Combination molding/punching station for molding and punching containers out of a foil strip of thermoplastic synthetic material

A combination molding/punching station for molding and punching containers out of a foil strip of a thermoplastic synthetic material, said station comprising:

• a pivoting molding table for holding one mold half, with said table being mounted in a locally fixed frame to pivot around a fixed pivoting point, and for sliding displacement relative to the fixed pivoting point;
• a respective single guideway, arranged on either side of the molding table on the fixed frame, and engaging the table for guiding the sliding displacement and the pivoting movement of the table;
• the pivoting point on each side of the molding table is a combination rotating/sliding joint that is mounted on the locally fixed frame for rotation about an axis of rotation transverse to a longitudinal axis of the table;
• and each single guideway is arranged between a respective pivoting point and an upper edge of the mold half, as seen in a closed state of the molding table.