摘要 |
A pulp moulding apparatus comprises first and second mould tools (28, 30). The mould tools are movable between a closed configuration in which the first and second mould cavities combine to form a moulded pulp item and a release configuration in which the first and second mould tools are separated to enable release of the moulded pulp item. A vacuum source is connected to the first mould tool. The first and second mould tools (18, 30) include a fluid connection arrangement (54, 60) that fluidly connects the first and second mould tools when they are in the closed configuration such that the vacuum applied to the first mould tool is simultaneously applied to the second mould tool. |