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Forming fabric
Table 4.2.2
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Subdomain (1st level):  Papermaking
Subdomain (2nd level):  Paper web manufacture
Subdomain (3rd level):  Sheet formation
Grammatical category:  Complex term
Grammar notes:  Countable
Definition:  Endless belt of woven synthetic monofilament cloth onto which the headbox jet (fiber suspension) impinges to drain the stock and form a fibrous web.
Definition source:  EN 9
Context:  Fiber enters the stock preparation plant as thick stock transfers from on-site pulping operations and/or as market pulp along with whatever additives are used. A small fraction of these solid materials (say 0.05 - 2.0%) is rejected as waste by the screens and cleaners of the stock approach system. At the forming section, only about 50 - 60% of the solids in the headbox flow is retained on the forming fabric.
Context source:  EN 48
Attestation:  2
Contained in:  Fourdrinier table
Synonyms:  Fourdrinier wire, Forming wire
Related terms:  Breast roll, Forming board, Foils, Vacuum foil units, Dandy roll, Suction boxes, Couch roll, Wire-turning roll, Guide roll, Stretch roll
It:  Tela di formazione
Degree of reliability IT:  3
Fr:  Toile de formation
Degree of reliability FR:  3