Thermoforming Applications

Thermoforming is one of the oldest, most common methods of processing plastic materials. Products that require vacuum forming are all around us and play a major part in our daily lives.

Thermoforming involves a few basic steps:

1. Heating a plastic sheet until soft
2. Draping the heated sheet over a mold
3. Suctioning the sheet into the mold

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The advanced process of plastic thermoforming utilizes sophisticated pneumatic, hydraulic and heat controls enabling higher production speeds and more detailed vacuum forming applications.

Vacuum forming has several advantages over other plastic thermoforming processes. The low-forming pressures that are used in vacuum forming allow for comparatively low-cost tooling.

Unlike other plastic thermoforming processes, where powder or resin is the starting point, this plastic thermoforming process uses extruded plastic sheet. With vacuum forming, a secondary process may be required to trim the formed sheet to arrive at the finished part. The trimmed waste can then be re-ground and recycled.

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