Advances in materials, tooling, and technology continue to blur the line between the most suitable process and a given application. Thermoforming, of course, can be used to make everything from ...

In a modern food processing facility, the packaging line often appears seamless. Trays move steadily across conveyors, plastic films unwind smoothly, and machines seal food products with remarkable ...

There’s a decent chance that you’ve held something today that exists thanks to thermoforming… even if you don’t know what thermoforming is. The video above gives a brief rundown of the process (“A ...

Fort Worth, Texas — The thermoforming industry needs a better understanding of the science behind the process and better development of standardized tests and properties, said Amit Dharia, who runs a ...

Sustainability, automation, in-mold labeling and improved technology are some of the drivers of change in the thermoforming sector, according to a new report from the Plastics News research department ...

Normally, foam cores cannot be used at temperatures higher than their glass transition temperature (Tg). The ArmaFORM AC grade PET core material has a Tg of around 75ºC. However, crystallization in ...

It wasn''t too many years ago that thermoforming was the process used only for very specific applications, when you needed very few parts and cheap tooling. It generally took a back seat to injection ...

OSHA has released a new Thermoforming module for the Plastics Machinery section of OSHA's Machine Guarding eTool. The module reviews potential hazards associated with thermoforming, a manufacturing ...