Abstract: A device for applying a decorative preglued banding material to the edges of a panel including, in suitably mounted operative relationship, a holder for dispensing the banding material from a continuous reel, an air heater with flow control means for directing heated air against the hot melt adhesive on the banding material, a shoe and rotatable star wheels for guiding the band through the heating zone, an adjustable spindle by means of which an appropriate band can be centered upon and pressed against panel edges of different widths, and marking and severing means for terminating the band at a preselected point along the panel edge.