A device for micro-embossing paper includes at least one micro-embossing unit to micro-emboss a wet paper ply. The micro-embossing unit includes a micro-embossing cylinder and a counter cylinder facing the micro-embossing cylinder at an embossing area where the wet paper ply is subjected to micro-embossing, and a heater to dry the wet paper ply. The micro-embossing cylinder includes a side surface partially wrapped by the wet paper ply. The heater heats at least one portion of the side surface partially wrapped by the wet paper ply to dry the wet paper ply.

A shoe press belt for use in a papermaking machine including at least one resin layer, where the resin layer contains a polyurethane resin formed by curing an urethane prepolymer having an isocyanate group with a curing agent having an active hydrogen group, where the urethane prepolymer is obtained by reacting a polyisocyanate compound containing 4,4′-methylene bis(phenylisocyanate) with a polyol compound containing polytetramethylene ether glycol, and the curing agent contains polycarbonate diol(s).

The object of the invention is to provide a shoe press belt which has an excellent strength while the variation in strength among its parts being suppressed, and to provide a method for producing such a shoe press belt. Provided is a shoe press belt for use in a papermaking machine comprising at least one resin layer comprising polyurethane resin, wherein the polyurethane resin comprises as a component a polycarbonate diol comprising one or more unit(s) A expressed by the following formula (1) (wherein R.sup.1 is a branched alkylene group having 3 or more and 20 or less of carbon atoms): ##STR00001##

The device for embossing and perforating foils for tobacco goods includes: a pair of embossing rolls, one of the embossing rolls having teeth for perforating the foil, the counter roll to the embossing roll with the perforating teeth being a matrix roll which has recesses that correspond to the teeth on the patrix roll, both embossing rolls being arranged in a perforation device, and the device being designed in order to be operated directly or indirectly online in a machine for producing tobacco goods. The use of patrix-matrix embossing rolls allows for a large variety of perforations, the device having a control unit designed to control the exact position, size and arrangement of the perforations on the basis of the quality of the foil to be processed.

The object of the invention is to provide a shoe press belt which has an excellent strength while the variation in strength among its parts being suppressed, and to provide a method for producing such a shoe press belt. Provided is a shoe press belt for use in a papermaking machine comprising at least one resin layer, wherein the resin layer comprises a polyurethane resin formed by curing an urethane prepolymer having an isocyanate group with a curing agent having an active hydrogen group, wherein the curing agent comprises one or more polycarbonate diol(s) expressed by the following formulae (1) and (2).
HO-A.sub.m-B.sub.n—R.sup.1OH  (1) ##STR00001##

The object of the invention is to provide a shoe press belt which has an excellent strength while the variation in strength among its parts being suppressed, and to provide a method for producing such a shoe press belt.

Provided is a shoe press belt for use in a papermaking machine comprising at least one resin layer comprising polyurethane resin, wherein the polyurethane resin comprises as a component a polycarbonate diol comprising one or more unit(s) A expressed by the following formula (1) (wherein R.sup.1 is a branched alkylene group having 3 or more and 20 or less of carbon atoms):

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The object of the invention is to provide a shoe press belt which has an excellent strength while the variation in strength among its parts being suppressed, and to provide a method for producing such a shoe press belt.

Provided is a shoe press belt for use in a papermaking machine comprising at least one resin layer, wherein the resin layer comprises a polyurethane resin formed by curing an urethane prepolymer having an isocyanate group with a curing agent having an active hydrogen group, wherein the curing agent comprises one or more polycarbonate diol(s) expressed by the following formulae (1) and (2).

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The object of the invention is to provide a shoe press belt which has an excellent strength while the variation in strength among its parts being suppressed, and to provide a method for producing such a shoe press belt.

Provided is a shoe press belt for use in a papermaking machine comprising at least one resin layer, wherein the resin layer comprises a polyurethane resin formed by curing an urethane prepolymer having an isocyanate group with a curing agent having an active hydrogen group; the urethane prepolymer is obtained by reacting a polyisocyanate compound comprising 4,4′-methylene bis(phenylisocyanate) with a polyol compound comprising polytetramethylene ether glycol; and the curing agent comprises (a) polycarbonate diol(s).

A device for micro-embossing paper includes at least one micro-embossing unit to micro-emboss a wet paper ply. The micro-embossing unit includes a micro-embossing cylinder and a counter cylinder facing the micro-embossing cylinder at an embossing area where the wet paper ply is subjected to micro-embossing, and a heater to dry the wet paper ply. The micro-embossing cylinder includes a side surface partially wrapped by the wet paper ply. The heater heats at least one portion of the side surface partially wrapped by the wet paper ply to dry the wet paper ply.

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.