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1. An injection molding factory system comprising a building having:
(a) a first-level floor supporting a plurality of injection molding machines, each adapted to accept a supply of resin and each comprising a mold set adapted to be cooled by a liquid coolant; and (b) a mezzanine level platform above said injection molding machines, said mezzanine level platform supporting (1) a resin supply, said resin supply comprising resin conduits adapted to supply resin to each of said injection molding machines; (2) a supply of liquid coolant, said coolant supply comprising liquid conduits adapted to supply liquid coolant to each of said mold sets; and (3) a dryer system adapted to dry said resin disposed in fluid contact with said resin supply conduits; wherein said injection molding machines eject injected molded articles, and wherein said system additionally comprises, adjacent to each said injection molding machine, a product container conveyor adapted to convey containers so as to be supplied in sequence by said injection molded articles, and once supplied, to be moved away from said respective injection molding machine; and additionally comprising, adjacent to each said injection molding machine, a part transporter and a microprocessor having programming instructions adapted to signal said part transporter to supply each of said product containers in sequence, and once supplied, to be moved from said product container conveyor; wherein said system additionally comprises a gravity roller conveyor disposed above said product container conveyor, and a mechanism adapted to raise said product containers from said product container conveyor to said gravity roller conveyor; wherein said microprocessor has programming instructions adapted to signal said mechanism to move each of said product containers, once supplied, from said product container conveyor to said gravity roller conveyor. |