Finnish inventors develop pulp mass edge controlling method

Dec 04, 2006. /Lesprom Network/. Lassi Minkkinen and Harri Tahti, both of Karhula, Finland, have developed an arrangement for controlling the edge of pulp mass in a web former and a method for controlling the edge of pulp mass, according to US Fed News. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to an arrangement for controlling the edge of pulp mass in a web former, the web former comprising a space formed by two wires or the like, into which space the pulp mass is fed. The wires or the like are supported on a chamber units, which each time include at least one chamber for receiving the water removed from the pulp mass. In conjunction with the side edge of the said web former are arranged pulp mass edge control means, which include an edge sealing part." An abstract of the invention, released by the Patent Office, said: "The edge sealing part extends, in the lateral direction of the web former, by a distance between the chamber units in such a way that it will prevent the pulp mass edge from passing and/or spreading in the lateral direction of the web former into the area of the said edge of the web former. The invention also relates to a method for controlling the pulp mass edge in a web former." The inventors were issued U.S. patent №7,135,092 on November 14. The patent has been assigned to Metso Paper Inc., Helsinki, Finland.