poly(vinyl) alcohol, poly(vinyl) acetate, poly (ethylene) (vinyl) alcohols, poly (ethylene) (vinyl) acetate, copolymers of vinyl acetate-ethylene, or combinations thereof, and one or more additives. In an exemplary embodiment, the fibrous web is wetted by a wetting solution comprising 0.1% to about 10% by weight of one of the following: (1) boric acid; and (2) boric acid and a mono or divalent salt.

Abstract: An absorbent sheet made by a process that includes the steps of forming a nascent web from an aqueous papermaking furnish, and creping the nascent web on a multilayer belt that includes (i) a first layer made from a polymeric material having a plurality of overlapping openings, and (ii) a second layer attached to the first layer, with the nascent web being deposited onto a surface of the first layer. The absorbent sheet includes a plurality of hollow domed regions projecting from a side of the absorbent sheet.

Abstract: Fibrous structures having thereon a surface softening composition containing a metathesized unsaturated polyol ester, sanitary tissue products made from such fibrous structures and methods for making same are provided.

Abstract: A method of forming a fibrous web on a papermaking machine including the steps of depositing a dilute fiber slurry out of a headbox to a forming area comprising a forming surface made up of a structured fabric, wherein the structured fabric is supported by a breast roll and a forming roll, and the forming area is devoid of any additional fabrics or belts other than the structured fabric, draining the dilute fiber slurry through the structured fabric, and drying the fiber slurry.

Abstract: A composition is disclosed that may include an adhesive agent and a release aid. A Yankee dryer coating is also disclosed that may include a release aid. The release aid may include a cationic polymer salt that is a reaction product of a polyamine or a polyalkyleneimine and a substituted alkyl trialkyl quaternary ammonium salt. Also provided are methods of treating and creping paper.

Abstract: Disclosed are multi-ply tissue products comprising a non-crosslinked binder that are durable and dispersible. The products generally have a Slosh time less than 2 minutes, such as less than about 60 seconds, such as less than about 45 seconds. Surprisingly, the foregoing Slosh times are achieved despite the tissue products having relatively high cross-machine direction (CD) wet tensile strength, such as greater than about 100 g/3?. Typically, increasing wet tensile strength, particularly wet CD tensile strength, negatively effects dispersability and increases Slosh time. Despite this trend, the present invention surprisingly provides a tissue product having a relatively high degree of wet strength and good dispersability.

Abstract: The present invention provides an embossed multi-ply tissue product that is visually pleasing and has improved physical attributes. For example, the inventive multi-ply tissue products have reduced stiffness, such as a GM Flexural Rigidity less than about 600 mg*cm, improved absorbency, such as a Residual Water (WResidual) value less than about 0.15 g, and improved wet resiliency, such as a Wet Elastic Strain Ratio greater than about 32 percent.

Abstract: A tissue machine (1) has a Yankee (3) and a shoe roll (4) that forms a nip with the Yankee (3). The nip has a maximum extension from an entry point (7) to an exit point (8). A flexible belt (9) forms an outer circumference of the roll (4). A fabric (10) carries a fibrous web (W) to the nip and passes through the nip with the web. The fabric (10) reaches the circumference of the roll (4) at a first contact point (11) and wraps the roll (4) from the first contact point to the nip. A mechanical support (12) inside the belt (9) supports the belt (9) between the first contact point (11) and the nip. The fabric (10) wraps the roll (4) from the first contact point (11) by more than 80°. The invention also relates to a method of operating the machine.

Abstract: The invention relates to fibrous structures having desirable physical properties, such as good tensile strength, low stiffness and high bulk, manufactured using a fiber furnish comprising cellulosic fibers having a pH of 5.0 or less and at least one strength resin. Not only do structures prepared with acidic fibers have desirable physical properties, they may also be manufactured in an energy efficient manner. To achieve the greatest energy savings it is generally desirable that acidic fibers not be subjected to mechanical treatment, such as by refining, prior to forming the fiber into a fibrous structure. Further, it may be desirable to subject the remainder of the fiber furnish to a minimal degree of mechanical treatment, such as by refining, so as to produce a furnish having a freeness greater than about 550 mL.

Abstract: The present invention provides aqueous compositions for treating fluff pulp comprising (i) one or more acrylic acid polymers containing phosphinate groups and having a weight average molecular weight of from 1,000 to 6,000 and (ii) from 5 to 50 wt. %, based on the total solids weight of the aqueous compositions, of one or more polyethylene glycols, having a formula weight of from 150 to 7,000, or, preferably, from 200 to 600. The present invention also provides individualized, intrafiber crosslinked cellulosic fibers comprising the cellulosic fiber and, in cured form, the aqueous compositions, as well as methods of making the individualized, intrafiber crosslinked cellulosic fibers.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides for a composition and method of producing a creped paper and the creped paper products made using this method. The method includes treating the surface of a wet fibrous web and/or surface of a Yankee drum dryer or cylinder with compositions containing a combination of a polyaminosilicone/polyaminosilicone block copolymer/surfactant and optionally one or more creping aids.

