laboratory machine for handsheet production

Mecaform, Dynamic Handsheet Maker is the ultimate laboratory equipment to produce oriented handsheet paper for mechanical and printing testing. Mecaform reproduces the shear and the hydrodynamic conditions of an industrial paper machine.


Operating principle
The handsheet is created by spraying pulp on the wire in a spinning drum through a water-wall.

The rotation speed combined with the spray flow and the sweeping ratio will impart the fibers with a cross and machine direction. By adjusting the speed of the pump motor, it increases the spraying pulp and can have consequently different fibers orientations. At the end of the process the handsheet is drained through the wire by centirfugal force and the water is scooped out automatically.

Mecaform is very user friendly with its graphic interface tactile screen. The screen displays real-time changes, enabling the operator to monitor the behavior of the unit. The latest generation of electronically controled mortor on the sweepinf arm gives an even fiber repartition all along the width. The handsheet thus has a larger testing surface. The mechanical and electronic design of Mecaform ensure maximum safety for the operators.