Plastic Thermoforming Techniques There are a wide variety of plastic thermoforming techniques. Types of plastic forming you may have heard of include: thin gauge, roll-fed, heavy gauge, cut sheet, injection molding, blow molding, and roto-molding, to name a few. It can be confusing to the un-initiated customer who wants to make a plastic part. We … Read more
Disney Chooses Associated Thermoforming The Disney design team selected ATI’s thermoforming process for the large wall panels in their Avatar Flight of Passage ride. Due to the design of the parts, we chose vacuum forming as the specific thermoforming process for this project. The top picture shows just a few of the large variety of vacuum formed panels that ATI manufactured … Read more
Thermoforming Statistical Process Control Integral Part of QA In keeping with our focus on thermoforming statistical process control, we use SPC, or Statistical Process Control, to monitor process variables. SPC is part of the ‘Six Sigma” philosophy, used to see how consistently our processes are controlled. Over time, manufacturing processes tend to deviate from the … Read more
Plastic Thermoforming More Efficient With New 5-Axis 5′ X 10′ Twin Table Router ATI makes an ongoing effort to make our plastic thermoforming process more efficient. Therefore, we are excited about our new DMS 5-axis router, with 5′ X 10′ twin table and tool changer. This machine is the latest in technology and encompasses, among other things, a … Read more
Insert Molding (Or Over Molding) ATI employs this technique, especially in, but not limited to, twin-sheet molding, where exceptional stiffness is required. In this case, we mount metal reinforcement structures in the mold prior to forming. Next, we form the part so the material “wraps around” the reinforcement in selected areas, entrapping it inside the part. … Read more
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