Abstract: Apparatus for manufacturing a composite fabric, including an endless carrier belt having a non-stick surface and traversible over first and second contiguous sets of planar support surfaces. Heating means are provided for heating the first set of planar support surfaces and cooling means for cooling the second set of planar support surfaces. A first means is provided for supplying a relatively thick substrate to the carrier belt in advance of the first set of planar support surfaces which means includes a device for applying deaerated thermo-plastics material in liquid form directly to the surface of the carrier belt. A second means supplies pile-forming material and a third means is arranged to receive the pile-forming material that includes a lick roller for coating one surface of said pile-forming material with plastics material in liquid form.