with mechanical rolls 54 to advance the feed mat toward the mat formation mechanism generally indicated by the numeral 14 the fibers are then brushed off nosebar 58 which is carried on housing 60 forming a part of the web formation mechanism 14 by a rotating lickerin generally indicated by the numeral 62 the lickerin 62 is provided with a serrated surface defining spikes or teeth 64 across the entire width and around the circumference of lickerin 62 the lickerin 62 is powered for rotation as indicated by the arrow c the fibers are doffed from lickerin 62 by centrifugal forces generated by the rotating speed of the lickerin 62 and also by air flow provided by a blower 66 blower 66 blows air into a chamber 68 defined within the housing 60 which is guided through a duct 70 and into a channel 72 defined between a saber 74 and the lickerin 62 the blended fibers are removed from the lickerin and are conveyed by the air stream through a duct 75 to a porous conveyer generally indicated by the numeral 76 the inlet of the blower 66 is connected to a chamber 77 defined within the housing 60 which in turn in communicated to the duct 75 through the porous conveyor 76 the porous conveyor 76 includes a porous belt 78 mounted on rollers 80 which move the belt in the direction indicated by.