Press arrangement and method for pressing a fibrous web

The press arrangement with a defined line load ratio and polyurethane cover effectively addresses energy and emissions challenges in fibrous web production, ensuring efficient dewatering and web integrity under high pressures.

EP4621125A1Inactive Publication Date: 2025-09-24VOITH PATENT GMBH

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EP2024164058
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EP · EP
Patent Type
Applications
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Filing Date
2024-03-18
Publication Date
2025-09-24
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Not applicable · inactive patent

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Technical Problem

Existing press arrangements for fibrous webs, particularly packaging paper webs, face challenges in reducing energy costs and CO2 footprint while avoiding web crushing and increasing dry content without excessive investment and energy consumption.

Method used

A press arrangement with a shoe press having a concavely curved surface and a shoe press sleeve, utilizing a line load ratio (LLR) of 0.56 to 1.52, combined with a polyurethane shoe press cover formed from specific prepolymer and crosslinker components, to manage pressure profiles effectively.

Benefits of technology

Achieves efficient dewatering with reduced energy consumption and lower CO2 emissions, maintaining web integrity under high peak pressures, and enabling high production speeds.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a press arrangement and a method for pressing a fibrous web, comprising a main press with an extended press nip, wherein the press nip has a length of at least 150 mm, wherein the main press is a shoe press comprising a press shoe with a substantially concavely curved surface and a shoe press cover rotatably mounted around the press shoe, wherein the main press is designed such that a line load ratio LLR of at least 0.56 and at most 1.52 results, wherein the line load ratio LLR is the quotient of a weighted line load WLL to the line load LL, wherein the weighted line load WLL is the result of an integration of the quadratic local pressure p(x)2 weighted with a weighting factor A over the press nip length x, wherein the weighting factor A is one divided by ten megapascals,and wherein the line load LL is the result of an integration of the local pressure p(x) over the press nip length x, so that the following formula results for the line load ratio LLR: LLR=WLLLL=∫A*px2dx∫pxdx=∫110MPa*px2dx∫pxdx wherein the shoe press cover consists at least partially of polyurethane, which is formed by reacting a prepolymer and a crosslinker component, wherein the prepolymer is a reaction product of 1,4-phenylene diisocyanate (PPDI) and a polyol component containing at least polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG) and / or Cs-s-polycarbonatediol, wherein the crosslinker component comprises 1,6-hexanediol, and wherein the press cover has at least one drainage groove and / or at least one blind bore.
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[0001] The present invention relates to a press arrangement for pressing a fibrous web, in particular a packaging paper web, comprising a main press with an extended press nip, the press nip having a length of at least 150 mm, preferably at least 190 mm, the main press being a shoe press comprising a press shoe with a substantially concavely curved surface and a shoe press sleeve mounted for rotation around the press shoe. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for pressing a fibrous web, in particular a packaging paper web, such as a packaging testliner, the fibrous web being guided through a main press with an extended press nip of at least 150 mm, preferably at least 190 mm, the main press being a shoe press comprising a press shoe with a substantially concavely curved surface and a shoe press sleeve mounted for rotation around the press shoe.

[0002] Such a press arrangement and such a pressing method are described, for example, in the document WO2017207475A1, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.

[0003] Machines for producing fibrous webs usually have a press arrangement in which the fibrous web is dewatered or dehumidified using mechanical pressure. The press arrangement is usually located between the forming and drying sections. A particularly efficient type of mechanical dewatering can be achieved using a so-called extended press nip. The advantages of an extended press nip are well known: The press nip is planar and not essentially linear as in conventional roller presses. As a result, the pressure exerted on the fibrous web to be dewatered in the press nip in the running direction does not set in suddenly, but can be continuously increased from a low value to a high value. This reduces the risk of the fibrous web to be dewatered being crushed in the press nip.In this way, the fibrous web can be dewatered very efficiently in an extended press nip, while at the same time preserving its volume.

[0004] For example, the fibrous web can be guided through the extended press nip together with a felt or between two felts. In a so-called shoe press, the extended press nip can be formed between a shoe press roll and a counter roll. Unlike in the production of tissue webs, the thickness or bulk is less important in the production of paper webs, especially packaging paper webs. For this reason, and because of the considerably higher basis weight of paper webs, especially packaging paper webs, significantly higher line loads are used in the press, namely line loads of at least 500 kN / m.

