a conveying belt suitable for powerturn conveying applications . the conveying belt has a mult - layer structure with layers of parallel laid yarns disposed in various angles relative to the machine direction . the parallel yarns are stitchbonded to a multiply interwoven scrim to form a subassembly . a batt of staple fibers is needled to the scrim and the batt and subassembly are encapsulated by a polymer .