Abstract: In the bonding of lightweight fleeces, there is the problem at relatively high feeding velocities of providing the fleece with the required amount of impregnating agent. Also, it has been found that the individual fibers of a fleece move with respect to one another during the impregnating step, and the fleece tends to disintegrate. In order to impart to the fleece, without great expenditure, a strength required for the bonding procedure, the provision is made to subject the fleece to a preliminary bonding step by wetting with cold water prior to application of the bonding agent, for example in a foam padder. It has been discovered under practical conditions that this minor bonding step is adequate for avoiding disintegration of the loose fiber layer within the nip padder during impregnation.

Abstract: In a screen drum device with a fan mounted endwise for generating suction through the screen drum surface, in front of a screen drum jacket, a baffle cover is usually provided. This baffle cover generates in a baffle chamber in front of the baffle cover, the accumulated pressure which is required for uniform processing of a web of material. In order to be able to handle optimally webs of different widths on the screen drum, the baffle cover in the vicinity of the narrow width of the goods is made so that it can be either removed completely or is given an opening mechanism, or the baffle cover has an additional screen cover located parallel thereto and displaceable with respect to the baffle cover.

Abstract: A highly permeable drum for the wet or dry treatment of textile material, paper or other permeable materials of a certain width consists solely of narrow sheet metal strips and narrow webs, the extension in width of which is oriented in the radial direction. The sheet metal strips extend axially parallel, and the spacers extend perpendicularly thereto. In accordance with further development of this known structure, the connecting-locking elements to be arranged between the sheet metal strips consist of elements extending from a space between two sheet metal strips into the neighboring space. The result is a simple, readily mountable, and more lightweight construction of the drum shell.

Abstract: In the sieve drum device, a screen cover is not arranged, as customary, horizontally with sieve drums located, for example, in side-by-side relationship, but rather concentrically surrounds the respective sieve drum in the region covered by the material. In order to facilitate cleaning of the screen cover, the cover is swingable swung about a joint arranged on an axis in parallel to the sieve drum axis.

Abstract: Nonwoven fabrics are produced by mixing fibers especially textile fibers with binder powders, and by bonding the fibers and binder powders in twin-platform belt ovens for heating the powder. During this step, air is passed through the nonwoven mat or web or interlocked fibers. In order to avoid contamination of the oven with binder powder fragments detached from the nonwoven fabric, the provision is made to arrange a steaming process upstream of the air heat treatment process. The steam is to condense on the fibers or on the binder powder and to promote sticking of the powder to the fibers of the nonwoven fabric. Advantageously, a sieve drum device is employed in place of the twin-platform belt oven for the final bonding heat treatment; this device can operate herein in a much more economical fashion than the oven.

Abstract: A highly permeable drum for the wet or dry treatment of textile material, paper or other permeable materials of a certain width has an outer shell comprising narrow sheet metal strips and narrow webs, the extension in width of which is oriented in the radial direction. The sheet metal strips extend axially parallel. According to the further development of this basic structure, the sheet metal strips each consist of at least two strips of half thickness arranged proximate to each other. The juxtaposed sheet metal strips are arranged radially offset with respect to one another so that, at an outer periphery, only half of the total thickness of a sheet metal strip is provided, which arrangement substantially increases the air permeability of the drum.

Abstract: The permeable drum for the wet or dry treatment of textile material, paper, or other permeable materials of a certain width consists solely of narrow sheet metal strips or narrow webs. The sheet metal strips extend axially parallel, their extension in width being oriented in the radial direction. The webs are oriented in the peripheral direction and form parts of the connecting elements between the sheet metal strips, these connecting elements carrying the screen-type cover. The connecting elements, also serving as spacers, are formed of one piece and connect two neighboring sheet metal strips. Connection of the spacers with the sheet metal strips is achieved by headless screws. The proximate ends of the two screws succeeding each other in the peripheral direction are threaded into a nut which latter, in turn, can be encompassed by a fitting connecting element.

Abstract: A permeable drum for the wet or dry treatment of textile material, paper, or other permeable materials of a certain width has a screen-like cover supported solely on narrow sheet metal strips or narrow webs. The sheet metal strips extend axially parallel, their extension in width being oriented in the radial direction. The webs are oriented in the peripheral direction and form part of the connecting elements between the sheet metal strips, these connecting elements also carrying the screen-type cover. The connecting elements, also serving as spacers, are formed of one piece and connect two neighboring sheet metal strips. Connection of the spacers with the sheet metal strips is achieved by screws, bolts or the like, of which suitably two in superposition extend longitudinally through bores in the connecting elements.