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Plastic Forming

Plastic forming is a group of manufacturing procedures that takes thermoplastics and forms them through molding processes into a wide variety of plastic products for numerous industrial, commercial and domestic applications. The food and beverage, sporting goods, electronics, medical, appliance, automotive, cosmetics, telecommunications and commercial goods industries all use plastic forming processes that heat a sheet of plastic material and shape it through a mold.

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Valk Industries, Inc.
Greeneville, TN
423-638-1284
Valk's policy is "to meet or exceed our customer's requirements, working together as a team with honesty and integrity." Valk's success is due to their long standing focus on quality & customer service- that means you're not going to find a better place to satisfy your plastic forming needs. As a registered ISO 9001:2008 company, Valk is committed to continually improving.
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Conlet Plastics, Inc.
New Milford, CT
860-354-0885
Since their founding over 40 years ago, Conlet Plastics Inc., has continued to explore ways in which technology and services are able to help individuals and companies address their problems and challenges and realize new possibilities, aspirations and dreams. Their superior manufacturing of plastic forming is just one of their many available quality products and services.
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Asheville Thermoform Plastics, Inc.
Fletcher, NC
828-684-8440
Increase your productivity by choosing Asheville today! Their quality, custom products & services will not disappoint, including their excellent plastic forming services that is sure to leave you & your company successful & satisfied. The specific handling requirements of your product can be easily incorporated into the design & fabrication, lending them to a wide range of possible applications.
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InterTrade Industries
Huntington Beach, CA
800-944-9277
At IterTrade Industries we have over 35 years of experience in thermoforming manufacturing. We provide our customers with foam molding, consolation, product design, CNC machining and plastic forming. We aim to exceed our customer's expectations when designing and delivering their products. We value reliability, quality, efficiency, sustainability and customer satisfaction.
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Engineered Plastic Products, Inc.
Stirling, NJ
800-304-3774
Engineered Plastic Products, Inc. is an innovative manufacturer of plastic forming and other superior quality custom and standard plastic products and services. EPP, Inc. has the experience and expertise to meet any industry`s specific needs and all operations are subject to rigid quality controls to insure on time, zero-defect deliveries to our customers.
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Packateers, Inc.
West Chester, PA
800-353-4750
The products and services that are provided at Packateers, Incorporated are impressive in both their superior quality and their affordability. The Packateers' daily mission is to satisfy its customers with excellent service and product quality at an affordable price. If you're in need of a first-class plastic forming solution, contact the friendly and experienced Packateers team now!
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Plastic Forming

The most common products made from plastic forming processes are plastic packaging. The three different types include blister packs, clamshells and plastic trays, all of which are used to protect, transport and display many different commercial products for sale. Forming offers low tooling costs, quick start-up and cost efficiency for small to medium production runs. Many different plastics are formed, including polyester (PET), used for packaging, high density polyethylene (HDPE), which makes bottles and bags, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), used for food wrap, vegetable oil bottles and blister packaging, polypropylene (PP) food containers and caps, high grades of polystyrene (PS), which are best for products like disposable plastic silverware, CD cases and cartons. Other materials that may be used in plastic forming services include acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), acrylics, polycarbonate and Kydex, which is a PVC-based thermoplastic.

There are different methods of plastic forming, the most popular of which is vacuum forming. Vacuum forming, also called thermoforming, is one of the oldest plastic forming techniques. The process begins when a plastic sheet of uniform thickness is fed into a heating device. Using electric, infrared or natural gas, the material is heated until it reached the desired level of softness and pliability. Time and temperature vary considerably depending upon the specific properties and thickness of the polymer used for a given application. While still hot the sheet is transferred to a forming station where two mating molds made of aluminum enclose the sheet in chamber. A vacuum pump removes all the air from this molding environment, forcing the sheet of plastic to adhere with the mold. After the newly formed part has dried and cured, it is ejected from the mold and trimmed if necessary. Pressure forming and twin sheet thermoforming are slightly different techniques. Pressure forming uses the vacuum environment and additional air pressure to increase the tightness of the sheet to the mold to create more detailed products. Twin sheet thermoforming takes 2 separate sheets of plastic, forms mirror images of each other, and then welds them together, forming a hollow product with a small seam running down the middle. The process chosen depends largely on the intended use and essential properties of the finished product.