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What are the benefits of vacuum forming or thermoforming as compared to injection molding?

April 26, 2017Benefits injection molding thermoforming vacuum

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What are the benefits of vacuum forming or thermoforming as compared to injection molding?

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In many cases, both processes offer parts that are comparable in quality, but the vacuum formed parts will be less costly. The tooling costs will be up to 75% lower with vacuum forming. Since tooling is much less expensive, short runs and larger parts can be considered with vacuum forming.