Advances in machinery, resins, and tooling are enabling the use of thermoforming in new applications. But some challenges remain to this well-established process.

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 ...

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 ...

(MENAFN- Market Press Release) September 15, 2025 7:19 am - In this detailed press release, we look behind the scenes to explore how the Plastic Cup Thermoforming Machine shapes the blueprint of ...

A German processor claims a novelty with its process for first thermoforming the semifinished textile-covered parts, and then back injection molding these for use as armrests, headliners, or other ...

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 ...

Thermoform.ai, developed by Conor Carlin, uses artificial intelligence to make decades of thermoforming training instantly ...

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 ...