Air laying device

A device, comprising:

• a forming fabric, which is arranged statically;
• and
• an air laying device for producing a fibrous mat at least partially from a plurality of fibers including at least one of a plurality of wood pulp fibers and a plurality of cellulose fibers, the air laying device including:
• a ring distributor including a fiber feed and a ring channel, the ring channel including an outlet element forming a section of the ring channel;
• and
• a calming channel extending in a downward direction toward the forming fabric, the section being arranged within the calming channel, the outlet element including a plurality of openings configured for being that through which the plurality of fibers supplied by the fiber feed exit from the ring channel into the calming channel and move to the forming fabric to form the fibrous mat on the forming fabric, the plurality of openings having a maximum width of 10 mm, the air laying device being configured for a laboratory use.