from a plurality of preparation stations 5 10 5 20 disposed immediately one after the other is disposed downstream of the spinning chute 2 the prepared thread 4 wraps multiple times such as from 1 5 to 2 times around a drivable galette 6 and a deflection roller 7 the galette 6 and deflection roller 7 form the first draw off device between the galette 6 and a first pair 8 of galettes a second preparer 9 is provided the pair 8 of galettes comprises two vertically spaced apart galettes 8 1 8 2 which can each be driven and heated and the thread 4 wraps around them multiple times for instance from 5 to 13 times downstream of it is a second pair 10 of galettes and once again the thread 4 wraps around them multiple times the associated galettes 10 1 10 2 are each drivable and are spaced apart both horizontally and vertically downstream of the galette 10 1 is a texturer 11 followed by a drivable cooling roller 12 downstream of the cooling roller 12 the thread 4 passes via a drivable galette 13 and a deflection roller 14 to reach the compactor 15 the thread 4 is then guided over the drivable galette 16 and the deflection roller 17 to the bobbin winder 18 the entire device beginning with the first preparer 5 but without the bobbin winder 18 is expediently mounted on a frame 19 in operation molten plastic is forced through the nozzle plate 1 and spun into filaments 3 the filaments are cooled in the spinning chute 2 for instance by a stream of air so that the plastic of the filaments 3 solidifies the filaments 3 combined.