Cylinder mould machine forming section

Another type forming section is the cylinder mould machine[9] using a mesh-covered rotating cylinder partially immersed in a tank of fiber slurry in the wet end to form a paper web, giving a more random distribution of the cellulose fibers. Cylinder machines can form a sheet at higher consistency, which gives a more three dimensional fiber orientation than lower consistencies, resulting in higher caliper (thickness) and more stiffness in the machine direction (MD). High MD stiffness is useful in food packaging like cereal boxes and other boxes like dry laundry detergent.