Abstract: There is disclosed, in combination with an apparatus for the manufacture of a fan wheel having a plurality of inclined elongated blades cylindrically mounted to a pair of end rings and at least one disc centrally keyed onto the blades and carrying a fan wheel hub, a press for fixing the end rings, the disc and the blades to each other, and a blade feed conveyor belt for carrying the required number of blades, to be assembled on the fan wheel, spaced at a distance corresponding to the position of the blades when assembled on the fan wheel, and for feeding the blades to the press.