(57) A forming and dewatering mechanism for a twin wire section of a papermaking machine
wherein the top wire (10) is brought down over an adjustable roll (18) and both wires
(10, 11) are pssed over a curved shoe (14) with a solid or slotted suction board (16)
and following blades (15), the twin wires (10, 11) are then passed around a center
roll (27) with a reverse wrap relative to the shoe (14). An autoslice (22) is arranged
for collecting the water following the shoe (14) and a save-all (28) arranged for
collecting the water following the center roll (27), and the twin wires (10, 11) are
then passed over a suction transfer box (34) for transferring the web to the lower
wire (11).
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