An offline paperboard moisturizing system broadly comprising a supply roll carrier configured to dispense paperboard material, a water spreader configured to deliver water evenly to the paperboard material, a water supply configured to meter the water to the water spreader, a rewind roll carrier configured to take up the paperboard material, and a control system comprising a controller. The controller is configured to instruct the supply roll carrier to advance the paperboard material according to a feed rate and instruct the water supply to meter the water to the paperboard material via the water spreader according to a desired moisture level so that the paperboard material has a desired moisture content as the rewind roll carrier takes up the paperboard material.

A sheet manufacturing apparatus includes a humidifying case and a humidified air generator attachable to and detachable from the humidifying case, the humidifying case includes a first sensor, the humidified air generator includes a water storage unit that stores water and a float unit that is displaced according to a water level of the water storage unit, and the first sensor detects that the float unit is located at a first position that is a position of the float unit in a state where the humidified air generator is set in the humidifying case and drainage of the water storage unit is completed.

A sheet manufacturing apparatus includes a humidifying case and a humidified air generator attachable to and detachable from the humidifying case, the humidifying case includes a first sensor, the humidified air generator includes a water storage unit that stores water and a float unit that is displaced according to a water level of the water storage unit, and the first sensor detects that the float unit is located at a first position that is a position of the float unit in a state where the humidified air generator is set in the humidifying case and drainage of the water storage unit is completed.

A sheet manufacturing apparatus 1 includes: a deposition unit 50 that forms a web W; a transport belt 621 that comes into contact with an upper surface of the web W to hold the web W and transports the web W in a transport direction; a suction unit 200 that is provided above the transport belt 621 and causes the web W to be attracted and attached to the transport belt 621 by suction; a humidification unit 265 that faces the transport belt 621 and adds moisture to the web W from below; and a sheet forming unit 70 that presses the web W to form the web W into a belt-shaped sheet P1. The suction unit 200 includes a first duct 210, a second duct 220 provided downstream of the first duct 210, and a third duct 230 provided downstream of the second duct 220. The humidification unit 265 has an outlet 265a for discharging humidified air. The second duct 220 faces the outlet 265a. A plurality of first suction holes 219a and 219b for sucking air are provided in a suction region 213 of the first duct 210. A plurality of second suction holes 229 for sucking air are provided in a suction region 223 of the second duct 220. Diameters of the second suction holes 229 are larger than diameters of the first suction holes 219a and 219b.

A sheet manufacturing apparatus 1 includes: a deposition unit 50 that forms a web W; a transport belt 621 that comes into contact with an upper surface of the web W to hold the web W and transports the web W in a transport direction; a suction unit 200 that is provided above the transport belt 621 and causes the web W to be attracted and attached to the transport belt 621 by suction; a humidification unit 265 that faces the transport belt 621 and adds moisture to the web W from below; and a sheet forming unit 70 that presses the web W to form the web W into a belt-shaped sheet P1. The suction unit 200 includes a first duct 210, a second duct 220 provided downstream of the first duct 210, and a third duct 230 provided downstream of the second duct 220. The humidification unit 265 has an outlet 265a for discharging humidified air. The second duct 220 faces the outlet 265a. A plurality of first suction holes 219a and 219b for sucking air are provided in a suction region 213 of the first duct 210. A plurality of second suction holes 229 for sucking air are provided in a suction region 223 of the second duct 220. Diameters of the second suction holes 229 are larger than diameters of the first suction holes 219a and 219b.

A sheet manufacturing apparatus 1 includes an accumulation section 50 that forms a web W; a transport belt 621 that comes into contact with one surface of the web W to hold the web W and transports the web W; a suction section 200 that is provided above the transport belt 621 to cause the web W to be adsorbed to the transport belt 621; and a sheet forming section 70 that forms the sheet with the web W, in which the suction section 200 has a first duct 210, a second duct 220 provided downstream of the first duct 210 in the transport direction, and a third duct 230 provided downstream of the second duct 220 in the transport direction, and a plurality of third suction holes 239a and 239b are provided in a suction region 233 of the third duct 230, the suction region 233 includes a first region 233a and a second region 233b located downstream of the first region 233a in the transport direction, and the number of the third suction holes 239b provided in the second region 233b is smaller than the number of the third suction holes 239a provided in the first region 233a.

A sheet manufacturing apparatus 1 includes an accumulation section 50 that forms a web W; a transport belt 621 that comes into contact with one surface of the web W to hold the web W and transports the web W; a suction section 200 that is provided above the transport belt 621 to cause the web W to be adsorbed to the transport belt 621; and a sheet forming section 70 that forms the sheet with the web W, in which the suction section 200 has a first duct 210, a second duct 220 provided downstream of the first duct 210 in the transport direction, and a third duct 230 provided downstream of the second duct 220 in the transport direction, and a plurality of third suction holes 239a and 239b are provided in a suction region 233 of the third duct 230, the suction region 233 includes a first region 233a and a second region 233b located downstream of the first region 233a in the transport direction, and the number of the third suction holes 239b provided in the second region 233b is smaller than the number of the third suction holes 239a provided in the first region 233a.