Vacuum forming
Vacuum forming is a simple and effective process used to produce plastic parts. The process involves heating a plastic sheet until it softens and then vacuum forming it. Vacuum forming offers several advantages:
- Low tooling costs: Vacuum forming requires simpler and less expensive molds compared to injection molding.
- Versatile design: Ability to produce large and complex shapes.
- Material variety: Compatible with a wide range of plastics, including those with textures and colors.
- Low development cost: Advantageous for smaller, medium production runs and prototyping.
Materials
ABS great strength and toughness. High impact resistance. Health-safe material. More basic resistance to sunlight.
ABS/PMMA material with high UV stability suitable for exterior parts exposed to high sunlight. The material has also been tested for food safety and ozone resistance.
ABS/PC material containing polycarbonate with high rigidity and strength and a higher flame retardant complying with standard R118.03. The material has low shrinkage and thus high dimensional accuracy.
ABS/ASA material with higher resistance to chemicals. Used, for example, for the neck of a fuel tank
ABS Soft material with ABS properties, where the top layer imitates leather. In the past used for dashboards. Currently used for cabin interiors
HIPS food-safe material. Good temperature resistance, low water and moisture absorption even at higher temperatures. Material with electrical insulating properties. Use in slat segments of tanks as water purifiers
Production
- heating of input material
- blow of air and mould entry
- Vacuum
- CNC
- Finalization and assembly
Usage
- Interiors of buses
- Interiors and exteriors of multipurpose machines
- Health care
- Interiors of freight vehicles
- Products for the environmental industry
