Patent ID: 6949183

Claim:
An element manufacturing system comprising: a concentration adjustment unit that adjusts a concentration of a fiber solution, wherein the fiber solution is prepared by dispersing fibers in water; an element forming unit that includes: an element forming tank that receives the concentration-adjusted fiber solution; and a suction jig that draws the concentration-adjusted fiber solution received in the element forming tank and accumulates the fibers, which are contained in the drawn fiber solution, on a surface of the suction jig to form a filter element on the surface of the suction jig; a recovery unit that includes a reservoir tank, which reserves recovered water that is drawn and is recovered through the suction jig, wherein the reservoir tank is connected to the concentration adjustment unit to supply the recovered water to the concentration adjustment unit; and a filtration unit that is provided in the recovery unit, wherein the filtration unit includes: a filter that filters at least a portion of the recovered water, which is reserved in the reservoir tank and is drawn through the filter; and a removing means for automatically removing at least a portion of the fibers, which are contained in the recovered water and which are accumulated on a surface of the filter upon drawing and filtering of at least the portion of the recovered water through the filter.