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WIRE PART OF THE PAPER MACHINE

T he wire part of the PM serves for stock dewatering and
consequently it transforms the stock into the “paper sheet“. The
stock goes out of the headbox on a longitudinal endless wire
where the paper stock is dewatered so that the fibres settles down
on the wire surface.
The endless wire is embraced at the headbox side by a breast roll
and on the other side by a suction roll (couch roll) and driving roll.
The suction and driving roll combination is recommended for each
wire part version both from the drive perspective (better driving
force distribution and more cautious influence on the wire itself)
and from the perspective of the subsequent paper web removal
and its transfer into the press part.
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In the upper part between the rolls, dewatering elements are
located, which have plastic or ceramic foils attached to them. The
longitudinal endless wire with the stock is moving on their surface
and in case of the contact the stock is dewatered.

Threading and
Dewatering foils Breast roll Headbox
trimming water
jet Forming
Three-chamber Suction boxes Vacuum Hydrofoils
water boxes boxes board
suction box
Suction
roll

Auxiliary driving roll Pneumatic Top wire Bottom wire Bottom wire stretching
guide stretching stretching

Dewatering elements are located on the wire table in a

following order: The paper width is secured by format showers which separate the
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dewatering foils, problematic production due to the appearance of breaks.
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hydrofoils boxes, We offer a cantilever construction version of the wire part which
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vacuum water boxes, facilitates an easy and quick wire replacing. The structure is anti-
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suction boxes. corrosive and with an adequate height to allow an easy and
accessible maintenance.
The correct placement of the dewatering elements is essential for All other complementing features such as wire run pneumatic
a quality dewatering to reach the required percentage of the guide, low-pressure and high-pressure shower systems, doctors,
dryness behind the wire part. A steam box is used to increase a edge threading and breakage nozzles, are seen as standard for
temperature of the paper before it enter the press part to get more all wire parts supplied.
of the dryness during pressing.

The wire part length depends on the PM performance and on

types of paper produced there. The wire length is also determined
by the number of dewatering elements.
The PM endless wire is carried, guided and stretched by a row of
rolls in the lower part of the wire table. The wire guide is located
there and it guides the wire so that the wire would not leave the
machine axis. Manual and automatic wire stretchers are used as
well and they stretch the wire for a required value (2,5 – 8 N/mm).
In case of a reverse run, the wire is cleaned by water showers.
These remove mainly the fiber that got stuck during the stock
dewatering and were not separated together with the paper web
running into the press part.

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DEWATERING ELEMENTS
Dewatering elements
The wire part purpose is to dewater the stock distributed from the
headbox on the wire and ensure the creation of the “paper sheet”.
That is why dewatering elements are installed on the upper wire
part.
The order of dewatering elements is in paper run direction on the
lower part of the wire as follows: forming board, dewatering foils,
hydrofoils boxes, depression foil boxes and suction boxes. All
these elements are made of stainless steel and fitted with foils,
covered with polyethylene or ceramics.
Dandy rolls and formers are used on the upper part of the wire in
paper run direction.
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Machine design and work safety are in compliance with EU
standards.
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F orming board is a weldment made of stainless steel. It is

fixed to carriers on stands which enable its height adjustment
against the breast roll in a range of 0 - 80 mm.
It is fitted with a wide foil with foils of 65 mm width. These foils can
be made of polyethylene or ceramics. With respect to a possible
wearing the forming board is height-adjustable. All the foils are
fixed on the table by T-shaped groovings.
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simple foils replacement

D ewatering foil is as a weldment made of stainless steel. It is

fixed to the beams with stands which enable its height adjustment.
The foil design can be stationary or turnable for possible changes of
its scraping angle (0° - 2,5°).
In case of the turnable design when changing the angle, is always
necessary to adapt also the height adjustment accordingly. The
dewatering foil body is provided with a foil wide of 65 mm. This foil
can be made of polyethylene or ceramics and fixed by a T-shaped
groovings.

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Hydrofoils box is a weldment made of stainless steel. It is fixed

to the beams with using stands which enable its height adjustment
with respect to a possible the foils wearing off. It is fitted with
5 - 7 foils with width of 65 mm. The foils can be made of
polyethylene or ceramics. All the foils are fixed to the box by
T-shaped groovings.

Open hydrofoils boxes

Depression water box is a weldment made of stainless steel.

It is fixed to the beams with stands which enable its height
adjustment with respect to possible wearing of the foils.
It is fitted with 5 - 7 foils with a width of 65 mm. These foils can be
made of polyethylene or ceramics. All the foils are fixed to the box
by T-shaped groovings.
The depression in the box is created by a fan. The depression
value can be regulated by a suction valve. The suction zone width
profile can be regulated by sliding gates.
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Accessories
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M+C elements
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A+R elements
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separators - mechanical or automatical

Depression water box - sectional view - attachment of foils

Depression system scheme
Depression
Suction boxes regulation valves

Air and water

separators

Vacuum pump

White water pump

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Suction box is a weldment made of stainless steel. It is fixed to

the beams with stands which enable a height adjustment of the
box with respect to a possible wearing of the lining.
The cover can be made of polyethylene or ceramics and its
height ranges from 30 to 40 mm. The suction zone comprises
slots or round holes. The free cover area ranges from 40 to 50 %
of the total lining surface. The suction zone width in the cover is
adjustable by sliding gates. The box vacuum is created by a
vacuum pump. Connection to PM vacuum system is through a
water separator. The vacuum regulation runs automatically
using a control valve or can be done manually. Double suction box

Suction box - sectional view - attachment of foils

Each chamber is separately connected with the PM vacuum

Multi-chamber suction box is a weldment made of system through a water separator. The box vacuum is created by
stainless steel. It is fixed the beams on stands which enable a a vacuum pump. The vacuum regulation runs automatically by
height adjustment of the box with respect to a possible wearing means of a control valve or manually. The suction zone width is
of the foils. adjustable by means of sliding gates.
The foils are fixed to the box by T-shaped groovings. Each
chamber is provided with a different number of foils installed with
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dewatering rates in the PM wire part. Each chamber is
separately connected with the PM vacuum system through a
water separator. The box underpressure is created by a vacuum
pump. The vacuum regulation runs automatically by means of a
control valve or manually. The suction zone width is adjustable
by means of sliding gates.

Multi-chamber - sectional view - attachment of foils

Ilustrative photo of multi-chamber suction box

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