Abstract: A method for treating a wooden material includes applying steam and vacuum to the wooden material.

Abstract: A method for the heat treatment of textiles, particularly advantageous for textiles wound on cops or bobbins, comprises applying a vacuum to a steamer chamber in which the textiles have been placed. When a sufficient vacuum has been reached a treatment liquid is introduced and the vacuum source shut off maintains the vacuums. The treatment liquid is then heated to generate a saturated steam treatment for the textiles. The liquid and steam are then pumped out of the chamber and a vacuum re-instituted for evacuation, cooling and drying, after which the chamber is returned to ambient. Subsequent cycles may be performed with other liquid treatments. An apparatus for carrying out the method may be in the form of a closed system in which the vessels from which the liquid treatment are drawn are coupled to the treatment chamber to allow return of the liquids when the liquids are pumped out. Liquid loss is thus minimized and efficiency increased.

Abstract: An apparatus for steaming of spun cops based on a trough-shaped steamer (2) arranged directly adjacent to a spinning machine (1) parallel to the cops (15) of a spinning station (14) standing in a row. This enables a conventional handling device (17) to move the cops (15) from the spinning stations (14) into the steamer (2) and, after the steaming process, to move the cops (15") from the steamer (2) to the conveyor (16) of the spinning machine (1). The steaming process is thus integrated with the material flow of the spinning plant. The dwell times of the cops after steaming are largely predeterminable. Also, the space requirements of the equipment are minimal and there is no need for additional manual moving of the cops.

Abstract: A cylindrical vessel is closed at its end by a cover. To facilitate opening, the cover is tiltably mounted at its sides on supporting blocks. By means of spindles, the two supporting blocks can be raised and lowered. At least one swivel arm is tiltably articulated to the vessel closure and tiltably as well as slideably articulated to the vessel, in such a manner that upon raising of the cover, the latter is at the same time tilted back away from the exposed vessel opening to improve access to the interior of the vessel.