[0005] The topics of "energy costs" and "CO2 footprint" are playing an increasingly important role in the production of fibrous webs. Energy consumption in the dryer section, which is currently almost exclusively gas-heated, is a particularly significant factor. To save energy and gas, it would be highly advantageous if the fibrous web coming from the upstream press arrangement already had the highest possible dry content. An obvious idea might be to simply increase the line load in the press arrangement to achieve a higher dry content. However, this approach is only of limited practicality, as it carries the risk of the fibrous web to be dewatered being crushed in the press nip.In addition, the energy consumption in the press arrangement also increases with increasing line load at the same machine speed, and with increasing line load the investment costs increase because a considerably more massive frame is required.

[0006] It is an object of the present invention to reduce the energy costs and / or the CO2 footprint for the production of a fibrous web, in particular a packaging web.

[0007] This object is achieved by the independent claims. The dependent claims relate to advantageous developments of the present invention.

[0008] Specifically, the task is solved by a generic press arrangement as described above, which is particularly characterized by the fact that the main press is designed in such a way that a line load ratio LLR of at least 0.56 and at most 1.52, whereby the line load ratio LLR the quotient of a weighted line load WLL to the line load LL where the weighted line load WLL the result of an integration of the quadratic local pressure weighted with a weighting factor A p(x) 2< over the press gap length x where the weighting factor A is one divided by ten megapascals, and where the line load LL the result of an integration of local pressure p(x) over the press gap length x so that the line load ratio LLR the following formula results: LLR = WLL LL = ∫ A ∗ p x 2 dx ∫ p x dx = ∫ 1 10 MPa ∗ p x 2 dx ∫ p x dx wherein the shoe press cover consists at least partially of polyurethane which is formed by reacting a prepolymer and a crosslinking component, wherein the prepolymer is a reaction product of 1,4-phenylene diisocyanate (PPDI) and a polyol component containing at least polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG) and / or Cs-s-polycarbonatediol, wherein the crosslinking component comprises 1,6-hexanediol, and wherein the press cover has at least one drainage groove and / or at least one blind bore.

[0009] For a better understanding, please refer to the diagram in Figur 3 which illustrates schematically how the line load ratio LLR can be easily determined and understood. First, the actual pressure profile is determined p(x), i.e. the pressure curve over the length xof the extended press nip of the main press. In the present example, the main press has an extended press nip of 260 mm. Furthermore, for the sake of simplicity, it is assumed that the local pressure p(x) along the extended press nip linearly from 0 MPa at the beginning of the extended press nip at x = 0 mm to 12 MPa at the end of the extended press nip at x = 260 mm increased, so that the pressure profile p(x) a straight line results. The determination of the local pressures, which together make up the pressure profile, can be done, for example, using a printing film that is inserted into the extended press nip before pressure is applied to it by the main press. The printing film then measures, e.g. using the piezo effect, exactly where which local pressure is applied in the press nip. The pressure in the cross-machine direction is usually constant, so that only the pressure profile in the machine direction, i.e. along the length of the extended press nip, is important. At most, there may be a slight change in the pressure in the cross-machine direction in the page margin area, although these effects in the page margin area will be disregarded here. Such printing films with various resolutions are offered commercially, for example, by Fujifilm under the brand name "Prescale".Preferably, the measurement is taken before the press starts up, after installing a fresh felt, especially a fresh and still dry felt, which will guide the fiber web through the extended press nip. Measurements should preferably be taken at the press's maximum operating line load.

[0010] If you use the pressure profile p(x) integrated over the length of the extended press gap x, the line load results LL. In the present example according to Figur 3 corresponds to the line load LL i.e. the triangular area under the straight line that forms the pressure profile p(x) In this case, it is 1,560 kN / m. In this way, the quality of the measurement can be easily checked by integrating the line load LL is compared with the value previously defined as line load LL of the main press. Basically, it should be noted at this point that the line load LL indicates the total force exerted by the main press per meter of width in the cross-machine direction or orthogonal to the direction of movement of the fiber web.

