Forming element for ceramic articles

A pressing device for pressing a product of ceramic material, comprising:

• a lower punch (10), provided with a pressing surface (10a) facing upwards;
• an upper punch (11) provided with a pressing surface (11a) facing downwards;
• at least one of the two punches is movable towards and away relative to the other in order to perform pressing of a layer (L) of the ceramic material to form the product of ceramic material;
• a first movable belt (2) comprising an active portion (3) arranged at least partially between the upper punch (11) and the lower punch (10);
• a second movable belt (4) comprising an active portion (5) arranged at least partially between the first movable belt (2) and the upper punch (11);
• characterized by comprising a shaped profile (6), which is so structured as to at least partially delimit a pressing chamber which is configured to form the product of ceramic material, which is the shaped profile (6) being detachably associated to the lower punch (10) or to the upper punch (11) in a projecting manner, wherein the shaped profile (6) is associated with a support (61) which is removably associated to the upper punch (11) or to the lower punch (10), the pressing chamber being at least partially defined by a perimeter which extends so that, during operation of the pressing device, a depression defining an edge is formed around a perimeter of the product of ceramic material being pressed.