Universal boarding machine for socks, stockings, pantyhose particularly suitable for companies with a very diversified production, composed of:

- a machine base with carrousel of 15 single or double form legs with device allowing to change the forms within a few minutes

- fitting of the form legs on shutters with intermediate parts

- rotating device at the loading station in order to facilitate the loading and to allow inspection

- steam shells under a pressure adjustable from 0 to 3 bars

- very performing drying tunnel with 7 drying positions with electric or steam heating

- special patented stripper to strip articles with standard inclination of the foot, and laying onto a conveyor or a circle