Methods and systems for controlling mold temperatures

A mold defining a mold space configured to receive a moldable material, said mold comprising:

• a first mold portion comprising at least one channel, said channel defining an interior passage and configured to convey a fluid;
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• a second mold portion comprising:
• a molding surface that at least partially defines the mold space;
• a heat transfer member, said heat transfer member at least partially extending into the interior passage of the channel of the first portion;
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• a mold body extending between the molding surface and the heat transfer member;
• wherein the heat transfer member is configured to transfer heat between the molding surface and a fluid being conveyed within the channel.

A mold moveable between an open position and a closed position, the mold comprising:

• a mold space configured to receive moldable material when the mold is in a closed position;
• a mold plate having at least one channel configured to convey a working fluid therethrough, said channel comprising an interior space;
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• a cavity mold section comprising:
• a molding surface that defines a portion of the mold space;
• a heat transfer member, said heat transfer member at least partially extending within the interior space of the channel of the mold plate;
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• wherein working fluid directed through the interior space of the channel flows around a periphery of the heat transfer member;
• a body positioned, at least in part, between the molding surface and the heat transfer member;
• wherein at least a portion of the cavity mold section comprises a high heat transfer material;
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• wherein the high heat transfer material has a thermal conductivity that is greater than a thermal conductivity of iron.