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Today’s high quality papers require a highly technical and accurate

manufacturing process. This diagram details the paper making process
and illustrates the use of wood and paper for recycling.

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nd pap r
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and ding a ins
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g the p iv
times aper s es.
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g pro e its
grade perties. Hig
prin h-
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up to 3
times.
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proces . Burnin oked to
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the wh by-products of the
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energy le pulping pro nables
self-su c
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t.

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r and fi a
thin ho bre thro mixture
ri
machin zontal slit ac ugh a wire
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and c ing
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s movin a te
g wire n wire se r is then rem
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r
is strip papermakin
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p heets
p g ed and as
dried. hed; formati s is ca a reel ers are then
logs an ed from the The pu on”. lled or cut
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ed log ergy. d conv d
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bleach ectly or it ca
be Calen erting. y
d
pieces into small ed into nb
white p e After c
d ering
and re aper. oa
covere
d. device ting, the pa
with tw pe
The co o or m r can be cale
m ore roll n
the pa pression of ers thro dered. A ca
per its th le
smooth e rollers an ugh which th nder is a
and glo d th ep
ssy pro e applicatio aper is run.
perties n
, like ir of heat give
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shirts.

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materiaood is a ren its we with 100 tim
l for th ewable ig Press
indust e pulp and raw liquid ht. The fibr es sectio
is e The pre n
sustain r y an pape throug then run s
web o s section sq
ably m d comes fro r h the fw ue
water et papers a ezes the
dryin
g
anage
d fores m machin
e.
conten n
t to 50 d lowers A serie
s
ts. %. heated of cast-iron
to cy
excess a tempera linders,
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web o f 100°C, wh re in
f shee e re the
and dry ts p
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es plac
e.
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