Several modern conveniences that we enjoy every day are made possible thanks to vacuum forming. Such as versatile manufacturing process, life-saving medical devices, food packaging, and automobiles .
learn how the low cost and efficiency of vacuum forming make it a great option.
The benefits of vacuum forming include:
1. Cost
Vacuum forming is typically more affordable than other manufacturing methods, such as plastic injection molding. The affordability of vacuum forming is largely due to the lower cost for tooling and prototyping. Depending on the surface area of the parts being manufactured and the dimensions of the clamp frame, tooling for injection molding can cost two to three times more than the amount for tooling for plastic thermoforming or vacuum forming.
2. Time
Vacuum forming has a faster turnaround time than other traditional manufacturing methods because tooling can be made faster. Production time for vacuum forming tooling is typically half as long as the amount of time required to produce tooling for injection molding.
3. Flexibility
Vacuum forming gives designers and manufacturers the flexibility to test out new designs and build prototypes without massive overhead or lag times. Molds can be made out of wood, aluminum, structural foam, or 3D printed plastics, so they can be changed out and/or modified more easily compared to other manufacturing processes.
The Limitations of Vacuum Forming
While vacuum forming offers a number of benefits, it does have some limitations. Vacuum forming is only viable for parts with relatively thin walls and simple geometries. The finished parts may not have a consistent wall thickness, and concave parts with a deep draw are difficult to produce using vacuum forming.
In addition, while vacuum forming is often the most cost-effective choice for small to mid-range production quantities.
GTMSMART recently launched a new vacuum forming machine, Vacuum forming, also known as thermoforming, vacuum pressure forming or vacuum molding, is a procedure in which a sheet of heated plastic material is shaped a certain way.
PLC Automatic Plastic vacuum Forming Machine: Mainly for the production of variety plastic containers ( egg tray, fruit container, package containers, etc) with thermoplastic sheets, such as APET, PETG, PS, PSPS, PP,PVC,etc.
Auto Plastic Vacuum Forming Machine Advantages:
a. This Vacuum Forming Machine Utilizes PLC control system, servo drives upper and lower mould plates, and servo feeding, which would be more stable and precision.
b. Human-computer interface with high definition contact-screen, which can monitor the operation situation of all parameter setting.
c. The Plastic Vacuum Thermoforming Machine Applied self-diagnosis function, which can real-time display breakdown information, easy to operate and maintenance.
The pvc vacuum forming machine can store several product parameters, and the debugging is quick when producing different products.
Post time: Aug-24-2021