Abstract: A method is provided for the improvement of fabric release in applications such as tissue and towel making processes. The method comprises applying a micro-emulsion of hydrophobic agents and surfactants to the surface of a structured fabric used in sheet making applications of a tissue machine.

Abstract: A modified creping adhesive formulation is described that includes at least one creping adhesive, and modifier, wherein the modifier is or includes an emulsion of polypropylene glycol, at least one quaternary ammonium compound, and at least one non-ionic surfactant. The present invention is directed to the modifier itself as well. Methods of creping using the formulation are also described.

Abstract: The present invention provides multi-layered tissue webs, and tissue products comprising the same, the multi-layered webs comprising wood fibers and non-wood cellulosic fibers where the non-wood cellulosic fibers are selectively deposited in one or more outer layers of the multi-layered web. Surprisingly disposing non-wood cellulosic fibers in the outer layers, even in relatively modest amounts, alters the machine and/or cross-machine direction properties of the resulting web, such that MD:CD tensile ratio may be reduced.

Abstract: A package including a stack of absorbent tissue paper material and a packaging, wherein, in the stack, the tissue material forms panels having a length, and a width perpendicular to the length, the panels being piled on top of each other to form a height extending between a first end surface and a second end surface of the stack; the absorbent tissue paper material including at least a dry crepe material, the stack, when in the package, having a selected packing density D0 of 0.25 to 0.65 kg/dm3, and exerting a force along the height of the stack towards the packaging, the packaging encircling the stack so as to maintain the stack in a compressed condition with the selected packing density D0.

Abstract: An absorbent structure with high wet strength, absorbency and softness made by a process including forming a stock mixture of fibers, a cationic wet strength resin, an anionic polyacrylamide and a cellulase enzyme, and at least partially drying the stock mixture to form a web.

Abstract: A multi-ply through air dried structured tissue having a bulk softness of less than 10 TS7 and a lint value of 5.0 or less. Each ply of the tissue has a first exterior layer that includes a wet end temporary wet strength additive in an amount of approximately 0.25 kg/ton and a wet end dry strength additive in an amount of approximately 0.25 kg/ton, an interior layer that includes a first wet end additive comprising an ionic surfactant, and a second wet end additive comprising a non-ionic surfactant, and a second exterior layer.

Abstract: A method of making a fabric-creped absorbent cellulosic sheet. The method includes compactively dewatering a papermaking furnish to form a web, creping the web under pressure in a creping nip between a transfer surface and a structuring fabric, the structuring fabric including knuckles formed on warp yarns of the structuring fabric, with the knuckles being positioned along lines that are angled relative to the machine direction of the fabric. The angle of lines relative to the machine direction is between about 10° and about 30°. The method also includes drying the web to form the absorbent cellulosic sheet.

Abstract: A unitary deflection member. The unitary deflection member can have a fluid pervious reinforcing member and a patterned framework. The patterned framework can have a plurality of regularly spaced protuberances extending from the reinforcing member. At least two of said protuberances can be similar in size and shape, and each protuberance can have a transition portion having a transition portion width and a forming portion having a forming portion width. The transition portion width can be less than the forming portion width.

Abstract: A fibrous structure is disclosed. The fibrous structure exhibits a plurality of discrete knuckles arranged in a pattern of repeat units. The repeat units can include a plurality of rows arranged orthogonally in an X-Y plane, each row having a portion of the discrete knuckles, and each discrete knuckle separated from adjacent discrete knuckles in a row by a distance. Each of the discrete knuckles within the repeat unit can have substantially the same shape and size; and wherein the distance between at least two adjacent discrete knuckles in each row are non-uniform such that the repeat unit exhibits varying pillow width distances along the rows in both the X and Y axes.

Abstract: A fabric or belt for a papermaking machine including a first layer that defines a web contacting surface and a second layer that supports the first layer. The first layer is made of extruded polymer and includes a plurality of first elements aligned in a first direction, a plurality of second elements aligned in a second direction and extending over the plurality of first elements, and a plurality of open portions defined by the plurality of first and second elements. The second layer is made of woven fabric. The first layer is bonded to the second layer so that the first layer extends only partially through the second layer and an interface formed between the first and second layers includes bonded and unbonded portions and airflow channels that extend in a plane parallel to the first and second layers.

Abstract: A fabric or belt for a papermaking machine including a first layer that defines a web contacting surface and a second layer that supports the first layer. The first layer is made of extruded polymer and includes a plurality of first elements aligned in a first direction, a plurality of second elements aligned in a second direction and extending over the plurality of first elements, and a plurality of open portions defined by the plurality of first and second elements. The second layer is made of woven fabric. The first layer is bonded to the second layer so that the first layer extends only partially through the second layer and an interface formed between the first and second layers includes bonded and unbonded portions and airflow channels that extend in a plane parallel to the first and second layers.

