Patent ID: 8083511

Claim:
A system involving pattern molds comprising: a mold assembly unit having a fixture holder moveable relative to an attached arm and operative to engage a portion of a pattern mold and position the pattern mold for assembly, wherein the mold assembly unit has a turntable operative to rotate relative to the fixture holder and a rail assembly operative to position the fixture holder relative to the turntable, a computer aided design (CAD) system, wherein the mold assembly unit is operative to receive information corresponding to the positioning of the pattern mold from the CAD system, the mold assembly unit further operative to interpret a computer aided design (CAD) model of a mold assembly in which the pattern mold is to become a constituent part such that the information corresponding to the positioning of the pattern mold is generated and communicated to mold assembly unit, the CAD system operative to generate a CAD model of the mold assembly.