Machine for the manufacture of fiber material web with shoe pressing unit and drying or tissue cylinder arranged to form at least one press nip. Water absorbent carrier band and water-impermeable pressing band being guided through the at least one press nip, and fiber material web is adapted to pass through the at least one press nip with the water absorbent carrier band and the water-impermeable pressing band. The at least one press nip has a length in web travel direction of less than or equal to approximately 60 mm. Pressure profile results over press nip length having maximum pressing pressure greater than or equal to approximately 3.3 MPa. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.