... www.ideaexchange.sappi.com The Paper Making Process From wood to coated paper l Introduction ˿ The benefits of coated paper ˿ Coating machine ˿ Coating preparation ll Wood production ˿ Wood as the raw material ... across the width of the paper web In principle, the speed at which the suspension exits from the headbox onto the wire has to be equal to the speed of the wire on which the sheet is formed To achieve ... material, wood The pulping process converts this wood into the most appropriate type of pulp The paper machine then converts the pulp into a thin base paper, which, at the end of the production process, ...