An improved processes for making fluff pulp sheets mechanically eliminates many of the unwanted fiber-to-fiber bonding (fiber bundles) which may be contained in the sheet to produce consistent and uniform quality fluff pulp. Pulp slurry is deposited on a moving bottom forming wire to form a stock web. Pulp slurry is brought into contact with a moving top forming wire. The stock web is subjected to up and down dewatering creating separately formed layers to reduce fiber-to-fiber bonding. The stock web can be subjected to strong pulsating shear forces as it is being advanced along the bottom forming wire to break a majority of fiber bundles contained in the web. The pulp slurry can be deposited on the bottom forming wire utilizing a headbox with dilution control to selectively adjust the concentration of the pulp slurry. A shoe press can be used to dewater the web after it is subjected to the pulsating shear forces. The web can be dried utilizing conventional drying equipment, such as cylindrical driers.

An improved processes for making fluff pulp sheets mechanically eliminates many of the unwanted fiber-to-fiber bonding (fiber bundles) which may be contained in the sheet to produce consistent and uniform quality fluff pulp. Pulp slurry is deposited on a moving bottom forming wire to form a stock web. Pulp slurry is brought into contact with a moving top forming wire. The stock web is subjected to up and down dewatering creating separately formed layers to reduce fiber-to-fiber bonding. The stock web can be subjected to strong pulsating shear forces as it is being advanced along the bottom forming wire to break a majority of fiber bundles contained in the web. The pulp slurry can be deposited on the bottom forming wire utilizing a headbox with dilution control to selectively adjust the concentration of the pulp slurry. A shoe press can be used to dewater the web after it is subjected to the pulsating shear forces. The web can be dried utilizing conventional drying equipment, such as cylindrical driers.

A sheet manufacturing apparatus includes a buffer tank 13 that stores a material containing fibers; a defibrator 30 that defibrates the material supplied from the buffer tank 13 and discharges the fibers; a mixing unit 91 that mixes the fibers and a binding material binding the fibers to each other and discharges a mixture; a first transport belt 61a that transports the mixture; an accumulation unit 50 that accumulates the mixture on the first transport belt 61a to form a web W; a second transport belt 62a that comes into contact with one surface of the web W to transport the web W; processing rollers 71 and 72 that pressurize the web W; a cleaning unit 201 that removes and recovers residual fibers adhering to the first transport belt 61a; and a fiber transport pipe 22 that transports the residual fibers recovered by the cleaning unit 201 to the defibrator 30.

A sheet manufacturing apparatus includes a buffer tank 13 that stores a material containing fibers; a defibrator 30 that defibrates the material supplied from the buffer tank 13 and discharges the fibers; a mixing unit 91 that mixes the fibers and a binding material binding the fibers to each other and discharges a mixture; a first transport belt 61a that transports the mixture; an accumulation unit 50 that accumulates the mixture on the first transport belt 61a to form a web W; a second transport belt 62a that comes into contact with one surface of the web W to transport the web W; processing rollers 71 and 72 that pressurize the web W; a cleaning unit 201 that removes and recovers residual fibers adhering to the first transport belt 61a; and a fiber transport pipe 22 that transports the residual fibers recovered by the cleaning unit 201 to the defibrator 30.

Methods and systems for controlling robotic actions for agricultural tasks are disclosed which use a spacing-aware plant detection model. A disclosed method, in which all steps are computer-implemented, includes receiving, using an imager moving along a crop row, at least one image of at least a portion of the crop row. The method also includes using the at least one image, a plant detection model, and an average inter-crop spacing for the crop row to generate an output from the plant detection model. The plant detection model is spacing aware in that the output of the plant detection model is altered or overridden based on the average inter-crop spacing. The method also includes outputting a control signal for the robotic action based on the output from the biased plant detection model. The method also includes conducting the robotic action for the agricultural task in response to the control signal.

Methods and systems for controlling robotic actions for agricultural tasks are disclosed which use a spacing-aware plant detection model. A disclosed method, in which all steps are computer-implemented, includes receiving, using an imager moving along a crop row, at least one image of at least a portion of the crop row. The method also includes using the at least one image, a plant detection model, and an average inter-crop spacing for the crop row to generate an output from the plant detection model. The plant detection model is spacing aware in that the output of the plant detection model is altered or overridden based on the average inter-crop spacing. The method also includes outputting a control signal for the robotic action based on the output from the biased plant detection model. The method also includes conducting the robotic action for the agricultural task in response to the control signal.