Apparatus for reforming a portion of a plastic container

An apparatus for reforming a portion of a plastic container using induction heating, the apparatus comprising:

• a reform heating assembly including a mount adapted to engage a frame, an insulated body having a body, a top, and a centrally disposed buttress extending from the top and housing a heat dispersion block having a groove into which is disposed an induction heater comprising a first thermocouple connector and a first power connector operably connected to a first proportional-integral derivative (PID) controller and, heated to a temperature above 500 degrees F. and heating the portion of the plastic container to be reformed without contacting the container, a cover plate engaging the heat dispersion block to form a single monolithic unit and sandwich the induction heater, the first power connector, and the first thermocouple connector within the groove, an air gap between the top of the insulated body and the heat dispersion block on either side of the buttress and between the body of the insulated body and the heat dispersion block and
• a reform cooling assembly having a forming die maintained at a temperature below the set temperature of the plastic used to form the container and adapted to contact and reform the portion of the container, a support housing a Peltier thermoelectric cooler comprising a second thermocouple connector and a second power connector operably connected to a second PID controller that controls the Peltier thermoelectric cooler to maintain the forming die at the temperature below the set point of the plastic used to form the container and, a heat sink facilitating heat transfer away from the forming die.