Abstract: The invention relates to a calender for treatment of a product web, having at least one roll stack comprising rolls arranged in a calender frame, the ends of which rolls are guided in roll mountings, which can be fastened to the calender frame by means of brackets, and having guiding means associated with the rolls for guiding a product web through nips formed between the individual rolls. For a rapid change-over with respect to the nature and intensity of the treatment of a product web in a calender, the brackets are in the form of modules, which support the rolls and are capable of being fastened individually to the calender frame and which have identical connecting devices for grouping, as desired, on the calender frame.

Abstract: A pressure control device for processing machines having at least one roll which has a stationary core around which a hollow roll which forms the roll proper revolves with radial spacing from the core, the hollow roll supported at its ends on the core and supported on the core in between in the radial direction by a fluid pressure medium disposed in a chamber formed at the core, the fluid pressure medium generating a force acting on the inside of the hollow roll to provide the operating pressure of the roll, with a loading device operated by a fluid pressure medium also applied either to the roll or a counter-roll, either the loading device or roll forming a controlling element, with a control pressure which is derived from the pressure prevailing therein used to adjust a pressure in the other controlled element which has a definite predetermined pressure ratio to the pressure in the controlling element, which pressure control device includes a pressure ratio monitoring device having as inputs the control pre

Abstract: A safety device for avoiding excess pressure in a continuous press of the type having two rotatively driven endless conveyor belts forming opposed, substantially linear spans defining a press zone with press platens applying pressure through the travelling spans to work carried therebetween and in which a plurality of hydraulic cylinders or spindles are inserted between the press platens and rigid supports with pressure supplied to the cylinders through a pressure-controlling valve which is sensitive to the movement of the pressure platen to regulate the pressure in the cylinders maintaining a constant platen spacing in which the pressure-controlling valve is coupled to the press platen through a piston and cylinder arrangement having a pressure therein maintained so as to not exceed a pre-determined value whereby pressure in the hydraulic cylinders exceeding that pressure will cause the piston to yield and relieve the pressure.

Abstract: Pressure treatment apparatus for continuous web treatment includes a drum and a belt surrounding the drum almost completely with both drum and belt being movable with the web disposed in between. A pair of essentially semi-cylindrical sleeves are disposed about the belt as a supporting surface with a friction-reducing means, such as interconnected rollers, between the sleeves and belt to transfer force. The sleeve ends are spaced apart at two sides to permit passage of the web and belt while at the same time being urged together of both sides to impart a tensile force in the sleeve. This tensile force serves to exert a uniform pressure on the moving web substantially over the entire surface of the drum with the forces contained in a closed system and not loading the drum bearings.