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Redline Heavy Gauge Thermoforming and Vacuum Forming: Creating Custom Solutions
Thermoforming and vacuum forming are versatile manufacturing processes are at the forefront of creating customized, cost-effective, and durable products across various industries.
At Redline, we specialize in delivering high-quality heavy gauge single sheet vacuum-formed solutions. Our team of engineering experts combines cutting-edge technology with extensive experience to bring your concepts to life. Whether you require custom packaging, automotive components, medical devices, or specialized parts, we are committed to providing innovative solutions that meet your pressure forming requirements.
We insist upon the best materials available to produce the highest quality products for our customers!
Materials Used in Redline SINGLE SHEET Vacuum Forming:
- ABS
- Decorative Film / Paint Film
- Acrylic/ABS
- PC/ABS
- HDPE
- HIPS
- TPO
- HMWPE
- Hybrid bi/tri layer material/ multilayer thermoforming
For inquiries, collaborations, or to explore how Redline heavy gauge thermoforming and vacuum forming can benefit your project, don’t hesitate to contact us. We’re here to transform your ideas into reality!
Fast Facts: What is Thermoforming and Vacuum Forming?
- Thermoforming is a manufacturing process that involves heating a thermoplastic sheet to a pliable temperature, forming it to a specific shape using molds, and cooling it to create a finished product. This process is highly versatile, accommodating various shapes, sizes, and complexities, making it an ideal choice for producing a wide range of items, from simple packaging to intricate parts for industries like automotive, aerospace, and healthcare.
- Vacuum forming is a subset of thermoforming. It utilizes a vacuum to remove air between the heated plastic sheet and the mold, causing the material to conform to the mold’s shape. This method is often chosen for creating items with shallow depth or larger surface areas, such as trays, panels, and covers.
The Thermoforming and Vacuum Forming Process:
- Material Selection: Thermoplastics like ABS, PVC, polycarbonate, and acrylics are commonly used due to their versatility, durability, and cost-effectiveness.
- Heating: The chosen thermoplastic sheet is heated until it reaches its forming temperature, becoming pliable without reaching a melting point.
- Forming: The heated sheet is stretched and molded over a pattern or mold. In vacuum forming, the vacuum draws the sheet against the mold’s contours, while in pressure forming, additional pressure aids in shaping the material.
- Cooling: Once the formed material has taken the desired shape, it is cooled, solidifying into the final product.
- Trimming and Finishing: Excess material is trimmed away, and finishing touches such as drilling holes, adding surface textures, or incorporating additional components are applied.
Redline Plastics offers specialized heavy gauge thermoforming services, focusing on custom heavy gauge plastic forming for contract manufacturing. Heavy gauge thermoforming is a manufacturing process used to shape large, thick sheets of plastic into specific forms.
Applications of Redline Heavy Gauge Custom Thermoforming and Vacuum Forming
The versatility of these processes makes them invaluable in various industries:
- Automotive: Interior components, panels, and exterior parts.
- Lawn/Agriculture : Farming equipment components, lawn mowers, landscaping, etc.
- Medical: Equipment enclosures, trays, and disposable medical devices.
- Appliances: Housing and components for household appliances.
- Metal conversion: Control panels, shrouds, etc.! Looking to cut cost and weight and increase overall strength? Convert your metal parts to vacuum formed products with Redline!
We are not market focused, we can make products for any industry you can imagine!
Advantages of Redline Plastics Thermoforming and Custom Vacuum Forming
- Cost-Effective: Lower tooling costs compared to other molding processes like injection molding.
- Versatility: Can accommodate various shapes, sizes, and textures.
- Rapid Prototyping: Quick turnaround from design to production.
- Customization: Tailored solutions for specific needs.
- Hands on engineering: Bring your napkin sketch to our team!
- Internal and external tooling and fixture capability: We can offer multiple tooling options for your budget! Fully staffed tooling shop to maintain your tools over time.
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ENDLESS THERMAL FORMING POSSIBILITIES
Redline has been fortunate to have had opportunities to solve many challenges for our customers. We have the capability to thermoform using a variety of materials that include ABS, Kydex, HMWPE, Polycarbonate, HIPS and many others.
- UTV Roofs
- UTV Windshields
- Medical and Kiosk Enclosures
- Point of Purchase Displays
- Pontoon Boat Tables
- Pontoon Boat Seat Bottoms
- Construction Vehicle Hoods
- Construction Vehicle Fenders
More Than Just A Thermoforming Company
Redline Plastics is more than just a Plastic Thermoforming company. From engineering & design to shipping, we can offer all the services you need under one roof.