Thermoforming research at the IKT plastics technology institute at Stuttgart University is putting the emphasis on upcycling of used material. An "UpFilT" project, developed with 3D printing filaments ...

Two factors can characterize the rise in thermoforming’s fortunes in recent years. Where once there was a sharp divide between injection molding and thermoforming operations, now more processors of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Italy-based Amut Group, recently supplied an in-line thermoforming plant to produce disposable polypropylene (PP) cups for cold team to P.T. Starplast Packaging Industry, Indonesia. The line can ...

Asano Laboratories is a manufacturer of thermoforming machines for thermoplastic sheets. Machines such as vacuum forming, pressure and vacuum forming, hot plate (contact) heating-type pressure forming ...

OSHA Releases New Thermoforming Module Sep 13, 2007 Thermoforming--a manufacturing process using a thermoplastic sheet or film that is fed into an oven, and then heated, formed, and trimmed--may be a ...