Asymmetrical false-twist texturing machine

A texturing machine for false-twist texturing including at least one treatment section having between 10 to 30 thread working positions, said treatment section comprising thread delivery means, a common texturing heater, means for guiding threads from said delivery means along converging paths to said texturing heater and for guiding the threads through the heater in a compact non-planar bundle, false twisting means downstream of the texturing heater in the direction of movement of said threads, means for guiding threads from said texturing heater to said false twisting means along diverging paths, said false twisting means comprising a plurality of false twist inducers separately associated with each of the threads and arranged in two banks alternated with each other in two spatially offset planes;

• a set heater for said threads located in series with said false twisting means and downstream thereof in the direction of travel of said threads, creel means for taking up threads passing from said set heater, and a single operating gangway between said creel means and delivery means, whereby the threads heated in each of said treatment sections pass along paths of travel which differ from one another in length.