Custom Crescent Former Tissue Machine
author: George
2026-05-25
Crescent Former Tissue Machine is the mainstream equipment for high-speed household paper production. Identified by its crescent former as the core component, it integrates the whole processes of stock flow, forming, pressing, drying, creping and reeling. Featuring high operating speed, large output, low energy consumption and superior product quality, it serves as the preferred machine for large-scale tissue mills.
Core Structure and Working Process
The crescent toilet paper machine production line consists of seven core units: hydraulic headbox, crescent former, vacuum press section, Yankee dryer, hot air hood, creping device and high-speed winder. It features compact layout and high automation.
1. Hydraulic Headbox
Fully stainless steel structure, corrosion resistant and long service life.
Equipped with built-in turbulence generators to disperse fiber flocs and guarantee uniform cross basis weight. Adjustable lip accurately controls pulp spraying position.
Evenly inject pulp stock into forming area to lay foundation for high-speed paper forming.
1. Hydraulic Headbox
Fully stainless steel structure, corrosion resistant and long service life.
Equipped with built-in turbulence generators to disperse fiber flocs and guarantee uniform cross basis weight. Adjustable lip accurately controls pulp spraying position.
Evenly inject pulp stock into forming area to lay foundation for high-speed paper forming.
2.Crescent Former (Core Component of crescent former paper machine)
Structure: Composed of forming roll, wire-felt wedge zone and water collecting tray, featuring a crescent encircling structure.
Working principle: Pulp is injected into the wire-felt gap. No vacuum suction is required, and dewatering is realized by centrifugal force of the forming roll, delivering high dewatering efficiency and low power consumption.
Advantages: Cantilever structure enables quick wire and felt replacement. It ensures uniform cross-machine formation and produces soft and delicate tissue paper.
3.Vacuum Press Section
Equipped with vacuum press roll and controllable press nip, the linear pressure reaches 110kN/m.
It further removes water, raising dryness to 42%-45% after pressing and cutting down drying energy consumption.
4.Yankee Dryer & Hot Air Hood
Yankee dryer: Diameter ranges from 3000mm to 3660mm, made of alloy cast iron or steel. Capillary drainage inside efficiently discharges condensed water for superior thermal efficiency.
Open-close breathing air hood: It achieves high and evenly distributed heat utilization. Equipped with waste heat recovery system to reuse steam, the steam consumption per ton of paper is no more than 2.2 tons.
5.Creping Device
Crepe doctor blade accurately controls creping rate at 15%-25%, endowing tissue paper with excellent softness and water absorbency.
The seamless paper leading system ensures stable paper conveying and reduces paper breakage.
6.High-speed Reeling Machine
Supports automatic shaft changing and constant tension reeling with adjustable paper roll compactness. Built-in paper shaft storage realizes high automation operation of crescent former paper machine.
Structure: Composed of forming roll, wire-felt wedge zone and water collecting tray, featuring a crescent encircling structure.
Working principle: Pulp is injected into the wire-felt gap. No vacuum suction is required, and dewatering is realized by centrifugal force of the forming roll, delivering high dewatering efficiency and low power consumption.
Advantages: Cantilever structure enables quick wire and felt replacement. It ensures uniform cross-machine formation and produces soft and delicate tissue paper.
3.Vacuum Press Section
Equipped with vacuum press roll and controllable press nip, the linear pressure reaches 110kN/m.
It further removes water, raising dryness to 42%-45% after pressing and cutting down drying energy consumption.
4.Yankee Dryer & Hot Air Hood
Yankee dryer: Diameter ranges from 3000mm to 3660mm, made of alloy cast iron or steel. Capillary drainage inside efficiently discharges condensed water for superior thermal efficiency.
Open-close breathing air hood: It achieves high and evenly distributed heat utilization. Equipped with waste heat recovery system to reuse steam, the steam consumption per ton of paper is no more than 2.2 tons.
5.Creping Device
Crepe doctor blade accurately controls creping rate at 15%-25%, endowing tissue paper with excellent softness and water absorbency.
The seamless paper leading system ensures stable paper conveying and reduces paper breakage.
6.High-speed Reeling Machine
Supports automatic shaft changing and constant tension reeling with adjustable paper roll compactness. Built-in paper shaft storage realizes high automation operation of crescent former paper machine.
Pulp flows into the headbox, then enters the crescent former paper machine for centrifugal dewatering. After deep dewatering via vacuum pressing, the web is dried by Yankee dryer and air hood. Subsequently, creping treatment is conducted, followed by reeling process to produce finished base paper of the crescent former paper machine.
Outstanding Advantages
1. Ultra-high production efficiency The standard operating speed of the crescent former paper machine ranges from 800 to 2000 meters per minute, with paper width covering 2850-5600mm. Its daily output reaches 45-200 tons, over 10 times that of conventional cylinder paper machines. Featuring high automation and low paper breakage rate, the crescent former paper machine can achieve an annual operation time up to 8000 hours.