[0011] Based on the measured pressure profile p(x) The curve of the weighted quadratic local pressure can now be easily determined using the following formula: 1 10 MPa ∗ p x 2 This results in the Figur 3 shown curved curve, which is the straight line of the pressure profile p(x) at 10 MPa. The area below this curved curve corresponds to the weighted line load VVLL. The graph clearly shows the Figur 3 that local pressures of less than 10 MPa lead to a smaller area and pressures of more than 10 MPa lead to an increased area compared to the triangular area which carries the line load LL In the present example, the weighted line load is VVLL 1,250 kN / m. This results in a line load ratio LLR as quotient of weighted line load VVLL to line load LL of 0.8, which is within the scope of the claimed invention, namely in the range: 0,56 ≤ WLL LL ≤ 1,52

[0012] In practice, the pressure profile curve p(x) Of course, it cannot be a straight line. Instead, there is an almost inexhaustible variety of possible pressure profile curves p(x), even if the line load LL, i.e. the area under the curve remains the same. The shape of the pressure profile curve p(x) depends largely on the geometric design of the pressing elements that form the extended press gap between them, in particular on the geometric design of the press shoe of the shoe press.

[0013] So far, only the line load has been used to characterise the pressure curve in an extended press nip. LL used. However, the inventors recognized that this parameter alone is not sufficient to accurately characterize the pressure curve and thus the dewatering behavior in the press nip.

[0014] Since a certain averaging takes place through integration, a constant pressure curve p=10MPa, for example, provides the same line load over the entire length of the press nip LL, such as a pressure gradient of p=0 MPa in the first half and p=20 MPa in the second half of the shoe length. However, the effect of these two pressure gradients on drainage and on the blade structure is very different.

[0015] By weighting in the weighted line load VVLL This difference is made visible. For the first case (p=10MPa) VVLL = LL, or a line load ratio LLR of 1, and in the second case WLL = 1.5 LL, i.e. a line load ratio LLR of 1.5.

[0016] The ratio therefore allows pressure profiles with the same line load to be easily and efficiently differentiated from one another in terms of their effect, without having to analyze the pressure curve in detail. Generally, for the same line load, pressure profiles with strong pressure fluctuations and higher peak pressures tend to produce larger LLR values ​​than balanced profiles with moderate pressure values.

[0017] It is the merit of the inventors to have discovered that a particularly efficient dewatering of the fibrous web can be achieved if the line load ratio LLR at least 0.56 and at most 1.52, with the boundary conditions that the press nip has a length of at least 150 mm. A counter roll to the press shoe of the shoe press preferably has a diameter of less than 3,000 mm.

[0018] The line load ratio LLR thus indirectly describes the geometric design of the pressing elements, especially of any press shoe. Since there is an unmanageable number of different geometric designs, all of which lead to a line load ratio LLR between 0.56 and 1.52, the choice of the line load ratio LLR attached to describe the solution according to the invention. It is important that for a press arrangement with a fixed design of the press elements, the line load ratio LLR can be determined simply and clearly. It is also within the skill of the person skilled in the art, with knowledge of the present invention, to design the pressing elements in such a way that the desired line load ratio LLR sets.

[0019] If the line load ratio LLR If the peak pressure is at least 0.56 and at most 1.52 according to the invention, this means that a relatively high peak pressure is applied to the fibrous web relative to the line load of the press. To withstand high peak pressures of over 8 MPa or even over 10 MPa, the use of the polyurethane composition according to the invention for the shoe press cover of the main press has proven effective. This polyurethane mixture is also very well suited to maintaining good adhesion to the reinforcing threads embedded therein, even after many alternating load cycles under high peak pressures.

[0020] Preferably, the polyol component of the prepolymer comprises polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG) and C5-C6 polycarbonatediol in substantially equal weight proportions. In particular, the polyol component of the prepolymer may be composed essentially of 50 wt% polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG) and 50 wt% C5-C6 polycarbonatediol.

[0021] To keep the manufacturing process for the prepolymer simple, it can be formed from a mixture of two prepolymers, the first being a reaction product of 1,4-phenylene diisocyanate (PPDI) and polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG), and the second being a reaction product of 1,4-phenylene diisocyanate (PPDI) and Cs-s-polycarbonatediol. The first and second prepolymers are relatively readily available on the market. Alternatively, the prepolymer could also be formed from 1,4-phenylene diisocyanate (PPDI) and a mixture of polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG) and Cs-s-polycarbonatediol.

