42 43 44 which can be arranged on both sides of the transfer belt in addition to the application device 41 from which the application medium is discharged onto the fiber web 32 via the transfer belt 40 there is a further application device 45 opposite the press suction roll 34 which device applies the application medium directly to the fiber web 32 after the fiber web 32 has passed through the two press nips 35 37 and has been heated again by the drying device 44 it is transferred by way of a suction roll 46 to a felt or transfer belt 47 with which it is led jointly through a single row drying section 48 all the felts 5 33 39 and transfer belts 40 can be equipped on both sides with cleaning tensioning and conditioning devices as illustrated by way of example by using conditioning devices 49 50 on the felt 39 it goes without saying that for each felt 5 33 39 and for each transfer belt 40 it is also possible for a plurality of such devices to be arranged if this is necessary it goes without saying that devices for removing in particular for doctoring off and for carrying the conditioning agent away are also provided as an alternative to the embodiment illustrated in fig3 in a variant according to fig4 the fiber web 32 is led around the central roll 36 felted only on one side and is transferred from the latter by way of the suction roll.