Abstract: The pneumatic tire vulcanizing apparatus includes a series of vulcanizing presses arranged in a row, the presses including mold assemblies each having a top mold section and a bottom mold section, and a manipulator for reloading of the molds. The manipulator includes a frame associated with drive means for moving the frame along the row of the presses, the frame supporting thereon a mold opening mechanism including a cross beam provided with clamping means adapted to engage the top mold sections, as well as a mechanism for loading green tires into bottom mold sections, associated with a carriage supporting green tire holders.