A heated vacuum mounting press.

摘要

A heated vacuum mounting press (2) comprising an upper part (4) which is movable between open and closed conditions, a lower part (6), a flexible diaphragm (8), an electrically conductive glass sheet member (10) for being heated by an electric current in order to apply heat to sheet workpiece material (12) in the press (2), and air evacuating means (14) forevacuating air from between the upper part (4) and the lower part (6) of the press (2) when the upper part (4) is in its closed condition on the lower part (6), whereby the diaphragm (8) is able to be flexed against the sheet workpiece material (12) to provide substantially even pressure over the surface of the sheet workpiece material (12) whilst heat is applied to the sheet workpiece material (12) from the electrically conductive glass sheet member (10).