Technical Articles

Heavy-Gauge Thermoforming Guide: How to Choose the Right Plastic Sheet for Your Project? In heavy-gauge thermoforming, the success of a custom plastic project depends not only on machine precision and tooling design, but crucially on the selection of raw materials (plastic sheets). Different polymer...

What You Can Expect — and What to Design Around Tolerances are one of the most misunderstood aspects of thermoforming. Engineers often apply injection molding tolerances to formed parts, leading to rejected parts, redesigns, and project delays. This guide explains how tolerances work in thermo...

Why Layered Sheet Construction Outperforms Painted ABS Outdoors When designing an outdoor thermoformed part — an EV charging cabinet, a kiosk, a utility enclosure — the material question is often "should I use ABS or a UV-resistant material?" The answer increasingly points to co-extruded...

Ensuring Your Part Releases Cleanly from the Mold Two design features determine whether a vacuum formed part can be easily removed from the mold: draft angle and undercuts. Neglecting either one leads to sticking, distortion, damaged parts, and costly mold modifications. Draft Angle: Why It Matters...