Process of thermal transfer using hot melt adhesive lamination for forming a carpet backing and finished carpet or tile product

An apparatus for producing finished carpet, comprising:

• a heated application roll;
• a means for providing a greige carpet to the heated application roll;
• a means for providing a secondary backing material to the heated application roll, the means being positioned upstream of the heated application roll from the means for providing the greige carpet;
• a means for providing a hot melt adhesive to the secondary backing material;
• at least one unheated nip roll positioned adjacent to the heated application roll where the greige carpet first contacts the heated application roll;
• a chill roll positioned downstream from the heated application roll;
• an idler tension roll positioned adjacent to the chill roll;
• and
• a means for collecting the finished carpet positioned downstream from the chill roll.