Vacuum forming is used to make plastic housing or components for a wide range of items, from food packaging and masks to helmets and parts for aeroplanes. Let's take a look at how it's done. Goggles, ...

[Matterhackers] has a nice video tutorial on using vacuum forming to create plastic items. Sure, you have a 3D printer, but vacuum forming has some advantages if you are making thin and flexible items ...

Israeli designer Lou Moria has used a vacuum-forming process to create pairs of plastic slippers that can be produced quickly and cheaply (+ slideshow). Lou Moria designed a pair of shoes that could ...

LUGGAGE is something nearly everyone takes with them when they travel. For flights, a suitcase is often put in the hold - but how are suitcases actually made? An incredible video has revealed just ...

Figure 1. Vacuum chamber (left) and hot bond controller (right) along with a vacuum source for the inner bag and chamber are all connected and ready to run a double vacuum debulk (DVD) process. Inset ...

(MENAFN- ForPressRelease) Manchester, UK - Manplas Limited, a leading name in plastic thermoforming, is advancing its vacuum forming capabilities to serve the growing needs of UK industries. Based in ...

Vacuum forming is perhaps one of the less popular tools in the modern maker arsenal, something which surprises us a bit because it offers many possibilities. We’ve created our own vacuum forms on 3D ...