a conventional bonding calender the initially formed web 10 typically having a basis weight of from about 30 to about 90 grams per square meter gsm may be conveyed from the conveyor 16 to a conventional spreader 18 which functions to increase the width of the web 10 in the cross machine direction since the web is relatively thick and cohesive at this stage the spreading operation does not cause excessive loss in gross uniformity at this stage the web will be moving at a speed in the order of from about 50 to about 80 meters per minute the above apparatus is conventional in nature and provides an initial feed web for subsequent processing in accordance with the present invention the use of any known process for opening and individualizing fibers to form the initial web 10 is expected to suffice for the purpose of the present invention in accordance with the present invention the initial web 10 is first processed through a web reformer station 20 which results in a highly uniform web 22 having a basis weight of from about 20 to about 70 percent of the basis weight of the initial web typically 10 to 30 gsm and moving at a line speed of from about 150 to 500 percent greater than the line speed of the initial web typically in the order of 150 to 250 meters per minute the web 22 is then conveyed to a final fiber rearrangement and bonding station 24 wherein the fibers are subjected to additional mechanical.