Reel-up for winding a paper web into a roll and a method of winding a paper web to form a roll

A reel-up (2) for receiving and winding into a roll (3) a paper web (W) that arrives from a drying cylinder (17) in a paper making machine (1), the reel-up (2) comprising:

• a rotatably mounted reel spool (4) onto which a paper web (W) can be wound to create a paper roll (3) of increasing diameter;
• and
• an endless flexible belt (5) mounted for rotation along a predetermined path of travel such that the flexible belt (5) forms a loop,
• wherein:
• the flexible belt (5) is positioned adjacent to the reel spool (4) to engage the paper web (W) against the reel spool (4) during winding such that the flexible belt (5) is deflected from the predetermined path of travel when the paper roll (3) starts to build up on the reel spool (4),
• the endless flexible belt (5) is at least one of:
• an air permeable woven fabric comprising a plurality of warp yarns (32) and a plurality of weft yarns (33) interwoven with the plurality of warp yarns (32), at least some of the yarns (32, 33) being electrically conductive such that static electricity in the flexible belt (5) is dissipated away from the flexible belt (5);
• or
• an air permeable spiral link belt comprising electrically conductive elements (36) that have been inserted into the spiral link belt and extend in a cross-machine direction such that static electricity in the flexible belt (5) is dissipated away from the flexible belt.