Abstract: A method of molding a perforated article involves supplying a formable material to a preforming chamber where the material is compressed so that it substantially assumes the cross-sectional shape of the preforming chamber. The formable material is then transferred under compressive forces to a molding chamber, which has a volume less than the volume of the preforming chamber and a shape which substantially matches the shape of the perforated article to be molded. The formable material is then heated in the molding chamber to cure it and thereby form the perforated article.