[0022] Furthermore, it can be advantageous if the crosslinker component also comprises a polyol in addition to 1,6-hexanediol, such as, in particular, polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG). For example, polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG) can be present in the crosslinker component in essentially the same amount as 1,6-hexanediol, but preferably the proportion of 1,6-hexanediol predominates in the crosslinker component. A preferred embodiment provides that the crosslinker component consists essentially of 75 wt.% 1,6-hexanediol and 25 wt.% polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG). The addition of polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG) to the crosslinker component has led to improved pourability of the polyurethane in tests.

[0023] The inventors have also discovered that, with regard to efficient dewatering of the fibrous web, it is advantageous if the press arrangement further comprises a pre-press arranged upstream of the main press in the running direction of the fibrous web, preferably immediately upstream. The pre-press serves to pre-consolidate and dehumidify the fibrous web to such an extent that it is not crushed despite a high peak pressure in the main press. The press arrangement according to the invention can also comprise one or more additional presses if required. In particular, another press can be arranged upstream of the pre-press.

[0024] In particular, the pre-press may preferably also have an extended press nip, wherein the pre-press is designed such that the line load ratio LLR the pre-press is less than 0.69, preferably less than 0.56.

[0025] The line load at which the main press can operate can exceed 1,200 kN / m and even significantly exceed this. However, as mentioned above, there are practical limits to increasing the line load due to the increasing risk of crushing the fiber web, increasing drive energy, and rising investment costs, especially for the design of a more solid frame.

[0026] Even if the peak pressure cannot be arbitrarily high for the reasons described above, it is preferably above 8 MPa, more preferably above 10 MPa, which, using the line load ratio according to the invention, LLR leads to a significant increase in dry content, but without unduly compressing the fibrous web.

[0027] According to a further aspect, the present invention relates to a machine for producing a fibrous web, preferably packaging testliner, comprising a previously described press arrangement according to the invention.

[0028] Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for pressing a fibrous web, in particular packaging paper web, such as packaging testliner, preferably using a previously described press arrangement according to the invention, wherein the fibrous web is guided through a main press with an extended press nip of at least 150 mm in length, preferably at least 190 mm in length, wherein the main press is a shoe press comprising a press shoe with a substantially concavely curved surface and a shoe press cover (6) rotatably mounted around the press shoe, wherein the main press is designed such that a line load ratio LLR of at least 0.56 and at most 1.52, whereby the line load ratio LLR the quotient of a weighted line load WLL to the line load LL where the weighted line load WLL the result of an integration of the with a weighting factor A weighted square local pressure p(x) 2< over the press gap length x where the weighting factor A one divided by ten megapascals, and where the line load LL the result of an integration of local pressure p(x) over the press gap length x so that the line load ratio LLR the following formula results: LLR = WLL LL = ∫ A ∗ p x 2 dx ∫ p x dx = ∫ 1 10 MPa ∗ p x 2 dx ∫ p x dx wherein the shoe press cover consists at least partially of polyurethane which is formed by reacting a prepolymer and a crosslinker component, wherein the prepolymer is a reaction product of 1,4-phenylene diisocyanate (PPDI) and a polyol component containing at least polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG) and / or Cs-s-polycarbonatediol, wherein the crosslinker component comprises 1,6-hexanediol.

[0029] The effects and advantages previously stated with regard to the press arrangement according to the invention also apply mutatis mutandis to the method according to the invention and vice versa.

[0030] Thus, the fibrous web is preferably further guided through a pre-press arranged upstream of the main press in the running direction of the fibrous web, preferably immediately upstream, wherein the pre-press may also have an extended press nip, wherein the pre-press may be designed such that the line load ratio LLR the pre-press is less than 0.69, preferably less than 0.56.

[0031] The method and apparatus according to the invention are particularly suitable when the fibrous web comprises graphic paper grades or grades belonging to the board and packaging sector. It is particularly preferred when the fibrous web is a packaging paper web, such as Packaging Testliner. Tissue grades, on the other hand, are of lesser or no importance.

