Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a finished part comprising: a step of placing a trimmed finishing shell inside a heated mold chosen from a first mold referred to as a female mold and a second mold referred to as a male mold in the form of a punch, a step of heating a structural part made of a composite material up to its melting point, a step of placing the structural part on the finishing shell, a step of shaping the structural part against the finishing shell by means of the male mold in the form of a punch cooperating with the female mold, such that the finishing shell is fixed to the structural part that was shaped to obtain the finished part.

Abstract: A thermoforming assembly includes a lower mold part (20) and an upper mold part (34). The two mold parts are able to move in a substantially vertical direction between an open position and a closed position. Retaining members (28) are able to hold a sheet of softened thermoplastic (10) in a substantially horizontal mean plane Pm between the two mold parts. The retaining members include a plurality of rods (28) mounted mobile in the lower mold part (20). The rods (28) project out from the lower mold part (20) when the two mold parts (20, 34) are in the open position, to hold the sheet of softened thermoplastic (10) in the substantially horizontal mean plane Pm and accompany it as the mold closes.

Abstract: A thermoforming assembly includes a lower mold part (20) and an upper mold part (34). The two mold parts are able to move in a substantially vertical direction between an open position and a closed position. Retaining members (28) are able to hold a sheet of softened thermoplastic (10) in a substantially horizontal mean plane Pm between the two mold parts. The retaining members include a plurality of rods (28) mounted mobile in the lower mold part (20). The rods (28) project out from the lower mold part (20) when the two mold parts (20, 34) are in the open position, to hold the sheet of softened thermoplastic (10) in the substantially horizontal mean plane Pm and accompany it as the mold closes.