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(43) Date of publication: 06.01.2021 Bulletin 2021/01 (21) Application number: 19757665.5 (22) Date of filing: 20.02.2019

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  D21D 1/00(2006.01) B02C 7/12(2006.01) D21D 1/30(2006.01) B02C 7/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2019/018758 (87) International publication number: WO 2019/164937 (29.08.2019 Gazette 2019/35)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 26.02.2018 US 201862635143 P (71) Applicant: Andritz, Inc. Glens Falls, NY 12801 (US)	(72) Inventors: GINGRAS, Luc Harrogate, Yorkshire HG2 9HT (GB) MICHEL, Tobias 97956 Werbachhausen (DE) (74) Representative: Hoffmann Eitle  Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastraße 30 81925 München 81925 München (DE)