[0032] The process according to the invention can be used particularly efficiently if the fibrous web consists of at least 20 wt.%, preferably at least 50 wt.%, OCC fibers. OCC is an abbreviation known in the art and stands for "old corrugated containers." In other words, the press arrangement according to the invention and the process according to the invention are particularly well suited for efficiently dewatering fibrous webs that have a significant or even decisive proportion of used fibers, i.e., no fresh fibers. This is due to the high resistance of the OCC fibers to high pressures. The remaining fibers of the fibrous web to be pressed can be selected, for example, from mechanical pulp or wood pulp, such as TMP, CTMP, and / or PGW.

[0033] The press arrangements according to aspects of the present invention are also advantageous because they can be operated at high production speeds. Speeds of more than 1000 m / min, in particular more than 1200 m / min or even more than 1400 m / min, are possible. In this case, the provision of a pre-press often proves advantageous, as this usually allows for an increase in production speed.

[0034] Preferably, the shoe press sleeve is also tempered, meaning it has undergone heat treatment. In particular, it can be aged for an extended period at a temperature between 50°C and 200°C, especially between 100°C and 150°C. Tempering has a beneficial effect on the polyurethane, enabling it to withstand the high peak pressures.

[0035] The invention will be explained in more detail below using an exemplary embodiment described with the aid of schematic figures. In the following: Figure 1: a press arrangement according to the invention, comprising a main press and a pre-press; Figure 2: an enlarged and detailed representation of the main press of the Figur 1 shown press arrangement, Figure 3: an exemplary pressure curve in the extended press nip of the main press.

[0036] Figur 1 shows a very schematic illustration of a press arrangement according to the invention, comprising a main press 1 and a pre-press 11 arranged directly upstream in the direction of movement BR of a fibrous web 8. In this exemplary embodiment, both the main press 1 and the pre-press 11 are designed as shoe presses and thus each have an extended press nip. Alternatively, however, the pre-press 11 could also not have an extended press nip and / or the pre-press 11 and the main press 1 could share a common central roller. The central roller would then be a press element by means of which both the extended press nip of the pre-press 11 and the extended press nip of the main press 1 would be formed.

[0037] Figur 2 shows an enlarged and detailed illustration of the main press 1, which is of particular importance according to the invention. This can be designed to be operated with a line load LL of at least 1,200 kN / m, preferably at least 1,300 kN / m. The extended press nip 7 of the main press 1 is provided by two press elements, namely a shoe press roll 2 and a counter roll 3. The shoe press roll 2 comprises a press shoe 5, which is supported on a stationary yoke 4, and a shoe press sleeve 6, which is arranged so as to be rotatable around the press shoe 5. The fibrous web 8 is preferably guided through the extended press nip 7 in a sandwich-like manner between two press felts 9. The press shoe 5 has a substantially concavely shaped surface over which the shoe press sleeve 6 runs, while the press shoe 5 presses it with a high compressive force F in the direction of the counter roll 3.The geometric design of the pressing elements, in particular the press shoe 5, is selected in such a way that a line load ratio . LLR of at least 0.56 and at most 1.52.

[0038] The compressive force F is preferably selected to be large enough that the peak pressure acting on the fibrous web 8 in the extended press nip 7 is at least 8 MPa, preferably at least 10 MPa. The length of the extended press nip of the main press 1 is at least 150 mm, preferably at least 190 mm.

[0039] At such peak pressures, it has proven particularly advantageous if the shoe press cover 6 consists at least partially of polyurethane, which is formed by reacting a prepolymer and a crosslinker component, wherein the prepolymer is a reaction product of 1,4-phenylene diisocyanate (PPDI) and a polyol component containing at least one polyether polyol and / or at least one polycarbonate polyol, and wherein the crosslinker component contains a C 2-14 diol. For example, the shoe press cover 6 can have a reinforcing structure made of threads embedded in the polyurethane layer, wherein the prepolymer of the polyurethane layer consists of 50 wt.% of a mixture of 1,4-phenylene diisocyanate (PPDI) and C 5-6 polycarbonate diol and 50 wt.% of a mixture of 1,4-phenylene diisocyanate (PPDI) and polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG), and wherein the crosslinker comprises 1,6-hexanediol or is preferably formed substantially therefrom.

