Formold
Pressure Forming
Pressure Forming Manual
We have a very good manual that describes the process and uses of Pressure Forming.
If you would like a copy of our design manual please click here
Vacuum Formers - The Truth!
Many Vacuum Formers claim to
Pressure Form but beware.
One of the main advantages of Pressure Forming is the high definition you get on
the forming.
This can sometimes be achieved with Vacuum Forming, but it is often be done by introducing considerable heat to the plastic in order to get it to form. Formers often call it Heat Assisted.
This, by its nature, INDUCES STRESS into
the product and could affect either its
performance or its longer term appearance.
Some Formers claim to Pressure Form when they clearly cannot. If in doubt ask about their machinery. Ask them how they construct their Pressure Boxes, and to what pressure they form!!!
There are many advantages to Pressure Forming. Click on the link below.
advantages of Pressure Forming.........
PRESSURE FORMING is used to produce injection moulding quality, high definition plastic component parts, housings and containers to a variety of industries.
Formold is one of a few manufacturers in Europe with the expertise and equipment to perform PRESSURE FORMING. Formold has been supplying PRESSURE FORMINGS for the last decade into electronics, health, leisure and telecoms to name a few markets, and is recognised as the pioneer of the process in Europe.
Similar in principle to vacuum forming, PRESSURE FORMING shares the same advantages of low tooling costs and short lead times. For this reason it is ideally suited to short / medium production runs or for products in niche markets where product life cycles are dictated by design changes or technological updates.
For the manufacture of high volume plastic products, the use of injection moulding is most likely, but the investment in tooling is substantial with fairly long lead times. There is the further disadvantage in that tooling cannot easily be modified to take account of changes in the design of the product.
For low to medium volume plastic parts, our experience shows that product designers (who invariably have to take account of Marketing requirements) using PRESSURE FORMING, retain the advantages of injection moulding i.e. the visual crispness and detail of the part, the high quality of finish, colour control and so on - but for a fraction of the investment costs noted above. Modifications are easier and cheaper to achieve.
