the belt the pressure belt 2 is passed around rollers 4 5 and 6 the roller 4 serving as a driving roller and the roller 6 serving as a tensioning roller for the pressure belt 2 the roller 5 is heated and serves as a heating roller for heating the pressure belt 2 to a desired temperature for passage around the cylinder 3 the rollers 5 and 6 and the heatable cylinder 3 are allowed to revolve freely about their axes a belt control roller 7 is provided to align the pressure belt 2 and ensure that it always circulates centrally prior to undergoing pressing around the cylinder 3 the fabric 1 is subjected to a moisturizing operation on a carrying belt 8 below which are situated several steam chests 9 9a which in the form of moisturizing device shown in fig1 blow steam out upwards a suction hood 10 is situated above the carrying belt 8 and communicates with a fan which draws off the steam vapours released a feed roller 15 conveys the fabric 1 to the carrying belt 8 the belt 8 is driven by a drive roller 14 which revolves at an automatically controlled peripheral speed v 1 control.