Abstract: A method for producing a non-woven material, the method comprising: using a spun non-woven or melt spun method; using an arrangement including a conveyor belt; and forming a web of the non-woven material on a surface of the conveyor belt while being moved, wherein the conveyor belt includes a product side that is in contact with the non-woven material, and a machine side that is in contact with conveying devices of the arrangement to produce the non-woven material, wherein the conveyor belt includes longitudinal threads that extend in a running direction of the web of the non-woven material and transversal threads perpendicular to the longitudinal threads, wherein at least a portion of the longitudinal threads of a surface that is oriented towards the product side of the conveyor belt is made from a polymeric material which includes at least a portion of a thermoplastic elastomeric material.

Abstract: An industrial fabric namely a conveyor belt configured to transport a web made from a non-woven material, the industrial fabric including an product side that is in contact with the woven material, and a machine side, which is in contact with conveying devices of an arrangement to produce the non woven material, wherein the fabric includes longitudinal threads that extend in a running direction of the web of the non-woven material and transversal threads perpendicular to the longitudinal threads which are woven together, wherein at least a portion of the longitudinal threads and/or transversal threads at least in a portion of a surface that is oriented towards the product side of the fabric are made from a polymeric material which includes at least a portion of a thermoplastic elastomeric material.

Abstract: An industrial fabric (30, 40, 45) is provided, in particular for transporting a nonwoven web while producing same, having a product side (PS), which is in contact with the nonwoven, and a machine side (MS), which is in contact with transport devices of a system (1) for producing the nonwoven. The fabric (30, 40, 45) has MD threads (32, 33, 43, 44, 48, 50), which run in the running direction of the nonwoven web, and CMD threads (31, 41, 42, 52), which run perpendicularly to the MD threads, said threads being woven together. At least two layers of MD threads (32, 33, 43, 44, 48, 50) are provided which are stacked one over the other in pairs and form product contact MD threads (32, 43, 50) and non-product contact MD threads (33, 44, 48). At least the material of each product contact MD thread (32, 43, 50) facing the product side (PS) forms a contact angle, measured according to the Wilhelmy plate method, of at least 80°, preferably at least 90°, more preferably at least 100°.

Abstract: In order to prevent the formation and subsequent breaking off of large agglomerations of dirt particles on the cover of a paper machine, at least one surface located opposite of the paper web and pertaining to at least one part of the elements forming a contact surface is provided, at least partially, with an average surface roughness of between 5 &mgr;m and 100 &mgr;m. (FIG.