2. Superior product quality The crescent former paper machine delivers evenly distributed fibers, with cross-machine basis weight deviation controlled within ±1g/㎡. Finished paper boasts excellent softness. It is applicable to manufacture toilet paper and hand towel paper with grammage of 12-25g/㎡, compatible with various raw materials including wood pulp, bamboo pulp and waste paper pulp.
3. Excellent energy consumption & economic benefits Power consumption of the crescent former paper machine is 45%-75% lower than ordinary paper machines. Steam consumption drops by 50%-60% compared with traditional models, and water saving rate exceeds 50%.
4. Compact structure and easy maintenance The crescent former paper machine occupies less floor area, saving 35% workshop space versus conventional paper making equipment.
Industry Pain Points: High Operating Speed and High Investment Threshold
Despite the superior performance of crescent former tissue machine, it still faces prominent limitations.
Excessively high running speed ranging from 1200 to 2000 meters per minute sets stringent requirements on machining precision, structural materials and automatic control system of the crescent former tissue machine.
The equipment involves enormous investment cost. A single crescent former tissue machine costs tens of millions of funds. Heavy capital expenditure is also required for supporting factory buildings, steam supply and power facilities, making it only accessible to large-scale paper mills.
High daily operation and maintenance costs are another drawback. High-speed operation accelerates wear and tear of vulnerable parts. Professional technical teams are indispensable for routine maintenance, which places an unbearable burden on medium and small paper manufacturers.
Excessively high running speed ranging from 1200 to 2000 meters per minute sets stringent requirements on machining precision, structural materials and automatic control system of the crescent former tissue machine.
The equipment involves enormous investment cost. A single crescent former tissue machine costs tens of millions of funds. Heavy capital expenditure is also required for supporting factory buildings, steam supply and power facilities, making it only accessible to large-scale paper mills.
High daily operation and maintenance costs are another drawback. High-speed operation accelerates wear and tear of vulnerable parts. Professional technical teams are indispensable for routine maintenance, which places an unbearable burden on medium and small paper manufacturers.
Customized Retrofit: 500m/min Medium-speed Crescent Former Tissue Machine
To cater to the demands of medium-sized paper mills, we conduct speed-reduction customized renovation on standard models of crescent former tissue machine. The operating speed is adjusted down to 500 meters per minute, while core technologies of the crescent former tissue machine are fully retained. This design achieves an optimal balance among production capacity, capital investment and daily operation maintenance costs.
Core Advantages of Customized Crescent Former Paper Machine
1. Higher production capacity than conventional paper machines
Operating at a speed of 500m/min with a web width ranging from 2000mm to 3000mm, the customized crescent former paper machine achieves a daily output of 20 to 40 tons, 3 to 5 times that of ordinary cylinder paper machines with daily capacity of 3 to 10 tons. It delivers product quality comparable to high-speed crescent former paper machines and far superior to conventional models with equivalent output.
2. Greatly lowered investment threshold
The manufacturing cost of this crescent former paper machine is cut by 40% to 50%. Meanwhile, expenses on supporting facilities including factory buildings, steam supply and power consumption are effectively reduced.
3. Easy operation and maintenance with lower running costs
The moderate running speed ensures stable operation of the crescent former paper machine. It features less paper breakage, prolonged service life of wearing parts and simple daily maintenance work.
4. Perfect fit for medium-sized paper mills
The daily capacity of 20-40 tons matches the annual production plan of 10,000 to 15,000 tons for most medium-scale factories. This crescent former paper machine is compatible with low-cost raw materials such as waste pulp and bamboo pulp, helping enterprises slash production expenses.
Operating at a speed of 500m/min with a web width ranging from 2000mm to 3000mm, the customized crescent former paper machine achieves a daily output of 20 to 40 tons, 3 to 5 times that of ordinary cylinder paper machines with daily capacity of 3 to 10 tons. It delivers product quality comparable to high-speed crescent former paper machines and far superior to conventional models with equivalent output.
2. Greatly lowered investment threshold
The manufacturing cost of this crescent former paper machine is cut by 40% to 50%. Meanwhile, expenses on supporting facilities including factory buildings, steam supply and power consumption are effectively reduced.
3. Easy operation and maintenance with lower running costs
The moderate running speed ensures stable operation of the crescent former paper machine. It features less paper breakage, prolonged service life of wearing parts and simple daily maintenance work.
4. Perfect fit for medium-sized paper mills
The daily capacity of 20-40 tons matches the annual production plan of 10,000 to 15,000 tons for most medium-scale factories. This crescent former paper machine is compatible with low-cost raw materials such as waste pulp and bamboo pulp, helping enterprises slash production expenses.
Welcome to inquire about our customized crescent former tissue machine. We leverage professional technology to supply high-quality and cost-effective papermaking equipment for you.
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