CPC B29C 43/34 (2013.01) [B29C 31/048 (2013.01); B29C 31/06 (2013.01); B29C 43/203 (2013.01); B29C 48/0011 (2019.02); B29C 48/21 (2019.02); B29C 43/08 (2013.01); B29C 2043/3411 (2013.01); B29C 2043/3466 (2013.01); B29C 2043/3472 (2013.01); B29K 2101/12 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0067 (2013.01); B29L 2031/565 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
1. A method comprising the steps of:
extruding a multi-layer structure having at least one primary layer and at least one secondary layer;
severing a multi-layer dose from the multi-layer structure;
compression moulding an object from the multi-layer dose, the step of compression moulding occurring in a mould which is provided with a pair of elements, at least one of said elements being movable towards the other in a moulding direction, so that the multi-layer dose can be shaped;
wherein the multi-layer dose is transported towards the mould by a transport device comprising at least one transport element which is movable along a path directed from a collecting position, in which the multi-layer dose is collected by the transport element, towards a release position, in which the multi-layer dose is released into the mould by the transport element, and
wherein the multi-layer dose has an initial orientation at the end of the step of extruding, the orientation of the multi-layer dose being modified while the multi-layer dose is transported towards the mould, so that the multi-layer dose is introduced into the mould with a final orientation in which the secondary layer extends transversely to the moulding direction.
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