The invention relates to a device for forming moulded bodies from a mouldable mass comprising a matrix grid (19) in which at least one receiving chamber (21) is accommodated, and at least one tool (17, 18) with which the mouldable mass can be pressed into the receiving chamber (21). Said claimed device is characterised in that the tool (17, 18) can be displaced along a guide path (3A, 3B) that comprises a moulding section (A), in which a constant pressure is exerted upon portions of the mouldable mass on the strip by the tools (17, 18), said mass being disposed in the receiving chamber (21). The invention further relates to a method for forming moulded bodies, in which a mouldable mass is formed and is guided to at least one receiving chamber of a matrix grid (1). At least one tool (17, 18) then presses one portion of the mouldable mass into the receiving chamber (21), in which the tool (17, 18) is displaced along a guide path (3) that comprises a moulding section (A), wherein a constant pressure is exerted upon the portions of the mouldable mass on the strip by the tools (17, 18), said portions being disposed in the receiving chamber (21).
