Systems and methods for mobile and/or modular manufacturing

摘要

Systems and methods for manufacturing that are scaleable and de-scaleable based upon the production requirements of the customer's manufacturing facility. Systems and methods for mobile and/or modular manufacturing positioned at or near a customer's production facility that are scaleable and de-scaleable based upon the production requirements of the customer's manufacturing facility. The systems and methods of manufacturing may include identifying a customer's production requirements at the customer's production facility, designing a manufacturing cell based upon the identified production requirements, delivering components for the manufacturing cell to a location at or near the customer's production facility, assembling the components to form the manufacturing cell at the location, and training operational personnel to operate the manufacturing cell. The systems and methods may comprise using a modular preform mold system.

主权项

1. A mold stack-up module comprising:
a core module comprising:
a core plate, anda plurality of cores extending from the core plate, wherein the plurality of cores are positioned along the core plate in two or less rows and comprise a first row of cores positioned along the core plate and a second row of cores positioned adjacent to and staggered from the first row of cores along the core plate; and a cavity module comprising:
a cavity plate, anda plurality of shaped chambers disposed in the cavity plate, wherein the plurality of shaped chambers are positioned along the cavity plate in two or less rows and comprise a first row of shaped chambers disposed within the cavity plate and a second row of shaped chambers disposed within the cavity plate, adjacent to and staggered from the first row of chambers; wherein the core module and cavity module matingly engage each other such that each one of the plurality of shaped chambers receives a respective one of the plurality of cores to form a respective mold chamber.