Patent ID: 8689685

Claim:
A system comprising: a first pressing plate configured to form a plurality of products held by a supporting surface by applying a first pressure against a first surface of each of the plurality of products; a first skin removably attachable to the first pressing plate, wherein the first skin is located between the first pressing plate and the supporting surface when attached to the first pressing plate, and is configured to be heated to a temperature of about 150 to about 750° Fahrenheit, wherein the supporting surface is maintained at a temperature below the temperature of the first skin; and a plurality of first spacers, wherein each of the first spacers is located between the first skin and the first pressing plate when the first skin is attached to the first pressing plate, corresponds to one of the plurality of products, has a thermal conductivity between about 5 to about 5500 W/(m*K), and separates the first skin from the first pressing plate by a distance of about 0.001 to about 0.5 inches.