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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2003
Robert A. Grimmer, Berwick, ME (US);
Dave Syphers, Berwick, ME (US);
Denis Moore, Rollinsford, NH (US);
Robert A. Grimmer, Berwick, ME (US);
Dave Syphers, Berwick, ME (US);
Denis Moore, Rollinsford, NH (US);
International Automotive Components Group North America, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method of producing plastic articles comprising preheating a metal mold having a mold contour using infrared heating elements formed to match said mold contour to establish a casting temperature, casting plastic material onto the preheated metal mold surface, fusing the plastic using infrared energy, cooling the metal mold using the change of phase or state of a cooling material and removing the cast plastic article from said metal mold.