ABS Acrylic ASA hard shell cargo roof storage box

Manufacturing cargo roof box through vacuum forming

Rooftop hard shell cargo carrier box add extra loading capacity for a vehicle. It contains goods in safe and secure way. More and more drivers install roof box in their SUV, car roof, especially for a long journey drive. Cargo roof box free the space within a car, making road trips comfortable and enjoyable. It can help load luggage, sports gears and so on.

In the market there are various types of designs, of different color, with different patterns. Vacuum forming tech help realize designers’ idea in a quick and low cost way.

In first step, we can get different types of plastic sheet by extruding. Some use ABS plastic sheets. And some use ABS/ PMMA sheets. And in recent years, manufacturers introduce ASA/ABS/PMMA composite co-extruded sheets in to producing car roof carriers. ASA has an excellent UV-protection capacity. It reduces the aging speed of the cargo carriers.Acrylic material on top layers can provide high gloss effect, demonstrating a premium look.

During second step, vacuum forming tooling helps to form certain shapes in a fast way. It is easy and faster to build thermoforming mold, compared with injection mold. And it is more cheap. The length of car roof box carrier usually exceed 50 inches. If using injection, the tooling cost would be extremely high and difficult to injection molding. It will prevent innovation and fast marketing.

MDE plastics have great experience in vacuum forming car cargo carriers. We have different types of sheet to choose. And can custom build your box with short time.

Features of hard shell cargo roof storage carrier

  1. It add vehicle loading capacity in a fast and secure way;
  2. Easy to install and remove;
  3. Light-weight and streamlined design cause quite little drag and minimal noise;
  4. It holds up to all kinds of weather, rainy, snowy or sunny and keep in good shape.

Q&A about cargo roof storage box

ABS Acrylic ASA hard shell cargo roof storage box
ABS Acrylic ASA hard shell cargo roof storage box