A nonwoven industrial fabric for conveying in an industrial process, the fabric comprising at least a first layer and a second layer of a polymeric film, characterized in that each layer (80, 90) has (i) an upper surface and a lower surface; (ii) a plurality of apertures extending from the upper surface through to the lower surface wherein edges of adjacent pairs of the apertures define land areas therebetween, and selected ones of the land areas comprise protrusions extending from at least one of the upper surface and the lower surface of the layer (80, 90) to form a profile to the respective surface (14, 16), and wherein each protrusion is constructed and arranged to define and extend over one of the apertures, wherein (a) the lower surface of the first layer comprises a first set of the protrusions; (b) the upper surface of the second layer comprises a second set of the protrusions; (c) selected ones of the land areas between pairs of the protrusions of each set comprise planar areas; (d) each protrusion of the first set is received between an adjacent pair of protrusions of the second set; and each protrusion of the second set is received between an adjacent pair of protrusions of the first set; and (e) at least some of the protrusions of the second set are secured to planar areas of the first layer, and at least some of the protrusions of the first set are secured to planar areas of the second layer. (i) an upper surface and a lower surface; (ii) a plurality of apertures extending from the upper surface through to the lower surface wherein edges of adjacent pairs of the apertures define land areas therebetween, and selected ones of the land areas comprise protrusions extending from at least one of the upper surface and the lower surface of the layer (80, 90) to form a profile to the respective surface (14, 16), and wherein each protrusion is constructed and arranged to define and extend over one of the apertures, wherein (a) the lower surface of the first layer comprises a first set of the protrusions; (b) the upper surface of the second layer comprises a second set of the protrusions; (c) selected ones of the land areas between pairs of the protrusions of each set comprise planar areas; (d) each protrusion of the first set is received between an adjacent pair of protrusions of the second set; and each protrusion of the second set is received between an adjacent pair of protrusions of the first set; and (e) at least some of the protrusions of the second set are secured to planar areas of the first layer, and at least some of the protrusions of the first set are secured to planar areas of the second layer. (a) the lower surface of the first layer comprises a first set of the protrusions; (b) the upper surface of the second layer comprises a second set of the protrusions; (c) selected ones of the land areas between pairs of the protrusions of each set comprise planar areas; (d) each protrusion of the first set is received between an adjacent pair of protrusions of the second set; and each protrusion of the second set is received between an adjacent pair of protrusions of the first set; and (e) at least some of the protrusions of the second set are secured to planar areas of the first layer, and at least some of the protrusions of the first set are secured to planar areas of the second layer.