Clothing for a machine for producing a fibrous web and method for producing a clothing of this type

A clothing for a machine for producing a fibrous, paper or board web, the clothing comprising:

• a film-shaped material having a first surface facing the fibrous web and a second surface facing away from the fibrous web;
• said film-shaped material having a multiplicity of passage openings each extending along a respective central axis from said first surface to said second surface;
• and
• said central axes of at least some of said passage openings enclosing an angle with said first surface differing from 90°.

A method for producing a clothing for a machine for producing a fibrous, paper or board web, the method comprising the following steps:

• providing a film-shaped material having a first surface facing the fibrous web and a second surface facing away from the fibrous web;
• using a laser to introduce a multiplicity of passage openings in the film-shaped material, each of the openings extending along a respective central axis from the first surface to the second surface;
• and
• orienting the central axes of at least some of the passage openings to enclose an angle with the first surface differing from 90°.