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Hollander Beater

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For centuries, paper mills have relied on mechanical hammers to beat lumpen paper pulp, crushing the fiber to create the raw material needed to then create paper. Using local windmills for power, enterprising artisans have now devised a more efficient solution: the 'Hollander Beater', a vat containing a wind-powered horizontal roller with blades. These blades can shred as much pulp in hours as the old hammers did over days.

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