Vacuum Forming

Vacuum Forming

Vacuum Forming

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What is vacuum forming?

Vacuum formers heat a sheet of plastic until it is soft and places it over top of a mold. Then the machine pulls a vacuum to shape the plastic to the mold.

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What is vacuum forming?

Vacuum formers heat a sheet of plastic until it is soft and places it over top of a mold. Then the machine pulls a vacuum to shape the plastic to the mold.

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What is vacuum forming?

Vacuum formers heat a sheet of plastic until it is soft and places it over top of a mold. Then the machine pulls a vacuum to shape the plastic to the mold.

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What can you vacuum form?

Vacuum formers can form relatively simple geometries that can be formed from a single, thin sheet of plastic. Vacuum forming is commonly used to fabricate packaging inserts, blister packs, and other disposable trays.

What can you vacuum form?

Vacuum formers can form relatively simple geometries that can be formed from a single, thin sheet of plastic. Vacuum forming is commonly used to fabricate packaging inserts, blister packs, and other disposable trays.

What can you vacuum form?

Vacuum formers can form relatively simple geometries that can be formed from a single, thin sheet of plastic. Vacuum forming is commonly used to fabricate packaging inserts, blister packs, and other disposable trays.

How does it work? 

  1. You begin by creating a form that the plastic will wrap around.
  2. You place the form beneath a sheet of plastic and begin heating the plastic.
  3. Once the plastic is pliable, you will place the plastic on top of the form and pull a vacuum so that the plastic wraps tightly around the form.
  4. Then you remove the plastic from the form and trim it to the desired shape.
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How does it work? 

  1. You begin by creating a form that the plastic will wrap around.
  2. You place the form beneath a sheet of plastic and begin heating the plastic.
  3. Once the plastic is pliable, you will place the plastic on top of the form and pull a vacuum so that the plastic wraps tightly around the form.
  4. Then you remove the plastic from the form and trim it to the desired shape.
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What materials are available?

Vacuum formers work with thin sheets of thermoplastics. Commonly used materials include Kydex, PETG, ABS, and Acrylic.

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What materials are available?

Vacuum formers work with thin sheets of thermoplastics. Commonly used materials include Kydex, PETG, ABS, and Acrylic.

What materials are available?

Vacuum formers work with thin sheets of thermoplastics. Commonly used materials include Kydex, PETG, ABS, and Acrylic.

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See our vacuum former in action

Our formech vacuum former is forming a disposable tray that is used by medical students to hold porcine tissue in place while they practice.

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See our vacuum former in action

Our formech vacuum former is forming a disposable tray that is used by medical students to hold porcine tissue in place while they practice.

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See our vacuum former in action

Our formech vacuum former is forming a disposable tray that is used by medical students to hold porcine tissue in place while they practice.

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Vacuum Forming Gallery

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