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Valk Industries provides engineering and manufacturing services for paper tubes and cores as well as custom thermoformed items like clamshells, blister packs, trays and filler material. Operations began in 1975, and Valk has expanded from providing custom machining and fabrication processes to over wrapping, component assembly and packaging products which include poster tubes and shipping tubes.
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For over 40 years, Conlet Plastics has been a leader in vacuum forming, thermoforming and pressure forming. We serve a wide variety of industries including medical, airline, automotive and signage, with high-quality products that are reasonably priced and delivered on time. We are fully equipped for prototypes or production of many kinds of thermoforming products. We also offer in house tooling.
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Kintz Plastics is an ISO 9001:2000 - registered, heavy-gauge thermoformer, specializing in high-quality twin sheet forming, pressure forming and vacuum thermoforming. All secondaries, including CNC machining, painting, screen-printing and mold-making are done in-house. We remain committed to being the technological leader in thermoforming products. Our company is dedicated to customer service.
Asheville Thermoformer Plastics provides plastic thermoforming from the beginning to the end. We have machines for trimming, cutting, mold making, general machining, thermoforming, vacuum forming, pressure forming & more. Send us a sketch & we will work with you to create what you need. We design, fabricate & promote quality thermoforming products. Customer service is number 1 with our company.
Innovative & cost-effective plastic, urethane & rubber solutions, specializing in thermoforming, cast urethane and thermoset molding. We serve many industries with our vacuum forming capabilities, offering custom OEM parts, returnable packaging & material handling components, trays, pallets, part nests & more. Our mission is to be the leader in flexible thermoforming solutions for our clients.

Engineered Plastic Products is a plastic pressure forming & thermoforming manufacturer of thermoplastic materials. We provide a full range of services to meet any part requirement. We also offer postforming operations, which are subject to quality control. Our commitment to customer service is why we have the recognition as an outstanding source for formed & fabricated thermoforming products.
From design to full production, CJK Mfg. will provide you with the most cost-effective solutions for thin & heavy gauge thermoformed/pressure formed parts, including plastic packaging, clamshells, blisters, plastic trays & OEM components. We are a trusted supplier for food, medical, retail & electronics industries, offering in-house design and tooling as well as sustainable material selections.
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MARC, Inc.
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Hendersonville, NC
800-339-1484
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MARC specializes in vacuum formed plastics, plastic thermoforming, blister & skin packaging. We provide quality-driven, outsourcing services & cost-saving solutions to companies nationwide. We serve the general retail trade as well as medical, food packaging & other industries. All our thermoforming products are ISO 9001 certified. We are also a FDA registered contract manufacturer/repackager.
Trusted by OEMs for thermoformed components, Mayfield Plastics has the dedication & expertise to really deliver! High quality & consistency is ensured at every crucial step, from part design & in-house tooling to complete trimming, finishing & flexible delivery. Specialty in thermoformed medical devices & parts for a wide variety of applications, including telecom, transportation & industrial.
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This custom plastic thermoforming innovator creates a broad scope of useful & cost effective packaging: anti-static plastic packaging for sensitive electronics, medical & food grade packaging, utility grade industrial plastic trays, product holders & inserts. The right blister, clamshell, formed plastic packaging, even POP displays, on-time & on-budget, & low cost package assembly fulfillment.
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Thermoforming

Thermoforming is a simple 2 step process of heating and then forming extruded plastic sheets into products for the food, cosmetic, medical, electronics, entertainment, household product, toy, athletic equipment, appliance, automotive, office supply and clothing industries. Packaging, however, is the most significant industry where thermoforming is used. Products like blister packs, inserts, trays and clamshells are produced to house and protect other consumer products. It is used in low-cost applications for simple stamping of plastic sheets, which may be undecorated, printed or hot-stamped.  One product may be produced per sheet, or one sheet can produce many smaller products at a time. Thermoforming also produces larger products like bathtubs or internal door liners for refrigerators.  

The thermoforming process takes seconds and only involves a couple steps.  First, plastic sheets made from acrylic, low density polyethylene, crystalline polyester or semi-gloss polymers, is clamped down and heated on 1 or both sides by a radiant electric heater which is about 5 inches away from the plastic.  The length of the heating process varies according to the differing properties of the polymers used.  Next, the heated and moldable plastic sheet is molded through vacuum forming, pressure forming, drape forming, twin-sheet forming or simple sheet bonding.  During these processes, the plastic is stretched over a protruded or cavity mold made from aluminum.  The plastic parts are then left to cool, removed from clamping and trimmed via saw cutting, drilling, hand routing or using CNC machinery.  The plastic part or product is then reprocessed into a final product and shipped.
 
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