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Chapter 23 



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Figure 23-71. — Pendistor former. 



(Top) 1. Control-air 



2. Rotary valve 



3, 4. Eddy-fluidistor 



5, 6. Pneumatic chambers 



7. Fiber inlet 



8. Former 



9. Mat 



10. Forming screen 



11. Suction box 



12. Instruments for measuring mat thickness 



13. Central control instrument 



14. 15, 16. Throttles for air control 



(Bottom) Pendistor forming station. Two formers are followed by a two-stage pre- 

 press. First press is low-pressure, second is high-pressure bandpress. (Drawing after 

 Carlsson 1978.) 



