Abstract: A machine for flame processing textile fabric webs (27), especially a singeing machine, is equipped with a burner unit (35) which comprises a combustion chamber terminating in a singeing slit, connected to a gas mixing chamber by a mixture feed slot (7).To save energy, the width of the working flame should be adjustable continuously and with low operating cost, whereby in particular provision should be made for automatically adjusting the flame width to the width of the fabric web (27) being processed. For this purpose, the burner unit (35) is provided with one or two flexible sealing strips (13) for the mixture feed slot, said strips being insertable from one or both ends of the burner unit, each of said strips further having its outer end wound on a winding body (33), rotatable for adjusting the inner ends of sealing strips (13).

Abstract: Articles to be dried are conveyed through a tentering frame in a path. Air is heated and then directed into contact with the articles in direction transversely of the path. The air is directed by at least one crossflow blower unit and a plurality of channel elements, each of which has a foraminous wall which faces the articles passing through the frame. The blower is driven by a motor drive which is operative for circulating the heated air in direction through the blower unit and into the channel elements. Thereupon, the air passes through the respective foraminous walls to impinge against and thereby dry the articles. After impingement, the air is guided away from the articles by a plurality of air outlet passages which are respectively formed between adjacent ones of the channel elements which are successively arranged along the path at a predetermined spacing from each other.

Abstract: Articles to be dried are conveyed through a tentering frame in a path. Air is heated and then directed into contact with the articles in direction transversely of the path. The air is directed by at least one crossflow blower unit and a plurality of channel elements, each of which has a foraminous wall which faces the articles passing through the frame. The blower is driven by a motor drive which is operative for circulating the heated air in direction through the blower unit and into the channel elements. Thereupon, the air passes through the respective foraminous walls to impinge against and thereby dry the articles.