Voith Sulzer Paper Technology North America, Inc.

Douglas H Angel

Edwin X Graf

Daniel J Foster

William Witte

A paper-making machine includes a traveling substrate and a roll carrying the substrate. The roll includes a carbon fiber shell, a ceramic layer over the shell, and a polytetrafluoroethylene layer over the ceramic layer. The polytetrafluoroethylene layer defines an outer surface of the roll. The ceramic layer intermittently extends through the polytetrafluoroethylene layer to the outer surface of the roll.

Roll for paper-making machine

Method of making a roll for paper-making machine

A paper-making machine includes at least one roll for carrying a fiber web or a belt. At least one of the rolls includes a shell formed from a composite material; a journal comprised of metal; and a head interposed between and interconnecting the shell and the journal. The head is also formed from a composite material.

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Concord, NC, United States of America

Douglas H Angel