A 1930 trade article by S. B. Blaisdell of the Fidelity Machine Company, Philadelphia, on developments in industrial braiding machinery. It compares American single-head, German multiple-head and high speed braiders, then describes a new multiple-head machine that combines their features, with a built-in lineshaft, flexible couplings and chain-and-motor drive. Four photographs show installations making elastic braids, tying tape, gas tubing and small braided cords.