Custom plastic trays, blisters and packaging
Thin-walled trays, blisters, inserts and housings are made by thermoforming from plastic sheet. Fundimoldes designs and builds the thermoforming mold that gives them their shape.
Quote a thermoforming moldThermoforming in three steps.
A plastic sheet is heated until it softens.
The sheet is brought over the mold and vacuum pulls it onto the surface until it copies the shape.
The part cools on the mold and the excess sheet is trimmed off.
What thermoforming makes.
Trays to handle or display products, blisters, inserts and cradles that position parts inside a box, thin-walled packaging and technical housings.
Which one fits?
Thermoforming starts from sheet and gives thin-walled parts with one side defined by the mold. If the part needs varying wall thickness, ribs or details on both sides, it usually requires plastic injection molding. For fiber or recycled-paper trays, see the molded pulp molds.
What information to prepare.
A sample of the tray or the product it must hold, its drawing or 3D model (if not available, photos with dimensions), the sheet material and gauge, the expected quantity and the thermoforming machine data: forming area and vacuum system. Technical details are on the thermoforming molds page.
Common questions.
Does Fundimoldes make the trays?+
Fundimoldes designs and builds the thermoforming mold. The trays are produced with that mold on a thermoforming machine, usually at the customer’s plant or their molder’s.
Can you build the mold from an existing tray?+
Yes. The geometry can be digitized with 3D scanning and rebuilt to design the mold. The customer must be authorized to reproduce protected designs.
Can I validate the tray before building the mold?+
Yes. A 3D-printed prototype lets you check how the product fits before investing in tooling.
Tell us which tray or packaging you need
Send photos, dimensions or the 3D model, the sheet material and the expected quantity. An engineer replies within 24 business hours.
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