Abstract: An apparatus for coating blanks, especially clothing inserts formed of textile material, comprising a device for the successive positioning of at least one blank, a coating device for the successive coating of at least one blank, and a heating device for the thermal treatment of the coated blank. There is further provided a conveyor device for transferring the blank from one device to the other. The conveyor device comprises a perforated plate forming a wall of a distributor chamber which can be connected with the suction side of a suction mechanism. The distributor chamber serves for the reception of at least one blank. The perforated plate has a density or proportion of perforations amounting to at least 10 percent of the surface area of the plate.