Embossing plates and mounting systems for multi-opening presses

An embossing plate assembly for use with a movable plate assembly of a multi-opening press, wherein the movable plate assembly includes a movable plate and a pair of conveyors mounted to respective longitudinal sides of the movable plate, and each of the conveyors defines a corresponding rotational lug path, the embossing plate assembly comprising:

• an embossing plate having a back side and an opposite front side, a pair of longitudinal edges, and a plurality of through-holes that extend through the sides and are located proximal to the longitudinal edges;
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• a plurality of first fasteners configured to mount the embossing plate to a bottom face of the movable plate, such that a collective width of the embossing plate and the first fasteners is less than a distance between the rotational lug paths of the conveyors.

A method of modifying a movable plate for a multi-opening press, wherein the movable plate has a top face and an opposite bottom face, a first end and an opposite second end that are transverse to said faces, a first longitudinal side and an opposite second longitudinal side that are transverse to said faces and said ends, and a fluid passage disposed through at least one of the longitudinal sides, the method comprising:

• forming a first recess that extends from the top face to the first longitudinal side, and a second recess that extends from the top face to the second longitudinal side, such that a width of the top face between the recesses is less than a width of the bottom face between the longitudinal sides.