Abstract: A machine and process for production of wet formed fibrous webs, in which the web is formed from a suspension on a fabric and subjected to a final drying process such as a Yankee dryer roll, while further subjecting the Web to an intermediate drying on a high-heat-transfer roll, with or without hood, before the final drying process. The intermediate dryer roll has a solid, gas-impermeable surface, and a localized heat source directly heats the dryer to a higher temperature than in the final drying process.

Abstract: A machine and process for production of a fibrous web, with a forming section (2) in which the web is formed from a pulp suspension on a fabric (3) and with a final drying unit (4). In at least one further drying step, a rotatable dryer (5) with a hood (6) is located after the forming section (2) and before the final drying unit (4). The additional dryer (5) has a gas-impermeable exterior surface (7) which is directly heated by a combustion unit such a gas or oil fired burner (9).