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Vacuum Forming Plastic Cover & Shell

 
Your Professional Vacuum Forming Plastic Cover & Shell Supplier
 

Our factory is located in Suzhou Industrial Park, adjacent to Shanghai, with a 3,000-square-meter production workshop. We have our own R&D, design, and sales teams, including experienced mold engineers, designers, production staff, quality inspectors, and export logistics personnel. We offer rapid prototyping services and provide free samples.We have extensive experience working with materials such as ABS, PP, PC, PE, PVC, PET, PETG, HIPS, PMMA, and more, enabling us to produce high-quality products.

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Production Equipment
8 vacuum forming machines
3 five-axis CNC cutting machines
2 three-axis CNC cutting machines
2 die-cutting machines
1 bending machine

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Production Market
We serve clients domestically and internationally, including the USA, Canada, France, Ireland, Belgium, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Korea, and more.

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CNC Cutting
We are equipped with both 3-axis and 5-axis CNC cutting machines.
3-axis cutting is used for flat products, such as trimming tray edges, where high precision is not required.
5-axis cutting is used for complex products with strict precision tolerance requirements.
We adjust our cutting process according to customers' tolerance needs and strive to maintain precise control within the required range.

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Tooling Manufacturing
We operate multiple CNC mold processing centers, capable of producing aluminum molds, resin molds, wood molds, and more. With in-house capabilities in raw material sourcing, mold making, product design, manufacturing, and export logistics, we offer customers comprehensive and integrated plastic parts molding services. We also support mold modification in collaboration with customers.

 
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Material suggestion

 

Characteristic

Material

Strength

Clear

Price

Application

ABS

Good-High impact

Not Avaliable

Medium

Caravan parts,vehicular parts, Electrical / Equipment Enclosures

Acrylic/Pmma

Medium to high strength

Yes

Medium

Signs, light cover,domes, light diffusers

PS

Medium to good strength

Yes(clarity not to quality of PETG/PC/PMMA)

Medium

Packaging, microgreens tray

PC

Very good impact strength

Yes

Expensive

Machine guard, Cover, enclosure, light cover

PP

Soft

Translucent

Inexpensive

Packing tray,containers,tank,enclosure, medical application

HDPE

Soft

Translucent

Inexpensive

Enclosure, Vehicular parts

PVC

Good

Yes

Inexpensive

Packaging, machine guard, car trim

PETG

Good-High Impact

Yes

Expensive

Medical application

 

 

The benefits of vacuum forming are

Capable of making highly detailed products of small, medium, and large sizes.


Large items cost less when vacuum-formed over other methods of thermoforming.


Fast speeds for low-volume production.


Customizable for a variety of colors and textures of parts.


Creates visually appealing components of high quality.


Low tooling costs.


Consistent output of parts from batch to batch.


Excess plastic can be recycled into plastic sheets for future production needs.

Thermoforming Shell Manufacturer

 

Custom Thermoforming Process
 

Design: From Concept to CAD

Every thermoformed part begins with a concept and a design. We can work from your existing drawings and CAD files, or our in-house engineering team can collaborate with you to develop a complete design. We can also help refine your design for improved manufacturability.

 

Material Selection: Wide Range of Thermoplastics

We work with a broad range of thermoplastic materials. Common options include ABS, HDPE, Kydex (PVC/Acrylic blend), Acrylic, PETG, and Polycarbonate. We also support specialty materials such as Ultem, Polysulfone, and PC/ABS blends. Material selection is guided by your application’s cosmetic requirements (color, texture, gloss, and finish) and functional needs (rigidity, flame retardancy, impact resistance, chemical resistance).

 

Tooling: High-Quality Aluminum Molds

We use temperature-controlled aluminum molds—either cast or machined—for most production applications. Molds can be male or female, depending on part design. For prototyping or low-volume runs, we can create soft tooling. Our in-house tooling capabilities help reduce both production costs and lead times.

 

Forming: Heating and Shaping the Part

During the forming process, the selected material is heated and shaped using the mold. After forming, the part must be trimmed to remove excess material (flashing) and to create cutouts and contours. Most trimming is performed on 5-axis CNC routers, allowing us to maintain tight tolerances, precise control, and excellent repeatability. Each of our facilities houses multiple 5-axis CNC routers.

 

Routing: Precision Trimming

Formed parts are trimmed to remove excess material and to create detailed shapes. We operate 53 routing machines, including 26 fully robotic 5-axis routers capable of trimming complex geometries with high precision and speed.

 

Secondary Operations: Complete Finishing Solutions

Beyond forming and trimming, many parts require additional fabrication. We offer a full range of secondary services, including:

Complex assemblies

Bonded mounting blocks, ribs, and threaded inserts

Installation of hardware such as hinges, latches, ball studs, rivets, and custom metal brackets

Painting (textured or smooth finishes)

RF/EMI shielding with conductive coatings

Pad printing and silkscreening

 

How Does Vacuum Forming Work

 

The step-by-step vacuum forming process works as follows:

 

Clamp: A sheet of plastic is placed in an open frame and clamped into place.

 
 

Heat: The plastic sheet is softened using a heat source until it reaches the appropriate forming temperature and becomes pliable.

 
 

Vacuum: The framework containing the heated, pliable sheet of plastic is lowered over a mold and pulled into place via a vacuum on the other side of the mold. Female (or convex) molds need to have tiny holes drilled into crevices so that the vacuum can effectively pull the thermoplastic sheet into the appropriate form.

 
 

Cool: Once the plastic has been formed around/into the mold, it needs to cool. For larger pieces, fans and/or cool mist are sometimes used to speed up this step in the production cycle.

 
 

Release: After the plastic has cooled, it can be removed from the mold and released from the framework.

 
 

Trim: The completed part will need to be cut out of the excess material, and edges may need to be trimmed, sanded, or smoothed.

 

 

 
Certificate
 
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FAQ

Q: How can you help me customize products?

A: Customized according to drawings and samples.

Q: What is your minimum order quantity?

A: Depends on the complexity of your product.

Q: How long is the delivery time?

A: Usually 15-30 working days.

Q: Are you a factory or a trader?

A: We are an industrial and trade company.

Q: What is your monthly production capacity?

A: 1 million/month.

Q: How do you monitor the quality of your products?

A: We conduct 100% inspection on all products and have passed ISO9001.

We're well-known as one of the leading vacuum forming plastic cover & shell manufacturers and suppliers in China. If you're going to wholesale customized vacuum forming plastic cover & shell, welcome to get more information from our factory.

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