2. âą Vacuum suction on drive side to
make the felt and roll change easy
âą No drive applied to the suction
pressure roll
âą Hydraulic or pneumatic loading
PrimePress Single
General features
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Position Felt Run
Felt
Tension
[kN/m] (empty bars are fictive tensions)
Motor
Forming Roll
PrimePress Single
Drive concept â felt tension diagram
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Motor
Yankee
Motor
Felt Roll
5. âą High quality shell of cast or welded
stainless steel
âą Double spirally drilled hole pattern
âą No inside support bearing due to DS
suction
âą Conical fit of shell and deckle to ensure
frictional connection and centering
PrimePress Single
Suction pressure roll â design features
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TS FS
Yankee
felt
sheet/felt
DRILL PATTERN
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6. Precise removal of water from the suction roll - advantages for
âą good post press dryness
âą uniform moisture profile
âą better felt uniformity resulting in higher coating uniformity and stability
PrimePress Single
Water tray double doctor
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water doctor
pneum. loaded
cleaning lance
Suction pressure
roll
Yankee
wiper