The invention relates to a press belt for a shoe press. A press belt (5) is an endless loop made of elastomeric material and its outer surface (11) is provided with several grooves (13) to remove water. On the outer surface (11) of the press belt, there is at least one section where the depths (GD) of adjacent drain grooves, from the outer surface, change constantly. The invention also relates to an arrangement in a long nip and to a method of manufacturing a press belt.

A press cover has at least one polymer layer. The polymer layer includes, or is produced from, a polyurethane. The polyurethane has been formed from a prepolymer and a crosslinker. The prepolymer is a reaction product of phenylene 1,4-diisocyanate and at least one polyol. The crosslinker includes at least two components, namely, a first component having at least one diamine and a second component from the group of the carbonic esters.

A shoe press belt includes a polyurethane in which a reinforcement base member is embedded, the polyurethane being in one piece with the reinforcement base member. The polyurethane constituting at least an outer circumferential surface of the shoe press belt is a thermosetting polyurethane obtained by curing an urethane prepolymer using a curing agent. The urethane prepolymer includes a first urethane prepolymer (A) obtained by a reaction between an aromatic diisocyanate and a polyol component containing an aliphatic polycarbonatediol represented by a chemical formula (1). In the chemical formula (1), m is a combination of two or more of integers of not less than 2 and not more than 12, and n is not less than 3 and not more than 33. ##STR00001##

A press cover or jacket includes at least one first polymer layer. The polymer layer contains or has been produced from a polyurethane, and the polyurethane has been formed from a prepolymer and a crosslinker. The prepolymer is a reaction product of naphthalene 1,5-diisocyanate or phenylene 1,4-diisocyanate and at least one polyol selected from a polycarbonate polyol, a polytetramethylene ether glycol, polyether polycarbonate polyol or mixtures thereof. A press using the press cover is also provided.

A press cover includes at least one polymer layer. The polymer layer contains or has been produced from a polyurethane. The polyurethane has been formed from a prepolymer and a crosslinker, and the prepolymer is a reaction product of phenylene 1,4-diisocyanate and at least one polyol containing caprolactone and carbonate, such as polycaprolactone polycarbonate polyol. A press roll, a shoe press and a method of using a press cover are also provided.

A machine for the production of a fibrous web, with a forming region, including a forming roll and a permeable inner belt which at least partially wraps around the forming roll together with an outer belt for formation of the fibrous web. A press device is immediately downstream from the forming region for additional dewatering of the fibrous web in a press nip and with a downstream drying cylinder. The fibrous web is carried supported on the inner belt from the forming region until the transfer to the heated surface of drying cylinder takes place. The inner belt is textured in order to provide texture to fibrous web and the transfer roll is a shoe roll in order to provide an extended transfer nip.

A structure for use in industrial fabrics such as paper machine clothing and engineered fabrics is disclosed. The structure includes axially and radially elastic hollow members, and relatively inelastic yarns in various patterns. The structure has a high degree of both compressibility under an applied normal load and excellent recovery (resiliency or spring back) upon removal of that load.

A structure for use in industrial fabrics such as paper machine clothing and engineered fabrics. The structure contains both axially elastomeric yarns and relatively inelastic yarns in various patterns. The structure has a high degree of both compressibility under an applied normal load and excellent recovery (resiliency or spring back) upon removal of that load.

An apparatus for producing endless 3-D printed belts using in papermaking and an apparatus for producing endless 3-D printed belts laminated to a substrate for additional strength and dimensional stability during use.

Provided is a papermaking belt that is used in a papermaking machine and that comprises a first plane on which a wet paper web is placed and a second plane on the opposite side to the first plane, wherein the papermaking belt comprises a reinforcing fibrous substrate layer comprising at least one layer of a woven fabric, at least one layer of said woven fabric comprises a double or more combination weave pattern, said combination weave pattern comprises first yarns and second yarns that are placed in parallel; said first yarns are placed closer to the first plane-side than said second yarns and said second yarns are placed closer to the second plane-side than said first yarns; and said second yarns comprise a polyester yarn.