Abstract: This press comprises a frame structure, an unloading station on one side of said frame structure, a mold, a cross member extending over said frame structure and movable in relation thereto between a molding position in which the upper portion of the mold is vertically aligned with the lower portion of the mold, and an unloading position in which said upper mold portion is vertically aligned with said unloading station. The cross member is mounted in cantilever fashion at one end to a support having a vertical axis and is adapted to pivot about this vertical axis and slide along said support. The press is intended notably for vulcanizing tires and affords a considerable reduction in the mold loading and unloading time while being more reliable in operation.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1.