a process for producing plastic parts , in particular molded plastic articles that are deep - drawn in a shaping contrivance into molded articles from at least one heated plastic foil , with the molded articles then being separated from the molded article assemblage in the separating contrivance and conveyed with the aid of a transport contrivance to successive processing stations such as a printing unit , or a stacking contrivance or the like . the shaping and detaching of the individual molded articles made of the still warm foil are executed directly after one another at one station , with forming taking place first and detaching then following by means of strip steel cutting , while the form still remains in the closed condition . it is also possible , with the aid of this process , to produce molded articles consisting of two superimposed foils with layers of an absorbent material disposed therebetween .