APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAKING PRESSED/CUT ARTICLES

摘要

An apparatus for making pressed nonwoven articles, which apparatus has first and second die members that are arranged to move towards each other. The first die has a support surface for supporting a blank material, and the second die has a press surface for pressing the blank material. The pressing step occurs when the two dies are disposed in an operation position. The support surface has a support surface material that has a first hardness, and the press surface has a press surface material that has a second hardness. The first and second hardnesses are different from each other. The apparatus and method of the invention enable blank articles to pressed and/or cut as intended without risk of having unpressed or uncut portions.