Advances in materials, tooling, and technology continue to blur the line between the most suitable process and a given application. Thermoforming, of course, can be used to make everything from ...

Electromagnetic forming is an efficient, non-contact high-speed forming technology widely used in aerospace, automotive manufacturing, and other industries. This paper introduces a novel curved ...

In the global plastic packaging machinery industry, Zhejiang Sayeah Machinery Co., Ltd. has been increasingly recognized by industry observers as a notable participant in the development of advanced ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

From changing customer demands and market shifts to new technologies, regulatory pressures, and more, medical device manufacturers have always navigated a complicated environment. Add a global ...

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 ...