Thermoforming

 . . . is using heat to form/shape plastic materials.  Thermoforming differs from VACUUM FORMING in that thermoforming does not necessarily soften the entire sheet or use vacuum to aid in shaping the part.  Thermoforming will either heat a full sheet or just a specific area of a sheet of plastic.  Commonly a CNC ROUTED piece of plastic is heated in a specific line or "strip"  to allow a piece to be bent along the softened strip while the remaining piece stays rigid & is then cooled to it's new shape.  Another common form of thermoforming is Drape forming.  Drape forming is when an entire sheet of precut or blank cut material is heated until soft & is then placed on a form using only its own weight or light pressure until cooled.

Capabilities

Strip forming up to 48"

Drape forming up to 42" square