Cleveland — The Society of Plastics Engineers Thermoforming Division named the winners of its biennial parts competition at a recent conference in Cleveland. "This year's parts competition was ...

As spinning process continues to iterate and advance, an increasing number of tube parts are being formed by spinning process, encompassing both ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Concurrently, composite ...

The six-lesson Thin Sheet Thermoforming program is designed specifically for the training needs of the thin-sheet thermoforming manufacturer. The goal of the course is to help thermoformers reduce ...

Deformation processes transform solid materials from one shape into another. The initial shape is usually simple (e.g., a billet or sheet blank) and is plastically deformed between tools, or dies, to ...

Short cycle times and automated methods are key to meeting the high production rates being sought for the next generation of narrowbody commercial aircraft, advanced air mobility (AAM), unmanned ...

The composite fiber sheets necessary for the deep-drawing process have a thickness of 2.3 to 3.5 mm and are reinforced with glass fibers. Before forming the plastic sheets into perfect panel parts, ...

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 ...

Although technology is the star in medical devices from MRI and blood analysis machines, to CT and PET scan equipment, it could not function without the custom covers, panels, housings, enclosures, ...

Harold (Hal) Gilham has been named Thermoformer of the Year by the Society of Plastics Engineers' thermoforming division. Gilham is CEO and owner of Productive Plastics Inc. in Mount Laurel, N.J. He's ...