Ibs of America

Paul Wratschko

Andrew Forester

James Faufau

Jake Neal

David Jackson

Chris Blair

A formation detection system comprising: one or more sensors located above a sheet of paper, located below the sheet of paper, or both and one or more lights that illuminate all or a portion of the sheet of paper passing by the one or more sensors so that the one or more sensors monitor formation of the paper comprising: orientation of fibers within the sheet of paper, wherein the formation detection system is configured to monitor the sheet of paper before a press section, within the press section, before a dryer section, within the dryer section, after the dryer section, or a combination thereof of a paper machine; and wherein the one or more sensors are movable in a cross-machine direction across the sheet of paper within the paper machine.

Formation detection system and a process of controlling

A formation detection system comprising: (a) one or more sensors and (b) one or more lights that illuminate a location of interest so that the one or more sensors can monitor the location of interest; wherein one of the one or more sensors are located substantially planar with a wire of a paper machine and proximate to a slice opening so that the one of the one or more sensors is adjacent to a cut through so that the one of the one or more sensors is capable of measuring stock above the wire and removed water below the wire, and wherein the one of the one or more sensors is capable of measuring a distance between an impingement location of a stock jet and the wire from a forming board.

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Chesapeake, VA, United States of America

Paul Wratschko