Heavy-duty thermoforming
This technology is used to deform thermoplastic materials into the desired shape and volume. This technology starts with a plastic sheet, whose thickness varies from 1.00 to 10 MM. This sheet is then deformed under heat and distributed around the perimeter of a mold to form the material by suction.
The parts are then milled and trimmed on our machining centers to produce the final part.
Thanks to this technology, the resulting parts can have different appearances (smooth, matt, grained…), in different shades/colors or even transparent, with more or less complex designs and shapes.
There is a wide variety of thermoplastic materials with very good mechanical properties (resistance to impact, fire, UV, chemicals, etc.).
Thermoplastics have the advantage of lightening the weight of parts, are recycled and recyclable, and are durable and reusable solutions, operating in a “closed circuit” and thus reducing environmental impact.
The strengths of heavy-duty thermoforming
- Wide range of polymers (ABS, PS, PC, etc.) means technology can be used for a wide variety of applications.
- Suitable for small and medium production runs (up to 10,000 pcs)
- Produces large parts up to 1500 * 2400*710 mm high and up to 10 mm thick
- Short development times
- All technical off-cuts are recycled
- Reduced tooling costs
Product types
2 main product families
- Covering part, cowling part
- Protective tray, transport tray, handling tray (up to pallet size), wedging tray
Related services
- Assembly, machining, bending, ultrasonic welding
- Fitting accessories: fasteners, foam, grommets, injected parts
- Finishing: screen printing, painting, stickers, chroming
- Color matching of all types
- Gluing reinforcements
- Label-holder insertion
- Riveting of additional elements
- Label gluing
- Filter welding
- Engraving possible
Application markets
- Vehicles & mobility
- Defense
- Logistics / handling
- Medical
- Climate engineering
- Personal protective equipment
Our strengths :
- Feasibility and CAD studies by our in-house design offices, with project management from A to Z
- Drawing of the finished part taking into account industrial constraints
- Project fine-tuning through to final proof
- In-house production of production tooling, thanks to our tooling workshop equipped with several latest-generation 4-axis and 5-axis machining centers.
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