Abstract: Paper converting plant, including means for producing logs of paper material starting from one or more paper webs fed by corresponding reels, an embossing unit, a bridge crane with arms provided with grippers, and a rewinder that produces logs using the webs coming from the embossing unit, wherein the embossing unit is arranged to be configured in a first use configuration in which one or more embossing rollers positioned inside it are stably locked to respective support means and a second removal configuration in which said one or more embossing rollers are disengaged from said support means and can be extracted from the embossing unit, the plant also includes a storing unit in which are stored one or more embossing rolls according to a predefined storage order such that each embossing roller occupies a predetermined position in the same storage unit, each embossing roller having a respective longitudinal axis.

Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-layer cardboard material (10), comprising at least one first fibrous-material layer (12), which has a cellulose-containing base material, and at least one second fibrous-material layer (14) comprising a mixture of cellulose-containing material and fine material particles, wherein a material of origin for the fine material particles is coco peat and the fine material particles have a particle size <0.5 mm, in particular <0.3 mm. The invention further relates to a method for producing a multi-layer cardboard material (10), in particular a multi-layer cardboard web, comprising at least one first and one second fibrous-material layer (12, 14), and the use of a fibrous-material layer comprising a mixture of cellulose-containing material and fine material particles.

Abstract: Sanitary tissue products employing fibrous structures that exhibit novel combination of slip stick coefficient of friction and compressibility properties and methods for making same.

Abstract: A tissue product including a laminate of at least two plies of a multi-layer tissue web, the tissue product having a softness value (HF) of 92.0 or greater, a lint value of 4.5 or less, and an Sdr of greater than 3.0.

Abstract: A package including a stack of absorbent tissue paper material and a packaging, wherein, in the stack, the tissue material forms panels having a length, and a width perpendicular to the length, the panels being piled on top of each other to form a height extending between a first end surface and a second end surface of the stack; the absorbent tissue paper material including at least a dry crepe material, the stack, when in the package, having a selected packing density D0 of 0.25 to 0.65 kg/dm3, and exerting a force along the height of the stack towards the packaging, the packaging encircling the stack so as to maintain the stack in a compressed condition with the selected packing density D0.

Abstract: Creping adhesives can include one or more crosslinked resins having the chemical formula (O), (P), or (Q), where RX can be a crosslinking moiety, each RY can independently be a substituted or unsubstituted organic diyl moiety, and each A? can independently be an anion. The creping adhesive can have a cylinder probe adhesion of about 100 gram-force to about 300 gram-force. The creping adhesive can have a peel adhesion of about 20 g/cm to about 110 g/cm.

Abstract: There is provided a binding member. The binding member includes: an upper toothed part having projections and recesses for forming irregularities in a bundle of recording materials; and a lower toothed part having projections and recesses for forming irregularities in the bundle of recording materials and forming a pair with the upper toothed part. In at least one of the upper toothed part and the lower toothed part, in side surfaces of the recesses of one toothed part, when the upper toothed part and the lower toothed part are engaged, surfaces wide in a direction parallel to the pressing direction of the toothed parts are formed so as to be provided gaps between the upper toothed part and the lower toothed part.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a paper product including providing a forming fabric and forming a web on the fabric. The forming fabric includes warp knuckles of directly adjacent warp yarns overlapping the cross-machine direction forming a continuous warp knuckle pattern angled to the machine and cross-machine directions. A first line connecting the centers of first two directly adjacent warp knuckles of the continuous warp knuckle pattern is angled to the machine direction at a first angle different from a second angle of a second line connecting the centers of second two directly adjacent warp knuckles of the continuous warp knuckle pattern so that a line connecting the centers of all warp knuckles forming the continuous warp knuckle pattern is non-straight. At least 50% of all the continuous warp knuckle patterns have an overlap of at least three consecutive weft yarns.

Abstract: A flexible band configured to be connected to a data page and to a booklet, wherein the flexible band extends along a main direction and includes an upper side and a lower side as well as a plurality of apertures, wherein the flexible band includes at least one security element, wherein the security element is provided by at least one security print pattern; or the security element is provided by at least one security thread; or the security element is provided by at least one security print pattern in combination with at least one security thread.

Abstract: N-methyl-N-acylglucamines are suitable as thickening agents in aqueous surfactant solutions containing one or more anionic surfactants of the group including alkyl ether sulfates and alkyl sulfates, the N-methyl-N-acylglucamines containing at least 60 wt.-% of N-methyl-N-acylglucamines that have a C12-, C14-acyl group or an unsaturated C18-acyl group and at the same time less than 5 wt.-% of N-methyl-N-acylglucamines that contain an acyl group <C12. The surfactant solutions are particularly used in cosmetic compositions.

Abstract: Sanitary tissue products employing fibrous structures that exhibit novel combination of slip stick coefficient of friction and compressibility properties and methods for making same.

Abstract: Soft absorbent sheets, structuring fabrics for producing soft absorbent sheets, and methods of making soft absorbent sheets. The soft absorbent sheets have a plurality of projected regions and connecting regions that connect the projected regions. The projected regions include folds that are curved relative to a machine direction of the absorbent sheet, with ends of the curved folds being on opposite sides of the projected regions, and with apexes of the curved folds being positioned downstream in the machine direction of the absorbent sheet. The absorbent sheets can be formed by structuring fabrics that have angled lines of warp yarn knuckles.