Definition: ‘Tank in which the head or level of the papermaking stuff is regulated to provide uniform flow on the paper machine wire.’ (Dictionary of the Printing and Allied Industries, 2nd Edition)

Dictionary of the Printing and Allied Industries, 2nd Edition

Dutch

  • oploopkast
  • stofoploopkast
  • stofoploop

English

  • head box, headbox
  • breast box
  • flow box
German
  • Stoffauflaufkasten
  • Stoffeinlauf
  • Maschinenbütte

Spanish

  • caja de entrada
  • caja de alimentación
French
  • bac de tête
  • caisse d’arrivée
  • tête de machine

Italian

  • cassa d’afflusso
  • serbatoio a livello di carico regolato

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