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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1987
Filed:
May. 06, 1986
Sven-Ingvar Thorbjornsson, Karlstad, SE;
KMW Aktiebolag, Karlstad, SE;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for forming a web having a predetermined grammage profile in its transverse direction is provided. The method includes the steps of introducing a composite flow of particulate material suspended in air into the distribution chamber of a forming head and depositing the material on the upper surface of an air permeable belt while applying suction to form a web and while the grammage profile is controlled by measuring the profile of the web downstream of the distribution chamber, comparing the measurement with predetermined set points, generating a control signal representative of any detected difference and controlling the amount of suction applied in predetermined suction sections in response to the control signal so as to provide a web having a predetermined grammage profile. An apparatus for accomplishing each of the steps of the method is also provided.