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Thick Gauge Thermoforming

At FormTight, we have over 50 years of combined experience when it comes to your custom thick and heavy gauge plastic thermoforming needs. We truly are your one-stop shop and offer superior service, which includes everything from conceptual design to engineering, prototyping, and in-house tooling throughout the manufacturing process of the finished product. 

Capacity and Capabilities

Our thick gauge vacuum forming division includes our 3-stage rotary thermoforming machine, 4-single station thermoforming machines, and two 5-axis CNC routers that produce precise, high-quality finished products in a timely fashion. FormTight has the capacity to thermoform and trim materials that are between .020” - .500” thick.  We can handle sheets up to 53” wide x 101” long, which gives us incredible versatility and provides our customers with virtually unlimited options. Additionally, we can easily source a wide range of plastic materials, and the most commonly used in this division are PETG, HDPE, and ABS.

Industry examples of thick and heavy-gauge thermoformed plastic products include:

 

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FormTight Thick Gauge - Triple Station Rotary Machine

At FormTight Inc., we have the capability to provide heavy gauge thermoforming for a wide variety of plastic parts in our thick gauge division.

This video is an example of a small, medium, and large positioner tray being thermoformed using a triple-stage rotary machine. These trays will be used in the veterinary medical field to transport, hold, and position any size animal during X-rays, including surgical procedures.

Examples of a typical formed part using the thick gauge vacuum forming or thermoforming method are: cellular shroud covers, medical device trays, housing or safety guards for industrial equipment, panels used for mass transportation, such as display enclosures, as well as any exterior components.

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PETG and HIPS - Domes

PETG and HIPS - Domes

 PETG - Custom Thick Gauge Product

PETG - Custom Thick Gauge Product

 Thick Clear

Thick Clear

 Thick Black and Clear

Thick Black and Clear

 ABS - Custom Thick Gauge Tray

ABS - Custom Thick Gauge Tray

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Testimonials

  • We are a small manufacturing business in Denver Colorado that has several custom packaging needs for the product we sell. FormTight was able to look at our current packaging and reengineer our packaging to not only reduce our packaging cost but improve our product's appearance on our customer's shelf which has resulted in more sales. We have also found that because of their state of the art tooling fabrication capability, our tooling costs are less, turnaround time is quicker and we have more options on what we can do with the design of our packaging. Want to thank everyone at FormTight as they are our go to vendor.

    Keith Papulski, General Manager Taylor Tools - Denver, CO

  • We needed a custom product in a very short period of time and of course we needed it over the Holidays and under a very tight timeframe! Form Tight came through when no one else could. Customer service was excellent! Doug Ramsey came down in person to make sure we were all on the same page, met with a secondary company to make sure all the components would work together and then followed through all the way to the delivery. The final delivered product was on time and the quality is what was promised, 100%. I would recommend Form Tight to anyone who needed their services.

    Rachel McGee Camerons Products, LLC - Colorado Springs, CO

  • After another thermoforming supplier proved unable to produce a useable part, FormTight went the extra mile to expedite material and production to meet an aggressive schedule. Our first meeting was very productive since FormTight included their thermoforming process experts and a representative from their preferred tooling foundry. Their selection of a different manufacturing technique (male instead of a female tool) was key to the success of the project.

    Stephen Grupinski, President Arm Automation - Austin, TX

  • I would like to take this opportunity to provide my thanks for your company's great service over the years. We feel fortunate to be working with FormTight because you have solved all of the problems which we had experienced with our prior plastic component vendor. Your superior quality and service have improved our products and allowed us to better serve our customers.

    Inventor Steven R. Knight Portland, CT
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