Patent ID: 8597469

Claim:
A system for the production of tissue paper, the system comprising: a headbox; a forming fabric, on which said headbox distributes a layer of an aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers; a system for removal of water from said layer to bring it to a first degree of dryness, said system being located downstream of said headbox; an embossing assembly located downstream of said water-removal system, said embossing assembly comprising a first embossing roller and a second embossing roller, said layer passing, free of support, through a spaced defined by said first embossing roller and said second embossing roller prior to total drying of said layer, said first embossing roller and said second embossing roller comprising protuberances and cavities, said protuberances of one of said first embossing roller and said second embossing roller penetrating into the cavities of another one of said first embossing roller and said second embossing roller, wherein one of said first embossing roller and said second embossing roller is in contact with one surface of said layer and another one of said first embossing roller and said second embossing roller is in contact with another surface of said layer; a drying system for removing water from the embossed layer; and a calender set downstream of said embossing assembly.