Paper machine and method for manufacturing paper

A paper machine (1, 30) for manufacturing a fibre web (12, 41) of paper without through air drying (TAD) and without any dewatering press nips, the paper machine comprising:

• a wet end (2, 31), comprising a wire section (5, 34) comprising:
• at least one forming wire (7, 8, 36) for forming the fibre web (12, 41);
• and
• a structuring section (15, 38) comprising:
• a clothing (16, 39), being air and water permeable and exhibiting a three-dimensional structure for structuring the fibre web;
• and
• at least one dewatering unit (20, 46, 49) for dewatering the fibre web (12, 41);
• a drying section (3, 32), comprising a drying surface (24, 54) for drying the fibre web (12, 41);
• and
• a transfer roll (23, 52), being arranged for interacting with the drying surface (24, 54) at a transfer nip (25, 53) for transferring the fibre web (12, 41) from the wet end (2, 31) to the drying section (3, 32);
• wherein:
• the fibre web (12, 41) is supported by said clothing (16, 39) from the wire section (5, 34) all the way to and through the transfer nip (25, 53);
• the clothing is arranged for picking up the fibre web from said at least one forming wire and for carrying the fibre web openly so that the fibre web has a free side (19, 45);
• the at least one dewatering unit comprises a steam box (21, 47, 50) being arranged for facing towards the free side of the fibre web and a suction box (22, 48, 51) being arranged inside a loop of the clothing opposite or downstream of the steam box;
• and
• the transfer roll is a smooth roll allowing a transfer of the fibre web from the clothing to the drying surface without any dewatering of the fibre web as the fibre web passes through the transfer nip.