Manual container assembly and liner integration fixture for pulp-molded shell with polymer liner container systems

A method of using an assembly device for a pulp-molded shell with a liner to precisely create an integral pulp molded container comprising;

• receiving a first surface of a first part of a formed pulp shell and a second surface of a second part of the formed pulp shell;
• preparing a connection facilitator to assist in connecting the first part of the formed pulp shell and the second part of the formed pulp shell;
• setting the assembly device in an open position;
• inserting the first part of the formed pulp shell and the second part of the formed pulp shell into dedicated cavities of the assembly device wherein the shells are in an open state,
• registering and inserting the liner in communication with a fitment into the assembly device;
• aligning the fitment with an alignment protuberance in the formed pulp shell;
• closing the assembly device to bring the formed pulp shell parts together from the open state to a closed state in a controlled and aligned way around the fitment and the liner;
• and
• introducing pressurized gas into the liner through the fitment.