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What does headbox mean?

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Noun
  1. Synonym of headrail
  2. A device for distributing a suspension of solids in water to a machine at a constant rate, or for retarding the rate of flow, as to a top-feed filter, or for eliminating by overflow some of the finest particles.
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Relatively inexpensive, SMA imide resins can be dissolved easily and can be used in the headbox.
Yet when Beloit and Valmet added flow stabilizing elements to headbox designs, the result was remarkable, and now flow stabilizing members are a typical part of new headboxes.

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