Thermoforming accommodates a wide range of sheet thickness' from thin gauge used to produce packaging containers to heavy gauge sheet for large parts such as recreational vehicle tops and boat hulls. Intermediate gauges are used for the majority of applications such as shipping and handling trays, displays, instrument housings and many others. VTI has both thin film and heavy gauge capability to service our customers' needs. Thermoform tooling is relatively inexpensive compared to other plastic manufacturing processes. Also, the life expectancy of thermoform tooling is extremely long due to the no-wear process.
Molds can be either male or female as shown below.
Tooling design and manufacture is performed in-house by VTI to assure complete control of customer requirements.