摘要 |
Reinforced plastics sheet is compression moulded by transferring mould parts (42, 48) between a main press (10) and auxiliary presses (12, 14). The main press (10) is of large press power and short stroke. The auxiliary presses (12, 14) are of small power and long stroke. In operation, first in the auxiliary press the sheet is charged to the open mould (18) and the mould (18) closed. Then, the mould (18) is transferred to the main press (10) and the sheet compressed and cured. Next, the mould is moved from the main press to the auxiliary press to remove the moulded sheet. This method can be applied to mass production of automobile parts. <IMAGE> |