Resilient roll for smoothing webs

Abstract

Roll and process of producing roll that includes hard roll core, a resilient covering layer located on an outer side of said hard roll core, and a metallic top layer located on an outside of said resilient covering layer. The metallic top layer includes fibers that include at least one of metal fibers and metal-coated fibers. The process includes applying a resilient covering layer onto an outer side of the hard roll core, and winding a metallic top layer comprising a plurality of fibers of at least one of metal fibers and metal-coated fibers onto an outside of the resilient covering layer.

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