Abstract: The invention is to a roller unit for calenders, planishers or the like, comprising a flex-compensated roller having a roller shell which is hydraulically supported, for the compensation of sags, the roller assembly comprising a mating roller, whereby one of the rollers exhibits a surface engraving, characterized in that the flex-compensated roller is provided with the surface engraving; and in that the surface engraving or, respectively, its carrier is detachably arranged.

Abstract: A calender roll wherein the flexible shell is supported by a row of primary hydrostatic bearing elements serving to transmit first forces toward the nip of such roll with a second roll and wherein the shell is further acted upon by a row of secondary hydrostatic bearing elements which generate second forces opposing the first forces. The rate of fluid flow through the secondary bearing elements is regulated with a view to conform the temperature of the shell along the nip of the two rolls to a preselected pattern. To this end, the compensator of a computer in the fluid pressure regulating unit insures that pressure changes are distributed among the primary and secondary bearing elements with a view to match each change of the first forces by an equal change of the second forces. The temperature of the fluid is regulated only ahead of the regulating unit.