What is forming fabric? | Paper Machine Clothing

What is Forming Fabric?

Forming fabric of paper machine clothing is a continuous mesh belt made from PET yarn and PA yarn and it plays an important role in paper making process. According to the weave structure the forming fabric can be devided into single layer forming fabric, 1.5 layer forming fabric, 2.5 layer forming fabric, SSB 3 layer forming fabric.

What is the role of Forming Fabric?

Forming fabric plays an important role in paper making process, support the sheet as it formed and carry to the next pressing section during the paper production.

What kind of characteristics should the forming fabric have?

A well-designed forming fabric should have good fiber support and good dehydration performance. In addition, make the paper sheet surface more smooth, forming fabric structure and size stability, longer service life is also a factor that must be considered.

How to choose forming fabric for my paper machine?

Many factors affect your choice, there are several main factors such as type of your paper machine, paper machine design speed, operating speed, paper grade and its gsm, pulp grammage percentage of each forming fabric, etc. If you have forming fabric requirement, please contact Huatao now, experienced technical engineers for your paper machine design unique solution.