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1. Apparatus for forming an object, comprising an extruding device for supplying a continuous extrudate of polymeric material, at least one separating element for cutting the continuous extrudate thereby separating from the continuous extrudate a dose of polymeric material, the apparatus including at least one mould movable along a path and at least one transport element movable along a trajectory for conveying the dose from the extruding device towards the mould, the trajectory being in the form of a closed loop, with said trajectory and said path intersecting in a common releasing portion where the transport element releases the dose on a receiving part of said mould, the mould comprising a first mould part and a second mould part aligned with each other along a moulding direction, the first mould part and the second mould part being movable relative to one another between an open position, in which the dose is rested on said receiving part selected from the first mould part and the second mould part, and a closed position, in which a forming chamber is defined between the first mould part and the second mould part, the forming chamber having a shape corresponding to said object, wherein the apparatus further comprises a thermal conditioning device different from the transport element, and wherein the thermal conditioning device is at least partly active along the path operatively downstream of the releasing portion to act on the dose while the dose is interposed between the first mould part and the second mould part, after the dose has been released into said at least one mould and before the closed position is reached, by thermally conditioning at least one surface portion of the dose which is distinct from a resting portion of the dose which is resting on the receiving part.
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