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Thermoforming is well-established as a plastics manufacturing process, but it still tends to be underappreciated or misunderstood. Let’s try to fix that.
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Plasticthermoforming companies like Duo Form have discovered how to leverage large-format extrusion 3D printing using low-cost plastic pellets to gain a competitive edge. Subtractive Moulds Versus Additive Moulds In conventional thermoforming, plastic sheet material is shaped over moulds to produce the finished part.
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