摘要 |
A method and apparatus for making a sheet of material from a fiber textile-like mat is provided. The apparatus comprises a press 39 having a pair of movable belts 75, 76 having adjacent runs 73, 74 adapted to receive a mat 36 of fibers of thermoplastic material mixed with other fibers therebetween. The press has a compressing unit 86, 88 for compressing the mat between the adjacent runs of the belts to densify the mat. The press also has a heating unit 93 for heating the mat between the adjacent runs of the belts, and a cooling unit 99 for cooling the mat between the adjacent runs of the belts after the mat has been heated and densified by the heating unit and the compressing unit. <IMAGE> |