Joliet Pattern | Vacuum & Thermoforming

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Vacuum & Thermoforming Department

Known for our quality and innovation, Joliet Pattern can custom design a special thermoformed part or work from existing tooling for a wide range of applications.

How does thermoforming work?

1	A thermoplastic sheet or film is heated to its forming temperature.
2	Then it is stretched over or into a temperature-controlled, single-surface mold.
3	The sheet is held against the mold surface unit until cooled.
4	The formed part is then trimmed from the sheet.

Vacuum forming, commonly known as vacuforming, is a simplified version of thermoforming, whereby a sheet
of plastic is heated to a forming temperature, stretched onto or into a single-surface mold, and held against the mold by applying vacuum between the mold surface and the sheet.

Every day at Joliet Pattern we are producing thermoformed parts for P.O.P. displays, custom packaging, cases and promotional kits and more in a variety of plastics. Our production lines can accommodate projects that may include deep draws up to 50" deep and sizes as big as 48"x96".

Our other in-house finishing capabilities of routing, die cutting, sonic welding, heat sealing, drilling and assembly allows us to deliver your project from concept to reality. Add our Screen Printing production to our Thermoformed capabilities and you get distortion printed parts that deliver impressive results.

Our Equipment includes but is not limited to:

		MAAC 3 Station Rotary Thermoformer
		Multiple MAAC Single Station Thermoformers
		ONE Solution - ONE Source.