VACUUM FORMING SERVICES

• Vacuum forming is a process whereby a flat sheet of material is clamped onto a machine, heated and drawn over a mould.

• We form all available sheeting including:
  • Polystyrene,
  • ABS,
  • Acrylics,
  • Polyethylene,
  • Polypropylene,
  • PVC,
  • Polycarbonate and
  • PETG.

• Durattract manufactures its own moulds for vacuum forming and employs qualified patternmakers for this purpose.

• Vacuum Forming is especially useful when high volumes are required. It is also ideal when multiple products are needed to be housed in a single container.
  
  
• The process of making of a master mould, with all the required cavities that are needed for the final item, saves costs as opposed to fabricating the same item.
  
  
• The process involves plastic sheeting held in a frame. Heat is applied to the plastic sheeting. At a set time, a vacuum, together with the mechanical movement of the table bed to which the mould is attached, forces the mould into the heated sheet, hence the plastic sheet taking on the shape of the mould.