Machine and process for manufacturing or treating a material web

An apparatus for manufacturing or treating a material web comprising:

• at least one heatable cylinder;
• a combustion unit, the combustion unit being adapted to heat the at least one heatable cylinder with at least one of combustion gases and infrared radiation;
• the material web being adapted to be guided one of alone and with a transport belt over the at least one heatable cylinder;
• at least one blower box being positioned to direct a hot gas onto the material web, the hot gas comprising at least one of the combustion gas and a gas heated by the combustion gases;
• and
• the hot gas comprising at least one of exhaust gas of the blower box and fresh air.

An apparatus for manufacturing or treating a material web comprising:

• at least one heatable cylinder;
• a combustion unit, the combustion unit being adapted to heat the at least one heatable cylinder with at least one of combustion gases and infrared radiation;
• the material web being adapted to be guided one of alone and with a transport belt over the at least one heatable cylinder;
• at least one blower box being positioned to direct a hot gas onto the material web, the hot gas comprising at least one of the combustion gas and a gas heated by the combustion gases;
• a deflection roll, the material web being guided around the deflection roll;
• and
• the combustion unit being positioned opposite at least one of the at least one heatable cylinder and the deflection roll.

An apparatus for manufacturing or treating a material web comprising:

• at least one heatable cylinder;
• a combustion unit, the combustion unit being adapted to heat the at least one heatable cylinder with at least one of combustion gases and infrared radiation;
• the material web being adapted to be guided one of alone and with a transport belt over the at least one heatable cylinder;
• at least one blower box being positioned to direct a hot gas onto the material web, the hot gas comprising at least one of the combustion gas and a gas heated by the combustion gases;
• the at least one blower box comprising a plurality of zones that extend transversely to a web run direction;
• and
• the plurality of zones being adapted to blast the hot gas independently of each other.

An apparatus for manufacturing or treating a material web comprising:

• at least one heatable cylinder;
• a combustion unit, the combustion unit being adapted to heat the at least one heatable cylinder with at least one of combustion gases and infrared radiation;
• the material web being adapted to be guided one of alone and with a transport belt over the at least one heatable cylinder;
• at least one blower box being positioned to direct a hot gas onto the material web, the hot gas comprising at least one of the combustion gas and a gas heated by the combustion gases;
• and
• a deflection roll, the material web being guided around the deflection roll;
• and
• the at least one blower box being associated with at least one of the at least one heatable cylinder and the deflection roll.

A process for drying a material web in a machine for manufacturing or treating a material web that includes at least one heatable cylinder, a combustion unit, and at least one blower box, the process comprising:

• heating the at least one heatable cylinder with at least one of combustion gases and infrared radiation of the combustion unit;
• guiding the material web, one of alone and with a transport belt, over the at least one heated cylinder;
• and
• directing a hot gas from the blower box onto the material web, the hot gas being at least one of the combustion gas and a gas heated by the combustion gases.

A process for drying a material web in a machine for manufacturing or treating a material web that includes at least one heatable cylinder, a combustion unit, and at least one blower box, the process comprising:

• heating the at least one heatable cylinder with at least one of combustion gases and infrared radiation of the combustion unit;
• guiding the material web, one of alone and with a transport belt, over the at least one heated cylinder;
• directing a hot gas from the blower box onto the material web, the hot gas being at least one of the combustion gas and a gas heated by the combustion gases;
• and
• feeding at least one of exhaust gas from the blower box and fresh air into the hot gas.

A process for drying a material web in a machine for manufacturing or treating a material web that includes at least one heatable cylinder, a combustion unit, and at least one blower box, the process comprising:

• heating the at least one heatable cylinder with at least one of combustion gases and infrared radiation of the combustion unit;
• guiding the material web, one of alone and with a transport belt, over the at least one heated cylinder;
• directing a hot gas from the blower box onto the material web, the hot gas being at least one of the combustion gas and a gas heated by the combustion gases;
• and
• separating the blower box into a plurality of zones to blast the hot gas across a width of the material web.

A process for manufacturing or treating a material web in a web producing machine comprising:

• directly heating a cylinder of the machine with combustion gases of a combustion unit;
• applying the heated gas toward the material web via a blower box, the heated gas being at least one of the combustion gases and a gas heated by the combustion gases;
• guiding the material web over the heated cylinder with a transport belt;
• and
• directing the applied heated gas through the transport belt to the material web.

A web manufacturing or treating apparatus comprising:

• at least one heatable cylinder;
• a combustion unit, the combustion unit being adapted to produce combustion gas to heat the at least one heatable cylinder;
• the material web being adapted to be guided by a belt over the at least one heatable cylinder;
• and
• at least one blower box being positioned to direct a hot gas composed of one of the combustion gas and a gas heated by the combustion gas onto the material web.

A web manufacturing or treating apparatus comprising:

• at least one heatable cylinder;
• a combustion unit, the combustion unit being adapted to produce combustion gas to heat the at least one heatable cylinder;
• the material web being adapted to be guided by a belt over the at least one heatable cylinder;
• at least one blower box being positioned to direct a hot gas composed of one of the combustion gas and a gas heated by the combustion gas;
• a transport belt being adapted to guide the material web over the at least one heatable cylinder;
• and
• the at least one blower box being positioned to direct the hot gas onto the material web through the transport belt.