Abstract
Four waste paper mills in Korea, where multifractors, devices for fiber fractionation, were installed, were selected to investigate how effectively and how differently the multifractors were used. They all used slot-type screens. Effective fiber fractionations by fiber length were expected by the multifractors, but in reality, they were used for selecting fiber furnishes that were flexible and hydrated. Flakes, which meant large fiber bundles, were rejected effectively by the multifractors. There existed a high regression coefficient between the fiber length differences and the freeness differences of the accepted and the rejected fiber furnishes.