COMPRESSION MOULDING APPARATUS

摘要

An apparatus comprises a moulding unit (3; 3a) having a punch (5; 5a) and a mould cavity (4; 4a) movable between an open position in which said punch (5; 5a) and said mould cavity (4; 4a) are distanced apart from each other to receive a dose (D) of plastics therebetween, and a closed position in which said punch (5; 5a) and said mould cavity (4; 4a) interact to form an item by pressing said dose (D), a dose-delivering mouth (48; 48a; 48b) of an extruder being interposed between said punch (5; 5a) and said mould cavity (4; 4a) in said open position.