Systems and methods for web-fed dry forming of fiber-based products
AssigneeFootprint International, LLC
InventorsYoke Chung, Yiyun Zhang, David France, Todd Biggs, Steven Roach
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods and systems for production of fiber-based, plastic-free products are produced by a web-fed dry forming process. In some embodiments, a method of manufacturing a paper-based packaging product includes conditioning a paper web to optimize a moisture content of the paper web and to treat the paper web with at least one additive to form a conditioned paper web; and dry molding the conditioned paper web under one or both of heat and pressure to produce a plurality of finished paper-based packaging products.
Claims14
A system for manufacturing a paper-based packaging product, comprising:
- a conditioning apparatus, comprising one or more fluid dispensing units and one or more heating units, configured to condition a paper web that is web-fed into the conditioning apparatus by optimizing a moisture content of the paper web and by treating the paper web with at least one additive to form a conditioned paper web;
- a cutting apparatus, comprising one or more blades cross-cut the conditioned paper web into conditioned paper web sections;
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- a dry forming apparatus, comprising at least one slitting tool, at least one pressing tool, and at least one cutting tool, configured to dry mold one or more portions of the conditioned paper web sections under one or both of heat and pressure to produce a plurality of finished paper-based packaging products.
A system for manufacturing a paper-based packaging product, comprising:
- a conditioning apparatus, comprising one or more fluid dispensing units and one or more heating units, configured to condition a fiber material that is fed into the conditioning apparatus by enhancing a moisture content of the fiber material and by treating the fiber material with at least one additive to form a conditioned paper;
- a cutting apparatus, comprising one or more blades cross-cut the conditioned paper into conditioned paper sections;
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- a dry forming apparatus, comprising at least one slitting tool, at least one pressing tool, and at least one cutting tool, configured to dry mold one or more portions of the conditioned paper sections under one or both of heat and pressure to produce a plurality of finished paper-based packaging products.
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