Custom ABS Plastic Vacuum Forming Service

ABS Plastic Vacuum Forming Service

MDE Plastics factory of China provides ABS plastic sheet vacuum forming service, based on client’s design or ideas. For large-size and small volume plastic cover or parts molding, vacuum forming abs plastic sheet is an fast and economic choice. MDE manufactures ABS products, such as ABS cover, ABS panel, ABS tray, ABS base through thick gauge thermoforming.

Compared with injection molding, vacuum forming plastic molding is fast and low-cost in tooling. And in many large plastic cover, such as big machine cover, injection mold would be super expensive.

ABS material is a proven durable thermoplastic material, which is excellent for form covers, parts. And what’s more, TPU capped ABS sheet, ASA capped ABS sheet, acrylic capped ABS sheet has an adding features, in addition to ABS excellent physical and chemical characteristics.

Features of different ABS sheet variations for vacuum forming:

• TPU capped ABS sheet: more anti-scratched
• ASA capped ABS sheet: more UV-resistant
• Acrylic capped ABS sheet: more aesthetically appealing

ABS Plastic Sheet for Vacuum Forming

ABS sheet is of great mechanical property and thermoformability. Our clients often ask us to produce various types of products with white, black or colored ABS sheets. Besides color, they might also requires different surface effect, such as smooth, textured, matte or high gloss.

Custom building certain types of ABS sheets normally require higher MOQ, because each time operation of extrusion machine needs specific adjustment, which requires great effort. If the abs plastic is often produced or of regular types, is more easy to prepare material.

Extrusion and Injection Grade ABS

There are also different grades of ABS (Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) material. Some are injection grade, which is suitable for plastic injection molding. Only those with great  thermoformability can be used to product ABS plastic sheets for vacuum forming, like Chimei Plastic 747 model. It can be extruded and vacuum formed.

Vacuum forming abs thickness

Best guage ABS for vacuum forming sheets would from 2mm to 10mm thickness. After vacuum forming, ABS sheet will stretch into thickness than its original thickness. Therefore 2mm ABS plastic sheet will often generate 1mm or 1.5mm thickness, after thermoforming.   

For a better aesthetic appearance effect, our clients often choose special-effect abs sheet surface, like high gloss, big or small textures.

ABS plastic vacuum forming machine

There are mainly two types o vacuum forming machine or thermoforming machine: thin-gauge and thick-gauge vacuum forming machine. ABS sheet often is suitable for the latter one.

ABS sheet is often used to build machine covers, enclosures or parts, which require a good impact strength. And what’s more ABS can not be extruded into thinner sheet, usually above 1mm. These features make is difficult to use thin-gauge vacuum forming machine.

Vacuum forming ABS sheets

Thermoforming ABS sheet requires a good tooling system and proper temperature.

Molds for abs sheet vacuum forming

We would suggest clients to use aluminum mold to vacuum form plastic sheet. It can be repeated used and has better precision.

ABS thermoforming temperature

Heating temperature will be between 140-180℃, around 150℃ will be better. Before vacuum forming, pre-heating will be suggested to dry the sheets. It is suggested to put into the drying box with temperature of 70-80℃ over 2 hours. This will prevent small gas bubble in the sheets.

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ABS vacuum formed products samples

Vacuum formed ABS plastic products are applied in various types of fields, agriculture, auto, sports, construction and so on.

Q&A about ABS Vacuum Forming