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Thermoforming Machine » Safety Tour - Slide 43
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Featured areas in the image are numbered and described in the "Featured Areas" section located below the image.
Featured areas in the image are numbered and described in the "Featured Areas" section located below the image.
Featured Areas
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This is the form station. A typical form station has the mold mounted on one platen and the pressure box mounted on the other. Vacuum holes in the mold and air pressure from the pressure box are used to produce highly defined plastic parts. [Photo description: The highlighted area includes silver, black, and orange moving metal parts of the machine.] View close-up
Close-up image of a form station.
This is the form station. A typical form station has the mold mounted on one platen and the pressure box mounted on the other. Vacuum holes in the mold and air pressure from the pressure box are used to produce highly defined plastic parts.
[Photo description: Photo includes silver molds inside the machine.]