Slotted screen assembly

A slotted screen assembly, in particular for treatment of fiber suspensions in the paper industry, includes at least one reinforcement element, and a plurality of rods extending in predetermined spaced-apart parallel relationship and fixed to the at least one reinforcement element. A spacer element is provided for adjusting a distance between neighboring rods upon the reinforcement element to thereby define a gap width of the slotted screen assembly, thereby maintaining a relative position between the rods at a distance which is variable. The rods and/or the spacer element form a form-fitting connection with the reinforcement, element.