Patent ID: 8557156

Claim:
A method of post-mold cooling of a molded article, the molded article having just been molded within mold halves, the method comprising: receiving, in a post-mold device, the molded article from within the mold halves; subjecting the molded article to post-mold cooling process in the post-mold device, the post-mold cooling process including: controlling the temperature of coolant media to a first temperature using a temperature control device; implementing a first post-mold cooling process portion in the post-mold cooling device at the first temperature; and controlling the temperature of the coolant media to a second temperature using the temperature control device; triggering at a predetermined switch point, a transition from the first post-mold cooling process portion to a second post-mold cooling process portion; and implementing the second post-mold cooling process portion in the post-mold cooling device at the second temperature, said second temperature being greater than said first temperature.