Customers often ask why a thermoformed part’s finished gauge isn’t identical to the starting sheet thickness. The short answer is material stretch; the fuller answer explains how thickness changes during forming, which factors influence that change, and how our team controls it with tooling and...
Thermoforming doesn’t stop at forming. For many projects, precision trimming is what transforms a formed sheet into a usable, functional part. At Tru-Form Plastics, our horizontal trim press with canopy takes thin gauge thermoforming to the next level. Integrated directly with our in-line thermoforming process,...
Tru-Form is not a one-size-fits-all company… and this is how we like it. Manufacturers (or any company, really) understand their customers need to trust them to meet all their production needs, and businesses like Tru-Form Plastics don’t take that trust lightly. We understand each project is...
In thermoforming, plastic sheets are heated and shaped on molds through a variety of different processes. And one of the most common ways to mold parts is through vacuum forming.Vacuum forming involves a series of specific steps: A material blank that has a length and width...