Advances in materials, tooling, and technology continue to blur the line between the most suitable process and a given application. Thermoforming, of course, can be used to make everything from ...

Vacuum forming is a handy thing to be able to do, and [3DSage] demonstrates how to do a bare-bones system that can form anything smaller than a dinner plate with little more than a 3D printed fitting ...

Schaumburg, Ill. — For thermoformers, the annual parts competition at the Society of Plastics Engineers' Thermoforming Conference is a big deal. And one company that always seems to take home hardware ...

Thermoforming machinery and equipment suppliers will be selling their wares during NPE 2006 in Chicago. Here's just a sample of what to expect. Advanced Ventures in Technology (Booth E9404): Auxiliary ...

Vacuum forming is perhaps one of the less popular tools in the modern maker arsenal, something which surprises us a bit because it offers many possibilities. We’ve created our own vacuum forms on 3D ...

Spencer Industries Inc.’s “RTV (Recreational Towed Vehicle) Shelter Trailer” won in the twin-sheet category, and also won the People’s Choice Award.Specialty Manufacturing Inc.’s “Podiatry Chair” won ...

When we think of 3D printing we usually think of a little robot that squirts out endless lines of plastic onto a surface. But vacuum forming—smoothing a sheet of thin plastic over an object to make a ...