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<blockquote data-quote="simme" data-source="post: 1651179" data-attributes="member: 40418"><p>Search for paper machine dryer felt or paper machine clothing or paper machine fabrics. These are very specialized woven fabrics that are used on paper machines to form a paper sheet (former fabrics or "wire"), dewater a sheet (press fabrics), or hold the sheet against the dryer cans (dryer felts). Made of poly threads (with metal in some cases) woven together. Think very large fishing lines woven together. Very strong/tough. Continuous loops of fabric that are installed on a paper machine around large rotating metal rolls (like a serpentine belt on an engine) custom manufactured for the width of the paper machine and the length of the fabric run around the rolls. The paper sheet being manufactured runs against/on the fabrics. Could be as much as 30+ feet wide for a large (wide sheet) paper machine. Former fabrics are the most specialized and can cost tens of thousands dollars each for a large machine. Replaced every few months due to wear and buildup of contaminants in the fabric. The discarded fabrics have many uses in their second life. That is a basic explanation - there are many variations, I worked 44 years designing instrument and control systems for pulp and paper mills.</p><p></p><p>Some examples-</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="simme, post: 1651179, member: 40418"] Search for paper machine dryer felt or paper machine clothing or paper machine fabrics. These are very specialized woven fabrics that are used on paper machines to form a paper sheet (former fabrics or "wire"), dewater a sheet (press fabrics), or hold the sheet against the dryer cans (dryer felts). Made of poly threads (with metal in some cases) woven together. Think very large fishing lines woven together. Very strong/tough. Continuous loops of fabric that are installed on a paper machine around large rotating metal rolls (like a serpentine belt on an engine) custom manufactured for the width of the paper machine and the length of the fabric run around the rolls. The paper sheet being manufactured runs against/on the fabrics. Could be as much as 30+ feet wide for a large (wide sheet) paper machine. Former fabrics are the most specialized and can cost tens of thousands dollars each for a large machine. Replaced every few months due to wear and buildup of contaminants in the fabric. The discarded fabrics have many uses in their second life. That is a basic explanation - there are many variations, I worked 44 years designing instrument and control systems for pulp and paper mills. Some examples- [/QUOTE]
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