Process belt

Apparatus comprising:

• a process belt comprised of woven warp and weft fibers,
• wherein the warp fibers include metal and glass warp fibers, wherein the glass warp fibers are configured to extend outwardly beyond the metal warp fibers on an outer surface of the belt,
• wherein the weft fibers extend transversely to the warp fibers and comprise at least one of glass weft fibers and metal weft fibers,
• wherein a plurality of passages extend through the belt intermediate of the warp fibers and the weft fibers, wherein the passages cumulatively occupy at least 30% of an area of the outer surface,
• a coating comprised of fluoropolymer, wherein the coating extends on the fibers which comprise the entire outer surface.

Apparatus comprising:

• a continuous process belt comprised of woven warp and weft fibers,
• wherein the warp fibers include glass warp fibers having a first diameter and metal warp fibers having a second diameter, wherein the first diameter is greater than the second diameter such that the glass warp fibers extend outwardly beyond the metal warp fibers on an outer surface of the belt,
• wherein the weft fibers extend transversely to the warp fibers and comprise at least one of metal weft fibers and glass weft fibers,
• wherein a plurality of passages extend through the belt between the warp and weft fibers,
• wherein the passages occupy a cumulative area that is at least 30% of an area of the outer surface of the belt,
• a coating comprised of fluoropolymer, wherein the coating extends on fiber surfaces which comprise the entire outer surface of the belt.