Apparatus and method for continuously manufacturing components from fiber-reinforced composites, and mold set

A method for continuously manufacturing components from fiber-reinforced composites with the steps:

• conveying a semifinished product containing reinforcing fibers by a conveying device, and
• forming the semifinished product by a forming device, which comprises a press with a first pressing element and a second pressing element arranged opposite the first pressing element,
• wherein in a mold application station of the forming device, which is arranged upstream of the press relative to the conveying direction of the semifinished product, differently shaped molds, which are pressurizable by the press, are applied to respective sections of the semifinished product, and in a mold release station arranged downstream of the press relative to the conveying direction of the semifinished product, are released again from the respective sections of the semifinished product.

A mold set for use in a forming device of an apparatus for continuously manufacturing components from fiber-reinforced composites comprising:

• a standardized support element, which is pressurizable by a press of the forming device, and
• a plurality of differently shaped inserts that are detachably connectable to the support element.