Abstract: A method for treating a textile web is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of passing a textile web over a slit formed in an elongated nozzle and in firm contact with the nozzle and simultaneously passing steam through said slit and towards said web at a speed approximately equal to the speed of sound.
Abstract: A light-weight guide roller comprising a cylindrical jacket of stainless steel filled with synthetic foam material under pressure, both ends of the roller being closed by an annular box-shaped element constituted by a central trunnion with two oppositely positioned rings each having a U-shaped cross-section, said rings being welded to said trunnion and to said jacket.