Thermoplastic molding process and apparatus

A thermoplastic molding system comprising:

• a thermoplastic extrusion die for the extrusion of a thermoplastic slab, said extrusion die having a plurality of adjustable die gate members for varying the thickness of the extruded material in different parts of the extruded slab, said extrusion die plurality of die gate members having a plurality of extrusion die plates therein positioned adjacent to each other and separately adjustable to thereby vary the thickness across thermoplastic material being extruded from said die;
• a trimmer for cutting said extruded thermoplastic slab from said thermoplastic extrusion die;
• a plurality of thermoplastic molds, each mold being mounted on a movable platform for moving one mold at a time in a position to receive a thermoplastic slab being trimmed from said thermoplastic extrusion die, and each of said plurality of thermoplastic molds being movable on said movable platform between a mold loading position and a mold release position and said mold moveable platform being a rotating platform rotating each said thermoplastic mold mounted thereon to position one mold at a time in a position to receive the next trimmed thermoplastic slab from said extruding die, whereby a molded part can be formed with a variable thickness from a heated slab of thermoplastic material being fed still heated from an extrusion die.