or the fiber web 1 when they are not magnetic the counter element 5 is an element against the metal belt 2 against which it is possible to apply force in the area of the counter element 5 the travel of the fiber web 1 can be arranged in the shape of a curve the counter element 5 can be e g the shoe of a shoe press or a roll 3 or several rolls 3 it can also be a combination of the shoe press and the rolls 3 heaters 14 16 can be located either inside or outside the metal belt cycle the heaters 14 16 can heat the fiber web 1 directly or indirectly with hot air blowings 8 the fiber web 1 can be heated and the blowings can be directed in the forward direction in relation to the travel of the fiber web 1 the measurement and control arrangements described in the above examples the arrangements suitable for the controlling and tightening of the metal belt 2 and the loading of the pressure roll 4 are also applicable in other embodiments even though not particularly mentioned the same relates to the heating methods and devices of the fiber web 1 and the metal belt 2 the figures only show one advantageous exemplifying embodiment according to the invention the figures do not separately depict matters secondary to the main idea of the invention known as such or evident to those skilled in the art such as power sources or.