Thermoforming
New Technology Plastics offers a wide range of thermoforming capabilities to serve our customers. From thin to heavy gauge materials, New Technology Plastics is your best choice when selecting a thermoforming partner.
New Technology performs all aspects of manufacturing from design to production. We offer tool and mold making services using the latest CAD-CAM programming software.
Thermoforming 101
Plastic sheet thermoforming is a simple process of applying heat to plastic sheets
until pliable, and then forming them into the desired mold shape by using vacuum,
pressure, gravity, and mechanical aides.
Today, with improved techniques, variations and technological advancements. Thermoforming processes are capable of providing high quality products while remaining the low-cost rapid turnover solution for plastic products. Lightweight thermoformed plastic products are also a viable substitute for heavier metal products. Parts with sophisticated shapes, tight tolerances, and cosmetic or unique material property requirements can be manufactured to meet many of our customers' needs.
Vacuum Forming
Advantages:
- Low tooling and engineering costs
- Fast tooling and product turnaround
- Large part production capability
- Pre-textured sheet dispenses the need for paint finishing
- Wide range of material and color choices
- Relative low forming process forces
- Enclosures
- Panel covers
- Trays
- Dividers
- Thin gauge packaging
- Guards
- This process may not be suitable for parts that require:
- Sharp and detailed formed features
- Tight dimensional (+/-020") tolerance for formed features
- High volume production (over 5000pcs/year). (Except sheet fed packaging covers)
- 100% uniform wall thickness control