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Vacuum Forming

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Vacuum Forming - Method of sheet forming in which the plastic sheet is clamped in a stationary frame, heated, and drawn down by a vacuum into a mold. In a loose sense, it is sometimes used to refer to all sheet forming techniques, including Drape Forming involving the use of vacuum and stationary molds.

 

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