Gpcp IP Holdings LLC

Georgia-pacific Consumer Products LP

David S Veldhuizen

Mark S Hunter

Dean J Baumgartner

Theodore D Kennedy

David Drew Raines

Farminder Singh Anand

Lawrence J Fuchs

Mitchell S Edbauer

Glenn W Busch

Thomas K Toothman

Farminder S Anand

The disclosure relates to a continuous cleaning method for cleaning a moving fabric in a paper machine. The method uses one or more cleaning stages. In one embodiment, one cleaning stage applies steam to heat and soften contaminants on the fabric followed by the application of water, preferably superheated water, to remove the contaminants. Another cleaning stage may apply hot water, steam and/or superheated water via an encapsulated shower and evacuation chamber making it possible to clean the width of the fabric without substantial rewet.

Process for cleaning a transport belt for manufacturing a paper web

Described herein are methods and systems for minimizing folding defects when rolling a paper product. The method comprises rotating a roll in a manner that draws a paper product toward the roll. The location of a pick-up point between the roll and the paper product is altered by influencing the air pressure experienced by the paper product. This may be accomplished by flowing air in one of several manners described in the specification.

Air knife configured to improve rolling of paper product

The disclosure relates to a method for trimming unwanted edges from a moving paper web. The disclosure also relates to the trimming of unwanted edges while the web is traveling on a structured papermaking fabric. The method uses a water nozzle having a diameter of 0.02&#x2033; or less. The method also includes the removal of the unwanted edge trimmings to a trim chute through the use of moving air, for example, an air knife. The disclosure also relates to an edge trimming apparatus.

Sheet edge trimming and removal from a structured paper fabric

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Green Bay, WI, United States of America

David S Veldhuizen