[0040] Tests have shown that the polyurethane composition according to the invention is particularly advantageous with regard to its resistance to high peak pressures in the main press of the press assembly according to the invention. Specifically, various 5 mm thick samples were cast from pure polyurethane and then exposed to a compressive load fluctuating sinusoidally at 10 Hz, peaking at 15 MPa, for 4 hours at 60°C. The extent to which the thickness had decreased (in %) compared to the initial thickness was then measured. The smaller the decrease, the better the material's resistance to pressure. In some cases, the same test was repeated with the same materials, but after hydrolysis. For hydrolysis, the materials were previously exposed to a temperature of 110°C for 4 days. Table 1 below shows the results: Table 1 Polyurethan-Zusammensetzung Setzung durch dynamische Kompression [%] Präpolymer Vernetzer vor Hydrolyse nach Hydrolyse MDI & Polycarbonate 1,4-BDO -39 - MDI & Polycarbonate & PTMEG MCDEA & PTMEG -65 - 50 Gew.-%: PPDI & C 5-6 -Polycarbonatdiol 50 Gew.-% PTMEG & 50 Gew.-% 1,6-Hexandiol -8 -10 25 Gew.-% PTMEG & 75 Gew.-% 1,6-Hexandiol -8 -9 50 Gew.-%: PPDI & PTMEG 1,6-Hexandiol -8 -5

[0041] The first two polyurethane compositions in Table 1 refer to comparative examples that do not fall within the scope of the present invention. These exhibited very high compaction or settlement values ​​even before hydrolysis, namely -39% and -65%, respectively, so that the test was not repeated after hydrolysis for these two polyurethane compositions. In comparison, significantly lower values, namely -8%, were obtained for compaction before hydrolysis for polyurethane compositions according to the present invention, i.e., those shown below in Table 1. The compaction values ​​after hydrolysis varied somewhat depending on the composition of the crosslinker. However, in no single case was a value of -10% exceeded, which makes the polyurethane compositions according to the invention particularly suitable for use even at high peak pressures.

[0042] The Figur 1 The schematically shown pre-press 11 can and is preferably designed differently than the main press 1. In particular, it can be designed differently than the main press 1 in such a way that the line load ratio LLR the pre-press 11 is less than 0.69, preferably less than 0.56. The pre-press 11 serves, in particular, in the press arrangement to sufficiently pre-consolidate the fibrous web 8 for passage through the main press 1 so that it is not excessively compressed despite a relatively high peak pressure in the second press 1.

[0043] The fibrous web 8 preferably serves for the production of a packaging paper web or is such a packaging paper web. Furthermore, the fibrous web preferably consists of at least 20 wt.%, more preferably at least 50 wt.%, of OCC fibers, which are characterized by particularly high resistance even to high peak pressures.

[0044] The press arrangement 1 according to the invention could theoretically also comprise more presses than just the pre-press 11 and the main press 1. However, the main press 1 is preferably the last press of the press arrangement, ie, the last press before the fibrous web 8 is transferred to a drying section downstream of the press arrangement. Bezugszeichenliste

[0045] 1Main press 2Shoe press roll 3Counter roll 4Standing yoke 5Press shoe 6Shoe press cover 7Extended press nip 8Fiber web 9Press felt 10Press arrangement 11Pre-press BRDirection of movement FPressure force

Claims

1. Press arrangement (10) for pressing a fibrous web (8), in particular a packaging paper web, comprising a main press (1) with an extended press nip (7), the press nip (7) having a length of at least 150 mm, preferably of at least 190 mm, the main press (1) being a shoe press comprising a press shoe (5) with a substantially concavely curved surface and a shoe press jacket (6) rotatably mounted around the press shoe (5), characterized in that the main press (1) is designed in such a way that a line load ratio LLR of at least 0.56 and at most 1.52, whereby the line load ratio LLR the quotient of a weighted line load WLL to the line load LL where the weighted line load WLL the result of an integration of the quadratic local pressure weighted with a weighting factor A p(x) 2 over the press gap length xwhere the weighting factor A is one divided by ten megapascals, and where the line load LL the result of an integration of local pressure p(x) over the press gap length x so that the line load ratio LLR the following formula results: LLR = WLL LL = ∫ A ∗ p x 2 dx ∫ p x dx = ∫ 1 10 MPa ∗ p x 2 dx ∫ p x dx wherein the shoe press cover (6) consists at least partially of polyurethane which is formed by reacting a prepolymer and a crosslinking component, wherein the prepolymer is a reaction product of 1,4-phenylene diisocyanate (PPDI) and a polyol component containing at least polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG) and / or Cs-s-polycarbonatediol, wherein the crosslinking component comprises 1,6-hexanediol, and wherein the press cover (6) has at least one drainage groove and / or at least one blind bore.

