A fabric belt unit for manufacturing corrugated board in a corrugator machine includes a belt (1) joined together at its two ends (2, 3) to form a continuous belt. The fabric belt has an outer paper side (6) as well as an inner driven side (8). The belt ends (2, 3) are reduced thermally in thickness and have a plurality of approximately U-shaped clamps (7) which are connected to each other to form a joint. The U-shaped clamps (7) lie at a distance (a) one next to the other. The distance (u) of the driven side (8) of the belt to the plane (36) of the thickness-reduced belt ends (2, 3) is greater than the distance (v) between the paper side (6) and the plane (46) of the thickness-reduced belt ends (2, 3) in order to obtain a longer service life of the belt.