Paper machine

device · 1799 · Industrial Revolution

Continuous paper production (Robert, Fourdrinier).

What it is made of

• Belt drive — has part. The wire moves on belts and rolls.
• Fourdrinier wire table — has part. An endless mesh forms the web.
• Press rollers — has part. Rollers squeeze out the water.
• Heated drying cylinders — has part. Heated cylinders dry the paper.
• Paper reel — has part. It winds the paper into a roll.

Principles and materials it uses

• Wood pulp — uses. The raw material.
• Cast iron — is made of. The rolls are cast iron.

Where it is used

• Paper — is used in. Industrial production.

Things built in a similar way

• Conveyor belt — works like. Fourdrinier’s endless wire mesh moves like a conveyor belt, forming the web of paper.

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