2. Press arrangement (10) according to claim 1, characterized in thatwhich is the polyol component of the prepolymer polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG) and C 5-6 -polycarbonatediol in substantially equal proportions by weight.

3. Press arrangement (10) according to claim 2, characterized in that the polyol component of the prepolymer consists essentially of 50 wt.% polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG) and 50 wt.% C 5-6 -polycarbonatediol is formed.

4. Press arrangement (10) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by the prepolymer is formed from a mixture of two prepolymers, wherein the first prepolymer is a reaction product of 1,4-phenylene diisocyanate (PPDI) and polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG), and wherein the second prepolymer is a reaction product of 1,4-phenylene diisocyanate (PPDI) and Cs-s-polycarbonatediol.

5. Press arrangement (10) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by the crosslinker component further comprises a polyol.

6. Press arrangement (10) according to claim 5, characterized by the polyol of the crosslinker component is polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG).

7. Press arrangement (10) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by the press arrangement (10) further comprises a pre-press (11) arranged upstream of the main press (1) in the running direction of the fibrous web (8), preferably immediately upstream.

8. Press arrangement (10) according to claim 7, characterized by the pre-press (11) also has an extended press nip, wherein the pre-press (11) is designed such that the line load ratio LLR the pre-press is less than 0.69, preferably less than 0.

56.

9. Machine for producing a fibrous web (8), preferably packaging testliner, comprising a press arrangement (10) according to one of the preceding claims.

10. A method for pressing a fibrous web (8), in particular a packaging paper web, such as Packaging Testliner, preferably using a press arrangement (10) according to one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the fibrous web (8) is guided through a main press (1) with an extended press nip (7) of at least 150 mm in length, preferably at least 190 mm in length, wherein the main press (1) is a shoe press comprising a press shoe (5) with a substantially concavely curved surface and a shoe press cover (6) rotatably mounted around the press shoe (5), characterized in that the main press (1) is designed in such a way that a line load ratio LLR of at least 0.56 and at most 1.52, whereby the line load ratio LLR the quotient of a weighted line load WLL to the line load LL where the weighted line load WLL the result of an integration of the with a weighting factorA weighted square local pressure p(x) 2 over the press gap length x where the weighting factor A one divided by ten megapascals, and where the line load LL the result of an integration of local pressure p(x) over the press gap length x so that the line load ratio LLR the following formula results: LLR = WLL LL = ∫ A ∗ p x 2 dx ∫ p x dx = ∫ 1 10 MPa ∗ p x 2 dx ∫ p x dx wherein the shoe press cover (6) consists at least partially of polyurethane which is formed by reacting a prepolymer and a crosslinking component, wherein the prepolymer is a reaction product of 1,4-phenylene diisocyanate (PPDI) and a polyol component containing at least polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG) and / or Cs-s-polycarbonatediol, wherein the crosslinking component comprises 1,6-hexanediol, and wherein the press cover (6) has at least one drainage groove and / or at least one blind bore.

11. Method according to claim 10, characterized in that the fibrous web (8) is further guided through a pre-press (11) arranged upstream of the main press (1) in the running direction of the fibrous web (8), preferably immediately upstream.

12. Method according to one of claims 11, characterized in that the pre-press (11) also has an extended press nip, wherein the pre-press (11) is designed such that the line load ratio LLR the pre-press is less than 0.69, preferably less than 0.

56.

13. Method according to one of claims 10 to 12, characterized in that the fibrous web (8) consists of at least 20 wt.%, preferably at least 50 wt.%, of OCC fibers.

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