Dual platen molding machine

An apparatus for molding a pre-insulated building component, comprising:

• a stationary mold having a first vertical wall and a second vertical wall, the first and second vertical walls extending an entire length of the stationary mold and spaced apart by two first end caps positioned at opposite ends of the stationary mold, the first vertical wall and the second vertical wall each comprising a plurality of adjacent individual vertical hollow core tubes to create a surface of the first vertical wall and a surface of the second vertical wall, each vertical hollow core tube having a plurality of vent holes;
• a movable mold having a top cap, a first side wall spaced apart from a second side wall by two second end caps positioned at opposite ends of the movable mold, the top cap connected to each of the side walls and the two end caps, the movable mold configured to move in a vertical direction to engage the stationary mold to create a plurality of cavities within the movable mold including a first cavity positioned between the first vertical wall and the first side wall and a second cavity positioned between the second vertical wall and the second side wall, each cavity configured to receive fusable insulating material,wherein the first sidewall and the second sidewall each comprising a plurality of adjacent individual tubes with a plurality of steam vents;
• a base attached perpendicular to the first vertical wall, the second vertical wall and the two end caps, and the base configured to engage with the movable mold to enclose the first cavity and second cavity, wherein the base is configured with steam holes to vent steam into the plurality of vertical hollow core tubes;
• wherein the plurality of vent holes are configured to provide steam into the plurality of cavities to fuse the fusable insulating material to create a building panel with fused insulating material.