Pressure Forming

Pressure forming is similar to vacuum forming, however, you get the cosmetics appearance of an injection-molded part. This process uses female tools with the texture already on the tool, which allows you to have multiple textures or smooth areas on the same part. The sheet is heated to forming temperature, the hot sheet is transferred to the forming station, the molds are brought together and pressure is applied to the tools forcing the material against the mold surface so the texture of the tools is transferred to the final part.

This process is best suited for parts are used in the electronics, medical, healthcare, industrial and many other industries.

The major advantage of pressure forming is that you get the cosmetics from the tool. This allows the economical production of large parts with cosmetics that match those of injection-molded parts, or other materials with a far more competitive investment in tooling costs.