Unlike other plastic forming processes, vacuum forming uses heat and a vacuum to form plastic over simple pattern molds.

GN Thermoforming Equipment of Chester, Nova Scotia, has introduced a high-speed form/cut/stack thermoformer, the GN800, working with an Italian machinery company. GN officials said the machine is ...

The plastic in bags, bottles, caps and other packaging products is made from oil. Akinori Ito's machine turns it back to its original form via a carbon-negative process.

European plastic extrusion surges behind rising construction activity, bio-based polymer adoption, and machine automation. Vendors pioneer advanced extruder models, while scarcity of skilled labor ...

Plastics are generally recycled back into oil in massive facilities, but a Japanese inventor has built a tabletop machine that can accomplish the same task safely and cleanly ...

If you need to make different size plastic gears you might be interested in a unique plastic gear cutting machine built by YouTuber Mr. Inno ...

Spec Formliners has been issued a patent for a method to support plastic form-liner patterns that the company says is more cost effective than labor-intensive backing prior to concrete placement.