Abstract: A mold equipment comprising a first lift chamber at the outlet portion of a material pouring station, a heating chamber containing a curing atmosphere and connected to the outlet of the first lift chamber, a pull-in means for drawing a metal mold from the outlet of the material pouring station into the first lift chamber, a second lift chamber at the outlet portion of the heating chamber, a mold releasing work station adjacent to the second lift chamber, a third lift chamber at the outlet portion of the mold releasing work station, a cooling chamber connected to the outlet of the third lift chamber, a pull-in means for drawing the metal mold from the outlet of the mold releasing work station into the third lift chamber, a fourth lift chamber defined between the outlet of the cooling chamber and the material pouring work station, and push-in means for forcing the metal mold into the heating chamber, mold releasing work station, cooling chamber, and material pouring station, respectively.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a low density synthetic resin foamed body is disclosed which is characterized by the steps of filling a mixture of 100 parts by weight of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, 20-80 parts by weight of a foaming agent, and 1.0-5.0 parts by weight of a crosslinking agent in a mold, closing the mold with a lid, heating the mold to form a foamed body, cooling the foamed body as it is kept in the mold, and opening the lid of the mold.